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    Gritty northern drama for BBC 2.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The writer of gritty 1998 Scottish film Looking After Jo Jo has been signed up to write a new four-part, hard-hitting drama series for BBC 2.Real Men, ordered by BBC 2

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    BBC 2 backs new chefs.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Not content with Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith and the Food and Drink team dominating her schedule, BBC 2 controller Jane Root has ordered yet another cookery show, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    ITV 1 Premiership was 'badly made'.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The Premiership, ITV 1's equally hyped and criticised football highlights show, did not work in its original 19.00 slot because it was badly made, not badly scheduled, according to the head of the world's biggest sports producer, writes Steve Aston.

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    RATINGS - BBC 1 leaves the field open to ITV's The Swap.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 slumped to its lowest Sunday peaktime audience on record earlier this week, writes Jon Rogers.

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    ITV 1 exposes workplace sins.

    2002-02-15T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned a six-part series in which various professionals reveal workplace scams, writes Steve Aston.

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    CBBC overhauls schools output

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Educational shows to be launched on new digital channel CBBC as Class TV

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    Bennett to rejig commissioning

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Incoming BBC director of television Jana Bennett charged with updating general factual commissioning process

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    BBC 1's peaktime slump continues

    2002-02-14T13:56:00Z

    Corporation's flagship channel is beaten comprehensively in every slot up to 22:00 while BBC 2's Crime and Punishment struggles to find a cultural niche

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    attheraces signs up interactive betting partners

    2002-02-14T12:13:00Z

    Horseracing media rights holder agrees deal with Ladbrokes, Sportech and Surrey Sports for internet and digital TV betting service

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    Workstation XSI

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Softimage has introduced an entry-level version of its XSI non-linear animating system.The new version, called Workstation, runs on a single workstation and starts at under $5,000 (£3,520), compared with the

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    Northlight scanner

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Framestore-CFC spin-off FilmLight has joined forces with telecine specialist Innovation TK to produce the ITK Northlight scanner. Originally developed by the Framestore-CFC team that now runs FilmLight, the CCD digital scanner

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    Lynx equipment theft

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Middlesex facilities company Lynx Digital has been rocked by the theft of four digital beta video recorders worth£100,000 from their premises in Denham on Tuesday night last week (5 February).

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    Soho Shorts entries

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Entries are invited to the fourth Rushes Soho Shorts festival which will be held between 27 July and 1 August 2002.Submissions should have been produced in the 12 months up

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    Encoda picks finance man for EMEA job

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Encoda Systems EMEA chief financial officer David Martin is to replace EMEA president Roy Freeland as head of the European, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) region, writes Barbara MarshallMartin said much

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    Net innovation at Cebit

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Hitachi will be showing a range of products at the CeBIT world business fair in Hannover next month, including a prototype range of wearable internet appliances. The devices come complete with

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    Pinewood in Canadian studio venture

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    Pinewood Shepperton Studios is leading a consortium to build the first purpose-built film studio complex in Toronto, Canada, writes Barbara MarshallThe consortium, which includes a California-based property firm and a Canadian

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    Metro first to buy Sony Xpri

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    As part of a£1m investment plan, Metro Broadcast is the first UK company to buy the Sony Xpri high definition (HD) non-linear editing system, writes Barbara MarshallThe purchase is part

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    Inspiring BBC 4

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    BBC Broadcast is behind the launch campaign for the corporation's new cultural digital channel BBC 4, writes Barbara MarshallThe campaign, Everybody Needs a Place to Think, includes TV, radio and print

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    £9.7m media park to be built in Wales

    2002-02-14T11:07:00Z

    South-west Wales is the location of Hartham Park's latest media park, a£9.7m development from the property group behind Wiltshire's Corsham Media Park (Broadcast, 14.9.01), writes Barbara MarshallHistoric Welsh mansion Gelli

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    An Unplanned return

    2002-02-14T11:01:00Z

    ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a third series of live improvised comedy/chat show Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, writes Steve AstonThe 12 x 30-minute programme will once again see