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ITC delivers bad news for pay-lite
The prospects of a pay-TV option on the BBC and Crown Castle's Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform has been dealt a fresh blow following a decision by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to allow a more robust transmission standard, write Paul Revoir and David ...
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Pace renews PVR effort
Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology this week moved to breathe life into the flagging personal video recorder (PVR) market by unveiling a device aimed at digital terrestrial television (DTT) viewers, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC 3 indie quota will not set a precedent
Independent producers' hopes that the BBC 3 model of allocating 25 per cent of the programming budget to indie projects would be applied across the corporation were swiftly dashed this week when the BBC confirmed the move would be a one-off , writes Jane Marlow
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R2 scoops Oasis story
BBC Radio 2 has ordered a series charting the history of rock band Oasis which will include in-depth interviews with both Gallagher brothers, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsVivendi sells Canal + Technologies
Vivendi Universal has confirmed it has sold conditional access and interactive software business Canal + Technologies to Thomson Multimedia as part of its disposal of non-core assets, writes Barbara Marshall
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BBC 2 orders life makeover show
BBC 2 has commissioned a new life makeover series which promises to do for people's lives what Changing Rooms has done for their front rooms, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV takes a third look at marriage
ITV is to screen the next instalment of its 7 Up-style series on marriage, For Better or for Worse, later this year after commissioning a third series from Granada's factual department, write Steve Aston and Jon Rogers
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Rennie Mackintosh on Home & Leisure
Discovery Home & Leisure has unveiled a brace of commissions, including a 15-part series on celebrated Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC launches major Harold Pinter season
The BBC is to devote a season of programmes across its services to celebrate the work of playwright Harold Pinter, writes Leigh Holmwood
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UK Food to show taste of paradise in Seville
UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams has asked Sparkling Productions to make a 15 x 30-minute series set in the hills above Seville in Spain. Paradise Kitchenfollows chef Gioconda Scott as she cooks in her home, which is also a summer retreat for the rich ...
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This is your life recommissioned by BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heg-gessey has commissioned Thames TV to produce a further 26 x 30-minute series of long-running show This is your Life. Presenter Michael Aspel will surprise more personalities and heroes with the big red book when the series airs on BBC 1 ...
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Sky launches hard news interactive show
Sky News has launched a new interactive morning show and has reshuffled its pack of presenters. The new show, Sky News Today, will be a hard news programme which will use interactivity to try to bring viewers closer to the issues. Julie Etchingham, from breakfast ...
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BBC 1 to air new Robbie Williams songs
BBC 1 has ordered a 60-minute special on pop star Robbie Williams that will showcase new songs from his upcoming album, Escapology. The Robbie Williams Show, produced by Done & Dusted, will air in November. It will be made by ...
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Tranter orders six-part conspiracy drama
BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a 6 x 60-minute conspiracy thriller for BBC 1 from award-winning writer Paul Abbott. Produced by Endor in association with the BBC, State of Playstars John Simm as an investigative journalist trying to uncover a web ...
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Cloud 9 to make fifth the tribe for channel 5
Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson has ordered Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment to produce a fifth series of teen drama The Tribe. The 52 x 30-minute series will go into production in October and air from next spring. It is being distributed by Cumulus ...
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Wescom invests in£3m media facility
A£3m media facility, known as the Wescom Media Centre (WMC), is due to open in west London next month, writes Barbara Marshall
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... and TWI opens Mediahouse
TWI has resurrected the former Network of the World (NOW) facility in west London and plans to open it up to third parties, writes Barbara Marshall
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Dunlop looks to grow with sales boss
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BD&A) continues its expansion with the appointment of an international sales manager just months ahead of opening a Singapore office, writes Barbara Marshall
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The Hive hires new animator
VTR Group's animation outfit The Hive has hired senior animator Martin Carroll to replace Richard Nelson who has joined Moving Picture Company (MPC), writes Barbara Marshall
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BBC airs Mammoth task
BBC MediaArc Bristol, part of BBC Resources, helped to unlock the secrets of prehistoric North America for Wild New World, a six-part documentary from the BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU)