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Off the Record ..
Production pontiff Michael Foster is reportedly setting up a talent agency backed by PR guru Matthew Freud and is supposedly representing one Ross Kemp (who he? Ed). For all those interested
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TRAVEL NEWS VIA WAP
Trafficlink, which supplies traffic and travel news to commercial and BBC local radio, has signed a deal with XY Network, run by indie Somethin' Else, to launch audio travel news bulletins
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WISDOM INTERVIEW
Film channel Carlton Cinema has made a rare commission, asking indie Kulture Vulture to produce a 60-minute one-off interview with comedian Sir Norman Wisdom. Called Norman on Norman, the program-me was
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RED TO INTERVIEW STAR
Red Production founder Nicola Shindler has been lined up to interview Sex and the City creator Darren Star at the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (GEITF) which runs from 24 to
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JUST GROUP UNIFIES
Children's entertainment company Just Group, producer of the Butt-Ugly Martians, is to consolidate its operations into one London office after buying Mediakey (trading as Marshall Publishing) in December last year. The
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Going in for the kill
A production crew getting chased up trees by black rhinos, a man getting hit by a bullet bouncing off an alligator and a presenter getting attacked by a big angry bird,
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Tivo gets off to slow start
Tivo, the much vaunted personal video recording system, has only managed to attract 5,000 subscribers in the UK, despite having been launched almost eight months ago, according to sources, writes David Wood.
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Off the Record ... Following Nasty Nigel's footsteps
Yorkshire TV executive producer of entertainment Jim Brown is hoping to replicate the success of Popstars with Starmaker, his new talent show for ITV2. But he's also shamelessly keen to follow
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RATINGS - Viewers follow Messiah over long weekend
BBC 1's two-part thriller Messiah led the way over the bank holiday weekend, writes Jon Rogers. According to unofficial overnights, the first instalment on Saturday (26 May) at 21.00 gained 6.7
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INDIE FINANCE - September has a spring in its step
Having built up its 'Hollywood' franchise which panders to viewers' fascination with US lifestyles, September Films is planning to create drama and distribution arms to tap into its database of existing clients.
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Off the Record ... and finally ..
James Greville, head of Cartoon Network/Boomerang UK, uses psychology to get his way.
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Off the Record ... A saving too far
Desperate for a drink while on the phone to a journalist last week, Teddington Studios boss Roger Morris raided the fridge in former chairman Ewart Needham's office. He grabbed a bottle
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This Morning to face Sky threat
Less than a month after Richard and Judy's shock departure, GMTV has dealt a further blow to ITV's daytime output with a new morning show for Sky One which will run against This Morning, writes Steve Aston.
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PRIME ENT GOES LOCAL
Entertainment rights company Prime Ent is to expand into local television after buying TV12 owner Your TV in a deal worth about£9m. TV12 operates three restricted service licences (RSLs) in
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IN MY VIEW - Tabitha Elwes
On how interactive advertising may change the future business model for broadcasters.
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Voters trust TV election news
Voters are putting greater trust in television than in other forms of media in the run-up to the general election on 7 June, according to a poll conducted by NOP for
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NEW EDITOR FOR VIRGIN
Virgin Radio has appointed Media UK editorial and content director James Cridland as managing editor for its online operation. He will be charged with the expansion of virginradio.co.uk and the development
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TELCAST WOMAN JOINS DOCUMENTARY EXPO
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival has poached Telcast International documentary sales manager Sirkka Moella to become festival programmer. She replaces Alex Cooke with a brief to build on rising delegate numbers,
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DNE'S NEW SERVICES
Discovery Networks Europe is bolstering its position on the Sky digital platform with two time-shifted services Animal Planet + 1 and Home and Leisure + 1, which launch this week.
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DISCOVERY AND EMAP TO MAKE FISHING TV
Discovery Home and Leisure has struck a deal with Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, to produce a series of masthead programmes with fishing title Angling Times. London-based Diesel Films is making