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Discovery on ITV
ITV Digital has bolstered its channel line-up after finally striking a deal to carry leading factual specialist the Discovery Channel, writes Simon Ellery.
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Haigh murder drama ordered by ITV
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has ordered a one-off dramatisation of the life of acid bath murderer John Haigh, as part of a brace of commissions from Granada, writes Steve Aston.
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Hollywood expands
September Films is to expand its Hollywood franchise to Channel 4 with a series exploring religion, writes Steve Aston.
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GRANADA SELLS FILMS
Granada Film is to take its distribution and sales operation in-house. The department will be run by newly appointed head of international sales and distribution Penny Wolf. She joins from Capitol
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Historical work on Principal list
Principal Pictures has bagged a raft of commissions for The Learning Channel (TLC), Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C.For TLC, the indie is making Escape From Saigon, a 90-minute film to
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SCORE HOPES TO SCORE
The Radio Authority has received one application for the local digital multiplex licence for Inverness and the surrounding area. Score Digital, a wholly owed subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings, is proposing
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INTERVIEW - The second phase
Three months in as Channel 5 director of programmes, Kevin Lygo argues that C5 has little to lose so can dare to be different and make innovative TV that is a genuine alternative to its rivals.
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Liberty recruits a sales team for media services
The first evidence of plans to restructure the Liberty Livewire group emerged this week with the creation of a sales team for the media services division, writes Barbara Marshall.
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OFF THE RECORD - For you, McBean, ze war is over
Once upon a time, Itel distribution god Andrew Macbean ran away from the television world to join the circus - all right, the theatre. Now he's got an acting role as
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Peers threaten Ofcom mutiny
The campaign to bring the BBC under the full control of Ofcom moved up a gear this week as broadcaster Melvyn Bragg and other Labour peers threatened to back Tory MPs
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ROBOTS SNAPPED UP
BBC kids strand CBBC has become the first broadcaster to snap up rights to Lego Media's debut television production, Little Robots, writes Leigh Holmwood. The 26 x 10-minute animation series, to
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SECOND SHOP AT SKY
Home Shopping Europe, the shopping channel owned by USA Networks and Kirch, has launched on Sky Digital. It is the second shopping service to feature on Sky Digital and will broadcast
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WONDER STUFF
Channel 4 is rolling out its pop music video production scheme to Wales later this month, writes Penny Hughes. 4 Minute Wonders, launched in Scotland in June, has already produced a
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BBC creates new sports roles
BBC sport has created two new roles within its new media and development departments to push programming innovation.Executive editor, sports news Graeme Reid-Davies will add new production to his remit,
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Digital satellite viewers get BBC regional news
Corporation to use interactive technology used for Wimbledon and Tennis and Open Golf services to give digital satellite viewers a choice of regional bulletins
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Baby Films director wins Choice Cuts talent initiative
Jon Wright's Librarian's Dream and three more of his films to be premiered on BBC Choice
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Channel 4's Richard McKerrow to quit
Commissioning editor education set to leave in the new year after staying 'longer than planned'
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NTL calls for change to carriage rules
Cable operator wants to charge for carriage of public service broadcasters' channels
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Two Four TV poaches Langley from Shout
Two Four TV is looking to grow its advertiser-funded programme output and has appointed Shout Television head of commercially funded programming Jason Langley to oversee the drive, writes Simon ElleryAs interactive