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BBC to make rescue drama co-pro
BBC Scotland has joined forces with Columbia TriStar International (CTIT) and Union Pictures to create a new mountain rescue drama Rockface for BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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IN MY VIEW - Wayne Garvie, controller of entertainment and features, BBC Manchester
On the unsung and influential contribution This Morning has made to UK television.
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BBC uses vintage comedy to lift Wimbledon ratings
This was a week when one man made a difference and could have made history, if only he'd reached the Wimbledon men's final. The three-day ordeal of Tim Henman's semi-final is
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MXR plans digital bases in regions
The MXR radio consortium has unveiled the details of its services in the run-up to the launch of its new digital multiplexes in south Wales and the west and the north-east of England next week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Granada axes jobs
Granada is slashing a further 80 jobs in Manchester following a decision to screen only acquired programming on its Granada Sky Broadcasting flagship women's service Breeze. According to sources, the money
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REUTERS TO AXE JOBS
Reuters is to slash 1,100 jobs over the next two years in an attempt to cut£150m from its overheads by 2003. The news comes as the company announced its interim
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FORMER ATHLETE TO HEAD BBC WALES SPORT
BBC Wales has appointed former international rugby player Nigel Walker as its new head of sport. Walker, who also competed in athletics events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, is
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EON APPROACHES ITC
Eon Telecommunications has applied to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for a non-exclusive local delivery service licence to provide television services over cable and telephone lines. The ITC is expected to
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GO RACING APPOINTS MARKETING BOSS
Horseracing consortium Go Racing has named Blue Square head of marketing Gavin Bisdee as marketing director. Bisdee will devise a strategy to launch the Go Racing interactive TV channel and website.
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TX - Apocalypse know-how
Ancient Apocalypse uses science to tell the tale of the collapse of four bygone civilisations. The initial idea of bringing the past to life seemed straight forward enough, as series producer
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Channel X goes into animation
Channel X has unveiled a raft of commissions including its first foray into adult animation, writes Simon Ellery.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The land of Nod
The much awaited BBC Worldwide review may have been scant on detail, but can the corporation's commercial arm now awaken itself to form lucrative joint-ventures and return£200m to the BBC by 2006?
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MORE FORMER PITTARD STAFF HEAD FOR AMX
Interactive agency AMX has picked up a further two staff from defunct design agency Pittard Sullivan for its interactive TV division. Pittard Sullivan strategist Steve Paul becomes strategy director while Rebekah
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AMNESTY AWARDS PRIZES TO JOURNALISTS
BBC journalists scooped two awards at the Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2001 held earlier this month. Joint-winners for TV news were Paul Adams for BBC news report Palestinian Execution and
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ENDERS AIRS FRIDAYS
The BBC has confirmed that the fourth weekly episode of EastEnders will air on Friday evenings from 10 August as predicted by Broadcast (29. 6.01). The episode's regular slot will be
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A&E NETWORK PUTS EX-BBC HEAD IN TOP POST
The Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E) has appointed former BBC head of drama co-productions Barbara Benedek as a consultant to the network's programming department. Based in London, Benedek will act as
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Advertisers hit out at investment in TV
Broadcasters are spending too much money on new media ventures and sports rights and too little on programmes, according to one of the advertising industry's leading bodies.The Billett Consultancy, which represents
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INDIE FINANCE - The way to start a joint adventure
When it was set up in 1990 Wark Clements would worry if it had two productions running simultaneously. Today, following its merger with Monogram, it is aiming to keep the rights to exploit its portfolio.
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ACCUSED TV DEAL ON ICE
Mike Mansfield Television has been forced to shelve production of its planned TV version of Jeffrey Archer's play The Accused owing to the 'temporary indisposition' of the show's star. Archer, who
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OFF THE RECORD - Talking Pollocks about Tweenies
There were a few red faces at the Jackson Pollock estate recently when one of its eagle-eyed representatives spotted a possible infringement of the late American paint scatterer's copyright on none