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WORKING TITLE TO MAKE LUCKY JIM FOR ITV.
Working Title is to make a two-hour film of the classic Kingsley Amis novel Lucky Jim. Stephen Tomkinson will star as the book's eponymous hero, alongside Helen McCrory, Robert Hardy and
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Kinninmont leaves Independent Image.
Former Kilroy producer Independent Image has lost one of its joint managing directors, Tom Kinninmont, who left last week to set up independent production company Panache & Brio with his wife and Women in Film & TV chair Kate Kinninmont, writes Penny Hugh
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HITCH-HIKING SHOW HEADS FOR HORIZONS.
Indie Aimimage Productions has sold a 6 x 30-minute series on hitch-hiking in America to the UK Horizons channel. The series, Roadside USA, directed and produced by Austin Vince and executive
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GVG LAUNCHES ZODIAK.
Grass Valley Group will debut its new mid-range vision mixer - Zodiak - at this year's NAB exhibition. According to the company, Zodiak is a 'cost-effective way to replace ageing analogue
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Granada on wildlife trail.
Granada has dumped its inherited United Wildlife brand and is overhauling the division as a major supplier of 'blue chip' films shot on video tape under the new name of Granada Wild, writes Colin Robertson.
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Government plans switch-off review.
Media secretary Chris Smith has confirmed the government will review a proposed switch-off date for analogue radio in autumn 2003, but has again refused to commit to a target, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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US TO GET OWN ROYLES.
Granada Media-owned comedy The Royle Family will be re-named The Kennedys when the US version of the show transmits on the CBS network later this year. The Kennedys, a CBS Columbia
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Interview - Growing up fast.
Peter Urie sold his kids' TV indie to Britt Allcroft (now Gullane) last year and to his surprise was made head of production. Now he's hunting for the new Art Attack.
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Pearson faces Pop Idol legal wrangle.
Pearson Television and independent 19 TV could face legal action over their forthcoming Pop Idol ITV series, following accusations from Australian production outfit Screentime that the show contravenes copyright of its worldwide hit Popstars, writes Colin
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HENSON NAMES FLETCHER PRESIDENT, EUROPE.
The Jim Henson Television Group has promoted Angus Fletcher (left) to European president of the group. Based in London, Fletcher will be responsible for all European television development, production and programming.He
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Sky's Harrison enters World of Wonder.
London-based World of Wonder has taken on Sky One executive producer Andy Harrison to become the indie's head of entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.
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Wall to Wall nets Egyptian series.
Channel 4 has commissioned Wall to Wall Television to produce a£6m landmark historical series aiming to do for ancient Egypt what Walking With Dinosaurs did for the Jurassic era.The 6
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UK DOMINATES PROMAX.
Companies from the UK are this week celebrating after marching off with an unprecedented 30 gold medals at the 2001 Promax and BDA Europe awards. Sixty-seven per cent of the 45
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ITV must diversify to prosper.
Depending on who you believe, ITV is either facing a gloomy future in which advertising revenues are destined to keep tumbling, or a short-term blip in revenue following last year's boom.In
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'NO DIGI REVOLUTION'.
Outgoing RTL Group director of strategy and content Richard Eyre has cast doubt on digital take-up by saying there would be 'no digital revolution'. Eyre said people would not flock to
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IMAGO TO MAKE GOBI DESERT DOCUMENTARY.
Independent Imago Productions has been commissioned by Hit Wildlife to make a documentary on life in the Gobi desert for transmission on the National Geographic Channel. Entitled Legends of the Gobi,
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SEVEN SON OF GOD DEALS.
BBC Worldwide has licensed BBC 1 documentary series Son of God to seven European territories. It has also licensed the entire 52 x 10-minute series of Bill and Ben to ABC
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DISNEY IN NTL DEAL.
Disney is close to finalising a carriage deal with cable operator NTL for its pre-school channel Disney Playhouse. The channel, which was voted best pre-school channel at the 2001 Cable Guide
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SES DEAL SEALS GLOBAL SATELLITE NETWORK.
Astra satellite operator SES has struck a deal with US counterpart GE Capital to provide a global direct-to-home satellite network. As part of the deal, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator has bought
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EMAP SETS DATE TO LAUNCH SMASH HITS TV.
Emap Performance is to expand its digital TV channel portfolio with the launch of a Smash Hits channel next month. The new channel will go on air on Sky Digital on