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Granada to do kids makeover show for ITV.
Granada has unveiled what it hopes will be the first of its target of three international formats with a new Saturday night Changing Rooms-style makeover show for ITV, writes Steve Aston.
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MERSEY TV TO RELOCATE GRANGE HILL UP NORTH.
Mersey TV, which has secured a contract to produce long-running BBC children's drama series Grange Hill for three series from next year, has announced plans to shift the programme's location to
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REAL RADIO MD HIRED.
Guardian Media Group Radio has appointed former Century FM managing director Jeff Stephenson as managing director of its new Yorkshire station, Real Radio. He will report to GMG Radio managing director
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MIP-TV HOLDS ITS OWN.
Organisers of the Mip-TV programme market have claimed registration numbers amongst major broadcasters are holding up on last year, despite fears that the advertising downturn may lead many to stay away.
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NEW SURVIVOR ON ITV.
ITV is launching the second series of its reality gameshow Survivor on ITV 1 at 21.45 on Wednesday 13 March. Channel 4 cricket commentator Mark Nicholas replaces Mark Austin as presenter
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ITV SOAP SOLD TO OZ.
Granada has sold its ailing ITV soap Night and Day to the Australian market. The show will be screened three times a week on national channel ABC with the late night
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Teamtalk lines up launch shows.
Teamtalk 252, the new long wave radio station formed from the defunct Atlantic 252, has unveiled its schedule line-up ahead of its 11 March launch.The service, which will broadcast sports news
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MTV UK splits up portfolio.
MTV Networks UK is to inject a fresh sense of competition into its portfolio of channels by splitting output into three divisions to be run by separate general managers, writes Simon Ellery.
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NEW VENUE FOR PROMAX.
The Promax UK annual conference is moving to a new venue this year. Taking place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November, the conference will be held at the Queen Elizabeth
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PPV is normal for the young.
Younger Digital TV viewers are so schooled in the ways of digital TV that they now consider purchasing pay-per-view (PPV) events as a 'normal occurrence', according to a new study, writes Simon Ellery.
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TVYP SCHEME OPENS.
The Edinburgh International Television Festival's educational arm, Television & Young People (TVYP), launches this Friday (1 March). It will be selecting 150 18 to 21-year-olds interested in a TV career to
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OFF THE RECORD - Shooting stars.
Skillset patrons pictured above after their meeting last week - Puttnam said as he opened the chinwag: 'Good thing no one knows about this meeting or else they could wipe us
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OFF THE RECORD - Teething troubles.
Determined to milk its original content dry (to fill interactive space) the Beeb, or more specifically CBBC, is producing The Saturday Show Extra - which is a live backstage show that
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Media 100 unveils new system and new identity
After four years and $30m (£21m) investment, Media 100 took the wraps off its new 844/x 10-bit editing and effects system in New York on Monday (25 February), writes Andy StoutPreviously
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Rushes expands creating 15 new jobs
Rushes Post-production is expanding with the creation of a dedicated 3D department and the creation of 15 jobs, writes Barbara MarshallThe head of the department will be Jonathan Privett who joins
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BBC animation day
The BBC hopes to help push animation into the mainstream by holding an 'animation day' on Monday (4 March) for producers and commissioners.Featuring speakers such as Star Wars producer Gary
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MPC is first to install new Cintel film scanner
London-based the Moving Picture Company (MPC) is the first facility worldwide to install Cintel's next-generation film scanner, the DSX, writes Barbara MarshallThe scanner, which was previewed at IBC last year (Broadcast,
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Megahertz Comms to go into liquidation
Broadcast products manufacturer Megahertz Communications faces liquidation next week, less than six months after spinning off its systems business to a management buyout, writes Barbara Marshall.The decision to liquidate Ely-based Megahertz
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Dolby E for London duo
London's International Broadcast Facilities and Vidfilm are the UK's first two post-production facilities to adopt Dolby E technology to deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 surround-sound programming to broadcasters such as BSkyB.Dolby