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Granada to create genre heads in production rejig
Granada is gearing up to make sweeping changes to its production structure as part of a further attempt to streamline its internal management.Newly appointed Granada Content managing director Simon Shaps is
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SKY FOOTBALL DEAL
The Footballers' Football Channel, which last weekend produced the British Leg of the Kronenbourg Cup European Beach Soccer League featuring Eric Cantona, has closed a carriage deal to launch on Sky
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Desert Island despair
BBC 1 channel executive Anne Gilchrist found Small Town Gardens proved more of a living-room oasis than The Desert Forges.
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NHS DIGITAL LAUNCH
Flextech expected to launch the pilot NHS health channel Living Health this week with over 11,000 pages of NHS information and the facility to book a GP appointment through the television.
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Prebble shuffles top digital staff
ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has started to streamline operations between the network and On Digital by announcing a reshuffle of senior staff, writes Steve Aston.
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NATIONAL LOTTERY TO GIVE MILLIONS TO DIGITISE FOOTAGE
Several UK media companies will next week receive lottery handouts of up to£1m to help digitise their archives, writes David Wood.
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Dyke slams ITV's slur
BBC Director general Greg Dyke has sent a letter of rebuke to ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble following his public criticism of the BBC's interactive services, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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EASTENDERS' SECRET FILMING
The BBC has started production on the long-awaited fourth episode of EastEnders, which is expected to go out on a Friday evening from 10 August, writes Leigh Holmwood. A source close
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THE END NEARS FOR THE GANG
BBC chairman Christopher Bland and director general Greg Dyke will break an on-off working relationship that has spanned more than 10 years when Bland steps down as chairman later this summer.
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VIRGIN TO LOSE EVANS
A source suggested Virgin Radio presenter Chris Evans would definitely leave the station, as Broadcast went to press. Evans has not been on air since last Wednesday and Virgin Radio bosses
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SANCTUARY EXPANDS
Sanctuary Studios, part of media rights group Sanctuary Group, has bought Westway Studios and Southbrook Construction. Westway Studios, which is currently home to Channel 4 series As If, has four stages
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RADIO FESTIVAL PLANS
Final details of The Radio Festival schedule were unveiled this week. The festival will be opened on 9 July by BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden and Commercial Radio Companies Association
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SGI FIRM GOES MENTAL
SGI-owned Alias Wavefront has formed a strategic partnership with German software company Mental Images, maker of rendering system Mental Ray. The two companies will work together to create a Mental Ray
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UKTV'S FOOD PLANS
UKTV has unveiled fresh details for its new food channel which include a plan to commission half of its content from indies as part of a£20m spend. Content for the
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THE LWT GANG - The Untouchables
The last 30 years have seen the LWT gang largely dominating British broadcasting. But as one of the most powerful partnerships in TV history comes to an end, Steve Clarke marks the twilight of an era that produced many a millionaire.
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PrimeEnt grows Welsh TV interests
Media outfit PrimeEnt is planning to beef up its TV output with the launch of two restricted service licence (RSL) services in Wales, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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INTERVIEW - A home from home
There are a swag - as they say in Australia - of Home & Away people in town. And while Fisher, Hayley, Irene and the guys are off shooting scenes and
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Quentin to star in ITV thriller
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a new two-part drama vehicle for Caroline Quentin from Granada, writes Steve Aston.
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TRADE TALK - The risk jockey
Go Racing consortium chief Christopher Stoddart's high-wire business style has paid off now that the racing rights deal has been agreed.
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KINGSTON ON-DEMAND
Kingston Communications has assembled a four-strong content team to thrash out a strategy for the group's TV and video on-demand offering, KIT. Andrew Forcett has been named content service development manager