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HOME CHOICE TO EXPAND
Video-on-demand firm Video Networks has secured a non-exclusive local delivery licence from the Independent Television Commission. The move means that the firm's consumer brand Home Choice, which already supplies pop videos,
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Wall fancied for ITV chief exec job
United Broadcasting and Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Wall is to be wooed by ITV chiefs as a contender for the vacant ITV chief executive role, writes Colin Robertson.
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Programme chief leaves Emap radio
Emap Performance Network group programme director Dave Lincoln is to leave the radio outfit at the end of this week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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INITIAL TO MAKE SIXTH SERIES OF THE PEPSI CHART
Channel 5 controller of special events Adam Perry has commissioned Initial to make a sixth series of pop music show The Pepsi Chart, (left) which is to be relaunched with a
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DNE channel doubles shows
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) channel Animal Planet is doubling UK original commissions by calling for an extra 50 hours of output for next year, writes Simon Ellery.
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CENTRAL WILDLIFE TO GET ITS OWN SIX-PART SERIES
Central Television has lined up a six-part series of wildlife programmes as part of parent company Carlton's Sanctuary 2000 initiative. Called Heart Of The Country, the 6 x 30-minute series will
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CBBC gears up to relaunch next year
Children's BBC (CBBC) is to be relaunched in the New Year under new CBBC children's chief Nigel Pickard, writes Tara Conlan.
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SIMPLY MONEY TIES UP NEW CARRIAGE DEALS
Consumer finance channel Simply Money has struck carriage deals with On Digital and video-on-demand firms Yes TV and Video Networks brand Home Choice. The channel, which was launched in January this
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Elton to head Pollyanna for Carlton
Carlton Productions has added a further executive producer to its drama team to oversee a major new TV adaptation of Eleanor Porter's classic story Pollyanna, writes Colin Robertson.
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The heat is on for Caribbean
Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural programmes Yasmin Anwar has defended the line-up for this summer's Caribbean Summer season after being accused of broadcasting stereotypical images of black people, writes Ashley Davies.Caribbean
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CANWEST DOUBLES PROGRAMME LIBRARY IN ENDEMOL DEAL
CanWest Entertainment has announced two deals this week. One is an agreement with Endemol Entertainment to acquire its international distribution subsidiary Endemol International Distribution (Endemol). The deal, valued at more than
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Holme calls for lighter touch
Chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) Lord Holme has added his voice to a growing call for lighter-touch regulation of the broadcasting industry balanced with greater broadcaster responsibility and viewer
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ORAD TO BUY FRENCH NUMERIC VIDEO
Virtual studio company Orad has signed an agreement to buy French Numeric Video, developer and manufacturer of video servers and live slow-motion systems. The deal is expected to be completed in
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BT LAUNCHES PARIS/LONDON FIBREOPTIC CABLE LINK
BT Broadcast Services is hoping to strike deals with French broadcasters after launching a new fibreoptic cable link between Paris and London.The link means French companies can gain access to BT's
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MEDIA MOGULS LAUNCH CHANNEL FOR BRITTANY
Rupert Murdoch, Silvio Berlusconi and TF1 have together launched a new French channel dedicated to Brittany and the Breton language. The service, which will broadcast magazine series, drama and news for
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SIGGRAPH BOOSTS SHOWCASES DIGITAL HUMAN SIMULATION
Digital human simulation was a hot topic at Siggraph. Digital Domain's Experience Music Project, titled James Brown: Putting a New Face on the Godfather of Soul, created a funky digital performance
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Brother pulls while Park empties
Channel 4's Big Brother continued its ratings success as the nation tuned in and voted for the eviction of the first housemate, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BENTLEY ON LOOK OUT FOR SCANDAL SCRIPTWRITERS
Chrysalis indie Bentley Productions is looking for scriptwriters to develop programme ideas after buying the rights to Amanda Platell novel Scandal. Bentley confirmed that it was gearing up to approach broadcasters
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Trade Talk - Jana Bennett
On the wealth and diversity of new programming being enjoyed by US audiences this summer.
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Highfield to head BBC's new media
Flextech Interactive managing director Ashley Highfield has been poached by the BBC to head its new media division, while a rival candidate for the post, BBC Online director Nigel Chapman, is