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ITV Digital sale puts switch-off in doubt.
The collapse of ITV Digital, Carlton and Granada's ill-fated digital terrestrial television venture that was this week put up for sale, could jeopardise the government's planned analogue switch-off target, according to
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LEADER - The last few moves for ITV Digital.
Could it be that those administering ITV Digital are finally reaching an endgame? It seems almost unreasonable to hope so, because the future of digital terrestrial TV is being played out
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Treasury makes S&L concession.
Programme-makers who have completed projects before the government's 17 April cut-off date for sale and leaseback concessions could still be eligible for tax breaks whether they have approached the Department for
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PROGRAMMING - TWI scores Discovery World Cup commission.
TWI has secured its first ever commission from Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) with a 2 x 60-minute football documentary series to air as part of a night dedicated to the World Cup 2002, writes Steve Aston
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SMG TV loses chief Jagpal.
SMG TV Productions managing director Jagdip Jagpal has made a sudden departure from the company without a job to go to, writes Steve Aston
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Off The Record - TV on the cheap.
Indies producing content for BBC 4 could do worse than check the small print on their rights contract. It states that the corporation can put the show out as much as
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Channel Report - Keeping Paice with the viewer.
With a budget of around£50,000 an hour, Bravo channel editor Matthew Paice has his work cut out to pull in the target 16 to 34-year-old male audience, but it makes success all the more rewarding
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Celador launches radio drive.
Celador Productions, the maker of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, is attempting to expand its influence as a radio producer by appointing its first head of radio, writes Steve Aston
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PROGRAMMING - FOX CAPTURES COCKROACH WITH SUPERPOWERS.
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has bought the television rights to the animated series RoboRoach (pictured). The 26 x 30-minute co-production between Germany's RTV Family Entertainment and Canada's Portfolio Entertainment features Rube,
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Peters ends brief spell at September.
September films head of documentaries Carole Peters has been forced out of the company after just 10 months in the job, writes Steve Aston
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LEE EXPANDS BRIEF.
Channel 4 commissioning editor, arts Janet Lee is adding the duties of outgoing C4 commissioning editor, religion Elizabeth Clough to her brief. She will report to head of history, arts and
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PROGRAMMING - Bragg looks at moral issues.
Granada controller of arts Melvyn Bragg is to depart from his role as presenter of ITV 1's The South Bank Show and front a new series exploring moral dilemmas, writes Steve Aston
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ON THE BOX - Journey of discovery.
UK Style commissioning exec Chantal Rutherford Browne thought The Real Eve was pukka but that Life Doctor was a quack
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Willis to leave UK for Boston.
John Willis, the ex-Granada high-flier who fled the ITV giant last November after it bored him out of a job, has resurfaced as the latest UK media figure to up sticks
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TV is boring, claims report.
Programme-makers are turning audiences off TV by making shows that bore viewers stiff, according to new research from one of the UK's most influential strategic consultancies, writes David Wood
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BOOST FOR HD KIT HIRE.
Hire companies Arri Media and Gearbox are stepping up their high-definition product lines. Arri Media ordered two Thomson Viper Filmstream cameras at NAB earlier this month and Gearbox has added a
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Big Brother exec lands at Thames.
Former Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley has been lured away from Endemol UK by Thames Television, Fremantle Media's production arm and creator of hit series Pop Idol, writes Penny Hughes
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Off The Record - The benefits of hindsight, Dawn.
Robot Wars might have become one of the television phenomena of recent years, but that's no thanks to Dawn Airey. The Channel 5 top dog, in her previous incarnation as Channel
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Beeb Ventures to close.
BBC Worldwide's commercial web division, Beeb Ventures, set up to push shopping opportunities around BBC brands, this week became a late victim of the dotcom crash after closing with the loss of 38 jobs, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada lures BBC's iTV man.
Granada has poached the man behind the BBC's interactive version of Walking with Beasts to join its fledgling sport and interactive division, writes Steve Aston