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BBC CHOICE TO AIR WEAKEST LINK THEME NIGHT
BBC Choice is to screen a theme night dedicated to quiz show The Weakest Link. The six-hour event, which will go out on 1 July from 19.00, will feature the first
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Allen should've kept quiet
Sitting beside the Camel - river not ship of desert - word reaches me of a bizarre happening. Apparently, and it is hard to believe, Granada has written to the prime
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OFF THE RECORD - Carlton driven by naked ambition
Industry observers are familiar with the argument that the quality of Carlton's programming really has improved in the eight years of its short life, not least since Steve Hewlett arrived to
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NEWS ANALYSIS - American cream
With British entertainment formats having performed strongly in the US lately, confidence is growing among American broadcasters that UK indies branching out into the States can deliver hit factual and reality shows.
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TELEWEST APPOINTS KINGSMILL AS NON-EXEC
Cable outfit Telewest has strengthened its board by naming former MFI Furniture deputy chair Denise Kingsmill as a non-executive director. Kingsmill, who has been deputy chair of the Competition Commission since
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ARRI GB CHIEF RETIRES
Arri GB chief executive Derrick Ross has retired after 18 years with the German-owned company. Ross set up Arri's UK subsidiary in 1983 after being poached from competitor Rank Strand where
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SKILLSET ASKS INDUSTRY TO RETURN CENSUS
Skillset this week called for all those working in the audiovisual industries to return forms for the second industry-wide census by the end of July. The first census showed that 116,000
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NEW RORY PECK AWARD
The Rory Peck Awards is introducing a new category, the Sony International Impact Award, for freelance broadcast journalists whose work that has made an impact on government policy or public opinion.
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CARLTON WINS AWARD
Carlton has picked up The Windrush Partnership Achievement Award for its commitment to cultural diversity. The award is given to organisations that have helped people from ethnic minorities through their business.
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CARE SCOOPS FIVE AWARDS AT BAFTA CYMRU
Care, the BBC's drama about abuse in Welsh children's homes during the 1970s and 1980s won five Bafta Cymru awards on Sunday (24 June). It took the best drama award while
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UK firms win top awards at Promax
UK broadcasters triumphed at the Promax and BDA 2001 awards in Miami last Thursday, writes Mark Banham.
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Go Racing deal back on course
Horseracing consortium Go Racing has clinched a last-minute deal to save its£387m TV rights contract.The British Horseracing Board (BHB) has signed a contract with the consortium to provide it with
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INDIE FINANCE - From Bad Girls to Footballers' Wives
A simple structure and efficient cost control have meant Shed Productions, maker of Bad Girls, was able to turn a profit in its first year. It has also found success in overseas sales and merchandising. Ed Shelton reports.
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ITV SHELVES SLAP BANG
ITV has decided not to commission any further episodes of Ant and Dec vehicle Slap Bang from indie Blaze. The show was originally intended to return with 16 shows in the
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BBC bolsters news teams for expansion
BBC News is to create 50 new posts as it expands its services across the BBC networks and creates specialist teams to produce news summaries, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC REPORT LIMITED
The findings of the delayed BBC Worldwide review - to be announced in a fortnight's time - will not be published in full. The review's recommendations will be publicised, although insiders
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BBC NEW MEDIA FIRST
BBC new media has appointed its first controller of business development as part of its departmental restructure. Director of broadband services at games portal gameplay.com Angel Gambino has been hired and
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TWG HITS OUT AT BBC
The Wireless Group has submitted a document to the Office of Fair Trading in which it complains that the BBC abuses its dominant position by buying radio rights to sporting events
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BBC Wales boosts factual team
BBC Wales has recruited three producers from the commercial sector to work on new projects in its standalone factual department, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC DESIGNER IN MOVE
BBC Resources graphic designer Andrew Norris Sherborn has joined digital agency Entranet as senior technology project manager responsible for the technical output of its inter-active TV team. Sherborn joins from the