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PLAY ORDERS TOONS
Play UK's website has commissioned a brace of original animated series as part of a dual TV and web bid to bolster the channel's image. The commissions are 6 x 3-minute
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OCTOPUS ONLINE WORK
Digital Octopus, the new media division of Octopus Publishing, has continued plans to extend books to the web and interactive TV. Projects include antiques information resource The Miller's Price Guide for
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RATINGS - Panorama's Sunday night plight worsens
The fortunes of BBC 1's Panorama continued to decline, as the show recorded its lowest ever rating since moving to Sunday, writes Mark Banham.
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SO TELEVISION WINS NORTON IN MEXICO ORDER
So Television has bagged a second So Graham Norton travelogue spin-off from Channel 4, with a commission to produce a 60-minute piece on Mexico City. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor, entertainment
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Spanswick leaves Switchdigital
Switchdigital Multiplex director Simon Spanswick has left the company on the eve of its launch into Scotland and is set to take a new role at national multiplex operator Digital One, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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KINGSTON ON-DEMAND
Kingston Communications has assembled a four-strong content team to thrash out a strategy for the group's TV and video on-demand offering, KIT. Andrew Forcett has been named content service development manager
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TRADE TALK - The risk jockey
Go Racing consortium chief Christopher Stoddart's high-wire business style has paid off now that the racing rights deal has been agreed.
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Quentin to star in ITV thriller
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a new two-part drama vehicle for Caroline Quentin from Granada, writes Steve Aston.
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INTERVIEW - A home from home
There are a swag - as they say in Australia - of Home & Away people in town. And while Fisher, Hayley, Irene and the guys are off shooting scenes and
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PrimeEnt grows Welsh TV interests
Media outfit PrimeEnt is planning to beef up its TV output with the launch of two restricted service licence (RSL) services in Wales, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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THE LWT GANG - The Untouchables
The last 30 years have seen the LWT gang largely dominating British broadcasting. But as one of the most powerful partnerships in TV history comes to an end, Steve Clarke marks the twilight of an era that produced many a millionaire.
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UKTV'S FOOD PLANS
UKTV has unveiled fresh details for its new food channel which include a plan to commission half of its content from indies as part of a£20m spend. Content for the
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SGI FIRM GOES MENTAL
SGI-owned Alias Wavefront has formed a strategic partnership with German software company Mental Images, maker of rendering system Mental Ray. The two companies will work together to create a Mental Ray
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RADIO FESTIVAL PLANS
Final details of The Radio Festival schedule were unveiled this week. The festival will be opened on 9 July by BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden and Commercial Radio Companies Association
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SANCTUARY EXPANDS
Sanctuary Studios, part of media rights group Sanctuary Group, has bought Westway Studios and Southbrook Construction. Westway Studios, which is currently home to Channel 4 series As If, has four stages
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VIRGIN TO LOSE EVANS
A source suggested Virgin Radio presenter Chris Evans would definitely leave the station, as Broadcast went to press. Evans has not been on air since last Wednesday and Virgin Radio bosses
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THE END NEARS FOR THE GANG
BBC chairman Christopher Bland and director general Greg Dyke will break an on-off working relationship that has spanned more than 10 years when Bland steps down as chairman later this summer.
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EASTENDERS' SECRET FILMING
The BBC has started production on the long-awaited fourth episode of EastEnders, which is expected to go out on a Friday evening from 10 August, writes Leigh Holmwood. A source close
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Dyke slams ITV's slur
BBC Director general Greg Dyke has sent a letter of rebuke to ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble following his public criticism of the BBC's interactive services, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NATIONAL LOTTERY TO GIVE MILLIONS TO DIGITISE FOOTAGE
Several UK media companies will next week receive lottery handouts of up to£1m to help digitise their archives, writes David Wood.