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ITV pilots boost comedy output.
ITV has shaken off its poor reputation for sitcom and is now attracting writers and comedy talent back to the network, according to ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam.Unveiling a series
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BSC THROWS OUT BRASS EYE COMPLAINT.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has thrown out a complaint against Brass Eye creator Chris Morris from ITN newsreader Nick Owen.The regulator did not accept that Owen had been treated unfairly
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Industry plea: help broadband.
Broadband Operators BT, Telewest and NTL sought to dispel the growing doom and gloom about their sector this week, suggesting that 2002 could be a renaissance year for broadband technology if
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BT BROADCAST LICENCE.
The Independent Television Commission has awarded BT a 15-year licence to broadcast television programmes across its phone networks. The licence allows BT to offer customers TV output via broadband, however chairman
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Off The Record - Candid camera.
Also at Showcase, the Gregster was followed relentlessly by a Sunday Times photographer who is compiling a portfolio of pictures on the geezer wideboy Man Utd fan. The photos, which appear
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Carlton recalls Clemmow to UK.
Carlton is recalling Richard Clemmow from its US operation to head its factual department in the UK, writes Steve Aston.
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CARLTON LINES UP TRAINING INITIATIVE.
Carlton Television has launched an initiative to help students find opportunities in television journalism. The company is to provide 10 bursaries for post-graduate courses in journalism linked to City University, London;
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RATINGS - Highbrow channel gets off to sluggish start.
BBC 2's simulcast of the launch night of BBC 4 proved a ratings disaster for the terrestrial channel this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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ITV Digital should be frozen, says City.
ITV Digital should stop marketing to new subscribers and shareholders Carlton and Granada should freeze the troubled business, senior City sources said this week, writes Simon Ellery.
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Endemol runs the show at comedy outfit.
Endemol UK is stepping into the comedy arena after taking full control of producer Zeppotron, the indie in which it had a 25 per cent stake, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Pop Idol company finds role for Eyre.
Former Pearson TV chief executive Richard Eyre has taken up a non-executive role at Pop Idol creator 19 TV, writes Steve Aston.
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NEW DIVISION FOR TV CORP.
Television Corporation is setting up a new commercial division and has appointed News International marketing director Patrick Sheriff to oversee it. Sheriff, who joined this week, will be charged with creating
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World Wide covers satellite launch.
The launch of Envisat - Europe's largest satellite - last Friday (1 March) was the climax of a year's work by indie World Wide Pictures for the European Space Agency (ESA), writes Barbara Marshall.
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TX - The rocksteady crew.
Miraculously, a sprained ankle was the only injury sustained during five months of filming in Scotland's Nevis mountain range for the BBC's new six-part drama, Rockface.A co-production between BBC Scotland, Union
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INTERVIEW - Drama out of crisis.
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has transformed the outpost of the BBC empire into a successful and controversial contributor to the network.
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Flextech forced into rate cut.
Flextech has become the latest channel provider to have its per subscriber rates cut, with BSkyB snipping 10 per cent off its agreed fee to carry the channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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KINGSTON GETS ESPN DEAL.
Kingston Communications satellite broadband arm Kingston Inmedia has won the contract to provide digital play-out and terrestrial communication for the ESPN Classic Sport channel. The channel, which is to launch later
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NEW NTL FAST DIAL-UP.
NTL has unveiled the fastest broadband service in the UK yet with a new proposition which runs at twice the speed of Telewest service Blueyonder.NTL hopes the service, which will cost
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MCR DIRECTORSHIPS.
The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years
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DISCREET STAFF MOVES.
Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).