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    JVC PROMOTES INSIDER

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    JVC Professional has appointed Mike Dickson as systems sales manager, reporting to sales director Don Cameron. Dickson has over 10 years of sales experience with JVC. The move comes in the

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    Kirch invited to talk by ITV

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    ITV has challenged Germany's Kirch Group to quit complaining and start talking after Kirch accused ITV and the BBC of acting as a cartel in negotiations over next year's World Cup, writes David Rose.

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    ITV Network on the music trail

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The ITV Network has commissioned a series of 6 x 60-minute music specials for transmission from mid-October based on live sets from this month's V2001 festival, writes David Wood. Acts include Texas, Coldplay, David Gray, The Charlatans and Toploader.

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    VOD supplier wins Premier League rights

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Video on demand supplier Video Networks has signed a groundbreaking three-year deal with the Premier League for exclusive rights to 106 Premier League games a season - the first time the league has broken out video on demand (VOD) rights separately, write

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    RICH LIST

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    While the combined wealth of this year's 100 TV and radio multimillionaires has been dented by the dotcom crash and advertising downturn, most content providers are enjoying a year of watching their figures grow.

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    ROBBIE'S METRO TICKET

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Robbie Williams was captured in all his high-definition glory at the weekend with equipment supplied by Metro Broadcast, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Sky puts reality in pole position

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The UK version of controversial reality show Temptation Island will form the centrepiece of Sky One's autumn schedule.The 12 x 60-minute series has been produced for the channel by Granada and

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    STAKEHOLDER REVIEW

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    United Business Media and the Daily Mail & General Trust are believed to want to offload their shares in ITN. The move would allow the three remaining shareholders, Carlton, Reuters and

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    TALENT SIGNS SOAP STAR

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Talent Television has signed actor Craig Fairbrass, who plays EastEnders villain Dan Sullivan, to star in three new drama series. The actor has already completed one non-broadcast pilot for ITV -

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    Soap Specials

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 is planning to screen a number of one-off EastEnders specials, just weeks after the popular soap went four days a week, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    From the show floor - Siggraph 2001

    2001-08-16T17:35:00Z

    Produxion.com's undercover specialist brings you the pick of the new releases

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    Channel 4 unveils Autumn line-up

    2001-08-16T17:29:00Z

    New Tony Marchant drama, David Starkey-fronted investigation into the six wives of Henry VIII and a challenging look at racism in the UK are among the highlights of the new season

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    Hamiltons in live TV debate

    2001-08-16T16:45:00Z

    Infamous couple, who have denied allegations of serious sexual assault, continue to court media with appearance on live TV debate tomorrow night

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    BBC 1 launches interactive holiday show

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    BBC 1 is to launch a new holiday show based on the interactive travel recommendations of the public.Holiday - You Call the Shots, a 6 x 30-minute series to be

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    C4 signs first ever deal with MTV

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    Channel 4 has struck a deal with MTV Networks International for the first time to screen the MTV Europe Music Awards from Germany.With artists including Destiny's Child, Dido and Janet

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    C4 commissions MBC to create futuristic factual doc

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) has secured two one-off commissions from Channel 4 including a film looking at the effects of climate change in the year 2050, write Colin Robertson and Jon Rogers

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    BBC to mark 40 years of Jamaican independence

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    BBC Multicultural commissioning executive Maxine Watson has unveiled a raft of new programmes for BBC 2 as part of her brief to develop original strands intended to reflect 'real diversity'.The programmes,

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    ITV woos kids with religious show The Ark

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    ITV controller of news, current affairs and religion Steve Anderson has commissioned United Productions to make a multi-faith religious series for children.The 13 x 30-minute series The Ark follows five

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    Auf Wiedersehen Pet scores hat trick

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    The BBC has released further details of its new version of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, which begins filming on location in London, Arizona and Middlesbrough from next week.The third series of

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    ITV drama chief orders two new series

    2001-08-16T16:29:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned two comedy dramas for the network.Indie Alibi Productions has produced a 90-minute comedy thriller Dead starring Caroline Quentin and Robert Bathurst. The