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Artsworld buys South Bank Show.
Digital Arts channel Artsworld has bought a raft of programmes from LWT's ITV series The South Bank Show to air as part of a celebration of the programme's 25th anniversary, writes Simon Ellery.
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SOMETHIN ELSE TO OFFER AUDIO TRAINING.
Radio indie Somethin Else is setting up a two-day training course in sound engineering for radio in its London-based studios. The course will provide tuition on topics such as recording voices
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - NEW SOHO AUDIO VENTURE.
Former M2 Television duo director Richard Lambert and senior dubbing mixer Chris Phinikas have set up a new audio facility in London's Wardour Street. Backed by the Soho Studios group, the
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Is Posh the augury of a new era of tabloid ITV?
As ITV 1 took the weekend to commemorate John Thaw, the loss of one of the network's biggest stars brought into relief the changing face of the channel itself. The three
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MILLENNIUM AWARD.
The BBC and Skillset are launching a three-year Millennium Award programme that will give 120 individuals from ethnic minorities the chance to acquire a range of media skills that can be
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PROGRAMMING - SMG LOOKS BACK AT CHARGE OF LIGHT BRIGADE.
SMG TV Productions has been commissioned by Channel 4 commissioning editor, history Hamish Mykura, to produce a 60-minute documentary recreating the events of the Charge of the Light Brigade. The Charge
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Open and Liberate in court battle.
Rival US interactive TV companies Liberate and OpenTV are embroiled in a patent infringement lawsuit in the Californian courts, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC IS CHANGING ITS TUNE.
BBC 1's floating hot-air balloon was finally burst by controller Lorraine Heggessey this week, as she revealed a new look for the channel which takes its inspiration from 'rhythm, dance and movement', writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC moves Finch to lead factual revival.
The BBC has promoted Bristol-based creative director of documentaries Tessa Finch to the post of head of general factual programmes in Birmingham, with a remit to bring more focus to the
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BBC spares jobs in factual dept.
The number of job cuts from the BBC's factual and learning department is now expected to fall from the 129 originally expected to well below 100, although eight producers still face
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PROGRAMMING - BBC ORDERS CLASSIC ENTERTAINERS SHOW.
The BBC has commissioned an eight-part observational documentary series featuring quintessential British entertainers from the 1970s and 1980s that may include Tony Blackburn, Bernard Manning (right) and Leo Sayer. The Entertainers
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BRYANT JOINS BBC.
BBC Broadcast, the corporation's newest commercial subsidiary, has appointed Andy Bryant as its first director of creative services. Bryant joins from creative communications company Circus where he was a partner overseeing
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BBC/Discovery deal extended.
The future of high-cost landmark factual programming on the BBC was effectively secured for another decade this week after the corporation extended its co-production deal with Discovery until 2012.The deal is
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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.