All News articles – Page 5112

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    BBC remains tight-lipped on future of Radio 2's Young

    2001-10-22T10:40:00Z

    Corporation refuses to quash rumours that veteran BBC Radio 2 presenter will be shown the door next year but backs Radio 4's Alistair Cooke

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    Coronation Street left without a producer

    2001-10-19T16:18:00Z

    'Restructuring of key roles' in Granada drama in the north puts controller of drama Carolyn Reynolds in charge of flagship soap as executive producer Jane Macnaught is moved sideways

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    Carlton and Granada shares jump as City speculates on ITV Digital withdrawal

    2001-10-19T14:54:00Z

    Analysts' note predicting possible Carlton withdrawal from digital service sparks rush on ITV companies' shares

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    Sprint abandons national broadband network

    2001-10-19T13:19:00Z

    Telecommunications company abandons initiative as part of cost-cutting plan which will see 6,000 jobs go

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    Viewers appear football-weary

    2001-10-19T12:23:00Z

    Chelsea and Ipswich on UEFA trail fail to emulate performance of previous night's Champions League coverage

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    Survivor gets second series

    2001-10-19T11:15:00Z

    Under-achieving reality show gets another chance but ITV1 is tight lipped about scheduling

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    ITV still in deep water as primetime goes to BBC 1

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    This week's top 10 tables show just how hard life is in primetime for ITV - eight of the top 10 factual programmes came from BBC 1, the other two were

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    FREE TO AIR - No 10 not helping its cause

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    When is news propaganda? Clearly, if you are a part of the old school, your answer to this question might be: 'always'. But the popular answer - at No 10 Downing

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    NEW SATURDAY NIGHT LINE-UP FOR KISS 100

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Kiss 100 is launching a new line-up on Saturday nights. The station, which is owned by Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, kicks off Kiss Saturday this week (20 October) with three

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    BBC signs£2m film deal

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has struck a£2m deal with the Film Council to develop and co-produce four new films, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    CARTOON'S 3D

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Cartoon Network UK has bought its first 3D computer animation series after optioning a new series from the creators of Pokemon, writes Simon Ellery. Called Cubix, the 26 x 30-minute series

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    SPECIAL: COVERING THE CONFLICT - C4 orders terror specials

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned a raft of special current affairs programmes following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, including a think piece from former cricketer Imran Khan, writes Penny Hughes.

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    McKerrow to quit C4 education

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, education Richard McKerrow is set to leave the channel, writes Penny Hughes.

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    C4 takes BBC man Sutcliffe to Dispatches

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has raided the BBC's documentaries department to appoint a commissioning editor to its Dispatches strand, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Lygo promises C5 will look after top series

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 wants to move away from its strategy of screening films at 21.00 every night and is on the lookout to buy more major series such as Jerry Bruckheimer's Crime Scene Investigation to run in the slot, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Orders abroad for Worldwide

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The Weakest Link frontwoman Anne Robinson is to be replaced by American actor George Gray when a daytime version of the hit quiz show airs in the US early next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    ITC head calls for action on ITV unity

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Independent Television Commission (ITC) chairman Sir Robin Biggam has called on the government to enact emergency legislation relaxing ownership rules to allow the formation of a single ITV.Speaking at an ITC

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    DAYTIME TV GOES ACTIVE

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Granada Broadband and Carlton Active have teamed up to produce an enhanced TV service for ITV 1's troubled daytime strand This Morning. Digital TV viewers will be able use their remote

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    Two Four TV to grow series funded by ads

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Two four TV is looking to grow its advertiser-funded programme output and has appointed Shout Television head of commercially funded programming Jason Langley to oversee the drive, writes Simon Ellery. As

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    OFF THE RECORD - The somnaturist strikes again

    2001-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Cannes does funny things to people. Jason Thorp, top buyer for Sci Fi and The Studio, started his infamous sleepwalking shenanigans again at Mipcom last week. It was only when he