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INTERVIEW - Transition man
Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Dubs is watching over the regulator's last breaths as it tries to secure its legacy within Ofcom. So is it time to mourn or celebrate?
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UNIONS UNITE IN ITV
A new pan-union body has been created to fight for the interests of members of the three main TV unions within ITV. Called ITV Unions, the organisation brings together the National
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Top TV targets kids
Two former Granada employees have set up Top TV Productions, a new children's indie based in Bristol.Tracey Mulcrone was formerly head of production for United News & Media's children's department in
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Worldwide to seek new partners
The BBC finally announced the results of a much delayed review of its Worldwide subsidiary on Tuesday (17 July), calling for more private sector partnerships to raise further revenues, although it failed to specify which areas of business would be opened
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SOUNDS OF THE PAST REVIVED
The Farm Group's Nigel Edwards is behind the sound design of BBC science's four-part series Ancient Apocalypse for BBC 2, writes Barbara Marshall. Executive produced by Alan Bookbinder, the series uses
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Tabloids in TV romp
The tabloids' insatiable thirst for providing 'exclusive' coverage of TV shows such as Big Brother, Survivor and Popstars has resulted in a cross-media relationship that sees the red-tops coming out on top.
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ITV2 starts movie run
ITV2 has secured a 21 film deal to bolster its weeknight output with a weekly film season that launches next week.The deal has been struck with major US studios MGM, Columbia
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C4 to look at designer vaginas
A Glasgow-based indie is producing two films on extreme plastic surgery for the broadcaster.
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Nickelodeon announces autumn slate
Line-up includes home-grown interactive music show and three pilots
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BBC plans raid on This Morning
The beeb seizes Richard and Judy's departure as an opportunity to increase its ratings share
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GSB Hazzards Bo and Luke 'stunt' special
Behind-the-scenes programmes on The Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum and Fame are orderd by Granada Sky Broadcasting
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Extreme Sports Channel Debuts With Surfing
The Extreme Sports Channel (ESC) has commissioned its first UK production with a one-off documentary on the UK's biggest surf event, the Rip Curl Newquay Boardmasters Festival.ESC head of production
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CNN highlight the horrors of Sierra Leone
CNN has commissioned Insight News TV to produce a third episode in a trilogy of Sorious Samura documentaries, the first two of which were commissioned and broadcastby Channel 4.Filming of Playground to Battlefield
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Somethin Else wins MTV radio orders
Indie Somethin Else has been commissioned by MTV Radio to produce 5 x 54-minute and 1 x 120-minute radio programmes to coincide with MTV's summer coverage of Ibiza's music scene.Presented
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Flashing image review
The Independent Television Commission is hoping to make TV safer for epileptics by revising the guidelines on flashing TV images.
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UK horizons to focus on vets in Hong Kong
Attaboy TV has been commissioned by UK Horizons to produce 13 x 30-minute docusoap Hong Kong Vets.To be transmitted later this year, it will follow the work of ex-pat vets in
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Avid makes two senior appointments
Avid Technology Europe has made two further management appointments following recent changes to its sales and marketing department, writes Barbara Marshall.The company has promoted Avid DS product marketing manager Richard Craig-McFeely
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Wam!Net to cut jobs
High-speed network operator to axe 130 ahead of negotiations for final round of funding
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ITV Digital subscriber growth rate slips for second quarter in succession
Beleaguered digital terrestrial platform adds just 48,000 new subscribers this quarter compared to 75,000 in the previous three months and admits 30,000 contracts still to be activated
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ITV Digital subscriber growth rate slips again
Beleaguered digital terrestrial platform adds just 48,000 new subscribers this quarter compared to 75,000 in the previous three months and admits 30,000 contracts still to be activated