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ITV DIGITAL'S PLANS TO INCREASE COVERAGE HELD UP OVER COST DISAGREEMENT
Plans to increase the coverage of ITV Digital are being delayed because of a stand-off between ITV Digital and SDN over the cost of the procedure, writes Simon Ellery.
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RADIO DEAL FOR SKY
Sky News Radio has struck a deal to supply news to 30 stations around the UK including TalkSport, Chrysalis stations Heart and Galaxy and other The Wireless Group stations.
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DEEPGROUP GOES UNDER
Digital communications group Deepgroup went into liquidation last week with the loss of 180 jobs in seven countries. Deepgroup was launched in 1999 on the back of its largest subsidiary, Deepend
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WATERSHED DEFENDED
A joint document from the Independent Television Commission (ITC), the BBC and the Broadcasting Standards Commission has backed the use of a watershed time as a mean of protecting children from
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IN MY VIEW - Samir Shah, managing director of Juniper
On the risks to personal and media freedom from the 'something must be done' brigade.
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REAL LIFE TO PRODUCE LIVING PREGNANCY DOC
Living TV commissioning editor Jane Millichip has ordered a 20 x 30-minute documentary series from Real Life Productions. Birth Day Girl (working title) follows six women through pregnancy and birth. Executive
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TX - Drawing a partnership
Animating a dancing mouse is no easy task - especially when your inspiration is a series of children's books with detailed illustrations. The talented mouse in question, Angelina Ballerina, appeared in
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MISS WORLD IN REVIVAL DRIVE
Endemol Entertainment UK's commercial arm Gem is joining forces with international broadcasters and telecommunications companies around the world in a bid to revamp the Miss World contest as an interactive event,
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OFF THE RECORD - Soho volunteers for the war effort
Off The Record is constantly moved by British spirit in the face of adversity.As terrorist atrocities (and the imminent retaliation to them) threaten the free world, the Blitz mentality has returned
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Trade Talk - The entertainer
Carlton has given ex-This Morning editor Nick Bullen a new role as head of factual entertainment, charged with finding the next hit celebrity show.
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RORY PECK FINALISTS
The Rory Peck Trust has revealed the list of finalists for its 2001 awards, to be held on 18 October. For the hard news awards, Hazem Jamil Bader has been nominated
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FIREWORKS PROMOTION
Distributor Fireworks International has promoted director of sales, Europe Kathryn Rice to the position of vice- president sales, Europe. Rice joined the company in August last year and previously worked for
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OFF THE RECORD - Fixing it for Theroux
Finally, if you are still searching for advice on that next big primetime hit and are getting a bit desperate then look no further than legendary disc spinner Jimmy Saville. Having
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JAZZ FM MAKES PROFIT
Jazz FM this week shrugged off the advertising slowdown affecting many of its commercial radio competitors to report its first ever pre-tax profits since it launched in 1990. The company, which
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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