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BBC strengthens Afghan presence
BBC World Service has ramped up its presence in Afghanistan by creating an additional medium wave frequency service, writes Georgina Lipscomb.BBC news has also deployed more correspondents to the region following
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BT RAPPED OVER ADSL
The government has criticised BT in its most strongly worded statement to date for failing to stimulate demand for broadband services. E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander accused BT of failing to follow
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SKILLSET ADDS PATRONS
BBC director general Greg Dyke and Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey are two of 10 industry figures who have agreed to become patrons of national training organisation Skillset. Others who
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Buyers jittery about Mipcom
Buyers from the Australian commercial networks have unanimously agreed not to attend Mipcom because of safety fears following the attacks in the US.Senior managers at the notoriously competitive Nine Network, Seven
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 9 SEPTEMBER - Soapstars finds singing to Popstars' tune tough
Looking at this week's data - the last before the terrorist attacks that hit America - there are hints that in television programming the certainties may no longer apply. So while
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C4 begins to feel the slump
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has taken the next step towards refining his commissioning process, while admitting the advertising downturn has put pressure on the budget, writes Penny Hughes.In
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C4 TO AIR NI DRAMA
Channel 4 has announced a transmission date for its dramatisation of the events of Bloody Sunday ahead of ITV which is airing another drama on the subject. C4's film, Sunday (working
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RATINGS - BBC 2 mummy doc beats Poirot and football
BBC 2's Horizon documentary on a faked 2,500-year old mummy gained more viewers than BBC 1 and ITV on Thursday last week, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, Mystery of the
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Location Story...Capturing the decrepit grandeur of St Petersburg
Where many productions have wimped out, the BBC took the plunge and chose to spend three weeks shooting Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in St Petersburg. 'Everybody said no, don't go
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Interview?There's more to Inferno than just sparkle
Ever watched an Atomic Kitten promotion and wondered how the girls manage to leave seemingly spontaneous vapour trails in their wake? Or, perhaps more worryingly, why Tina Turner hasn't altered that
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Open Uni orders interactive science series
Leeds-based Screenhouse Productions has secured a commission from the BBC and the Open University to produce 6 x 30-minute interactive show Science Shackfor BBC 2.Commissioned by BBC Online editor
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Emap and indies plan FHM TV series
Emap Elan is in talks with a number of indies to develop a TV format based on men's magazine FHM.It is thought Emap Elan - part of the publishing group
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Tigress wins prime slot for elephant doc
Factual indie Tigress Productions has secured the first programme in the BBC strand Natural World.Fifty-minute The Lost Elephants of Timbuktutracks a herd of elephants living at the edge of
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Discovery to revisit Falklands War
Cromwell Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to produce 120-minute special The Falklands War: a Military History.Featuring interviews with veterans from both sides, the documentary will mark the
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Granada sport wins ITV basketball contract
Granada Sport has won a contract from ITV to produce a series of live basketball matches for the ITV Sport Channel.The series will run from the end of September for
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Family Affairs given major recommission
Channel 5 controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth has commissioned 260 new episodes of Family Affairs from Thames TV.The recommission will run from November this year to November 2002. The series
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Carlton making Pollyanna adaptation
Carlton has begun production of its film adaptation of children's fable Pollyannafor ITV.The 120-minute film is set for broadcast on the network next year. It has been adapted for
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BBC 2 plans new caroline aherne comedy
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is set to commission 6 x 30-minute family-based comedy Dossa and Joe, starring Caroline Aherne.Set in Australia and produced by Granada Productions Australia, the drama
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Former Disney chief joins Carlton
Etienne de Villllies, who quit as head of Walt Disney International Europe last April, joins Carlton board in non-executive role
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UK outfits win Russian gold
Pazap and Professional and Broadcast Digital Systems share in spoils of£10m Russian contract