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BBC sets up kids units
Children's BBC controller Nigel Pickard has picked key members of his team to launch and develop the corporation's two new children's channels, greenlit by the media secretary Tessa Jowell a fortnight
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BBC re-opens Hippodrome
The BBC's Hippodrome Theatre in Golders Green, north London re-opened its doors this week after a£2.5m refurbishment, writes Barbara Marshall.The BBC bought the theatre on a 100-year lease in 1963
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Seven vie for Big Breakfast
Channel 4 heard verbal pitches for its Big Breakfast slot last Thursday (20 September) with just seven bids now in the running, write Simon Ellery and Penny Hughes.New indie Monkey pitched
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ITV stars get biography specials
Chrysalis Entertainment has been commissioned to produce two episodes of ITV's new biography strand, writes Simon Ellery.ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered Chrysalis Entertainment to produce 2 x 60-minute
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OFF THE RECORD - A Royle blunder
Just because you're funny on the telly doesn't necessarily mean you'll be funny in real life, or at awards dos. Just ask Craig Cash aka David from The Royle Family who
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SKY BOARD CHANGES
Crown Media Holdings president and chief executive David Evans has become a non-executive director of BSkyB, while Vivendi Universal has agreed a four-year deal to dispose of its 21 per cent
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WEB BOOST FOR RAGDOLL KIDS COMEDY
Youth interactive content developer Prism-e is to launch a website to bolster the new BBC children's live action comedy Brum created by Ragdoll Productions. The website, which uses Flash animation to
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ON THE BOX - Children go hands-on
Channel 4 interactive comedy editor Steve Berry finds Temptation Island a far less attractive proposition than DIY TV on CBBC.
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DEL BOY ON QUEST TO DIRECT HOLIDAY DRAMA
Shooting has started on David Jason's directorial debut, comedy drama The Quest, writes Steve Aston. The Yorkshire Television production is being shot on location in the Lake District and elsewhere in
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Hawk-Eye poised for snooker break
Sports Producer Sunset & Vine is close to sealing a deal with a snooker producer to extend the use of the Hawk-Eye technology that has helped Channel 4 wins accolades for
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Telewest reveals broadband plan
Telewest this week unveiled the first output from its broadband content division tailored for delivery over the cable outfit's enhanced high-speed internet service, Broadband.blueyonder. co.uk, writes David Wood.Highlights include Seen, a
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GIANT BUGS ON THE WAY
Principal Large Format, a division of London-based indie Principal Media Group, is close to securing funding for its large-format feature film Bugs, writes Penny Hughes. The 40-minute 3D live-action movie about
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Resolution in hunt for buyer as md departs
Resolution, the Big Brother post-production outfit, is sounding out the market for buyers following the decision by managing director Roger Moffatt to quit, writes Barbara Marshall.Moffatt has confirmed he intends to
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TRADE TALK - Team captain
Plunged into the deep end at Channel 4 after Sky poached his boss, new sport head David Kerr is gearing up for a multitude of challenges.
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Carlton in factual rejig
Carlton has created a separate division for its factual entertainment output, headed by controller of factual entertainment Nick Bullen who now reports directly to Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett, writes
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CINAR FOR SALE AS CASH CRISIS HITS PARENT
Indie Cinar Europe, maker of programmes such as CITV's The Adventures of Paddington Bear and The Wombles (left), has been put up for sale after its Canadian parent company Cinar Corporation
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EX-GMTV PRODUCER TO MANAGE CELEBRITIES
TV Travel Shop launch editor and former GMTV senior producer Liz Ayto has joined TV celebrity agency NCI Management. Ayto becomes a director and partner of the company, which manages presenters
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SMITH TO CHAIR RADIO CONSUMER PANEL
Former media secretary Chris Smith is to chair a new Classic FM consumer panel. The panel will meet quarterly to review the radio station's programme plans and ambitions presented by Classic
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ZEAL STRIKES CHATTERBOX FIRST-LOOK DEAL
New indie Zeal Television has struck a first-look deal with format creator Chatterbox worth at least£1m. The move means Zeal will produce all new Chatterbox format deals. Chatterbox's credits include
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Yes chief warns of VOD struggle
Yes Television chairman and chief executive Thomas Kressner has warned that the video-on-demand (VOD) sector faces a shake-out because of tough market conditions and a lack of development cash.'The problem for