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    Charter kit upgrade

    2003-05-29T08:30:00Z

    Charter Broadcast has spent around£250,000 on a Grass Valley Kalypso Vision Switcher in a deal that was signed during last week's Production Show. Chief executive David Carr revealed that he had 'three projects coming up that we needed it for and, after having a look around the show, the Thomson ...

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    Graef to look at coma survivors

    2003-05-29T08:30:00Z

    Broadcaster Sheena Macdonald, who fell into a coma for 72 hours after being hit by a police van, is to look at how people's personalities change after such traumatic experiences for a major new BBC film, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITV Kay Mellor drama starts filming

    2003-05-29T08:30:00Z

    Between the Sheets , the ITV1 drama being executive produced by the network's former director of channels David Liddiment, has gone into production in Yorkshire. The 6 x 60-minute series, written and created by Kay Mellor and made through her indie, Rollem Productions, explores the ...

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    The Hospital offers first hi-def studio

    2003-05-29T08:30:00Z

    The first high-definition studio in the UK will open its doors in less than eight weeks' time as part of the first phase of the opening of The Hospital, a new state-of-the-art facility spearheaded by entrepreneur Paul Allen and former Eurythmics frontman Dave Stewart, writes ...

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    New MD for Molinare

    2003-05-29T08:30:00Z

    TV Corp-owned facility Molinare has appointed former Sony Media sales manager Mark Foligno as its managing director, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Twofour shows how to cut DIY costs

    2003-05-28T15:13:00Z

    Plymouth-based indie Twofour Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks commissioning editor, lifestyle Leonie Hutchinson to make a new DIY show for its Home and Leisure channel. The 15 x 30-minute Mates Ratessees designer Ben Huggins form a DIY co-operative with three friends where they ...

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    BBC Parliament goes 24/7

    2003-05-28T11:48:37Z

    The BBC's digital political channel BBC Parliament is set go round the clock from 7 June, with a new overnight schedule running from 00.00 to 06.00, writes Luke Satchell

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    BBC to defy Blair

    2003-05-28T09:56:40Z

    TV chiefs snub PM's call over squaddie film. ...

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    Guardian cool on Capital radio bid

    2003-05-28T09:55:13Z

    Guardian Media Group (GMG) publisher of the Guardian newspaper and owner of five radio stations, insisted yesterday...

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    It was all a terrible dream

    2003-05-28T09:54:56Z

    Soap ends as Jane does a Dallas. ...

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    Rageh to riches

    2003-05-28T09:52:03Z

    He was dubbed the scud stud and mobbed by pensioners in Wantage. The BBC's Rageh Omaar found himself catapulted to ...

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    Ulrika 'out of order'

    2003-05-28T09:51:21Z

    Former Blue Peter girl Yvette Fielding has attacked Ulrika Jonsson's conduct over the John Leslie affair. ...

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    News Corp picks up the pace in Italy

    2003-05-28T09:49:04Z

    Set-top box maker Pace Micro Technology yesterday struck a deal with Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia, hte latest in a s...

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    Chat show for model Isabella

    2003-05-28T09:48:01Z

    Model Lady Isabella Hervey is hoping to eclipse her It girl sister Victoria with a high society chat show. ...

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    Broadcasters set for a home win over football rights

    2003-05-28T09:46:47Z

    The football season is all but over and the silly season transfer stories have begun. ...

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    TV corpse ad banned

    2003-05-28T09:45:57Z

    Billboard posters for Channel 4 TV's show Six Feet Under, about a family run funeral home, have been banned after c...

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    MPs warn Brussels of TV rights own goal

    2003-05-28T09:44:18Z

    A delegation of football supporters led by two Labour MPs will today tell Mario Monti, The European competition com...

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    Gervais shuts The Office

    2003-05-28T09:39:42Z

    The actor Ricky Gervais is killing off his hit sitcom The Office. ...

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    'Wiggling bottoms' TV advert ordered off air till 7.30pm

    2003-05-28T09:38:12Z

    A car advert featuring wiggling bottoms and the word 'ass' has been banned from being shown on television until aft...

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    Orange founder Howe joins C&W line-up

    2003-05-28T09:35:44Z

    Graham Howe, one of the founders of Britain's biggest mobile phone operator Orange, is linking up again with Richar...