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Film service change
ITV Digital has renamed its On Request pay-per-view film service as ITV Select. The service is set to screen a season of classical concerts starting with the premier of Pavarotti and
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Cirque lifts Granada
Granada International has struck a three-year distribution deal with Montreal-based circus group Cirque du Soleil, writes Steve Aston.
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Edit works completes
The management of post facility The Edit Works has completed its buyout from Complete Communications, which also owns production company Celador.Complete agreed to the sale last year after deciding that the
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Lux departure raises indie order concerns
Indies have expressed concern that BBC entertainment will be left rudderless when controller of entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux finally leaves the corporation on Friday (3 August), with no sign of a replacement, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Leader - Jowell needs to show cool head
As Broadcast went to press, Channel 4 had received close to 4,000 calls about its Brass Eye special which aired twice last week - the first time on Thursday at 22.35
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Henson crown sale
The Jim Henson Company, a subsidiary of German producer EMTV, has sold its 8.2 per cent stake in Crown Media to the Hallmark Network. The $90m (£63m) deal with Hallmark Entertainment
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ITV dares to win with SAS show
ITV has commissioned Chrysalis TV Group to produce a major drama based on the SAS. Production on primetime series Ultimate Force begins in November with a 90-minute special kicking off a
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TVF picks up Princess Diana rights
Documentary distribution company TVF International has secured the international rights to Brook Lapping's 4 x 60-minute ITV series Diana - Story of a Princess. The series tells the life story of
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World Service orders digital system
BBC World service radio is to develop a digital production system to help improve and simplify the production process for its 43 separate language services over the next two years, writes David Wood.
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DJS urged to watch lyrics
The Radio Authority has issued advice to music stations on the playing of 'dodgy' tracks from controversial rap and pop artists such as Eminem and Outkast, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Key to produce Granada super vet doc
Granada executive producer of regional programmes Eamonn O'Neal has commissioned Rochdale-based indie Key Productions to create a documentary on the work of a ground-breaking vet. The 8 x 30-minute series will
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Second sacking for Dubbs duo
Duplication and conversion facility Dubbs has dismissed two of its major shareholders - Richard and Naomi Nardi - for the second time, writes Will Strauss.
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Duo in line for Emmy
Videolondon co-founder Colin Martin and sound recordist/dubbing mixer Rudi Buckle have been nominated for an Emmy for their sound mixing work on Hornblower. The nod comes in the field of outstanding
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Educational television to be monitored
The Voice of the Listener & Viewer is to establish a special forum to monitor broadcasters' commitment to educational programmes on terrestrial networks. The special group, which will be open to
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Exluna unveils rival rendering system
US software developer Exluna will this month launch its first commercial product, Entropy, a rendering system that the company claims is 'more powerful than any other rendering system available'.The system has
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AND FINALLY
Sam Zniber, Galaxy 102 programme director, recalls applying for a McJob in ParisWhat's the cruellest thing you've ever done?Listening to radio at home 24 hours per day, pretty cruel for my
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League under fire
BBC 2 comedy The League of Gentlemen has been censured by the Independent Television Commission over a show which dealt with child abuse. The programme, broadcast on 27 December last year,
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Flextech's Minotaur increases staffing
Flextech-owned distributor Minotaur has boosted its workforce with two appointments, taking the total number of staff to 11. Minotaur vice-president Sarah Tong has hired sales executive Andy Grant from children's outfit
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TX - Too free or not too free
During the filming of Slave Nation cameraman Paul Englefield had his passport removed in Switzerland and found himself surrounded by cake-eating snowmen in Derby - all in the name of freedom.Englefield
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Off the Record - Geldof the softie
Whoever thought Sir Bob Geldof had turned into an arrogant bastard since he became a multimillionaire by selling Planet 24 and then launching another outfit, 10 Alps, is entirely wrong. OTR