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    Byford seeks to raise World Service's UK profile

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    Director wants World Service to appear on BBC's domestic sevices

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    Caesar for Ladbroke

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    Indie Ladbroke Radio has appointed former political lobbyist Andrew Caesar-Gordon as its new managing director. Former managing director Sarah Dickinson has stepped up to become chairman.

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    Capital nabs former Forever man

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    Radio group hires Forever Broadcasting's group programme director as brand programme director for Century FM Network

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    Discovery seeks UK ideas for Health Channel

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    US group asks independents for ideas for 21 stCentury Medicine slot

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    Dinosaurs for emmys

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    Framestore has been nominated for two Emmy awards - outstanding animated programmme and outstanding special visual effects for its BBC 1 Walking With Dinosaursfollow-up Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special.

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    ITV grows its share

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    ITV's audience share has increased 0.2 percentage points over the past three months. Independent Television Commission audience figures for the 12 months to 30 June revealed the network had a 28.5

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    C4 deal boosts Wark Clements

    2001-08-09T10:38:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has ordered an alternative current affairs programme from Glasgow-based indie Wark Clements that features content made by directors across the globe.Each

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    3D Mann comes home

    2001-08-09T10:33:00Z

    Glasswork's recaptures 3D animator James Mann from LA's Industrial Light & Magic

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    Heavy Entertaiment gains BBC 2 orders

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has commissioned a number of programmes from indie Heavy Entertainment for the station's evening schedule, including a documentary on pop star Peter Gabriel.

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    Meg Ryan joins up for C5 elephant doc

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    Channel 5 deputy controller of features and arts Kim Peat has commissioned another celebrity-led wildlife special from Tigress Productions.Going Wild: The White Elephants of Thailand , with Meg Ryan, has just

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    Indies team up to make shark attack doc

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    Southern Star Wild and Real has teamed up with indies Pioneer Productions and Tigress Productions to co-finance two new productions.

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    Hallmark wins rights to Aussie drama

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    The Hallmark Channel has beaten off competition from Australian broadcasters to buy the global rights for 22-part drama McLeod's Daughters.Currently in production in southern Australia, the series is a co-production

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    BDP to serve up gastronomic television

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    London-based food specialist BDP Media has been commissioned to make two new series for Taste CFN, taking its production slate for the broadcaster to 50 hours.Taste channel director Chantal Rutherford

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    US open rights go to British Eurosport

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    British Eurosport has bought the live rights to the US Tennis Open in a deal which gives the broadcaster all four grand slam tennis tournaments.In a deal covering the

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    James Whale to present sky chat series

    2001-08-09T10:26:00Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting is producing a new series fronted by DJ James Whale for its Men and Motors channel.Blue Whale , a 16 x 60-minute series, sees Whale in a radio

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    BT launches Ealing Studios digital wireless facility

    2001-08-09T10:22:00Z

    Multimedia studio aims to help developers produce content for mobile applications

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    Blue to make belated IBC debut

    2001-08-09T10:20:00Z

    Four years after it was first announced Fast's 'any in any out' editor now ready to ship

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    Endemol is Big Breakfast favourite

    2001-08-09T10:20:00Z

    UK arm of international production powerhouse looks to be in pole position as race for contract to produce C4's Big breakfast replacement is whittled down to eight

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    Endemol emerging as Big Breakfast favourite

    2001-08-09T09:18:00Z

    UK arm of international production powerhouse looks to be in pole position as race for contract to produce C4's Big breakfast replacement is whittled down to eight

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    Bergg cancels Starmaker

    2001-08-09T09:14:00Z

    ITV2's biggest original commission is pulled in pre-production as part of move to refocus channel's output