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Dyke hopes to revive news unit.
THE BBC could soon resurrect a planned special news investigations unit, which was put on hold following the spiralling cost of covering the war in Afghanistan, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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LE DREAM GETS NEW SLOT.
Channel 4 has rescheduled Tiger Aspect Productions' daytime factual series Le Dream to run in peaktime in July. The 8 x 30-minute series that investigates buying and renovating houses in rural
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Off the record - ITV Dig had a use.
This week's Jo Moore award for burying bad news goes to ITV, which slipped out the fact that it was dumping its ailing Granada soap Night and Day last Wednesday, at
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OCTOPUS TO MAKE DELICIOUS SHOW FOR UK FOOD.
Octopus Television has been commissioned by UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams to produce 15 x 30-minute series following chef James Martin as he travels around the south-east of England. Delicious
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DISTRACTION US DEAL.
Distraction Formats, which distributes shows such as BBC 1's Star for a Night, has signed a deal with the William Morris Agency in the US to push its shows to American
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Granada goes Dutch with formats deal.
Granada has struck a formats and co-production deal with one of the Netherlands' largest production companies in an attempt to expand further into the European market, writes Steve Aston.
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DEAF EDITOR FOR SHOW.
See Hear, the BBC's flagship programme for the hard of hearing, has appointed its first deaf editor. Terry Riley, who currently produces the Saturday morning BBC 2 show, takes over the
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Night and Day loses slot.
ITV has axed Granada's ambitious soap Night and Day from its teatime slot after less than five months on air, while its other daytime drama Crossroads has ceased production, writes Steve Aston.
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PROMAX COURSE STARTS.
Promax UK kicks off its third annual foundation course next Wednesday (10 April) with a new module called Easy As ABC. The nine-week course includes modules on scriptwriting, the psychology of
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TV CORP MAKES LOSS.
Television Corporation has reported a pre-tax loss of #2.9m for 2001, after writing off a #4.5m investment in powerboat racing. The company thought it could turn the sport into the next
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CLARIFICATION.
We would like to point out that the name of the new company in last week's story, New Soho audio venture, is Marmalade.
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CABLE UPTAKE SLOWS.
Cable TV uptake has dramatically slowed according to the latest quarterly statistics from the Independent Television Commission. For the quarter to 1 January, uptake rose by only 1.5 per cent compared
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OFT extension buys extra time for Sky.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has extended the deadline for BSkyB to respond to charges that it breached competition rules, opening the door for 11th-hour moves by the satellite giant
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FRANK BUTCHER TO GET EASTENDERS SPIN-OFF.
Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid is to film a broadcast pilot for the BBC, featuring the trials and tribulations of his character Frank Butcher as he sets up home in Manchester.
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Interview - Building on success.
Hit Entertainment's Rob Lawes has an impressive set of company figures to boast about and, with new brands being developed all the time, the next Bob the Builder can't be far away.
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New Irish broadcasting forum.
Irish broadcasters are bracing themselves for possible legislative changes following the creation of a new broadcasting forum, writes Penny Hughes.
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Wise Buddah Broadcast is closed down.
Wise Buddah chairman Mark Goodier has admitted defeat and shut down the company's broadcast arm, Wise Buddah Broadcast, after unsuccessful talks with the banks, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NEW BT BROADCAST HEAD.
BT Broadcast Services has promoted North America general manager Jon Romm to the role of head of global broadcast sales. Romm's new role sees him take responsibility for the broadcast sales
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RATINGS - Easter weekend brings laughter and grief.
The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother gave the BBC the lion's share of viewers on Saturday evening (30 March), writes Jon Rogers.
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In my view - Trevor Brignall.
On why the ITV Digital platform lost the plot and what options it has for the future.