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On the Box - We're back, sweetie
Producer of Katya and the Nutcracker, Jon Cary found Jennifer Saunders fairly fabulous and was captivated by the killers.
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HEGGESSEY BAFTA TALK
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is giving the Bafta annual lecture next Wednesday (12 September). Almost a year into her job, Heggessey is expected to underline her personal views on what
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BYRD RESPONSIBILITY INCREASES AT BANFF
Banff Television Foundation in Canada has handed senior vice-president Jim Byrd the additional role of executive vice-president. Byrd, who is also Alliance Atlantis executive director, will provide operational leadership and management
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BBC to rejig politics
BBC director general Greg Dyke is set to overhaul the way the corporation covers politics and has appointed Newsnight editor Sian Kevill to spearhead the review.Reporting to Dyke and BBC controller
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Garvie to spearhead BBC entertainment
The BBC has begun the long-awaited re-organisation of its entertainment department by promoting head of entertainment and features Wayne Garvie to the new post of head of entertainment group for BBC television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC and Granada end Bristol plan
Granada and the BBC are understood to have shelved plans for a resources joint-venture in Bristol, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC fields pre-school bids
The BBC confirmed this week it had received 60 submissions as part of its open tender for a new flagship children's show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC DOC SET TO TRACK JORDAN
BBC Choice has commissioned a one-off observational documentary on surgically enhanced model Jordan, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The 60-minute film will be produced in-house by Richard Macer, who has been granted exclusive
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BBC LAUNCHES IN CANADA
The BBC this week launched its North American entertainment channel BBC Canada with a slate of programmes including EastEnders, The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family. The channel will be
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BBC PRIME SECURES GERMAN CARRIAGE DEAL
The BBC's international entertainment channel BBC Prime has secured carriage on the PrimaCom network in Germany. The deal will allow the channel to be seen by over 1 million new subscribers
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BBC signs Johnny Vegas
Comedian Johnny Vegas, the face of ITV Digital's ongoing ad campaign, has been signed up by the BBC to front a new gameshow as part of a raft of new shows for BBC Choice, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC Tech fills top post
BBC Technology is stepping up its market presence with the appointment of Sun Microsystems global sales director for entertainment and media Stephen McKenna to the newly created post of sales director, writes Barbara Marshall.
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AND FINALLY ... Ben Hall, managing partner, The Chatterbox Partnership, on Bono and tennis
Who do you most admire in broadcasting?Mr Shakey Hand Man on BanzaiWhich TV or radio programme would you resuscitate?The off the tiny ladder, high-diving bit on World of SportWho would you
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Davies slams biased ITV brand strategy
THE ONGOING dispute over the use of the ITV brand turned into a war of words this week as Channel TV chief executive Huw Davies accused Carlton and Granada of riding roughshod over the smaller ITV franchises, writes Steve Aston.
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TIVO GAINS SKY BOOST
BSkyB has teamed up with NBC and Discovery to take a£36m stake in personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer Tivo. Sky, which this week launched its own PVR service, Sky +,
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CARRIAGES DEALS BOOST EUROSPORTNEWS
Eurosport has closed two UK carriage deals for its new pan-European 24-hour sports news channel Eurosportnews. The channel launched this week on Sky Digital and will also launch on Telewest Active
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NHS to boost health TV firm
Channel Health is to launch the government's third digital TV health proposition next month, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ex-BBC boss joins Zenith
Zenith Entertainment has appointed former BBC finance director Rodney Baker-Bates as its new chairman, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TOP CNN BOSS LEAVES
CNN News Group president and chief operating officer Philip Kent has resigned. His departure comes two months after Time Inc editorial director Walter Isaacson was named CNN chairman and chief executive.
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Gullane poaches Disney boss
Gullane Entertainment has poached Walt Disney International senior vice-president of programming and creative development David Snyder to oversee the company's global production, distribution and development activity, writes Penny Hughes.