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Disney plans kids Popstars.
The Disney Channel is to launch its own kids version of ITV 1's Popstars talent search in an attempt to cash in on the genre, writes Simon Ellery.
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INTERVIEW - The doctor's orders.
Under Dr Abe Peled, technology company NDS has equipped millions of homes with pay-TV technology and is a leading player in the advance of interactive TV, with Banzai among its successes.
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RATINGS - Quentin drama is hot-blooded winner for ITV.
ITV 1's Caroline Quentin-fronted drama, Blood Strangers pulled in a solid crowd this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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SAYER GETS EDITOR POST.
Granada has promoted David Sayer to be the new editor of LWT's current affairs programme Jonathan Dimbleby. Sayer was previously the show's deputy editor. He has also produced The Trial of
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EINSTEIN.TV UPS HOURS.
Science and technology service Einstein.tv extended its transmission hours from six a day to 24 this week after ramping up its original production slate. Einstein.tv editor Toby Murcott said the move
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ESPN SPORT NAMES MD.
New European channel ESPN Classic Sport has appointed Roch Pellerin as the network's managing director. Most recently, Pellerin served as chief financial officer of leading French pay-television operators Canal+ Distribution and
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ITV LINES UP SECOND RUN OF FAT FRIENDS.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a second series of Fat Friends (right). The series, which focuses on the lives of people who meet through a slimming club, will
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Final score: Footballers' Wives was robbed.
So far writing about audience data in 2002 is like being a station announcer for Virgin West Coast. No one seems to know when anything will arrive or what it will
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY ...
Andrew Christie, Big Finish chairman, has got it in for both Jamie Oliver and Victor Lewis SmithWhat's the biggest lie you've ever told?Love, honour and obey (it's worked the second time
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OFF THE RECORD - A flash of wit.
Compere extraordinaire Johnny Vaughan did a sterling job throughout, despite the fact no one seemed to be listening (thanks to the copious quantities of alcohol consumed). However, we have to say,
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INTERACTIVE FOOTIE OFF.
An innovative new Channel 4 interactive TV series, in which football fans would have picked the side to play for Nationwide Conference League side Stevenage Borough, has been pulled just days
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FOX KIDS ROLLS OUT TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE.
Fox Kids Europe is using the UK as the first test base for the pan-European roll-out of a text messaging service. The UK service, launched in conjunction with mobile firm m-Wise,
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Jobs go at RTL and GVG.
RTL and Grass Valley Group have become the latest companies to cut jobs in response to market difficulties, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Indie Straight TV goes to the wall.
Manchester-based indie Straight TV, producer of the now defunct Channel 4/Trouble series Planet Pop, has gone into voluntary liquidation just before its fifth anniversary, writes Jon Rogers.
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Redmond indie to revamp Grange Hill.
Phil Redmond, the creator of BBC 1's long-running school drama Grange Hill, is set to take over its production through his independent company Mersey Television as part of an attempt to
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Quantel unveils heir to Paintbox.
Quantel has unveiled details of its first major new graphics package since it launched Paintbox 20 years ago.The as yet unnamed package, which will run either on a high-end purpose-built platform
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SKY ONE REORDERS KIRSTY'S HOME VIDEOS.
Sky One has ordered a second run of Kirsty's Home Videos (right). Deputy director of broadcasting and production Kate Marsh has commissioned a 13 x 60-minute run of the series in
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Sky raps 'illogical' rules.
BSkyB has hit out at the government's cross-media ownership rules, branding them 'illogical' and 'discriminatory', writes David Wood.
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MTV to offer interactivity.
MTV is to become the first entertainment channel to launch 24-hour interactivity as it continues to fend off competition from rival Emap Performance TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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NEW SERVICE FROM SAM.
TV and film graphics technology support firm Sufficiently Advanced Magic (SAM) has introduced a new hire service aimed at post houses. Based on the need for increased processing and storage capacity