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GRANADA TOUGH LOVE SEQUEL IN PRODUCTION
Granada has started work on Lenny Blue, a sequel to last year's ITV drama Tough Love. Commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott, the 2 x 90-minute production sees Ray
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SPORTSWORLD GROWS
Sportsworld Media Group, which shares the rights to the Popstars format within the UK with LWT, has reported a profits rise of 219 per cent to£11.5m for the year ending
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Tell-Tale poaches head
Indie Tell-Tale Productions has appointed Sovereign Pictures sales manager Teresa Reed as its new head of animation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Jowell hints at Ofcom rethink
The Government looks set to backtrack on its original plan of leaving the BBC outside the control of Ofcom after media secretary Tessa Jowell admitted this week that there were 'at
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Nick UK increases spending
Nickelodeon UK is gearing up to combat the launch of the BBC's two new kids services with its biggest UK original production drive to date, writes Simon Ellery.
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Leader - ITV needs investment to survive
ITV really is in trouble. In the six weeks since the Edinburgh TV Festival it has become clearer than ever why ITV director of channels David Liddiment barely addressed the challenges
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ITC MULLS PROMOTION
The ITC has published a second consultation paper on cross-promotion which contains a revised set of proposed rules, following the feedback it received from its first paper from the industry.
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YTTTP wins ITV specials order
Yorkshire Tyne Tees TV Productions (YTTTP) features department has secured a string of commissions from ITV and Channel 4 including a brace of profile shows for two of ITV's biggest drama
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SIMPLY LAUNCHES THREE
The group behind the failed consumer financial service Simply Money launched three new shopping services this week to add to the existing 24-hour service Simply Shopping. Retail broadcaster Simply Television has
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TWO PLUS STARTS REJIG
Post house Two Plus One has launched the first wave of an upgrade of its facilities. It has ordered an Avid Symphony Universal and high definition DS from re-seller Root 6.
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SPLIT SCREENS AT SKY
Sky Sports is to employ its 'split screen' format on Sky Sports Extra to show the England v Greece and Germany v Finland football clashes at the same time on Saturday
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ITV defends regional cut-back plans
Broadcaster says leaked document which discussed plans to cut back regional programming was a draft of a response to previous ITC suggestions
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Battle on for war access
News broadcasters hold crunch talks with military to ensure frontline access
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Miles quits Fox Kids
Fox Kids UK managing director Annie Miles leaves channel ahead of Disney takeover
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ITV satellite plan may hit regional choice
Plans to press ahead with satellite launch without Sky's conditional access system could lead to viewers deserting regional option in favour of London feed
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Heggessey orders second series of Murder in Mind
Paul Knight Productions to mastermind 8X60 minute series alongside BBC controller of drama series Mal Young
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Endemol plans interactive Miss World
UK commercial arm Gem bids to revamp beauty contest as interactive event Miss World-You Decide
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Yorkshire Tyne Tees lands ITV and C4 commissions
Yorkshire Tyne Tees TV Productions (YTTTP) features department has secured a string of commissions from ITV and Channel 4 including a brace of profile shows for two of ITV's biggest drama
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Keating and Root unveil new arts series
BBC controller of arts commissioning Roly Keating and controller of BBC 2 Jane Root have unveiled a raft of new programmes, including a series fronted by opera diva Lesley Garrett, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Surfs up for Boomerang
Cardiff-based indie Boomerang Productions has scooped commissions for Channel 5, Extreme Sports Channel and S4C, writes Penny HughesCommissioned by former C5 senior controller of features and arts Michael Attwell, Surfing Summer


















