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TOTP spin-off ousts O Zone
BBC 2 pop music entertainment show O Zone is to be replaced by a Top of the Pops-branded version of UK Play's daily pop show The Phone Zone, write Tara Conlan and Georgina Lipscomb.
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Trade Talk - Money spinner
Dull, sharp, clean, dirty - contradictory descriptions but no one denies David Chance will drive Granada Media forward.
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Three Mills seeks partners
Three Mills Island Studios is seeking partners to expand into post-production services, writes Barbara Marshall.
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OFF THE RECORD - Out of the loop
The frisky, meadow-frolicking joys of summer freedom last week bounced back at folk trying to email BBC music entertainment czar Trevor Dann, who was made redundant last week. His out of
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Taylor joins Straight TV
Manchester indie Straight TV has signed up former Granada Media production commercial director Paul Taylor as a non-executive director, writes Ashley Davies.
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Thorp takes Sci-Fi job
Sci-Fi channel has created a new director of programming role and has promoted head of programme planning and acquisitions Jason Thorp to the position, writes Colin Robertson.
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Opinion - United loser in ITV summer sale
Summer is officially on hold in the TV industry - and this has nothing to do with the unseasonal weather. With ITV consolidation continuing apace - albeit in a direction that
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Nelmes go-ahead for Young vehicle
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned a full series of Kirsty Young vehicle Ratrap, in the same week the ITN newsreader has been recruited to front the
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SALMON GREEN LIGHTS THIRD HOPE AND GLORY SERIES
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has green lit a third series of school drama series Hope and Glory. Executive produced by writer Lucy Gannon and BBC head of drama series Mal
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OFFERS TO MAKE STUDENT FILMS
National Geographic Channel has teamed up with distributor Southern Star to offer PhD students the chance to have their doctoral projects filmed as part of a new 13-part series. Doctoral students
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PEARSON TV RECOMMISSIONED FOR NIGHT FEVER FOURTH
Pearson TV has secured a recommission to produce a fourth series of Channel 5 karaoke show Night Fever. The new 24 x 45-minute series, commissioned by C5 controller of entertainment Alan
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UKTV unveils factual slate
UKTV factual channels editor Andrew Lowrey has unveiled three new series and a recommission as part of its autumn line-up, writes Tara Conlan.
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GRANADA MEDIA AND LIVERPOOL FC TO EXPLOIT NEW MEDIA
Granada Media has extended its relationship with Liverpool FC announcing a new joint-venture company, Liverpool FC Broadband. The division - backed by£20m from Granada - will be a 50/50 outfit
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Tele-Cine expands services
Post house Tele-Cine is expanding its broadcast services activities with the launch of a satellite up-link facility. The company also plans to develop its web streaming capability to offer a complete distribution service, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Initial exec quits for music indie
Initial producer and The Pepsi Chart series producer Jim Parsons has joined music indie Done and Dusted as a senior producer, writes Tara Conlan.
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ESSEX RADIO LAYS OFF SIX
The Essex Radio Group last week made six full-time admin and sales staff redundant, following GWR's takeover of the Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) radio assets last month. A spokeswoman
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ENDEMOL SHAREHOLDERS SIGN OFF TELEFONICA TAKEOVER
Dutch production company Endemol Entertainment shareholders have agreed overwhelmingly to accept Spanish telecoms company Telefonica's takeover offer, formally made in June. Telefonica will exchange 97.4 per cent of Endemol's stock for
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IRN names new editor
Independent Radio Network (IRN) has appointed one of its former news editors, Jon Godel, to the role of editor, writes Georgina Lipscomb.He replaces Derval Fitzsimmons who is to become head of
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GRANADA LIFESTYLE GETS NEW MEN'S PROGRAMMES EDITOR
Moniza Uddin has been appointed editor of men's programmes for Granada Television's lifestyle department. She will have editorial control over all programming for Granada Sky Broadcasting's cable, satellite and digital channel
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STAR TV HEAD JAMES MURDOCH TO LECTURE IN EDINBURGH
News Corporation executive vice-president James Murdoch, who was recently appointed Star TV chairman and chief executive, will deliver the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (GEITF) in