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NewsGrace departs ITV as Pickard arrives
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace is quitting the network centre just 10 days before the arrival of new director of programmes Nigel Pickard, writes John Plunkett
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Auf Wiedersehen heads for Cuba
BBC1 drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet- which picked up ratings of more than 12 million when it was revived last year - is to return for another series, this time set in Cuba, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Avid commits to show
After not exhibiting at any major trade shows last year and instead holding a series of Europe-wide customer events, Avid Technology has done a U-turn and booked a stand at The Production Show. European vice-president Graham Sharp told Broadcast in November 2001 that last year's ...
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NewsCrossroads faces the axe
They axed half the cast, demolished the infamous shaky set and turned the sauce factor up to 11 - but not even Emma Noble in a hot-tub could revive the fortunes of ITV's troubled soap Crossroads, which is set to be axed from its teatime slot within weeks, ...
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Scream bags Living chat slot
Living TV is to double its original programming output with its biggest ever commission - Loose Lips, a live daily talk show from Scream Films, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC goes to Belgian firm for high-def truck
BBC Outside Broadcast has come to an unofficial preferred supplier agreement with Belgian outside broadcast (OB) company Alfacam for the supply of a high definition (HD) truck , writes Will Strauss.
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BBC to tell secrets of Edward VIII romance
The BBC is set to dramatise the romance between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII in a major new film for BBC1 that will take advantage of recently released FBI and British government intelligence reports. The American Woman, which is in the late stages of development ...
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Granada brings sopranos style to London
Granada has started production on Family, a six-part gangster series for ITV1 starring Martin Kemp. The drama, which also stars Jamie Foreman and David Calder, is being directed by David Drury and executive produced by Tim Vaughan and Michele Buck. ...
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Rushes buys two Shakes
Soho visual effects house Rushes has bought two new Shake licences after winning a graphics commission from the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Five buys wobbly cartoon classic for Shake
Five has bought the rights to children's animated classic Roobarb and Custard. The 30 x 5-minute series from Green Dog Films, will air in Five's Shake strand from 22 March. The cartoon was created by Grange Calveley and produced and ...
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NewsDyke to take chair at RTS Cambridge
BBC director general Greg Dyke will take centre stage at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge convention this year after agreeing to chair the biennial event, writes Paul Revoir
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Reviving Cary's celluloid charm
Metro Broadcast has invested a further£500,000 in video restoration equipment, buying a second Archangel restoration tool from Snell & Wilcox, an Edifis Scratchbox repair tool and a Cedar audio restoration suite. Currently working on three Hitchcock films for Universal's DVD arm including Suspicion, technical operations ...
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TV director warns of death risk to crews
The head of one of the UK's leading directors agencies has warned indie producers that a fatal accident on a DV (digital video) shoot is a real possibility if they continue to fail to comply fully with health and safety regulations, writes Will Strauss.
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NewsIndies rap Discovery
Producers' alliance Pact has issued a warning to producers over what it claims is a restrictive clause in Discovery Networks' contracts, which blocks programme-makers or their distributors licensing anything it has commissioned to National Geographic, writes Paul Revoir
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Quantel shows at nab
Manufacturer Quantel will be demonstrating the full range of its generationQ products at NAB 2003. Corporate communications manager Roger Thornton told Broadcast that after numerous announcements the company is now ready to offer the full range for sale. Like both Grass Valley and Pinnacle, the emphasis at this year's NAB ...
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NewsLiddiment teams up with Spacey
Former ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has joined forces with Kevin Spacey to become the producer of London's Old Vic theatre company, writes John Plunkett
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NewsJazz FM Manchester gets new md
A new managing director has been appointed to run Jazz FM's north west of England station as part of a series of changes since the Guardian Media Group (GMG) bought the network in July last year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC suffers peaktime blackout
Millions of viewers in London and the south east were left watching blank screens last night (5 January) as BBC 1 and BBC 2 went off air during peaktime, writes Luke Satchell
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My TV career's over fears Matthew Kelly
Troubled Matthew Kelly fears his glittering TV career is over. ...
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Bashir: It was such pressure
Documentary ace Martin Bashir told last night of the manic eight months he spent getting to know Michael Jackson. ...