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Industry condemns Jowell's Brass Eye knee-jerk
Media secretary was 'naive' in her handling of the matter and her calling for stronger ITC powers
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Granada bags Cirque du Soleil distribution deal
Granada International has struck a three-year distribution deal with Montreal-based circus group Cirque du Soleil, writes Steve AstonThe deal gives Granada worldwide television exploration rights outside North America and French-speaking territories.
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New fashion series for BBC
The BBC is to venture back into fashion television with a new series featuring 'real people and their wardrobes', three years after flagship strand The Clothes Show was axed, writes Leigh Holmwood
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First Thomas Murphy commission to emulate Saville's Fix It
Format creator Thomas Murphy Entertainment has won its first commission for television, with an order for a BBC 1 celebrity-led charity show in the style of former BBC 1 stalwart Jim'll
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Storyteller and Mercury sign ITV daytime pet deal
Australian wildlife independent Storyteller Productions and fledgling London-based producer/distributor Mercury Media this week signed their first sales deal with ITV for the daytime series Animal Allies.The 13 x 30-minute series
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TVF International lands Diana rights
Documentary distribution company TVF International has secured the international rights to Brook Lapping's 4 x 60-minute ITV series Diana - Story of a Princess. The series tells the life story of
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BBC coy on Saturday night schedules
Corporation remains tight-lipped on plans to air heavily female-skewed schedule against ITV's The Premiership
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ETV plans online alternative to local TV
Web-based Manx.TV set to launch within next two months combining local programming with syndicated online shows
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Lux departure raises indie concerns
Major worry over ideas getting sidelined as controller of entertainment commissioning finally takes her leave
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Parkhill wins third Soho Shorts Festival
Director of ground-breaking look at disability wins Artsworld film award at Rushes's annual short film festival
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NTL announces 5,000 jobs to go
Cable Business NTL is planning to more than double job losses to almost 5,000 as it struggles to reduce its£10bn debt.NTL chief operating officer Stephen Carter said last Thursday (26
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BBC 1 orders celebrity-led charity show
Format creator Thomas Murphy Entertainment has won its first commission for television, with an order for a BBC 1 celebrity-led charity show in the style of former BBC 1 stalwart Jim'll Fix It, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITV floors BBC 1 in Sunday night fight for supremacy
One last gasp for Wimbledon, the final (BBC 1, Monday 11.35) with 4.43 million, before ITV and Channel 4 were once more serving aces with a Coronation Street special and Big
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10 Alps nets Sky project
10 Alps, the media company backed by former pop star Bob Geldof, has secured a commission from Sky One and three series orders for BBC radio, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Virgin Radio poaches heart 100.7 DJ Denham
Virgin Radio is continuing its drive to find new DJs with the appointment of Heart 100.7 FM DJ Daryl Denham. He is expected to present the drivetime slot for the station.
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£2m boost for BBC news.£
The BBC is overhauling its coverage of business issues with the injection of an extra£2m into its news department and the creation of 20 new posts, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC creative head leaves for US.£
BBC Controller of creative services Dave Howe has quit the broadcaster to join the Sci Fi channel in the US, writes Will Strauss.
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Static 2358 hires BBC interactive director
Interactive outfit Static 2358 has hired former BBC interactive editorial director Mike Clowes as Static Media director of brand development and media strategy. Clowes, who joins from media consultancy NC Company
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Big brother 3 plan
Plans are being put in place for a third series of Big Brother less than a week after the Big Brother 2 finale, insiders have said. Channel 4 sources said the
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Jowell stance on C4 slammed
Broadcasters and producers have this week united in condemnation of media secretary Tessa Jowell's 'ham-fisted' reaction to Brass Eye's satire on media representations of paedophilia broadcast on Channel 4.Jowell sparked a