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ITN RENEWS ATTACK ON BBC
ITN has made a fresh attack on the BBC following the BBC's agreement of a tariff-free news deal with mobile service provider AvantGo. ITN marketing director David Robinson told Broadcast: 'BBC
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Asia opens up to Carlton
Carlton International has tied-up a tranche of Asian deals, writes Colin Robertson.
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The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
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FRENCH ARTS CHANNEL TO FAVOUR DOMESTIC FILMS
French arts channel Arte is to shift co-produced films, including those made with UK production partners, out of primetime in favour of original language and dubbed films. The move means the
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Ardent stacks up deals with the US
Ardent Productions has won a slate of documentary commissions from US broadcasters and a development deal with E! Entertainment TV Networks.Chairman Malcolm Cockren told Broadcast that the company finds the US
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NICKELODEON APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Nickelodeon UK has promoted Eddie McKendrick to the newly created position of director of new media. He is to lead a team of 11, spearheading the broadcaster's drive into new media.
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BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
BBC charity appeal BBC Children in Need (left) has appointed the chief executive of spinal injury charity Aspire, Martina Milburn, as its new director. She replaces Julia Kaufman who has left
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NEW DEVELOPMENT APPOINTMENT FOR SOLID STATE LOGIC
Solid State Logic (SSL) has appointed John Andrews to the new post of broadcast development director. Known for its music console products, SSL is experiencing growth in all aspects of the
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BBC ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES IN ITS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The BBC has unveiled details of the categories of this year's BBC British Short Film Festival in September. The categories for the awards include the UCI grand prize for best British
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A road to nowhere?
It's been a bad year for international distribution, with margins being squeezed harder and harder. Katy Elliott finds out whether sales executives can find a way out of the desert of despair.
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APTN CONSOLIDATES PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Associated Press Television News has named its Havana senior producer Will Stebbins as Latin American regional executive. Stebbins, who set up APTN's operation in Cuba, is briefed to strengthen relationships with
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ALICE BEER QUITS BBC RADIO TO FOCUS ON TELEVISION
BBC London Live 94.9 FM lunchtime presenter Alice Beer is leaving the station and her 12.00-14.00 slot to concentrate on her television career. She will be replaced by Drivetime co-presenter Clare
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CANAL+ BUYS RIGHT FOR FRESH AIRING OF QUEER AS FOLK
Canal+ has bought the rights to broadcast Queer as Folk 2, the 2 x 60-minute Red Productions drama, which aired on Channel 4 last year. The second run of the drama
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MTV UK On Air team designed the relaunch of light-hearted music show MTV Bytesize. The bite theme is taken literally as two characters munch their way through bizarre edible objects, both
MTV UK On Air team designed the relaunch of light-hearted music show MTV Bytesize. The bite theme is taken literally as two characters munch their way through bizarre edible objects, both
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BBC to air virtual Olympics backdrop
Presenters of the BBC's Olympics programming will have a real-time backdrop of prime Sydney views despite sitting 20 miles away in the Olympics International Broadcasting Centre (IBC), writes Naomi Marks.
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Gibson takes BBC docs job after U-turn
BBC Bristol head of features Jeremy Gibson has changed his mind and decided to take the BBC controller of documentaries and investigations job, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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PERFORMANCE BUYS INSIDE THE ACTORS' STUDIO FOR UK
Arts channel Performance has bought the British TV premieres of a third batch of episodes for US interview show Inside the Actors' Studio. The channel has bought 13 episodes of the
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Action Time cooks up five shows for Carlton
Action Time's specialist cookery team, the Manchester Kitchen Unit, has won five new series commissions from the Carlton Food Network, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEWS BULLETINS TO BE ACCESSIBLE BY MOBILE TELEPHONE
BBC World Service is launching its news bulletins via mobile telephone in Latin America, the first time the station has used a voice activating option. As many as 2 million listeners
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UDEN TACKLES HOTEL SEX FOR CHANNEL 5
Indie Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a 1 x 60-minute documentary Hotel Sex. This is the third show in a strand following on from Car Sex