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NEW CHIEF FOR LOONLAND.
Cinar Europe president David Ferguson has been appointed chief operating officer and president, core activities of animation company TV-Loonland. He joined the group's London office this week and takes charge of
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Virgin fined for swearing child.
Virgin Radio has picked up a second #75,000 fine from the Radio Authority for a 'huge failure of compliance' with the Broadcasting Act, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CITY WATCH - Telewest suffers mixed fortunes.
On one hand, Telewest has a falling share price and huge debts; on the other it has fulfilled sales targets and its broadband internet service, Blueyonder, has performed well. So what does the future hold? James Curtis reports.
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ITV SPORT CLOSURE?
ITV Sport, ITV Digital's struggling soccer channel, will have to be shut down if its #315m deal with the Nationwide League is not renegotiated, Steve Morrison, chief executive of ITV Digital
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SHOP! CLOSURE NEARS.
Broadcast union Bectu has started the statutory three-month consultation period with Granada, following the broadcaster's move to close its Liverpool-based shopping service Shop! Up to 140 jobs are to go at
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WILDFIRE TAKES OFF WITH HISTORY COMMISSION.
New indie Wildfire Productions has received its first commission with a 7 x 60-minute series Seven Ages of Britain for Channel 4. Ordered by commissioning editor, features Ben Frow the history
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UK STYLE ORDERS HOME CONVERSION SERIES.
UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned Little Planet Pictures to produce a 15-part series following a family as they convert a 130-year-old Victorian stone water tower into their home.
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Technology & Facilities - Creative gold for Mill.
The Mill was awarded a gold honour for best visual effects on the Levi's 'Twist' ad at the Creative Circle Awards held last week. The commercial, which was shot on the
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WORLD CUP REQUEST.
The BBC and ITV plan to screen four matches from the World Cup on their digital channels BBC Choice and ITV Sport Channel. They have asked the Independent Television Commission (ITC)
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ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS.
Entertainment Rights has unveiled its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2001, with turnover increasing 213 per cent in the period to #13.8m. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
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EYEING VICTORY.
The controversial Channel 4 Brass Eye Special on paedophilia (left) has been shortlisted for two Bafta awards, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The Talkback production has been nominated in the comedy programme or
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Technology & Facilities - Kilroy to Teddington.
Teddington Studios has won back BBC 1 morning chat show Kilroy from BBC Resources in a two-year deal worth over #1m. Roger Morris, group managing director of Barnes Trust Media -
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Technology & Facilities - Promotion at The Farm.
The Farm group has promoted Sarah Tindall to the role of facilities manager at its Soho Square post facility The Farm. Tindall has been with the company since its launch four
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Technology & Facilities - Interactive Oscars.
The British public has been given the chance to vote for who they think should win an Oscar, thanks to return-path technology developed by Go Interact TV for the BBC. Results
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Heggessey puts faith in Wright's pulling power.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has pledged her support for big-money signing Ian Wright and may commission a full series of his high-profile Saturday night pilot Right Here, Wright Now despite its initial flop, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TRADE TALK - Funny farmer.
It's Time Gentlemen Please for Mark Freeland at Sky, but will his role as head of comedy commissioning at the BBC be a barrel of laughs?
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THE STUDIO TO FUND SHORT FILM-MAKERS.
NTL and Universal Studios Networks jointly owned movie service The Studio is launching a #75,000 fund, The Studio Film Completion Fund (TSFCF), to help film-makers finish off short films. The scheme
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SMG under fire from Scottish Parliament.
Troubled media group SMG, owner of Virgin Radio and ITV franchises Grampian TV and Scottish TV (STV), is set to get more flak this week as Scottish MPs claim the company
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Old folks home in on 'unreal' TV.
Older people feel they are not portrayed realistically on screen and that their views are often ignored by broadcasters, despite their status as the heaviest consumers of television, according to a
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ITV re-orders Foyle's War.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Greenlit Productions to produce a further 3 x 120-minute episodes of second world war crime drama Foyle's War for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers.