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ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - Lux orders Marion special
BBC controller of entertainment Danielle Lux has lined up a one-off Marion & Geoff special for BBC 2, which will reveal the identities of the show's eponymous characters for the first time, writes Lucy Rouse.
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ROSE D'OR SPECIAL: MONTREUX 27-30 APRIL - Lenny Henry takes Golden Rose for BBC
BBC comedy Lenny Henry In Pieces scooped the coveted Golden Rose of Montreux award this week as part of a solid haul for UK producers, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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3.5 million cable subs
Cable TV uptake rose by 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2000, bringing the total number of subscribers to 3.5 million, according to the latest set of Independent Television
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C3 news awaits ITC bid approval
Channel Three News Limited, the consortium which plans to bid for the ITV news contract, will find out whether it has won nominated news provider status by the end of this month, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC may lose Coogan show to C4
In a scenario which could have been plucked straight from one of Alan Partridge's wildest dreams, the BBC and Channel 4 are engaged in a tug of love over a new comedy from Steve Coogan, writes Lucy Rouse.
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C4 hits back at criticism
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has hit back at industry criticism over the channel's programming and commercial strategy, following a spate of attacks over the past week.Answering charges from key
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C4'S Britney Spears day
Channel 4 has commissioned At It Productions to produce a 60-minute documentary special on Britney Spears as part of its planned tribute to the teen pop star, writes Simon Ellery. Ordered
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C4 commissions doc on women gladiators
Channel 4 commissioning editor of science Dan Chambers has ordered a 90-minute Secrets of the Dead special that pieces together new evidence of female gladiators. The as-yet-untitled Yorkshire Associated Producers (YAP)
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Radio 4 to cheer on punk's Silver Jubilee
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a 4 x 30-minute documentary series to celebrate the 25th anniversary of punk. Silver Jubilee, to be made by indie Wise Buddah, will feature contributions from
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CHANNEL 4 - Topping expectation
Is Michael Jackson letting down those who look to Channel 4 to dare to be different by transforming it into an admirable commercial enterprise, or are its new services a necessary move to prevent demise, in keeping with its spirit of innovation?
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C5 targets Springer to front its coverage
Commercial broadcasters will rely on big names and interactivity to boost their coverage of the forthcoming election, write Broadcast reporters.
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C5 to air Falklands war doc
Channel 5 has lined up an arsenal of heavyweight documentary series covering subjects from the Falklands war to a US police homicide squad, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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First TV foray for 5D
Effects developer 5D made its first move on the television market at NAB by joining forces with Curious Software. Aimed at broadcast news and on-air graphics requirements, 5D is to integrate
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News analysis - Ad industry reborn
Not only is branding becoming more important because of the profusion of channels but as viewers become consumers broadcasters are looking to the ad industry to find the people who have the tactics to attract them.
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Zone vision to distribute adult channel
London-based channel distributor Zone Vision has signed a deal for a second Private-branded men's channel, Private Girls, on Sky Digital. Programming will be sourced from the US and Europe featuring feature
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Sky cricket advance
Sky Sports has launched Sky Scope, a system which 'uses the latest missile-tracking technology to measure the exact flight path of a cricket ball'.Sky Scope uses computer graphics and six specialised
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NBC agrees Grass Valley system deal
Grass Valley Group signed its largest technology supply contract at NAB last week in a $25m (£17.5m) deal with NBC, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC unveils web commission aid
BBC director of TV Mark Thompson this week attempted to simplify the corporation's much-criticised commissioning process with the introduction of a TV commissioning website, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sky Digital to air the classics
Internet outfit onlineclassics.com is to launch a classical music TV channel featuring international concerts from around the world, including the Vienna State Opera and the week-long opera week in Verona in
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Free to air - BBC's unfinished business
Sir Christopher Bland's decision to leave the BBC for the even more treacherous waters of BT came as a shock to all of those most affected by it, not least because