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TV chiefs backed in ProLife dispute
The BBC and independent television companies won the backing of the House of Lords yesterday over their refusal to ...
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The Simpsons to wreak havoc in Hollywood
The Simpsons are heading for the big screen after the cartoon series celebrated its 300th episode ...
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Exterminte, exterminate! BBC kills off its Daleks workshop
Time is now up for staff at the BBC special effects department ...
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No one would have won if the cheating major had been jailed
Judge was right to be lenient, says boss of TV quiz as he breaks his silence ...
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C4 hunts for perfect man and woman
Channel 4 is to test the limits of human capability with a Krypton Factor-style 'extreme reality contest' designed to uncover eight 'super humans', writes Penny Hughes
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Einstein TV leaves indies out of pocket
Producers' alliance Pact has issued a warning to members about dealing with the digital TV station Einstein Channel after it claimed the company has still not paid for commissions delivered over a year ago, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Carlton sitcom to air on BBC1
ITV broadcaster Carlton is to make a rare foray into comedy production for rival channel BBC1 with a new sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Living to test nation's ESP
Hot on the heels of its ill-feted live séance with Princess Diana, Living TV has put together another live 'parapsychic' event - testing 500 people's levels of extra sensory perception (ESP), writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsPrebble gets off to fighting start
Former ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has scored his first commissions after returning to programme-making as a partner in former Granada Content creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Shine boosts factual team with BBC hiring
Shine Entertainment has recruited another key industry figure, poaching award-winning documentary producer Chris Terrill from the BBC as part of a plan to double the size of its factual team over the next year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Sky focuses on fantasies
Sky One has commissioned Endemol-owned Initial to produce six hours of programming that will uncover the nation's top 10 fantasies, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC's fx shop exterminated
The BBC department responsible for building classic props such as the Daleks for Doctor Who and the spacecraft in Red Dwarf is to close with the loss of 22 jobs, writes Will Strauss
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Granada is history for Bell as she moves to Flashback
The Granada series producer behind some of Channel 4's award-winning David Starkey history programmes has quit the ITV broadcaster to join the independent sector, writes Michael Rosser
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New script head for Red
Red Production Company has promoted Noelle Morris, a script executive on shows such as its award-winning BBC1 drama Clocking Off, to a new board level position as head of development, writes Penny Hughes
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TCM signs up big names for shorts season
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has signed up a list of high-profile actors including Sissy Spacek, Alan Rickman, Charles Durning, Ving Rhames and Alan Cumming for an original series of short films called Painting with Light, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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ITV rapped over soap and celebs
ITV1's current affairs and heavy scheduling of soaps during 2002 have come under fire in the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) annual report, writes Michael Rosser
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ITC boss issues Ofcom warning
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has issued a stark warning to Ofcom not to place competition over content when it is passed the torch later this year, writes Michael Rosser