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October lands sequel to Staying Lost
October Films has landed a commission from Channel 4 to make a sequel to its controversial documentary series Staying Lost, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITV SOAP VERDICT IMMINENT
Shed Productions, Yorkshire TV, Carlton TV, Hewland International and United Productions are braced for the outcome of the pitch for the new ITV teen soap which is expected to be announced
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ICHOOSETV AND MICROSOFT IN STREAMED VIDEO TIE-UP
IchooseTV.com, the personalised internet TV service, has entered a technical and promotional partnership with Microsoft TV for streamed video on the IchooseTV website. The two said the deal allowed for potential
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Nickelodeon race hots up
Contenders for the managing director's job at Nickelodeon UK emerged this week, with a raft of internal and external executives tipped to make the shortlist, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRADE TALK - Wave goodbye?
Sky's James Baker is no stranger to new roles, having had three different titles in the past year alone. Simon Ellery considers his postition post-rejig.
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INTERVIEW - Game for a laugh
Head of BBC comedy Geoffrey Perkins is under pressure to deliver the laughs - and not just by re-running old successes. He has a string of new shows and funds to cross-fertilise BBC 1 and 2 ideas, but will he pull it off?
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PSYCHO GAMESHOWS - Games without frontiers
Will the no-holds-barred brand of voyeurism and public humiliation that has made Channel 4's Big Brother such a success provide the template for a new era of copycat shows or will it turn out to be a mere flash in the pan? James Curtis reports.
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TELEWEST SHARE PRICE FALL RAISES TAKE-OVER FEARS
Telewest has become the centre of takeover speculation following a plunge in its share price to the current level of 170p as Broadcast went to press. Last week the cable operator
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Factual orders roll in for Granada Television
Granada Television has scored a number of new factual commissions for broadcasters in the UK and abroad, including a new series of Savage Planet, writes Colin Robertson.
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Soho Images md leaves for new facility
Soho Images managing director Gary Napier is leaving the company to head the launch of a new£3.5m digital film facility, Digital Film Lab, writes Dominic Timms.
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Pile replaces Shields at Eva Entertainment
Eva Entertainment chief executive Mikael Shields is leaving to join Atom Films and is to be replaced by Pearson TV head of special projects Hugh Pile, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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QUANTEL ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE HENRY INFINITY
Quantel has announced a raft of enhancements and a new line-up for its editing family, including the infinite superlayer Henry Infinity. That now comes with Maya on Quantel and 24fps universal
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GMG SELLS ENDEMOL STAKE
The Guardian Media Group has sold its 50 per cent stake in UK indie GMG Endemol Entertainment to its Dutch joint-venture partner Endemol Entertainment. The deal means that new Endemol Entertainment
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WOOLLEY PROMOTED IN TELL TALE EXPANSION DRIVE
Tweenies (left) producer Tell Tale Productions has promoted director Karl Woolley to the newly created role of managing director. The appointment is part of the indie's expansion plans. The producer now
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Salmon serves up drama-heavy slate
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon unveiled his most expensive drama line-up ever, as he launched the channel's£189m autumn schedule on Tuesday (8 August).Salmon said the BBC was setting 'great store'
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Redhead to Hat Trick as drama head
Independent Hat Trick Productions has appointed Bafta-winning producer Mark Redhead as its new head of drama, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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EPN takes on new director
Emap Performance Network (EPN) has named Piccadilly Radio managing director Phil Roberts as its new group programme director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Pinewood to invest in digi studio
Pinewood Studios has announced a seven-figure investment in television facilities while construction and remodelling begins on a 9,000 square foot digital television studio due to open this autumn, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Omnibus devises fingerprinting tool
Omnibus Systems has invented a new technique for recognising video that could solve many of the problems facing broadcasters wanting to track use of their programme material in the digital multi-channel
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OFF THE RECORD - It takes deadication
Tofu-eating Big Brother loser Sada could learn a thing or thing or two from one of the game birds taking part in BBC 1 doc Surviving the Iron Age which has