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    Celador resumes search for brainiest kid

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    ITV 1 controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Celador Productions to produce a second Britain's Brainiest Kid one-off.The 90-minute special will again feature Carol Vorderman testing the general and

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    Union and Columbia to scale next Rockface

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    BBC Scotland has commissioned Union Pictures and Columbia Tristar International TV to produce a second series of mountain rescue drama Rockface for BBC 1.Commissioned by BBC Scotland head of drama

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    Elliott unveils first Kemp drama for ITV

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has unveiled former EastEnders star Martin Kemp's first drama vehicle for the channel.LWT has been asked to produce Daddy's Girl, a 2 x 60-minute

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    Treacy honoured with ITV fashion tribute

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    World-renowned milliner Philip Treacy is the subject of this year's Fashion Tribute, to air in ITV regions early next month.The 30-minute special, to be made by indie Talent Television, focuses

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    Men & Motors gears up for TT races

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    Men & Motors has secured the exclusive rights to The Isle of Man TT Races for 2002.Greenlight has been commissioned by Granada Sky Broadcasting director of programming Gary Shoefield to

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    It's Partridge season

    2002-04-18T12:17:00Z

    BBC 2 is to air a season of programmes featuring comedian Steve Coogan's anti-heroic creation Alan Partridge in the run-up to a brand new series of I'm Alan Partridge from TalkBack,

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    Worldwide may pull out of Mip-TV 2003

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Date clash could lead to loss of one of the show's largest exhibitors

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    C4 nets cash for history shows

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Ice Age doc from producers of Neanderthal on the agenda thanks to backing from German broadcaster ZDF

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    Andreae steps in to plug C4 science gap

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Optomen Television head of documentaries fills role vacated by former commissioning editor, science Dam Chambers

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    C4 targets indies with 'grown-up' agreements

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    New production deals with key suppliers drive bid to become indies' 'broadcaster of choice'

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    C5's Thomas off down under

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Controller of news, current affairs and documentaries joins Australia's SBS Independent

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    Brits dominate Banff TV festival nominations

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    The Office and Smack the Pony in the running for awards as British TV industry accounts for over a third of nominations

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    Young's new outfit to make BBC lottery show

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Former BBC head of light entertainment's indie 12 Yard wins commission for 10 x 40 minute quiz show In It To Win It

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    Crunch meeting for BBC politics

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Futures of On the Record and Dispatch Box to be decided in the autumn

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    Tribunal case begins

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    The full and final hearing of the race and sex discrimination case being brought against BBC World Service news by journalist Sharan Sandhu began on Tuesday (16 April) at an employment

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    Japan, place bets now!

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Japanese broadcaster makes tentative Banzai acquisition to test audience response

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    Cross-House team to study comms bill

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Members of the Commons media select committee, including chairman Gerald Kaufmann, may be called on to join a rare joint committee of both the Houses of Commons and Lords to examine

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    Rajar ponders survey change

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Measurement system may alter to reflect new listening trends

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    Hardcash in US co-pro deal

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Indie to make two programmes a year for WGBH's Frontline

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    World Service global slump

    2002-04-18T10:58:00Z

    Radio service loses 3 million listeners in 2001 despite events of September 11