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PALADIN TO EXPLORE NELSON'S LIFE AND LOVES.
Paladin Invision is producing a 90-minute biography on Admiral Horatio Nelson for Channel 4. The documentary, Nelson's Trafalgar, was ordered by C4 commissioning editor, history Tim Kirby and is expected to
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Editor leaves Richard and Judy.
Channel 4's ailing Richard and Judy chatshow has been dealt another blow with the departure of its editor, Karen Smith, writes Steve Aston.
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Pre-emptive ITV merger is dumped.
Plans by Granada and Carlton to merge elements of their businesses before new broadcasting legislation comes into effect have been postponed, Carlton admitted this week, writes Steve Aston.
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DOLBY E FOR LONDON DUO.
London's International Broadcast Facilities and Vidfilm are the UK's first two post-production facilities to adopt Dolby E technology to deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound programming to broadcasters such as BSkyB. Dolby
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DISABILITY MANIFESTO.
BBC director general Greg Dyke, BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball, Carlton Channels chief executive Clive Jones and media secretary Tessa Jowell are just some of the senior industry figures attending the
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Endemol regains indie status in DCMS U-turn.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has agreed to reinstate the independent status of Endemol UK and Cafe Productions in a move that will have ramifications for the entire
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HAWK-EYE TO ENHANCE SKY SPORTS CRICKET.
Sky Sports is to use Hawk-Eye ball tracking for its cricket coverage - the system which helped revolutionise Channel 4's coverage of the game.Sky is to use the system, which helps
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OLDIES CONFERENCE.
A conference organised by the Independent Television Commission and Help the Aged to address the problems faced by older people in the media will take place on 19 March at Bafta
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Moving Picture Company scores first with DSX.
London-based the Moving Picture Company (MPC) is the first facility worldwide to install Cintel's next-generation film scanner, the DSX, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Megahertz Comms faces liquidation.
Broadcast products manufacturer Megahertz Communications faces liquidation next week, less than six months after spinning off its systems business to a management buyout, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TX - Coming out fighting.
It's hard to imagine creatives tackling the sticky issue of homophobia in schools without a dark part of your mind flashing you back to the League of Gentlemen's Legs Akimbo educational
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O'LEARY FOR CHOICE.
Former T4 presenter Dermot O'Leary has been signed up by BBC Choice to present two new programmes, which he will also associate produce. Dermot's Sporting Buddies, to be co-produced by O'Leary's
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Ex-Resources chief to double size of Zenith.
Former BBC Resources acting chief executive David Green has been charged with helping double the size of Zenith Entertainment after joining the indie as finance director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CHANNEL REPORT - Discovering the winning formula.
Discovery has earned its place as a multichannel frontrunner with innovative themed nights and a willingness to try new approaches to programming, as well as a philosophy of trying to appeal to everyone.
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TRADE TALK - World champion.
Tony Garnett has built up an enviable drama portfolio, including This Life and Between the Lines, but what's next for the maverick producer?
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HATS OFF TO CAVEGIRL.
Two Hats Film & Television has been commissioned to produce Cavegirl, a comedy drama for new BBC children's channel CBBC, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CANCER CLAIMS TV'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVE.
John Thaw, the television actor who found fame as no-nonsense detective Jack Regan in The Sweeney and later became one of the nation's most popular television characters as Inspector Morse, died
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LEADER - Davies buys time for governors.
Five months ago, when Gavyn Davies was appointed BBC chairman, Broadcast urged him reappraise the way the governors could work with Ofcom. This week, Davies revealed he had come up with
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Cartoon to push Sky's buttons.
BskyB has launched an animated character from the creators of Roger Rabbit to help drive viewers to its interactive services, writes Simon Ellery.
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Red letter day for broadband.
The Television industry has welcomed BT's announcement this week that it is to slash the cost of broadband services - with key executives describing the move as a 'red letter day'