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RUSSIAN MEDIA MAGNATE BUYS INTO CME
Russian media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky has taken a 17.3 per cent stake in Central European Media Enterprises (CME). Gusinsky paid around $6.7 million (£4.1 million) for the stake, according to documents
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United in talks with HBO to buy Itel stake
United News & Media (UNM) is negotiating to take full control of distributor Itel by buying the 50 per cent stake it does not already own from Time Warner subsidiary HBO.UNM
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BSkyB signs Reeves for Dome show
BSkyB has signed Vic Reeves to appear in a one-off short film, The Good Ship Citizen, to show in its Millennium Dome entertainment venue, Skyscape, writes John Plunkett.
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Brook Lapping, ORTV link up for Timeline
UK indies Brook Lapping Productions and ORTV have teamed up with video news agency APTN to form a new factual programme-making operation aimed at the international market, writes David Wood.
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GMI leads British deals at Mipcom
A number of major new output deals were concluded by UK distributors at the Mipcom programming market last week, including a Granada Media International (GMI) agreement with Dutch commercial broadcasters NOS
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XFM CALLS IN DEDICATED BREAKFAST PRODUCER
Capital Radio-owned Xfm has hired the first producer to work exclusively on its breakfast show as part of a drive to increase weekday morning listenership.Former Talk Radio breakfast producer Tara Spring
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ORTV HAILS BRACE OF UK STYLE COMMISSIONS
Indie ORTV has snapped up a commission and a recommission from BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK Style. UK Style editor Andrew Lowrey has ordered Interiors, a 12 x 30-minute series described by
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DIGITAL FILM'S ELSON JOINS MPC BOARD
Digital Film head of production Michael Elson is to join the board of parent company MPC. Elson (left), who joined MPC just 18 months ago, will assume a wider responsibility for
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Off the Record - Millionaire blow
No-one was more impressed than OTR by Chris Evans' ground-breaking quiz idea to give away a million quid. If only those chaps at Celador, makers of ITV's Who Wants To Be
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LIVE TV GOES INTO BLACK FOR FIRST TIME
Live TV is set to make an operating profit for the first time in its four-year history this month, according to sources, after breaking even in September. It is thought to
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Gardam berates independents for focusing on narrow concerns
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has warned that independent producers may be endangering their own future by being too preoccupied with short-term concerns, writes Steve Clarke.
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VOICE OF LISTENER & VIEWER TO HOST BELFAST DEBATE
The Voice of the Listener & Viewer is to host a debate in Belfast next Wednesday (20 October) on the future of broadcasting in Northern Ireland.The event, which will be opened
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BBC retains Games' rights
The BBC has retained the rights to broadcast the 2002 Commonwealth Games in a deal believed to be worth£12 million, writes Tim Dams.
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Barnes Trust close to Teddington deal
Barnes Trust Media is on the verge of selling Teddington Studios with a view to leasing back part of the site.The facilities group, which closed post-production subsidiary The House earlier this
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Bannister to tackle short-term contracts
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has pledged to tackle one of the most contentious issues with staff in his directorate - the prolific use of short-term contracts, writes Tim Dams.
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CARLTON BOOKS SECOND RUN OF O'HANLON'S BIG BAD WORLD
Carlton Television's Ardal O'Hanlon vehicle, Big Bad World, is to return for a second series next year, but in a 30-minute rather than a 60-minute format. The 10 x 30-minute second
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UNITED BACKS BURSARY FOR DOCUMENTARY-MAKERS
United Productions is backing a new bursary scheme for young documentary-makers that will be launched at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF) later this month. Delegates who have had two previous
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Perkins to front Movie Babylon
Sky MovieMax has signed Sue Perkins of Mel and Sue fame to present a new 30-part peaktime movie review show, Movie Babylon, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC MILKS BABY COW
Steve Coogan and Henry Normal's new independent, Baby Cow Productions, has signed an exclusive two-year deal with the BBC. Brokered through the BBC's independent commissioning group, the deal will see Coogan
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Axton in for Carnegie at Local Radio
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has revealed it is replacing chief executive Chris Carnegie with its regional managing director for the south, Ian Axton, writes Ashley Davies.