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Mentorn to unveil MI5 documentary
Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) has secured a raft of new orders from the BBC and Channel 4, including a documentary about controversial former MI5 head Dame Stella Rimmington, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NoW channel cuts will affect 80 jobs
Internet and TV venture Network of the World (NoW) is axing two of its channels in a move that will affect up to 80 staff, writes Simon Ellery.
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HIT REJIGS ACCOUNTS
Bob the Builder owner Hit Entertainment has changed its accounting practices weeks after the TV sector was criticised for poor procedures. The company, which also owns Barney the Dinosaur, has abandoned
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INTERVIEW - A time for Action
As Action Time's well-known chiefs Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane prepare to leave, managing director Phil Trelease is stepping out of their shadow to front the indie.
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Free to air - Kids and football don't mix
David Liddiment does not have children. Because I am a well-informed member of the media community, I know this for a fact. But even if I wasn't, I could easily guess
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BBC AIRS VIA EMAP
The BBC has agreed terms of carriage with Emap Performance to broadcast its local radio services on Emap's seven digital radio multiplexes in the north of England. The capacity had been
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HIGHFIELD TEAM ALL SET
BBC director of new media Ashley Highfield has finally filled the vacancy of head of design and navigation to complete the line-up of his team. Highfield admitted the role - taken
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News Analysis - Taking the plunge
Respected indies such as Wall To Wall, maker of The 1940s House (above), used to shun the multichannel sector, with its bargain basement reputation. Now they are keen to sell at the cheap end but keep quality high.
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PROFILE ANALYSIS - TV's top viewers and their camps
A formula has been devised to measure how well a TV programme's audience profile compares with the audience profile of the channel on which it is shown. It's time to meet the 'conformers' and the 'deviants'. Adrian Edwards reports.
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TV 'talks' to viewers via home appliances
Broadcasters and advertisers will soon be able to interact with viewers using inanimate objects in the home, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ARTIST AWARD ENTRIES
Quantel is inviting entries for the second Quantel artist of the year award, run in conjunction with Promax & BDA. There is a series of regional competitions over the next 10
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RTS Cambridge Preview - Ask the minister
In the wake of media secretary Tessa Jowell's no-show in Edinburgh and in anticipation of her keynote speech at next week's Royal Television Society Cambridge convention, Broadcast asked leading industry figures what questions they would like to put to th
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RADIO AUTHORITY CONSIDERS TWG LICENCE
The Radio Authority has received one application for the Bradford and Huddersfield digital multiplex licence from TWG Digital. The Wireless Group-owned outfit has proposed to launch seven commercial stations in addition
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Watson fights back
BBC 2 commissioning executive Maxine Watson has commissioned a 50-minute special on former super middleweight boxer Michael Watson, writes Jon Rogers. Fighting Back: the Michael Watson Story charts Watson's battle for
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On the Box - We're back, sweetie
Producer of Katya and the Nutcracker, Jon Cary found Jennifer Saunders fairly fabulous and was captivated by the killers.
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HEGGESSEY BAFTA TALK
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is giving the Bafta annual lecture next Wednesday (12 September). Almost a year into her job, Heggessey is expected to underline her personal views on what
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BYRD RESPONSIBILITY INCREASES AT BANFF
Banff Television Foundation in Canada has handed senior vice-president Jim Byrd the additional role of executive vice-president. Byrd, who is also Alliance Atlantis executive director, will provide operational leadership and management
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BBC to rejig politics
BBC director general Greg Dyke is set to overhaul the way the corporation covers politics and has appointed Newsnight editor Sian Kevill to spearhead the review.Reporting to Dyke and BBC controller
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Garvie to spearhead BBC entertainment
The BBC has begun the long-awaited re-organisation of its entertainment department by promoting head of entertainment and features Wayne Garvie to the new post of head of entertainment group for BBC television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC and Granada end Bristol plan
Granada and the BBC are understood to have shelved plans for a resources joint-venture in Bristol, writes Steve Aston.