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Play UK to air Eminem show
New production outfit Free At Last TV has bagged its first orders with a raft of commissions from Flextech channel Play UK, writes Simon Ellery.
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FREE TO AIR - Survivor is unreality TV
Whoever coined the phrase 'reality TV' is clearly a few rushes short of a documentary. Take Survivor, the improbable sight of some retired serviceman and a clinical psychologist ('I'll tell you
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Television pays out
An ever-growing number of channels and the increasing marketability of successful content mean that venture capitalists now take indies seriously enough to be able to live with their low margins and uncertain prospects.
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ANGLIA BOSS TO RETIRE
Anglia Television chairman David McCall is to retire from the position this week. McCall has spent 40 years in the television industry. A founder member of the boards of Channel 4
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SPEAKEASY APPOINTS BOSS FOR DIVISION
Scottish-based indie Speakeasy Productions has appointed a new head of broadcast development. Christian Hill replaces Fiona McGrady who has returned to Scottish Television as a director. Hill will be based at
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Yes TV boosts Wales arm
Video on demand (VOD) service provider Yes Television is to undergo a major expansion in Wales, investing£23m in new facilities at its Cardiff Bay headquarters, writes David Wood.
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Engineers form association
Facility engineers last week formed a new trade organisation from the ashes of the image industry alliance (i2a), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Radio Authority warning over Ofcom
Radio Authority chairman Richard Hooper has said the industry's achievements over the past decade should 'not be jeopardised' by the establishment of new regulator Ofcom, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SKY SHUTS DOWN AUTOMOTIVE CHANNEL
BSkyB has closed the specialist service Automotive Channel, threatening up to 20 jobs at the channel's contracted production outfit, Visage. The business-to-business service broadcasts news analysis every day as a TV
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BASIL'S BACK
Children's classic Basil Brush is set to return to the BBC next year for the first time in over a decade, writes Penny Hughes.
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RAINBOW REVAMPS BASE
Rainbow Post Production has revamped its Soho base with the addition of two audio suites. The facility chose DAR Storm editors and Soundtracs DPCII digital mixing consoles with 5.1 mixing capabilities.
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Gibson to leave BBC
BBC controller of documentaries Jeremy Gibson is poised to leave the corporation as it gears up for a major overhaul of its beleaguered general factual department.According to sources, Gibson's division is
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BBC Choice news gains fresh talent
BBC choice is ramping up its commitment to news with the appointment of two dedicated news editors, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC EXTENDS FORMAT
BBC 1's Question of ... brand is being extended with the launch of new series Question of TV from July. The 8 x 30-minute series will be fronted by Gaby Roslin
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GLOBE LISTENS TO BBC
BBC World has increased its weekly and monthly reach by over 10 per cent and its daily reach by 20 per cent, according to the new 2001 European Media & Marketing
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Flextech and BBC join forces
Flextech has struck its first co-production deal with a terrestrial broadcaster for programming on one of its wholly owned channels, after linking up with the BBC for a new Richard Blackwood-fronted
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Jim Davidson in BBC sitcom talks
The BBC is in talks with comedian Jim Davidson over plans for a new BBC 1 sitcom, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Written by Carla Lane, a broadcast pilot is already in development
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BBC MANAGER TO IPC
BBC Worldwide business development manager Pippa Pollard is leaving the corporation to join IPC media as director, brand and business development. Pollard, 33, takes up the new role on 4 June.
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Flynn joins BBC to build commercial businesses
BBC DIRECTOR general Greg Dyke has completed a new top management line-up with the appointment of Roger Flynn from the private sector as business commercial director.Flynn, who joins from Prudential Retail,
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BBC REQUESTS DERBY RIGHTS FROM ITC
The BBC has asked the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for permission to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of this year's horse-racing Derby. The ITC is now inviting other broadcasters and rights