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    MURPHY ORDERS GAY MAGAZINE SHOW.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned That Gay Show, a 13 x 30-minute weekly magazine show for gay men. The show is filmed on location around the country and looks

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    New Paramount game show.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Paramount Comedy Channel director of programming Sally Habbershaw has commissioned a new 20 x 30-minute game show from Open Mike Productions, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Former radio head resigns.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Former BBC digital radio head Glyn Jones, who was effectively sidelined in a departmental reshuffle last year, has resigned from the corporation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    First Quantel iQ goes to Manchester.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    The first quantel iQ system in the UK has been delivered to Manchester-based Light Age, a post-production and web TV production company, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    SHORT FILM INVITATION.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Rushes is inviting entries for this year's Soho Shorts Festival which takes place from 28 July to 3 August. The closing date for submissions is 7 May 2001 and entries should

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    ENDEMOL GOES WEST.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK is moving its London operation from Bloomsbury to Shepherd's Bush in July. The company, which employs around 350 people, said it had run out of space at its

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    ECOSSE FILMS TAKES ON PROGRAMME MAKERS.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Indie Ecosse Films has bolstered its team with the appointment of programme-makers James Saynor and Elizabeth Bradley as development executive and development producer respectively. Saynor, who was a former script editor

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    IMG OPENS DUBAI OFFICE.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    IMG, the international sports rights agency behind sports indie Trans World International, has opened up a middle east office in Dubai. The office will be headed up by IMG general manger,

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    Principal plots Dome ram raid.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    London-based Principal Pictures is developing a£6.9m comedy drama, Ram Raiders, after gaining exclusive access to information about the events leading up to to the botched£90m Millennium Dome diamond raid, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Distraction opens London media office.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Canadian format licensing company Distraction Formats has launched a UK office to focus on the development of new media content, writes David Wood.

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    ITN expands into digital news service.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    ITN is to provide news for the new ITV digital TV interactive service, Text+, in a move that consolidates the news provider's relationship with the broadcaster, writes Penny Hughes.

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    HOLMAN FILLS LOONLAND DEVELOPMENT ROLE.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    International children's production outfit TV-Loonland has appointed Celia Holman to the newly created role of head of development in its expanding London office. Holman, a former Macmillan editorial director, will oversee

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    MUTV TELEWEST DEAL.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Manchester United television channel MUTV, owned by Granada, BSkyB and Manchester United Football Club, has signed a two-year distribution deal with Telewest's Active Digital network. The service will be available from

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    OMNEON SIGNS SKY DEAL.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Sky News has bought two network and storage systems from Omneon Video Networks in what is the technology company's biggest deal since its inception three years ago. Omneon president Larry Kaplan

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    NEW ITC CODE.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has called for greater sensitivity on the content of daytime programmes during school holidays in its revised programme code published on Wednesday (21 February). The guidelines also

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    COCKCROFT DIES.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Award-winning documentary-maker Barry Cockcroft has died aged 68. Cockcroft worked at Yorkshire Television where he made around 100 TV documentaries in a career that spanned four decades.

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    CME WINS LAWSUIT.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Central European Media Enter-prises (CME), which set up Czech commercial channel Nova TV, has been awarded $27m (£19m) in a dispute with former partner Vladimir Zelezny over the ownership of the

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    Sambrook to plan news role changes.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Incoming BBC director of news Richard Sambrook is expected to dump the role of assistant director of news as part of an anticipated leaner structure for BBC news. The news follows confirmation

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    TOTP TV CENTRE MOVE.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has confirmed that chart show Top of the Pops is to move to BBC Television Centre as a permanent setting this autumn. Advanced talks are taking place to transform

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    Sinclair takes on Research Centre role.

    2001-02-23T00:00:00Z

    The Research Centre for Television & Interactivity has found a replacement for its director John McVay, who began his new role as chief executive of producers' alliance Pact last month, writes Ashley Davies.