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Brook Lapping to make Thatcher doc.
ITV has commissioned a major three-part profile series on former prime minister Margaret Thatcher from the company that produced Diana: Story of a Princess, writes Penny Hughes.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Bruce Dunlop takes over Drum.
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has taken over Soho-based 3D and effects com-pany Drum, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BSkyB digital prices criticised.
BSKYB has come under fire for more than doubling the amount consumers have to pay to receive only free-to-air digital services, writes Simon Ellery.
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Video Networks to take on cable.
Video-on-demand outfit Video Networks is set to go into direct competition with NTL and Telewest this summer as it revamps its on-demand entertainment offering HomeChoice to include broadcast TV.The development, which
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CARLTON MAKES SALE TO NEW OZ KIDS CHANNEL.
Carlton International has struck a content deal with new Australian kids digital channel ABC Kids. The deal includes 52 x 10-minute award-winning animation Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids and two live-action
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SCOTTISH INDIES CASH.
Five Scottish indies have scooped European funding through the new Media Plus scheme: Taylored Productions, Monogram Wark Clements, Pelicula Films, Gabriel Films and an unnamed indie run by Amy Hardie.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Disc studio ups channel output.
Digital Interactive Studio Centre (Disc) is looking to recruit 40 people ahead of the launch of three new channels at its Wapping studio and playout base.The expansion comes four months after
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ITV daytime chief leaves the stage.
ITV Controller of daytime Maureen Duffy's much-criticised reign at the network has ended after only 18 months, writes Penny Hughes.
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OFF THE RECORD - Choking hazard.
And finally, the quiz show wars continue. Check out what was written on the free cough sweets handed out to the audience at the final of Discovery's Mastermind: 'These sweets should
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RATINGS - Close run thing of two new drama contenders.
BBC 1 and ITV 1 picked up almost identical ratings for their new drama offerings which went head to head on Tuesday 8 January, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, ITV
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Complete and Peach merge.
Big finish has bought a 50 per cent stake in post house Peach and has merged its own commercials facility, Complete, into the business to form a new outfit, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - VIDEO CONFERENCE.
The International Academy of Broadcasting (IAB) is hosting a conference on behalf of the Digital Video Broadcasting project (DVB). DVB World 2002 will take place in Dublin on 6 and 7
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LIVE CRICKET ON THE NET.
The online arm of Wisden, the cricket publisher, is to stream England's entire one-day series against India live online. Wisden will charge #10 for the first match on 19 January and
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TWI scores World Cup output deal.
TWI HAS SCOOPED a major contract to produce the bulk of the build-up and post-match programming for World Cup 2002, writes Simon Ellery.
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NATPE SPECIAL: INTERVIEW - The wheeler dealer.
William Morris' Hans Schiff has a much sought-after skill: striking successful deals for British producers in the notoriously tricky American market.
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Discovery slate focuses on diets.
Discovery Health has unveiled its first batch of commissions for this year with two new series and a second run of United Productions' Dietbusters, writes Simon Ellery.
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SECOND DIGITAL TRIAL.
Viewers in two UK regions could face disruption to their analogue service for up to 10 weeks as a second digital TV trial takes place. The Independent Television Commission and the
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LEADER - Playing a digital numbers game.
Starting the new year without overnight ratings has put TV in its place. Producers were temporarily prevented from boasting about their relative share first thing in the morning; pundits have kept
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Wellbeing director goes to indie.
Simon Schofield, former director of content at ill-fated Granada digital channel Wellbeing, has been appointed as director of programmes at Leeds-based indie Real Life Media Productions, writes Penny Hughes.
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OFF THE RECORD - If in doubt, plug.
Off the Record spies (looking remarkably excited) were last week posted in the audience for Johnny Vaughan's new BBC Choice/ BBC 1 talkshow to see if it was going to get