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    UK HORIZONS LOOKS AT HIGH STREET SEX SHOPS.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    UK Horizons commissioning editor Andy Whitman has ordered a trio of documentaries. Flame Television has been

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    FIREWORKS' MUTANT X TO GET A SECOND SKY RUN.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Fireworks International has signed up two of its primetime dramas for renewed runs on Sky One

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    ITC CLEARS TARRANT.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Presenter Chris Tarrant has been cleared by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) over suggestions he made

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    CITV TO SHOW UK'S SCARIEST THEME RIDES.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Carlton to produce a 7 x

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    BBC FILLS DIGITAL ROLE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    BBC digital channel development editor Bryher Scudamore is to take on a new role in the

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    BBC wraps up a talent package.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    The BBC has unveiled a package of new entertainment shows across its channels including a new

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    Cleese attacks TV show quality.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Monty Python creator and star John Cleese this week hit out at British commissioning executives claiming

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    Melman quits Artsworld.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Fledgling Arts channel Artsworld has suffered a blow following channel director Richard Melman's decision to quit, writes Paul Revoir

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    CARTOON NETWORK ACQUIRES JUSTICE LEAGUE.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Cartoon Network Europe has signed a deal with Warner Bros for its brand new 26 x

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    TOP TV TO MAKE PRE-SCHOOL ART SHOW FOR C5.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Top TV Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's programmes Nick Wilson to

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    BAZ MAKES A STINK ON C5.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has dispensed with his usual Saville Row-tailored elegance and donned a set of overalls and a bright yellow oilskin waistcoat for a one-off show set inside the sewers of London, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    C4 NEWS HOST JOINS CNN.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Former Channel 4 and ITN world news presenter Daljit Dhaliwal is joining CNN International to anchor

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    E4 to look at British jet set.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    E4 Director of programmes Murray Boland has greenlit his first original series for the channel by commissioning a documentary following the exploits of well-heeled British holidaymakers in the south of France, writes Penny Hughes

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    BBC 2 ORDERS ONE-OFF SCOTTISH POLICE DRAMA.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a new drama from BBC Scotland about a policeman

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    NICK TOONS ON WAY.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Nick Toons, the new cartoon channel from Nickelodeon UK, is set to launch next month after

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    MENEER PLOTS RURAL TV.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Former BSkyB marketing director Scott Meneer is setting up a digital channel aimed at rural enthusiasts

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    Just Group plans merger with Target.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    Shareholders of the collapsed Just Group, owner of the Butt Ugly Martians franchise, have raised #1.85m and plan to take the company out of administration and merge it with distributor Target, writes Penny Hughes

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    Hit formats lead US sales rise.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    An increase in hit formats from UK producers helped boost sales to the US by almost 20 per cent during last year, new trading figures have revealed, writes Jane Marlow

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    Spellbound's first success.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    New kids indie Spellbound Entertainment, set up by former Hit Entertainment head of co-productions and acquisitions Peter Curtis, has signed its first production deal, selling a pre-school series to the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    EU to press US to free market.

    2002-06-13T16:53:20Z

    EU officials are to press their counterparts in Washington to open up the US TV market