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Top TV targets kids
Two former Granada employees have set up Top TV Productions, a new children's indie based in Bristol.Tracey Mulcrone was formerly head of production for United News & Media's children's department in
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UNIONS UNITE IN ITV
A new pan-union body has been created to fight for the interests of members of the three main TV unions within ITV. Called ITV Unions, the organisation brings together the National
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INTERVIEW - Transition man
Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Dubs is watching over the regulator's last breaths as it tries to secure its legacy within Ofcom. So is it time to mourn or celebrate?
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Light touch might hurt
It seems a trifle tasteless to hover over the still-twitching corpse of On Digital - sorry - ITV Digital. But the demise of this platform, which is, let's face it, as
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KEMISTRY GAINS PIPER
Design and brand agency Kemistry has taken on senior designer and director Matt Piper from BSkyB where he worked on a number of projects for Sky One including channel identities, title
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ITC spells out future
Seventy-five per cent of UK households could access interactive services via digital TV by 2010 compared with just 5 per cent today, according to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) and consultancy McKinsey, writes Katy Elliott.
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MENTORN INTERNATIONAL FILLS MANAGER JOBS
Mentorn International has named Atom Films account manager for Europe Anna Fuge as international sales manager and former Channel 4 International programme servicing co-ordinator Julie Quirke as technical manager.
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OFF THE RECORD - Fantasy Format
Fantasy Format ideas continue to flood into OTR's offices, thanks to our creative readers. The best so far is Political Paintball. The audience votes each week for the politician most in
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LADBROKES IN JOINT ENTERPRISE WITH SKY
BSkyB has signed a joint-venture agreement with betting company Ladbrokes to develop a fixed-odds and pool betting service linked to Sky Digital channels. Ladbrokes will appoint a chief executive of the
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DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival has lined up Nick Broomfield, director of documentary Heidi Fleiss - Hollywood Madam and the film Kurt & Courtney, for the Channel 4 interview at this
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SPACE DOC SET FOR TAKE OFF
Circlevision Productions has completed the first of several documentaries for BBC 2 charting the progress of a British space project, Beagle 2, which is due to launch in 2003 and explore
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ITV PLANS DIGITAL DRAW
ITV Digital has brokered a deal with Alladdin Lotteries to run a Premiership football-based lottery on its internet service, ITV Active. The move bolsters the platform's offerings with a weekly prize
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Trade Talk - Faith crusader
Alan Bookbinder, BBC stalwart and controversial new head of religion and ethics, will need a strong sense of self-belief to win over his critics.
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UK COVERAGE INCREASES FOR DIGITAL ONE
Digital One has hit 80 per cent transmission coverage of the UK mainland after switching on transmitters in Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Bristol and Bath. The national multiplex operator must achieve 85 per
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SCRIPTWRITING COURSE
Leicester's De Montfort University has invited applications for the second year of its MA in television scriptwriting. The two-year, part-time course is aimed at writers in the early stages of their
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VOD provider to halve DSL costs in deal
Video Networks is expected to slash the cost it pays to supply its HomeChoice video-on-demand (VOD) TV service by more than half through a pact with a telecommunications partner, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada seeks new controllers
Granada content director of programmes, south Grant Mansfield is to create two new controller positions as a result of the broadcaster's recent restructure across daytime, factual, arts and drama programme making, writes Steve Aston.
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In my view - Simon Shaps, managing director Granada Content
On the myth that creating TV hits is all about inspiration rather than painstaking design.
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ITC UPHOLDS GRANADA SHOW COMPLAINTS
Two of Granada's most successful shows have been rapped by the Independent Television Commission. In its latest programme complaints report the regulator upheld 10 complaints against Coronation Street (left) after the
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Ratings - Corrie pushes ITV close to its record share
ITV's dramatic story line in Coronation Street last Sunday helped the broadcaster to its third highest peaktime share this year, writes Jon Rogers.