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    CHX mixes up boys and girls for Channel 5

    2002-09-04T15:02:52Z

    CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a pilot show, Deal with It, in which boys and girls aged 10 to 11 are forced to hang around together and adopt each other's lifestyles

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    Science and art dance together on BBC 2

    2002-09-04T15:02:02Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a major series that looks at the science behind the performing arts

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    Outline to inspect gadgets for DNE series

    2002-09-04T15:01:14Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest high-tech gadgets on the market

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    Zeal to make challenge gameshow for choice

    2002-09-04T15:00:08Z

    Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistancefor BBC Choice

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    Mummy in attic comedy surfaces on CBBC

    2002-09-04T14:58:59Z

    The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young Egyptian mummy who lives in the attic of a 21st-century home

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    Gere exclusive for before they were famous

    2002-09-04T14:57:56Z

    BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh instalment of celebrity clip show Before They Were Famous

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    Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions

    2002-09-04T14:56:59Z

    Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writesSteve Aston

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    C4 examines future of war

    2002-09-04T14:54:40Z

    The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura

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    Collins to play ITV singleton

    2002-09-04T14:53:19Z

    ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writesPenny Hughes

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    Couples to get advice from C4

    2002-09-04T14:51:22Z

    Channel 4 is branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from Talkback Productions

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    Morrison exit kicks off Granada revamp

    2002-09-04T14:41:26Z

    ITV will appoint a chief executive even if Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey decides to turn down the job, writes Steve Aston

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    BBC subsidiaries given£350m of credit

    2002-09-04T14:40:39Z

    The BBC is to pump millions of pounds into an aggressive global expansion of its commercial operations after securing government permission for a£350m credit facility, writes Leigh Holmwood,

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    TiVo posts upbeat results

    2002-09-04T14:39:37Z

    US personal video recorder (PVR) specialist TiVo has succeeded in cutting its losses to a 10th of what they were this time last year, writes Barbara Marshall

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    GSB lures top sleuth

    2002-09-04T14:38:43Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting has signed its biggest ever deal with Universal, sealing exclusive UK basic cable and satellite rights to a collection of classic US shows including Columbo, writes Paul Revoir

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    ITV reveals new look

    2002-09-04T13:18:55Z

    ITV is to wheel out its stable of talent to promote the channel as part of a new image designed to bring the network up to date, writes Steve Aston

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    BD&A expansion continues apace

    2002-09-04T12:50:41Z

    Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BD&A) is continuing its expansion with the appointment of a further three designers, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Pepper founder to head 4MC telecine

    2002-09-04T12:26:44Z

    Pepper co-founder Vince Narduzzo has quit the company to join 4MC as the head of its new telecine operation, writes Will Strauss

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    MediaArc to become part of BBC Broadcast

    2002-09-04T12:20:37Z

    The bulk of BBC MediaArc, the design and branding arm of BBC Resources, is to become part of the creative services division of BBC Broadcast, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Mill Film promotes Mooney for top job

    2002-09-04T12:19:35Z

    Mill Film co-founder Karl Mooney is to replace the company's managing director Antony Hunt who has left with immediate effect, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Studio K needs new executive

    2002-09-04T12:18:31Z

    Kingston Inmedia is looking for a head for its Studio K operations based at Gerrard's Cross, writes Barbara Marshall