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    GRANADA TOUGH LOVE SEQUEL IN PRODUCTION

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Granada has started work on Lenny Blue, a sequel to last year's ITV drama Tough Love. Commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott, the 2 x 90-minute production sees Ray

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    JAZZ FM MAKES PROFIT

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Jazz FM this week shrugged off the advertising slowdown affecting many of its commercial radio competitors to report its first ever pre-tax profits since it launched in 1990. The company, which

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    OFF THE RECORD - Fixing it for Theroux

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Finally, if you are still searching for advice on that next big primetime hit and are getting a bit desperate then look no further than legendary disc spinner Jimmy Saville. Having

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    FIREWORKS PROMOTION

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Distributor Fireworks International has promoted director of sales, Europe Kathryn Rice to the position of vice- president sales, Europe. Rice joined the company in August last year and previously worked for

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    RORY PECK FINALISTS

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The Rory Peck Trust has revealed the list of finalists for its 2001 awards, to be held on 18 October. For the hard news awards, Hazem Jamil Bader has been nominated

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    Trade Talk - The entertainer

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Carlton has given ex-This Morning editor Nick Bullen a new role as head of factual entertainment, charged with finding the next hit celebrity show.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Soho volunteers for the war effort

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Off The Record is constantly moved by British spirit in the face of adversity.As terrorist atrocities (and the imminent retaliation to them) threaten the free world, the Blitz mentality has returned

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    MISS WORLD IN REVIVAL DRIVE

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK's commercial arm Gem is joining forces with international broadcasters and telecommunications companies around the world in a bid to revamp the Miss World contest as an interactive event,

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    TX - Drawing a partnership

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Animating a dancing mouse is no easy task - especially when your inspiration is a series of children's books with detailed illustrations. The talented mouse in question, Angelina Ballerina, appeared in

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    REAL LIFE TO PRODUCE LIVING PREGNANCY DOC

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Living TV commissioning editor Jane Millichip has ordered a 20 x 30-minute documentary series from Real Life Productions. Birth Day Girl (working title) follows six women through pregnancy and birth. Executive

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    IN MY VIEW - Samir Shah, managing director of Juniper

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    On the risks to personal and media freedom from the 'something must be done' brigade.

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    WATERSHED DEFENDED

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    A joint document from the Independent Television Commission (ITC), the BBC and the Broadcasting Standards Commission has backed the use of a watershed time as a mean of protecting children from

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    DEEPGROUP GOES UNDER

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Digital communications group Deepgroup went into liquidation last week with the loss of 180 jobs in seven countries. Deepgroup was launched in 1999 on the back of its largest subsidiary, Deepend

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    RADIO DEAL FOR SKY

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Sky News Radio has struck a deal to supply news to 30 stations around the UK including TalkSport, Chrysalis stations Heart and Galaxy and other The Wireless Group stations.

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    ITV DIGITAL'S PLANS TO INCREASE COVERAGE HELD UP OVER COST DISAGREEMENT

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Plans to increase the coverage of ITV Digital are being delayed because of a stand-off between ITV Digital and SDN over the cost of the procedure, writes Simon Ellery.

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    AND FINALLY ... Nicola Gooch, co-executive producer of Tell It to Me Straight, on an out-of-control rhythm stick

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    What do you sing in the shower?The satanic chorus from Carmina BuranaWhat keeps you awake at night?He's urban, he's foxy and he howls like a demon as he rummages through my

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    ITV plan may hit regional choice

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Availability of ITV's regional programming could be hit by the network's decision to press on with its launch on satellite without full access to Sky Digital's service, writes Steve Aston.

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    Post changes tack

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Two high-end commercials facilities, effects house Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) and Triangle Television, part of Saatchi & Saatchi-owned The Facility Group, are targeting the broadcast market as part of plans to

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    Meg and Mog in ITV cartoon run

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Children's book series Meg and Mog is being turned into an ITV animation following a co-production deal between TV Loonland and Stressed Eric creator Absolutely Productions, writes Simon Ellery. Commissioned by

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    Digital mandate called for by ITC

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The Government should force manufacturers to market integrated digital TV sets, according to Independent Television Com-mission chief executive Patricia Hodgson, writes Lucy Rouse.