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ACTION TIME'S CANTER MOVES TO TALENT PRODUCTION JOB
Talent TV has appointed Hana Canter to head production at the indie. Canter, 30, who was series producer on Atlantic Production's Channel 5 series The Real LAPD joins Talent from Action
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CLT-UFA ABANDONS SPLIT MANAGEMENT FOR BELLENS
CLT-Ufa is ditching its split management structure with the appointment of Didier Bellens as chief executive, replacing Remy Sautter and Rolf Schmidt Holtz who have shared the role since the 1997
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D9 TO DRIVE MONEY CHANNEL
The new Money Channel is basing its production on JVC's D9 format (formerly known as Digital-S) and cites value for money as the main reason. 'It was the advent of digital
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Quality writing is Wiliam's (left) holy grail. 'I'm looking for a different kind of comedy, not outdated 70s-style sitcom - although there was some great stuff in the 70s,' she says
Quality writing is Wiliam's (left) holy grail. 'I'm looking for a different kind of comedy, not outdated 70s-style sitcom - although there was some great stuff in the 70s,' she says.
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NE indies land£50k business boost
The Research Centre for Television and Interactive Media (RCTIM) has raised£50,000 for two north-east indies to train and employ development researchers and to hone other key areas of their businesses,
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C5 lines up late-night slate
Channel 5 controller of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned four new late-night programmes for transmission later this year, writes Tara Conlan.HTV Wales is producing a 6 x
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C5 buys biking Grand Prix
Channel 5 has signed a three-year deal for the exclusive UK rights to the motorcycling Grand Prix - the 500cc MotoGP World Champsionships, writes Tim Dams.The broadcaster will air live coverage
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BAZAL MAKES FLATMATES DOCU-SOAP FOR CHANNEL 4
Bazal has been employed by Channel 4 outgoing commissioning editor, daytime Julia LeStage to make an 8 x 30-minute docu-soap about choosing and living with a new flatmate. Set in seven
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BSC UPHOLDS C4 DECISION
The Broadcasting Standards Commission has cleared controversial Channel 4 series Pornography: A Secret History of Civilisation, after 17 viewers complained about sexually explicit material in the series. In its February monthly
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MAVERICK TV PREPARES 30-MINUTE DRAMA SINGLE
Indie Maverick Television has been commissioned for a 30-minute short film by Scottish Screen in association with Scottish TV. The film, Long Haul, tells the story of a long-distance lorry driver
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Liquid Television Graphics has designed the branding for Disney Channel's Kids Zone programme One Saturday Morning, capturing its content of animation and sitcom in a 3D landscape, dotted with circles
Liquid Television Graphics has designed the branding for Disney Channel's Kids Zone programme One Saturday Morning, capturing its content of animation and sitcom in a 3D landscape, dotted with circles out
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3i backs Grade to buy Pinewood
Venture capital company 3i has backed the purchase of Pinewood Studios from the Rank Group, making a£67 million investment and taking an 80 per cent stake, writes Nick Radlo.Michael Grade
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Cable switch off looms in 2002
Analogue cable services could be switched off by the end of 2002, according to Telewest chief executive Tony Illsley, writes Colin Roberston.Speaking at a Women In Cable event on Tuesday (22
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BBC 2 GIVES UNDERWORLD CHARACTER A SOLO PILOT
BBC Production's comedy entertainment department, under Jon Plowman, is working on a broadcast pilot for a new BBC 2 comedy show Buller. The 30-minute pilot is based on Ricky Grover's underworld
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC 2 Body Chemistry queers the ratings
Audiences were keener to hear hard facts about how hormones determine gender than to see their effect on fictional gay Mancunians on Tuesday (15 February) night, writes Ashley Davies.According to unofficial
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Breakfast spot for Banks at Beat 106
Central Scotland radio station Beat 106 has appointed John Collins as its first programme director and hired former Xfm DJ Robin Banks to be the new host of its breakfast show.Collins
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BBC 1 THRILLER LINES UP ALL-STAR CAST
Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Wil Johnson and Claire Goose have been lined up to star in a new 2 x 50-minute BBC 1 contemporary thriller, Waking the Dead. Set
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Kemistry designed the titles for BBC 1/Ecosse Films drama Monarch of the Glen, to reflect the Scottish setting and mix of new and traditional culture. The graphics were inspired by Mondrian,
Kemistry designed the titles for BBC 1/Ecosse Films drama Monarch of the Glen, to reflect the Scottish setting and mix of new and traditional culture. The graphics were inspired by Mondrian,
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UK distributor Itel has sold exclusive cable and satellite rights for 60 hours of programming to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), including 13 x 1-hour episodes of Anglia's Survival
UK distributor Itel has sold exclusive cable and satellite rights for 60 hours of programming to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), including 13 x 1-hour episodes of Anglia's Survival wildlife series,