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    TV violence warning

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to protect young viewers from violence. A new report from the BBC, Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission and British Board of Film Classification has found that even when violence is suggested in programmes, children ...

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    Teens to turn off TV

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    The amount of TV watched by teenagers is set to significantly fall over the next 10 years as interest in pastimes such as gaming increases. According to research unveiled at the conference, 14-year-olds watched 21 terrestrial hours of TV in 1983, 19.5 hours in 1998 and 17 hours last year. ...

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    Zone Vision takes Reality TV to US

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Zone Vision, the UK-based broadcaster and distributor, is poised to launch its Reality TV channel in the US and plans to commission a raft of original programmes to localise the schedule, writes Michael Rosser.

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    New shows ride out on Men & Motors

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Men & Motors channel manager Lesley Johnson has commissioned three series including Bikes Aloud, a 13 x 30-minute series from indie Hamma & Glamma Productions, featuring news, riding tips and stunts. In addition, Privateer has produced a 10 x 30-minute series, Full Throttle Famous, designed to educate non-bikers. Both series ...

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    Marketing warning

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke warned that terrestrial channels' marketing budgets will have to increase dramatically in the digital future. With predictions of a massive uptake in personal video recorders, Dyke warned that targeting viewers will become increasingly difficult. 'If you have a specific documentary, how are you going to ...

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    TT races look for the green light

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Greenlight television is using its eight years' experience covering the Isle of Man TT race to make a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary. Greenlight covers the races for US and UK channels such as BBC NI and Men & Motors and owns the rights for all the footage. Among the characters featured ...

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    ITV reignites old flames

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    ITV has commissioned Yorkshire Television to make a new four-part factual entertainment series that sees four single people reunited with their first loves, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Ian Wright reprises Jim'll Fix-style role

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    TWI's fledgling entertainment department has been given a boost after BBC1 ordered a second series of its Ian Wright-fronted light entertainment show I'd Do Anything, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Leopard films thinks Rod's still sexy

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Five has ordered a one-hour documentary on legendary popstar and lothario Rod Stewart from indie Leopard Films. Rod's Girlswill feature contributions from the star's siblings, wronged wives and one-night stands who will offer insights into his infatuations with leggy blondes, the Scottish football team and ...

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    New flame facility

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Flame artist Jason Watts has left The Mill to set up a new facility. Opening next year in Soho, the company will be called Finish and will specialise in Flame compositing. Watts is starting Finish with business partner Justine White, formerly of One Post. Based in Poland Street, the facility ...

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    FilmFour an error

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has admitted the biggest error of his reign was launching film production business FilmFour.

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    Nat Geo embarks on pilgrimage

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Director and producer Anisa Mehdi has made a documentary about the Islamic city of Mecca for National Geographic. Inside Mecca is a one-hour show which airs on 26 October. It follows three pilgrims, including Irish-born mother of two Fidlma O'Leary, as they complete the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the ...

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    XFM next in queue for Eire

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    XFM has become the latest UK radio company to set its sights on the Irish market with plans to launch an FM station in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Docherty puts forward switch-off solution

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Former telewest new media chief David Docherty is seeking government backing for a new set-top box service that he claimed will help the government achieve analogue switch-off by 2010, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Doc nominations tie

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    BBC4 has tied with Channel 4 for the most nominations in this year's Grierson British documentary awards. Both channels picked up 11 nods, while BBC2 received six. Among the highlighted programmes are BBC4's The Game of Their Lives, C4's The ...

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    Five develops property range

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Five is building on the primetime success of its House Doctorshow with a trio of new property programmes - one of which will be fronted by former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Furnace develops

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Software developer The Foundry, which specialises in plug-in visual effects, has announced that its Furnace software is now available on Discreet editing and compositing products. 'We have re-engineered it to make more sense in the Discreet environment but, for the most part, have not needed to modify the core technology ...

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    Thumbs up for Pact/Bectu freelance deal

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Members of broadcasting union Bectu have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a package of changes to the Pact/Bectu Freelance Production Agreement, which will mean employers contributing to freelance pensions for the first time since the 1980s, writes Will Strauss.

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    Davies: we were right to trust Gilligan

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    BBC chairman Gavyn Davies defended the BBC governors' role in the Dr David Kelly affair again this week, saying it was right that they should not have investigated the accuracy of Andrew Gilligan's original report, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Dacre in indie move

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Former ITV News editor Nigel Dacre has resigned from the London College of Printing, where he was dean of the media school, and has taken up a development role at indie Brook Lapping Productions. He is working on a number of projects and will take a more substantial role at ...