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Broadband companies add to anti-BT chorus
MediaWave, Chello and Madge Web accuse BT and Oftel of dragging heels over ADSL roll-out
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Robbie Williams asks Done & Dusted for 90 minute tour special
Indie Done & Dusted has been asked by Robbie Williams to produce a 90-minute TV special from the Manchester leg of his forthcoming tour. Channel 4, through commissioning editor, music and
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Robbie asks Done & Dusted for 90 minute tour special
Indie Done & Dusted has been asked by Robbie Williams to produce a 90-minute TV special from the Manchester leg of his forthcoming tour. Channel 4, through commissioning editor, music and
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Fireside to make second series of House of Rock
Channel 4 commissioning editor of music and young people's programmes Jo Wallace has asked Fireside Favourites to make a second run of animated comedy House of Rock to air from next
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ITV finally greenlights US survivor format
ITV has finally announced it has commissioned Survivor, the real-life gameshow billed as a cross between Big Brother and Castaway. Director of programmes David Liddiment told an audience of advertisers this
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Prince Charles to visit Coronation Street set
HRH The Prince of Wales will visit the set of Coronation Street on December 8 to help celebrate the show's 40 thanniversary.Coronation Street was first broadcast on December 9 1940, and
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Sportsworld takes majority stake in X-treme Video
Acquisition creates Europe's largest extreme sports footage distribution and production company
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19 GROUP HIRES CHAPMAN TO DEVELOP TV PROJECTS
The 19 Group of companies, run by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, has hired Brilliant! TV management specialist Nicki Chapman as head of strategic development of TV projects. At Brilliant!
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4:2:2 London created the content graphics for Mega-Tsunami, the first in the new series of Horizon for BBC 2. Produced by Mark Hedgecoe for BBC science, the programme examines the phenomenon
4:2:2 London created the content graphics for Mega-Tsunami, the first in the new series of Horizon for BBC 2. Produced by Mark Hedgecoe for BBC science, the programme examines the phenomenon
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SVC ADDS SENIOR COLOURIST TO C-REALITY 2K TEAM
Soho-based SVC has expanded its C-Reality 2K team with the appointment of a second senior colourist, Jet Omoshebi. Omoshebi joins from The Moving Picture Company where she spent two years. Recent
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STAR SPEAKERS LINED UP FOR PROMAX UK 2000
The Promax UK 2000 conference and awards will feature guest speakers Brookside-creator Phil Redmond, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, former Channel 4 TV creative director Dave Buonaguidi and commercials producer Jonathan Glazer. The
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NEW CATEGORY ADDED TO BROADCAST AWARDS 2001
A new category has been added to the Broadcast Awards 2001 for the best entertainment show. The award will recognise the outstanding original entertainment programme or series (excluding comedy) broadcast on
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RDF sells off a£3m stake
Indie RDF Media is close to finalising a deal to sell 10 per cent of the company for£3m in a bid to raise cash to invest in online rights, writes Lucy Rouse.
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C4 and Pact progress on web trade terms
Channel 4 and producers' alliance Pact have reached a tentative agreement on online terms of trade, following months of wrangling, although a number of sticking points remain, writes Ashley Davies.
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Lygo commissions kids' drama for E4
Channel 4 head of entertainment and E4 controller of programmes Kevin Lygo has commissioned the first drama for the new digital entertainment channel, set to launch in January.The 21 x 30-minute
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Raft of reality for Channel 4
A raft of programming has gone into production for Channel 4 including a reality format and a follow-up to its Embarrassing Illnesses series, writes Simon Ellery.
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C4 STRIKES DIGITAL DEAL
Channel 4 has signed a three-year distribution deal with NTL for its digital entertainment channel E4 to be included on NTL's digital service, as exclusively predicted in Broadcast (22.9.00).E4 will launch
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Diverse holds C4 fort and recruits
Channel 4 has signed Diverse Production joint head of programmes Narinder Minhas to cover for co-commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar while she is on maternity leave.At the same time, Diverse has
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R4's Today to go live online
BBC Radio 4's flagship political programme Today is to be streamed live on the internet as part of an experiment that may lead to other key R4 programmes going on the web, writes Georgina Lipscomb.