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GRANADA UPS REGIONS
Granada Content director of programmes, north John Whiston has made three regional programming appointments to allow regional production staff to work across the broadcaster's output. Clare Morrow has been appointed regional
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INTERVIEW - The profit-maker
As Granada Content's director of programmes, north, John Whiston is charged with maintaining staples Coronation Street and Emmerdale, while acting as an ambassador for its expanding drama output.
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WALMSLEY JOINS UBC
UBC Media Group has appointed outgoing Carlton Communications deputy chief executive Nigel Walmsley to the role of non-executive director of the company. He takes on the role with immediate effect and
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LONDON STATIONS RETAIN RADIO LICENCES
The Radio Authority is to renew the Greater London FM and AM licences held by London News Radio (LNR) stations ITN News Direct 97.3 FM and LBC 1152 AM for a
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LONDON RADIO ON OFFER
The Radio Authority is re-advertising the greater London local radio licence held by Premier Christian Radio. The authority expects to award the licence, which will run for eight years from 10
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IN MY VIEW - Mark Rowland
On how anticipated changes in US taste may affect the kind of business done at Mipcom.
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MET PROBES SHOW
Celador has confirmed that the Metropolitan Police are investigating the case of a contestant on its Who Wants to be a Millionaire? gameshow who is suspected of cheating. The contestant has
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POETRY IN MOTION
BBC creative services has been commissioned to produce three short films for BBC Knowledge as part of the BBC's celebration of National Poetry Day on 4 October, writes Barbara Marshall. Each
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SPORT - Can sport win in peak?
Has ITV's The Premiership shown that sport can't match the viewing figures of gameshows and soaps in primetime or will broadcasters' new strategies for presenting sport pay off?
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PROMOTION AT THOMSON
Former Philips Broadcast UK managing director David Phillips has been appointed managing director of the UK operations of Thomson's Broadcast and Network Solutions group, following Thomson's acquisition of Philips Broadcast. Phillips'
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Sky starts rebrand
BSkyB has unveiled the first stage of a major rebrand of its UK service which will see the Sky logo as well as a number of channel identities change, writes Barbara
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Location Story...Capturing the decrepit grandeur of St Petersburg
Where many productions have wimped out, the BBC took the plunge and chose to spend three weeks shooting Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in St Petersburg. 'Everybody said no, don't go
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Interview?There's more to Inferno than just sparkle
Ever watched an Atomic Kitten promotion and wondered how the girls manage to leave seemingly spontaneous vapour trails in their wake? Or, perhaps more worryingly, why Tina Turner hasn't altered that
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BBC 2 plans new caroline aherne comedy
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is set to commission 6 x 30-minute family-based comedy Dossa and Joe, starring Caroline Aherne.Set in Australia and produced by Granada Productions Australia, the drama
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Carlton making Pollyanna adaptation
Carlton has begun production of its film adaptation of children's fable Pollyannafor ITV.The 120-minute film is set for broadcast on the network next year. It has been adapted for
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Family Affairs given major recommission
Channel 5 controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth has commissioned 260 new episodes of Family Affairs from Thames TV.The recommission will run from November this year to November 2002. The series
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Granada sport wins ITV basketball contract
Granada Sport has won a contract from ITV to produce a series of live basketball matches for the ITV Sport Channel.The series will run from the end of September for
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Discovery to revisit Falklands War
Cromwell Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to produce 120-minute special The Falklands War: a Military History.Featuring interviews with veterans from both sides, the documentary will mark the
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Tigress wins prime slot for elephant doc
Factual indie Tigress Productions has secured the first programme in the BBC strand Natural World.Fifty-minute The Lost Elephants of Timbuktutracks a herd of elephants living at the edge of
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Emap and indies plan FHM TV series
Emap Elan is in talks with a number of indies to develop a TV format based on men's magazine FHM.It is thought Emap Elan - part of the publishing group