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ITV orders daily nostalgia quiz
ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has commissioned a nostalgic quiz show, which is expected to go daily, from Yorkshire Tyne Tees controller of features Bridget Boseley.The 40 x 30-minute show,
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Horsham indie to look at west country life.
Horsham-based indie Stewart MacKay Associates has produced a 6 x 30-minute factual series for HTV West featuring Heartbeat actor Derek Fowlds. The countryside series Fowlds in the Landscape explores how people
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Community media move.
A new MPs all-party media group met for the first time on Tuesday (12 March) to promote community media ahead of new proposals expected to be outlined in the forthcoming draft
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Paramount comedy runs female marathon.
Paramount Comedy Channel is fielding votes for a Top 20 Funny Girls Marathon weekend in a bid to exploit stunt programming and interactivity. The weekend centres on the channel's support for
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CHANNEL REPORT - Has Nickelodeon met its match?
Nickelodeon is already feeling the pressure from Cbeebies and CBBC, but with a 5.1 multichannel viewing share in February against CBBC's 0.3 per cent, the BBC has a way to go before it can topple the market leader.
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Chair for Skillset.
Carlton Channels chief executive Clive Jones has taken over as chair of Skillset, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the audiovisual industries. Jones replaces BBC development and training controller Bob Nelson.
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Chair role for Cicada.
Cicada Films managing director Frances Berrigan is to chair the nomination panel for the Wildscreen 2002 Panda Awards. Previews will be held in June in Bristol with finalists announced in early
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Capital radio probe.
The Radio Authority is carrying out a public interest test on Capital Radio's application for the east Midlands licence with its format Capital Disney. The radio group already owns Century 106
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Digital TV design call.
The Consumer Association has launched a new award scheme to encourage design students to create a new concept to make it easier for consumers to use digital TV equipment. Backed by
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NTL moves to prop up sports business.
NTL chief executive Barclay Knapp has moved to allay fears that its sports production subsidiary, Premium TV (PTV), was under threat, by filling a senior management vacuum.PTV joint managing director Jonathan
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Technology & facilities - New oasis business job.
Oasis Television has appointed Liz Hayward to the new role of business development manager for its video transfer facility, O2 Duplication. Hayward, who worked at Tele-Cine for 17 years, will work
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Henson in talks to bring new muppets to UK.
Jim Henson Television is in talks with UK broadcasters to sell the rights to its brand new Muppets series, following a deal announced last week to produce the programme for Fox
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Bragg honoured.
LWT controller of arts Melvyn Bragg has been presented with a special award by the Prix Italia to mark his con-tribution to quality program-ming through more than 25 series of The
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On the box - Holding out for a hero.
Cramp Twins creator Brian Wood found Jennifer Patterson a hard act to follow but couldn't resist Hattie Jacques' special charms.
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Crunch time looms for both ITV daytime soaps.
The fate of ITV's two day-time soaps, Crossroads and Night and Day, is to be decided within the next few weeks.The Network Centre is holding talks with producers of both shows
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Bectu in MTV talks.
Broadcast union Bectu is thrashing out criteria with MTV lawyers for up to 80 freelances to be included in a ballot to force union recognition at the music company. To win,
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BBC offers staff reality check.
BBC Staffers are to be sent to work in the outside world through attachments at a range of different organisations, from the Royal Opera House to computer games designers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC makes big impression for jubilee.
Comedian Alistair McGowan is to make two special editions of his popular Big Impression show to coincide with this summer's football World Cup and the Queen's Golden Jubilee, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BSkyB programme chief quits for BBC comedy role.
Sky one is to lose its second senior commissioner this year following comissioning editor, drama and comedy Mark Freeland's decision to join the BBC, write Simon Ellery and Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC staff cuts snag.
The deadline for staff wanting to take voluntary redundancy in the BBC's factual and learning department has been put back until 1 April. The 'preference exercise', which was originally expected to