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Miracle cure for Channel 4.
Channel 4 outgoing commissioning editor, religious programmes Elizabeth Clough has ordered a 60-minute documentary about a paraplegic's quest for a miracle cure, writes Penny Hughes.Moving Heaven and Earth (working title), the
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - C4 first with interactive ads via Sky Digital.
Go Interact TV is to launch ground-breaking interactive advertising technology for Channel 4 on Sky Digital later this month, writes Barbara Marshall.C4 will be the first terrestrial broadcaster to launch an
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Lygo clears out dead wood at Channel 5.
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has kicked off an early spring-clean, dumping a raft of long-running entertainment shows including a number of formats from Thames TV - the production
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE - Acquisitions have given Vivendi a global reach but its profitability must be increased.
A spree of deals saw Vivendi Universal strengthen its foothold in the US media landscape last year, writes Kate Bulkley. Now in control of USA Networks' media assets and allied to
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MOLINARE ADDS TO BOARD.
Molinare has promoted two long-standing members of staff to its board of directors, following the appointment of Martin Anderson as managing director. Kate George has assumed the position of facilities director
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BBC TO HELP AFGHANS.
The BBC is preparing to take a lead role in rebuilding Afghanistan's broadcasting infrastructure after the United Nations asked it to compile a report on the country's needs.The document, prepared by
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FREE TO AIR - The BBC's vulgar wealth.
There is a lesson to be learned from Footballers' Wives. As Germaine Greer so clearly put it: money cannot buy you happiness or indeed good taste. This is something which the
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Set-top boxers.
Video Networks has ambitious plans to launch broadcast TV services via broadband and take on cable and the mighty BSkyB. But with only 15,000 subscribers and chronic losses, is it really a contender?
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GRANADA TO MAKE ANIMAL WELFARE SERIES.
Granada has been commissioned by Animal Planet to produce a second series of its Animal Precinct format. The 18 x 60-minute series follows the work of New York City's American Society
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LWT ANNOUNCES HOST OF NEW COMMISSIONS.
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton has unveiled a raft of new programmes for the London region to air this year. New orders include another run of late-night series 24 Hours in
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Lush makes top appointments.
New BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush has begun to stamp her mark on the department, appointing former LWT head of comedy Lisa Clark and acting controller of daytime Fenia
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ITV appoints Hamilton to fix daytime disaster.
ITV has moved quickly to revive its daytime schedule following the troubled tenure of Maureen Duffy, by appointing former LWT managing director Liam Hamilton as controller of daytime.Hamilton, whose most recent
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ARTSWORLD'S JOURNEY.
Artsworld is to screen a series of clips from video artist Stan Douglas' film Journey into Fear to coincide with its showing at London's Serpentine Gallery, writes Simon Ellery. Channel director
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MR BEAN DRIVES TIGER ASPECT EXPANSION.
Tiger Aspect Productions, which last year secured a #10m order from ITV for an animated series of Mr Bean, is launching a dedicated animation department, writes Penny Hughes. The five-strong department
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RATINGS - Troubles drama brings in average audience.
Bloody Sunday, ITV 1's controversial Troubles drama from director Paul Greengrass put in an average performance but failed to captivate viewers, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, the film at 22.00
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BBC sport missed the boat, claims former executive.
The BBC missed its opportunity to play a leading role in sports broadcasting after rejecting a plan to launch its own dedicated sports channel in the mid-1990s, according to the architect
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BBC DIVISION GREENLIT.
The government has given the BBC the go-ahead to set up a fourth commercial division formed from its broadcast and presentation department. The new company, BBC Broadcast, will sit alongside BBC
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Davies resists BBC regulator role for Ofcom.
BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies this week personally entered the row over who should control the BBC, telling MPs he will fight any plans to bring the corporation under the full control
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GOLDEN GLOBES FOR BBC.
Two BBC Films productions have won prestigious Golden Globe awards. Jim Broadbent won best supporting actor for the movie Iris, in which he plays the husband of the late novelist Iris
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BBC READIES SHOWCASE.
The BBC is to offer over 1,500 hours of programming to potential foreign buyers at its annual Showcase market in Brighton next month. Headline programmes include Michael Palin's new series Sahara