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Murdoch eyes new Italian pay-TV deal
Rupert Murdoch is talking to French outfits TF1 and Canal+ about a possible Italian digital pay-TV alliance, following the collapse of a proposed deal for the mogul to take a controlling
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TV execs urge ethical review to solve crisis
Industry figures have called for a 'back to basics' campaign and a return to the fundamental ethics of programme-making.TV executives admitted this week that the spotlight has now been turned on
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Executive producers: Charles Brand, Tessa Ross. Producer: Greg Brenman.Writer: Tony Grounds. Director: Adrian Shergold. Director of photography: Daf Hobson. Location manager: Jane Soans. Script editor: Roanna Benn.Casting director: Jane Fothergill. Costume
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GSkyB signs Telewest contract
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) has clinched a deal with Telewest for continued analogue carriage of its three channels, writes Alice Macandrew.
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PHILIPS JOINS DVB/DAVIC INTEROPABILITY CONSORTIUM
Philips has joined the nine founding members of the DVB/Davic interopability consortium, which supports common standards for cable modems and set-top boxes. Other members include Alcatel, Cocom, DiviCom, Hughes Network Systems,
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OFF THE RECORD - Talk IS cheap
Talk Radio came over all classical on Valentine's Day when listeners were treated to the romantic favourite, Romanza. But budgets being what they are, the station couldn't afford to shell out
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the musings of industry grands fromages
This week: Chris Parry and Xfm, London's 'only alternative' rock station 1994 Xfm, launched by Parry in 1992, fails to get a permanent licence for the second time. 'I just don't
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Initial popsters on song for CBBC slot
GMG Endemol Entertainment production subsidiary Initial has started filming a new Children's BBC series featuring a pop act put together by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller.The 13 x 25-minute series,
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CARLTON TO MAKE SECOND SERIES OF THE VICE FOR ITV
ITV has recommissioned Carlton Productions to make a second series of new police drama The Vice. The series' length has been increased from six episodes to an 8 x 60-minute run,
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Carlton International grabs Dream Street
Carlton International has picked up the distribution rights to ITV pre-school series Dream Street. The 13 x 10-minute series, being filmed at Pinewood studios under the supervision of Oscar award-winning special
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SONY SHOWS OFF DV-CAM DIGITAL CAMCORDER
Sony has launched a new DV-CAM format digital camcorder capable of capturing high-quality digital stills. The DSR-PD100P is a three-chip magnesium-alloy bodied camera incorporating Sony's version of firewire (IEEE-1394), enabling direct
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Debate on bullying to follow Kosminsky film
Meridian Television is producing a factual debate on bullying to follow its hard-hitting ITV drama from Peter Kosminsky, Walking on the Moon, writes Nicola Methven.Commissioned by ITV controller of news and
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OFF THE RECORD - A Brum deal
Much excitement over at Brummie radio station 100.7 Heart FM, where more than£40,000-worth of prizes are on offer in a poptabulous competition.Among the top-notch goodies up for grabs are a
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SPECIALIST DEAL-MAKERS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE: BRIAN JACKSON, HEAD OF GINGER FILM PRODUCTIONS
Brian Jackson was making commercials and documentaries before he stumbled across a previously untapped market in arts programming.Thirty years ago he founded Ginger Film Productions to produce documentaries and Brian Jackson
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Front Row, the cable pay-per-view channel, has produced its first in-house commercial for live boxing event Date With Destiny. The show features UK boxers Cornelius Carr and Jane Crouch in the
Front Row, the cable pay-per-view channel, has produced its first in-house commercial for live boxing event Date With Destiny. The show features UK boxers Cornelius Carr and Jane Crouch in the
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'The whole of TV Centre is quaking in its boots.'
'The whole of TV Centre is quaking in its boots.' BBC producer/director'Most people who are commissioning have long since lost any recollection of making a programme, and believe that magic is
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SEIKEGBA RETURNS TO THE MILL TO BOOST SCHEDULING
The Mill has lured back former booker Vicki Seikegba as deputy head of its new scheduling department. The department will be run by Melanie Whickham who also joins the company from
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Facilities' body ITS cuts ties with Pact
Independent facilities' trade body the International Teleproduction Society (ITS) is to cut its formal ties with producers' alliance Pact less than 18 months after they joined forces.The move, which is scheduled
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Multi-channel TV blamed for 'fakes'
The competitive pressures of multi-channel television are being blamed for the rash of fake TV allegations, according to a Broadcast survey of senior broadcasting figures.The need to maintain ratings in an
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Bishop exits in Carlton revamp
Carlton Television entertainment and comedy chief John Bishop is leaving the company as part of an ongoing overhaul by director of programmes Steve Hewlett.The company also confirmed that head of documentaries