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Dover becomes Complete chief.
Complete Communications Corporation (CCC), the parent company of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? producer Celador, has appointed Stephen Dover as group chief executive, writes Meg Carter.
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LOW-COST SET-TOPS - Is this box digital TV's best hope?
At the end of this week Pace launches the first of many low-cost TV adaptors which are set to flood the market, bringing the digital revolution much closer. So why no fanfare, and why so little support from broadcasters?
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ON THE BOX - Could do better, Louis.
Soho 601 managing director Mike Wilkie was puzzled by Louis Theroux's choice of interviewee but got a Buzz out of Booze.
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PROGRAMMING - Play UK looks at music biz.
Play UK channel editor Matthew Littleford has commissioned a brace of new series examining aspects of the music business, writes Jon Rogers.
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PROGRAMMING - ITV to hunt for sexiest Britons.
Carlton controller of entertainment Mark Wells has picked up a scoop of new orders from ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz, including a Popstars-style hunt for Britain's sexiest man and woman.Britain's
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OFF THE RECORD - Brotherly hate.
Speaking of eviction, a Turkish TV channel has been banned from broadcasting a Big Brother-style show because it violates 'societal peace and family structure'. Now that's the kind of moral values
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Wise Buddah faces uncertain future.
The future of Wise Buddah's broadcast arm is hanging in the balance as chairman Mark Goodier attempts to negotiate a refinancing package to keep the company afloat, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BUENA VISTA PICKS UP FKE/SABAN LIBRARY.
Disney distributor Buena Vista International Television is set to distribute the Fox Kids Europe (FKE) Saban library. The arrangement, which covers 6,300 episodes of programming such as Power Rangers and X-Men,
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TX - The gang busters.
How do you get a former undercover cop to tell you things he hasn't even told his wife? Ask Sue Jones and Edmund Coulthard, the producer and writer/director of Undercover Cops.
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EXTREME BUYS EINSTEIN'S PROGRAMME LIBRARY.
Extreme International has signed an exclusive three-year deal with Einstein.tv for its entire programming library. Under the terms of the arrangement, Extreme will have access to Einstein's existing 100-hour science and
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CHANNEL REPORT - Challenge's game plan is interactive.
Challenge TV was stymied in its initial quest to bring interactive gaming to the screen by the slow development of technology. It had to rely on traditional quiz shows instead. Can the original vision be brought to life? Ed Shelton reports.
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CLARIFICATION: ELECTRONIC MEDIA SYSTEMS.
Electronic Media Systems (EMS) - a company specialising in broadcast systems consultancy and systems integration - has asked Broadcast to point out that it has no connection to Eurasia Management Services
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LEADER - Confusion over digital must end.
The complex world of digital TV is about to get more complicated. By the end of this year, according to some estimates, around six different set-top boxes will be marketed directly
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TOTS CONTEST ON GMTV.
Following the runaway success of ITV's Popstars, GMTV is to launch its own version for under-11s. Tot Stars runs on GMTV throughout April and May and will be open to children
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Jennings joins Hit creatives.
Award-winning producer Claire Jennings has joined the creative team of Bob the Builder producer Hit Entertainment, writes Jane Marlow.
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INTERVIEW - Daytime's royal duo.
For Sebastian Scott and Henrietta Conrad of Princess Productions, the pre-peak schedule is their kingdom. Can they pull off another success with their new Channel 4 breakfast show?
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WOLSTENHOLME DIES.
BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, who uttered the immortal words 'they think it's all over ... it is now' as Geoff Hurst scored for England against Germany in the 1966 World Cup
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Freeco stalemate puts pressure on ITV Digital.
Pressure mounted on ITV Digital's troubled owners Carlton and Granada this week after it emerged that talks with the BBC about jointly promoting cheap set-top boxes, which can be easily upgraded
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Man U takes Yankee dollar.
Manchester United's dedicated TV station, MUTV, will be made available to football fans in the US following a deal with the New York Yankees TV channel Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) in the US, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TOP GEAR DRIVES SOUTH.
Production of BBC 2 motoring show Top Gear is to be moved from Birmingham to London in order to accommodate frontman Jeremy Clarkson, who has been lured back to present the