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C4 PUTS FREEZE ON DIVERSE NEO-NAZI DOCUMENTARY
Channel 4 has postponed Diverse Production's 100 per cent White documentary about neo-Nazis until the completion of David Copeland's trial. He is accused of murder following last summer's Soho pub bombings
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C4 goes to regions for new doc strand
Channel 4 is launching a short anthology series of international documentaries to be sourced entirely from regional producers.C4 editor, nations and regions Alan Hayling is overseeing the series, which has the
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4Later orders autumn slate
Channel 4 commissioning editor, nighttime Darren Bender has announced his first major tranche of commissions since taking up the role in the spring, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 to fund two historical series
Channel 4 is on the verge of commissioning two major historical series, following the critical and ratings success of Elizabeth, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 names Frow as new features chief
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, features Ben Frow has beaten off the competition to take up the helm at the features department from Liz Warner - now head of C4's Ideas
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AVID RECRUITS MCGUINNESS FROM AURA 3D
Avid Technology has appointed Richard McGuinness as UK Softimage product manager. Joining from Softimage reseller Aura 3D, where he was sales manager, McGuinness will be responsible for all Softimage products in
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Unity Pictures created the title sequence for BBC 2's coverage of the Duke of York's NSPCC Challenge. Match director Nick Kennerley is reuniting Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in a tennis
Unity Pictures created the title sequence for BBC 2's coverage of the Duke of York's NSPCC Challenge. Match director Nick Kennerley is reuniting Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe in a tennis
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PEARSON TO FLOAT STAKE IN RECOLETOS FOR£125 MILLION
Pearson is planning to float 20 per cent of its Spanish Recoletos subsidiary this autumn to raise an estimated£125 million. Pearson owns 95 per cent of Recoletos, which publishes sports
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Bannister plans 10% budget cuts
BBC marketing and communications director Matthew Bannister has unveiled plans to cut around 10 per cent to the department's overall budget, writes Tara Conlan.
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Dan and Mel row sorts it out for BBC 1
The much-publicised Dan/Melanie clash and the return of bad-boy Steve in EastEnders on Monday (25 June) helped BBC 1 in the ratings battle this week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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GRANADA TO RAISE£1.5 BILLION FUNDING FROM SELL-OFF
Granada hopes to raise funds of up to£1.5 billion from the impending sale of 20 per cent of its demerging media arm. The company, which launched its pathfinder prospectus on
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BBC RESOURCES' LYNCH RECEIVES£100,000 PAYMENT
Former BBC Resources chief executive Rod Lynch was paid£102,000 last year, according to the directorate's 1999-2000 annual report published last week. Three other directors received£298,924 between them. The payments
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Soap rubs off
Brookside an educational show? 'Tis so, says Liz Warner, commissioning editor at Channel 4, who argues that educational programming must quit the ghetto to survive.
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OFF THE RECORD - Secrets and spies
As a hyphenate novelist-TV exec, Docherty will of course be familiar with the way an author's work is frequently refashioned for television.Only last week at Canada's Banff TV Festival, for example,
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Parry-Davies to shut Rewind Productions
Rewind Media Group chief executive Chris Parry-Davies is attempting to wind up the radio production arm of the company, Rewind Productions, write John Plunkett and Liz Shackleton.
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MURDOCH MEETS MESSIER FOR TALKS
News Corp and BSkyB chairman Rupert Murdoch and Vivendi chairman Jean-Marie Messier met last week to discuss areas of co-operation, including the possibility of establishing a European TV production operation, according
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Molinare suspends manager
Molinare facilities manager Mark Woodroffe has been suspended following a number of alleged complaints from other members of staff.Woodroffe, who was promoted to facilities manager less than five months ago, was
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Saturday morning kids' show scores second run
Zenith Entertainment has had Saturday morning Ant and Dec vehicles SMTV:Live and CD:UK reordered for a further year, writes Jason Deans.
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ITV network makes plans for Tonight
The ITV network is considering proposals to change the format of new current affairs flagship show Tonight - with Trevor McDonald, writes Alice Macandrew.
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INTERVIEW - The popular touch
Departing the BBC after 20 years, Peter Dale found himself fighting fakery claims as head of C4 documentaries. Now that the channel is shedding its 'minority' tag, his latest challenge is to introduce genuinely popular fare.