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    SPLIT SCREENS AT SKY

    2001-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Sky Sports is to employ its 'split screen' format on Sky Sports Extra to show the England v Greece and Germany v Finland football clashes at the same time on Saturday

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    ITV defends regional cut-back plans

    2001-10-04T14:42:00Z

    Broadcaster says leaked document which discussed plans to cut back regional programming was a draft of a response to previous ITC suggestions

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    Battle on for war access

    2001-10-04T14:29:00Z

    News broadcasters hold crunch talks with military to ensure frontline access

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    Miles quits Fox Kids

    2001-10-04T14:29:00Z

    Fox Kids UK managing director Annie Miles leaves channel ahead of Disney takeover

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    ITV satellite plan may hit regional choice

    2001-10-04T13:30:00Z

    Plans to press ahead with satellite launch without Sky's conditional access system could lead to viewers deserting regional option in favour of London feed

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    Heggessey orders second series of Murder in Mind

    2001-10-04T13:07:00Z

    Paul Knight Productions to mastermind 8X60 minute series alongside BBC controller of drama series Mal Young

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    Endemol plans interactive Miss World

    2001-10-04T12:41:00Z

    UK commercial arm Gem bids to revamp beauty contest as interactive event Miss World-You Decide

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    Yorkshire Tyne Tees lands ITV and C4 commissions

    2001-10-04T12:10:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees TV Productions (YTTTP) features department has secured a string of commissions from ITV and Channel 4 including a brace of profile shows for two of ITV's biggest drama

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    Keating and Root unveil new arts series

    2001-10-04T12:10:00Z

    BBC controller of arts commissioning Roly Keating and controller of BBC 2 Jane Root have unveiled a raft of new programmes, including a series fronted by opera diva Lesley Garrett, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Surfs up for Boomerang

    2001-10-04T12:10:00Z

    Cardiff-based indie Boomerang Productions has scooped commissions for Channel 5, Extreme Sports Channel and S4C, writes Penny HughesCommissioned by former C5 senior controller of features and arts Michael Attwell, Surfing Summer

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    Meg and Mog to make TV debut

    2001-10-04T12:10:00Z

    Children's book series Meg and Mog is being turned into an ITV animation following a co-production deal between TV Loonland and Stressed Eric creator Absolutely Productions, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned

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    Telemagination expands

    2001-10-04T11:35:00Z

    Telemagination has expanded its ink and paint studio with the addition of three compositors, writes Barbara Marshall.Senior compositor John McManus has joined along with compositors Alistair Beckett and Neil Harris.

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    Dunlop heads back down-under

    2001-10-04T11:33:00Z

    On-air promotions specialist Bruce Dunlop is to set up a creative services company in his homeland, Australia, writes Barbara Marshall.Dunlop set up Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) in London in 1999

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    Commercial facilities turn to broadcast

    2001-10-04T11:31:00Z

    Two high-end commercials facilities, effects house Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) and Triangle Television, part of Saatchi & Saatchi-owned The Facility Group, are targeting the broadcast market as part of plans to

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    Static launches adult sex quiz

    2001-10-04T10:50:00Z

    Interactive TV developer plans to spice up games channel PlayJam with quiz based on The Lover's Guide

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    BOX TV wins US drama orders

    2001-10-04T09:52:00Z

    Indies set up by former C4 head of drama Gub Neal wins US commissions worth $11m

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    Channel 4 learning cuts budgets

    2001-10-04T09:50:00Z

    C4 commissioning editor schools programmes John Richmond says will have to make 'difficult decision to continue with projects or postpone them'

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    Perry quits C5 for World of Wonder

    2001-10-04T09:50:00Z

    Controller of special events to take on role of creative director at Adam and Joe producer

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    Bergg returns to ITV1

    2001-10-04T09:45:00Z

    Former ITV director of planning and strategy makes dramatic comeback to channel he left less than two years ago

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    C4 eyes indie stakes

    2001-10-04T08:42:00Z

    Discussions with Wall to Wall understood to be advanced and deals with other indies expected to follow