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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'
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BRIGHTBLUE FOR SALE.
Interactive TV broadcaster Brightblue, which is jointly owned by troubled telecoms giant Energis and Graham Technology, claims to have more than 10 interested buyers including broadcasters. Energis put the interactive division
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ON THE BOX - A Nazi piece of work.
Between the Lines and My Uncle Silas producer Peter Norris thought Hitler lacked something but had a ball watching Choice.
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CARLTON'S MR BOGUS AND WIDGET GO TO SPAIN.
Carlton International has sold two programmes from its animation slate to the Spanish market. The two children's programmes Mr Bogus and Widget have been sold to LUK Entertainment in Spain and
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BIG BEAR TO MAKE THIRD SERIES OF MY HERO.
Big Bear Films has been commissioned by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and former head of comedy Geoffrey Perkins to produce a third series of family comedy My Hero. The new
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BBC board reforms need 'further explanation'.
BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies moved this week to reform the BBC board of governors amid criticism that the changes did not go far enough to address concerns over independent regulation, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BBC should take risks in politics.
The BBC must take more risks in the way it covers politics and come up with more innovative programmes, which could even include a political version of Big Brother, according to
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Top comedy producer joins BBC Wales.
BBC Wales has appointed Only Fools and Horses producer Gareth Gwenlan to head a new standalone comedy department as part of a concerted push to increase comedy output, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC kids slate sparks new row.
Commercial kids TV operators are up in arms once again over the BBC's new children's channels, this time claiming the corporation is exploiting long-standing free-to-air programming deals.Cartoon Network programming executives are
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BBC US RADIO DEAL.
The BBC World Service has joined commercial rival Oneword on US-based Sirius Satellite Radio after securing a deal to broadcast programmes in both English and Spanish, 24 hours a day. Sirius
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BBC JUBILEE LINE-UP.
The BBC has announced the line-up for the two special concerts it is producing at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's golden jubilee. Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Pop
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Buyers flock to BBC Showcase.
The next generation of BBC entertainment formats sparked strong interest from international buyers at this week's BBC Showcase event, with record numbers of buyers turning up hoping to acquire the next
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BBC consumer unit fills post.
BBC consumer unit editor Lisa Ausden is taking on the role of acting creative director, consumer, following Mark Killick's decision to quit the corporation to edit Channel 4's new breakfast show, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC PRIME SIGNS SWEDISH BROADBAND DEAL.
The BBC's international entertainment channel BBC Prime has finalised an output arrangement with Swedish broadband operator B2 Bredband. The deal will see BBC programmes such as EastEnders, Parkinson, Top of the