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    BBC claims animated comedy sketch first

    2001-06-01T11:47:00Z

    Aaagh! It's the Mr Hell Show to air in post-watershed slot on BBC 2 this autumn

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    BBC confirms Gibson's exit and cut in 'all factual levels'

    2001-06-01T11:47:00Z

    Controller of documentaries to quit in October as corporation shifts focus to drama and entertainment

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    Grimsdale to head C4 cross-platform development

    2001-06-01T11:47:00Z

    Broadband Lab chief moves to wider content role

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    E4's Big Brother coverage criticised

    2001-06-01T11:47:00Z

    Digital youth channel blames 'poor quality' on need to cut-out day swearing

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    TOONSHADER UNVEILED

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Toon Boom Technologies has released ToonShader - a package that allows Maya-generated animation to be imported in to Toon Boom's USAnimation software for web publishing. Alias Wavefront developer relations manager Tom

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    Who has the right?

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    In the battle to retain commercial control over their own creations, independent producers are challenging those broadcasters which automatically assume ownership of a programme's TV rights.

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    Off the Record ..

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Production pontiff Michael Foster is reportedly setting up a talent agency backed by PR guru Matthew Freud and is supposedly representing one Ross Kemp (who he? Ed). For all those interested

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    TRAVEL NEWS VIA WAP

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Trafficlink, which supplies traffic and travel news to commercial and BBC local radio, has signed a deal with XY Network, run by indie Somethin' Else, to launch audio travel news bulletins

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    WISDOM INTERVIEW

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Film channel Carlton Cinema has made a rare commission, asking indie Kulture Vulture to produce a 60-minute one-off interview with comedian Sir Norman Wisdom. Called Norman on Norman, the program-me was

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    RED TO INTERVIEW STAR

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Red Production founder Nicola Shindler has been lined up to interview Sex and the City creator Darren Star at the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (GEITF) which runs from 24 to

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    JUST GROUP UNIFIES

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Children's entertainment company Just Group, producer of the Butt-Ugly Martians, is to consolidate its operations into one London office after buying Mediakey (trading as Marshall Publishing) in December last year. The

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    Going in for the kill

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    A production crew getting chased up trees by black rhinos, a man getting hit by a bullet bouncing off an alligator and a presenter getting attacked by a big angry bird,

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    Tivo gets off to slow start

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Tivo, the much vaunted personal video recording system, has only managed to attract 5,000 subscribers in the UK, despite having been launched almost eight months ago, according to sources, writes David Wood.

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    Off the Record ... Following Nasty Nigel's footsteps

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire TV executive producer of entertainment Jim Brown is hoping to replicate the success of Popstars with Starmaker, his new talent show for ITV2. But he's also shamelessly keen to follow

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    RATINGS - Viewers follow Messiah over long weekend

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1's two-part thriller Messiah led the way over the bank holiday weekend, writes Jon Rogers. According to unofficial overnights, the first instalment on Saturday (26 May) at 21.00 gained 6.7

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    INDIE FINANCE - September has a spring in its step

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Having built up its 'Hollywood' franchise which panders to viewers' fascination with US lifestyles, September Films is planning to create drama and distribution arms to tap into its database of existing clients.

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    Off the Record ... and finally ..

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    James Greville, head of Cartoon Network/Boomerang UK, uses psychology to get his way.

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    Off the Record ... A saving too far

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Desperate for a drink while on the phone to a journalist last week, Teddington Studios boss Roger Morris raided the fridge in former chairman Ewart Needham's office. He grabbed a bottle

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    This Morning to face Sky threat

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Less than a month after Richard and Judy's shock departure, GMTV has dealt a further blow to ITV's daytime output with a new morning show for Sky One which will run against This Morning, writes Steve Aston.

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    PRIME ENT GOES LOCAL

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Entertainment rights company Prime Ent is to expand into local television after buying TV12 owner Your TV in a deal worth about£9m. TV12 operates three restricted service licences (RSLs) in