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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - WINCHESTER PURCHASE
Production company Winchester Entertainment has bought its creative partner Optical Image, a leading provider of facilities in the Midlands. The two companies have worked together on Jellabies (Jellikins in the UK)
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - NEW TROUBLE IDENTS
Flextech creative services has created a new series of idents for youth channel Trouble to air from 1 January. Commissioned by creative director Kerry Taylor, the idents feature MCs from a
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GWR SELLS LICENCES
Speculation is mounting that cash-strapped GWR is about to sell its remaining six AM Classic Gold licences to UBC Media. Sources said a deal was expected at the end of this
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INTERVIEW - Hitting the jackpot
In an industry often more concerned with quality programme making than profit making, Celador International managing director Ellis Watson is a blast of fresh air.He's a man with a very clear
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INTERACTIVE PROMOTION
Channel 4 interactive chief operating officer Peter Pedersen has been promoted to chief technology officer for 4 Ventures, following last month's creation of the digital services group. Working alongside head of
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NTL SHEDS MORE JOBS
NTL has announced a new series of cost-cutting measures including a redundancy programme which will see a further 2,000 jobs axed. The cuts, which follow plans to cut another 2,000 jobs,
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OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes
Granada Content director of programmes, north John Whiston and The Street's Norman Curly Watts. In previous lives, Whiston was in charge of mopping elephant droppings from Johnny Morris' cap on Animal
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PRE-SCHOOL SHORTLIST
The BBC is to wait until after Christmas to announce who has won the huge new pre-school commission that will replace the Teletubbies. The corporation has decided that the schedule was
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TALKBACK RESHUFFLE
Talkback Productions has restructured its senior management team, handing managing director Peter Fincham the new title of chief executive. Sally Debonnaire has been promoted to managing director, while head of factual
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Challenge Brockovich
Lawyer played by Julia Roberts in Hollywood blockbuster steps into shoes of Anneka Rice in one-off New York special
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New-look TOTP greenlit for '02
Pop music stalwart to get new format next year in the face of stern criticism
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£1m ideas fund to boost BBC news
BBC news has set up a£1m 'news innovation fund' in a bid to unearth new projects and programme ideas, writes Georgina LipscombThe money, which comes from the current BBC news
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Ruby Wax to front BBC 1 This Morning rival
Comedian Ruby Wax has been signed up by BBC 1 to front a new daytime show as the channel continues to pile pressure on ITV 1.The 2 x 60-minute Ruby,
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Radio 2 to celebrate Elvis
BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has lined up a series on Elvis to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the star's death next year, as part of its latest commissioning round,
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BBC 2 orders history of gardens six-parter
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a 6 x 60-minute series marking the 200th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society.Gardens Through Time, from
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Windfall strikes it lucky with C4
Windfall Films has bagged a clutch of commissions for Channel 4, including a two-part series on arranged marriages, writes Penny HughesThe first 60-minute installment of Arranged Marriages follows a British-born Pakistani
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C4 to focus on war on terror countries
Channel 4 editor of news, current affairs and business Fran O'Brien has commissioned MBC Midlands to produce a third series of Unreported World.The 4 x 30-minute series, which airs from
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Welsh record industry awards to air on HTV
HTV is to screen an hour-long programme dedicated to the first Welsh Record Industry awards. The show will cover the awards, which take place on 14 January at the Cardiff International
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Artsworld recommissions masterclass
Artsworld has commissioned One on One Productions to produce a second 6 x 30-minute series of MasterClass.The new series will feature West End stars revealing the secrets of their art
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Blast! wins inner city kids commissions
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered two authored films about childhood in the city from director Paddy Wivell at indie Blast! Films, writes Penny HughesGirls and Boys explores