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Hague, i got news for you
Former Tory leader William Hague is being lined up to present Have I Got News For You. ...
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NewsBBC satellite move to cost Sky£85m
The BBC radically changed the game in digital satellite this week by announcing plans to move all of its channels onto a new satellite, saving£85m in encryption charges to Sky over the next five years, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Crack in the sky
The BBC has cleared the way for a satellite TV company to compete with Sky.The Daily Mirror, page 21...
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Regional indie breaks into BBC1 primetime
Belfast-based indie Wild Rover has snared a primetime Saturday night BBC1 commission - one of the first times such a slot has gone to an indie outside London, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five whittles UK's heritage down to top 10
Five has ordered a two-part 'top 10' series counting down Britain's most popular stately homes and ancient monuments, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC2 lines up season of films on infidelity
A series of five films looking at themes of love and infidelity have been put together in a 50-minute special for BBC2 called Ways to Leave Your Lover. The 5 x 10-minute films features films by a number of different writers and directors such as ...
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BBC3 to expose risky behaviour
The psychology behind celebrity scandals is to be investigated for a new BBC3 series as part of a raft of commissions for BBC Manchester entertainment and features, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsEndemol puts comedy into 3G mobile phones
Endemol UK is to offer advice to users of third-generation (3G) video mobile phones on how to dance, flirt and even pass wind after signing a deal with telecoms company Hutchison 3G, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 to give over Rise time for war reports
Channel 4 is poised to cut back its ailing breakfast show Riseto make room for a special daily breakfast news programme that will cover the expected war in the Gulf. The early-morning C4 News War Report, produced by ITN, will ...
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Dancing lands peak C4 slot
Channel 4 is looking to broaden the appeal of creative dance with a season of 11 films to be broadcast in a Saturday night peaktime slot, writes Penny Hughes.
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Virgin adds second show for gulf troops
Virgin Radio has added an extra request show for members of the armed forces serving in the Gulf and their families after the success of its original Backing Our Boysprogramme. A spokesman said the response to the original show, which airs on Saturdays between 10.00 ...
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Consumer interest is key to HD adoption, says BBC
The BBC's production modernisation guru Andy Quested believes that consumer interest in better quality television pictures will help to drive the amount of production done in HD by the broadcast sector, writes Will Strauss.
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Sit-up tv to set up auction channel
Retail shopping outfit Sit-up.tv is set to take on 40 extra production staff as it gears up to launch a new-style auction channel which invites viewers to bid for goods as the prices drop, writes Paul Revoir.
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La Plante back with trial and retribution
Lynda La Plante is going into production on a new two-part Trial and Retributionfor ITV in the autumn with Victoria Smurfit and Ben Cross added to the cast. The new episodes, the seventh outing in the Trial and Retribution series, will boast a guest cast ...
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BBC post buys from Quantel
BBC Post Production has spent nearly£750,000 on a new HD finishing system, including kit from Quantel, writes Will Strauss.
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Leading light makes bold claim for HD
A British film and TV producer has claimed that producing content in high definition offers better value for money than both 35mm and Super 16mm film, writes David Collins.
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Fresh faces to boost NTL management
NTL is bolstering its management team with a raft of new senior executives, following its emergence from debt restructuring in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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Editworks buys kit
London editing facility Editworks has purchased an Avid Symphony and an Avid DS to bolster its non-linear online capabilities. The facility purchased the kit directly from Avid, and chose to buy direct because of an ongoing relationship with the manufacturer. Sales and marketing manager Gareth Mullaney believes that the new ...