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CAN YOU MANAGE?
Endemol Entertainment is to launch an interactive reality format that will allow viewers to control a football club. The People's Club will allow viewers to vote on key management decisions. The
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Unique and Precise merge
Former BBC light entertainment stalwart Noel Edmonds moved this week to turn his television group Unique into a multimedia group after merging with Manchester-based Precise Communications, writes Colin Robertson.
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UPC to test Microsoft TV
Pan-European cable outfit UPC has begun trials of Microsoft's interactive TV platform in 100 homes in UPC's flagship Amsterdam franchise area, writes David Wood.
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Off the Record - Not a nethead?
Off the Record was clutching its corset strings on Monday as it read this gem from the new media section of The Guardian this week. Former Channel 5 czar David Elstein
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Off the Record - Tivo times
The BBC's digital channel development editor, who goes by the unlikely name of Bryher Scudamore, tells us that 55 BBC staff now have Tivos as part of ongoing research into personal
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Hardie quits ITV
ITV marketing and commercial director John Hardie leaves after four and-a-half years to take up new international role at Walt Disney Television
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C4 schools orders football writing series
Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and programmes John Richmond has requested a 4 x 20-minute series, Writing for Kicks, from indie Casetv.com.Football stars Gareth Southgate, John Barnes, Peter Reed and
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Go Racing media rights deal heading for the knacker's yard
Broadcaster-led consortium admits 10-year media deal 'likely to founder' on race-data impasse as consortium leader Arena Leisure suspends shares
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BBC to make landmark ancient Rome drama
The BBC has unveiled a new landmark drama series set in ancient Rome, writes Leigh HolmwoodFalco, a series of 60-minute episodes, based on the Falco books by Lindsay Davis, will focus
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MTV UK to meet with destiny's child
MTV Networks UK has bagged live rights to show Destiny's Child's biggest European concert to date as part of a weekend focusing on the hit girl band.The broadcaster is planning
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Aussie firm buys Dekos
Australian sports broadcaster Pineapplehead has bought four Deko image management/character generators from Pinnacle Systems for its new European base in London. The systems will be used for the first time by
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Irdeto secures smart card fraud conviction
Conditional access firm secures conviction against supplier of illegal satellite smart cards
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Aussie series heads hallmark acquisitions
The Hallmark Channel has unveiled new acquisitions headlined by Granada Australia drama hit SeaChange.Hallmark director of broadcasting Rosie Hill-Davies has bought the 39 x 60-minute series from Granada International for
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SMG TV to produce Shirley Bassey biog for C4
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor for history, arts and religion Tim Kirby has commissioned SMG TV Productions to produce an unauthorised biography on Shirley Bassey, writes Simon ElleryThe 60-minute programme is
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Channel 5 lines up 'counter-reality' show
Channel 5 has lined up a counter-reality show from ITN factual that attempts to paint a more accurate picture of survival on a desert island, writes Georgina LipscombThe Real Castaway features
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ONdigital makes call to Mother
Advertising agency that helped launch Channel 5 brought in to oversee rebranding to ITV Digital next month
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Go Racing deal heads for the knacker's yard
Broadcaster-led consortium admits 10-year media deal 'likely to founder' on race-data impasse as consortium leader Arena Leisure suspends shares
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OpenTV buys Static
$59m deal sees interactive TV platform provider branch out into content development
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Madonna grants BBC access
Crew granted exclusive admission to star's inner sanctum on Drowned World Tour for Only One Madonna documentary to air on BBC 1 in July
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100 executive jobs to go at Granada
Allen seeks to slash£60m from operating costs by 2003 as digital costs and lacklustre ad revenues combine to force media group into red