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TELEWEST UPS PRICES
Telewest is to increase the average price of its TV packages by£2. The move comes as the company reported its interim results, which showed net losses of£209m to 31
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WORLDWIDE PROFITS
The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is expected to announce record profits of around£95m when it releases its results on 4 July.A BBC spokeswoman re-fused to comment on specific figures,
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ULSTER PROFITS RISE
Group operating profits at Ulster Television have jumped 13 per cent to£13.4m according to its end of year results. Pre-tax profits stood at£27m, boosted by the sale of its
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REILLY RETURNS
Inferno operator Crawford Reilly has quit VTR after only six months to rejoin Glassworks. Reilly will be reunited with former Rushes colleague Ludo Fealy who moved to Glassworks at the same
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Satire returns
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has struck a deal with Carlton International to screen the first 10 series of satirical puppet show Spitting Image on Granada Plus, writes Steve Aston. The 83
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TX. - Seeking the survivors
From his time as series producer of Sky's pan-European entertainment show, Showbiz Weekly, Sheldon Lazarus has developed a nose for a good story. But three times in as many years, his
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TREMOR AT SKARAMOOSH
Skaramoosh has bought Nothing Real's high-end compositing tool, Tremor.Supplied by Tyrell, this is the second system to be sold in the UK since its premiere at NAB earlier in the year.
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Pitching post
Howard Webster delves into the uncertain world of Soho post-production to find out how some of the main players go about selling themselves
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Microsoft goes live with TV Cabo Interactiva
Ceo Ballmer claims Portuguese roll-out is 'significant step forward for the interactive TV industry worldwide'
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BBC strikes second PVR agreement
Deal with German technology group comes in addition to existing deal with TiVo for BBC highlights package
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ITV2 orders travel gameshow
ITV2 director of broadcasting Joan Lofts has commissioned First Circle films to produce a travel gameshow, writes Steve AstonThe Race , a 15 x 60-minute series, will follow four two-strong teams as
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Twenty Twenty lands double doc order from C4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural Pat Younge has ordered two 50-minute documentaries from indie Twenty Twenty, writes Penny HughesSecrets of Shepton Market (working title) looks at the treatment of black American
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C4 orders morality stories for children
Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and programmes John Richmond has ordered five-part series The Beaconsfrom Cardiff-based indie Wild Dream Films.The 15-minute morality tales, which aim to further
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Radio 4 gives Catherine Bailey drama orders
Radio indie Catherine Bailey productions has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to produce a 2 x 60-minute drama piece, Mother and Son.Based on the novel by Ivy
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twofourtwo to make Newquay doc for C5
Indie twofourtv has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a documentary looking at life in Britain's surf capital, Newquay, writes Georgina LipscombOrdered by C5 controller of children's and religious programmes
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C5's Attwell orders doc about porn king
Airborne TV has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a 60-minute documentary about pornography company Private.Commissioned by C5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell, Private - The Reluctant King of Porn
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Choice offers fans Glastonbury alternative
BBC Choice is creating a 'virtual Glastonbury Festival' to run at the end of the month following the cancellation of this year's event in Somerset.Using archive footage filmed by festival
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Carry On team to get one-hour documentary
Glasgow-based indie Black Watch has completed a film about the legacy of the Carry On team for Channel 4.The 60-minute documentary, Can We Carry On Girls?, ordered by C4 head
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Rapture has it live in Ibiza
Clubbing channel Rapture Television is gearing up to broadcast what it claims is the UK's first live broadcast from nightlife hotspot Ibiza as part of its third season from the Balearic
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SMG kicks off Nardini thriller for ITV
SMG has gone into production on its two-part thriller, Sirens, for ITV.The 2 x 90-minute episodes, which feature This Lifestar Danielle Nardini as a police