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London News Network to shed jobs
Producers of the Alistair Stewart-fronted London Tonight to cut 11 per cent of workforce after news restructure
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Soap Specials
BBC 1 is planning to screen a number of one-off EastEnders specials, just weeks after the popular soap went four days a week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TALENT SIGNS SOAP STAR
Talent Television has signed actor Craig Fairbrass, who plays EastEnders villain Dan Sullivan, to star in three new drama series. The actor has already completed one non-broadcast pilot for ITV -
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STAKEHOLDER REVIEW
United Business Media and the Daily Mail & General Trust are believed to want to offload their shares in ITN. The move would allow the three remaining shareholders, Carlton, Reuters and
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Sky puts reality in pole position
The UK version of controversial reality show Temptation Island will form the centrepiece of Sky One's autumn schedule.The 12 x 60-minute series has been produced for the channel by Granada and
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ROBBIE'S METRO TICKET
Robbie Williams was captured in all his high-definition glory at the weekend with equipment supplied by Metro Broadcast, writes Barbara Marshall.
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VOD supplier wins Premier League rights
Video on demand supplier Video Networks has signed a groundbreaking three-year deal with the Premier League for exclusive rights to 106 Premier League games a season - the first time the league has broken out video on demand (VOD) rights separately, write
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ITV Network on the music trail
The ITV Network has commissioned a series of 6 x 60-minute music specials for transmission from mid-October based on live sets from this month's V2001 festival, writes David Wood. Acts include Texas, Coldplay, David Gray, The Charlatans and Toploader.
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Kirch invited to talk by ITV
ITV has challenged Germany's Kirch Group to quit complaining and start talking after Kirch accused ITV and the BBC of acting as a cartel in negotiations over next year's World Cup, writes David Rose.
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JVC PROMOTES INSIDER
JVC Professional has appointed Mike Dickson as systems sales manager, reporting to sales director Don Cameron. Dickson has over 10 years of sales experience with JVC. The move comes in the
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SANCTUARY HIRES HEAD
Sanctuary Studios, part of The Sanctuary Group, has appointed Julie Bateman as head of studios, recording, mobiles and mastering. She will be responsible for all the recording and mastering facilities, working
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NME and IPC join forces for radio station
Virgin Radio has teamed up with IPC ignite! to develop the publisher's NME music brand by creating radio station NME Radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UKTV pushes on for food TV
UKTV IS to press ahead with the launch of its dedicated food channel UK Food despite the collapse of Carlton and Sainsbury's joint-venture Taste channel last week, writes Steve Aston.
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PONGWIFFY FINDS STARS
Comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to provide the voices for the two main characters in Telemagination animation Pongwiffy which is to be shown on CITV. The 26 x
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FOUR FESTIVAL FILMS
Channel 4's Mesh scheme has shortlisted four out of nine digital animation films to premier at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival next Thursday (23 August). They are The Tourist Trap
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FESTIVAL NEWS UPDATE
Broadcast News, the daily online news service of produxion.com, will be updated regularly with breaking news from the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival from 24-26 August. For details, log on to
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Flextech team gains facelift
Flextech has restructured its presentation and promotions department in the face of an increasing workload, writes Barbara Marshall.
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VTR NABS EX-RUSHES MAN
VTR has appointed Inferno artist Simon Hall who was one of the recent casualties at Rushes (Broadcast, 10.8.01). During his two years at Rushes, Hall's credits included Coldplay's promotional video for
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Express plans radio venture
Express Newspapers owner Richard Desmond last week appeared to confirm ambitions to expand into radio following the appointment of former Capital Radio director of programmes Richard Park as a consultant, writes Georgina Lipscomb.