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BBC brings drama to kids for autumn
BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson has greenlit more than 50 hours of new drama for the autumn/winter season.The slate includes five new dramas, the department's first feature-length film,
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Talk to clinch deal for Oyston radio stations
Talk Radio parent company TalkCo is expected to complete the purchase next week of Morecambe music station The Bay and Belfast-based City Beat in a deal believed to be worth more than£4 million, writes John Plunkett.
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ITN to cover Eclipse for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned ITN to produce a two-hour live programme recording the eclipse of the sun on 11 August, writes John Plunkett.
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Selberg leaves Hit for Pleasant life
Ingrid Selberg, managing director of Hit Entertainment's publishing arm, is leaving to open up a new London-based international division of Pleasant - a subsidiary of toy manufacturer Mattel, writes David Wood.
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Producer suspended by GMTV
A GMTV producer has been suspended after it was revealed that a guest interviewed by presenter Lorraine Kelly was a fake, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Cable broadcasts to almost three million UK homes
Close to three million homes now take cable TV services, according to the latest figures released by the Independent Television Commission.On 1 April, 2,971,574 homes subscribed to cable, up by more
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United Sports sets sail with round-the-world race
United Productions' sports arm, United Sports, has picked up a contract to handle news coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race, formerly The Whitbread (right), in partnership with digital sports entertainment company
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ITV rapped over News At Ten slot promotions
The Independent Television Commission has upheld 23 complaints about a series of ITV promotions, claiming that films would be broadcast 'uninterrupted' in the slot previously occupied by News at Ten. The
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Trouble snaps up US drama Party of Five
Teen channel Trouble has acquired two new shows for its summer line-up including the US drama Party of Five (left). Trouble head of programming Lisa Opie has bought 44 hour-long episodes
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World Service wins live footie rights
BBC World Service has secured live football rights to the English Premier League until 2001. The two-year deal, announced on Monday (7 June), follows a three-year deal that expires this summer
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Radio 1 defends Tong from conflict of interest charge
BBC Radio 1 has defended DJ Pete Tong after an Independent investigation revealed that almost 250 tracks on his radio show in the past two years were produced by a company
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Jump design and direction has created the titles for new Saturday night lottery show Winning Lines. Commissioned by Celador Productions, they were designed to take viewers on a journey through a
Jump design and direction has created the titles for new Saturday night lottery show Winning Lines. Commissioned by Celador Productions, they were designed to take viewers on a journey through a
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4:2:2 Bristol has created the titles and graphics for Comic Relief's 'Debt Wish', a 50-minute special of stand-up comedy from the Brixton Academy, which aims to raise awareness of Third World
4:2:2 Bristol has created the titles and graphics for Comic Relief's 'Debt Wish', a 50-minute special of stand-up comedy from the Brixton Academy, which aims to raise awareness of Third World
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0n-Line Design has completed the title sequence and graphics for the new series of Alpha Zone. Commissioned by Roger Bolton Productions, they were designed by Ben Jackson. Created largely in After
0n-Line Design has completed the title sequence and graphics for the new series of Alpha Zone. Commissioned by Roger Bolton Productions, they were designed by Ben Jackson. Created largely in After
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NewsNuts TV unveils line-up
Nuts TV has revealed its debut programming line-up, which includes model Lucy Pinder presenting excerpts from HG Wells and Shakespeare in a nightly Book at Bedtime.
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Concern about sex growing says BSC
The number of viewers concerned about the amount of sex on television nearly doubled to 22 per cent in 1998, according to the Broadcasting Standards Commission's (BSC) annual report on public
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Granada Seeing Red for ITV
Granada Film starts production next week on Seeing Red, a movie for ITV starring Sarah Lancashire as starlet turned children's crusader Coral Atkins, writes Liz Shackleton.
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CWC suffers drop in customer satisfaction
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) was the only company to suffer a drop in its customer satisfaction ratings in a survey of all pay-TV operators, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Living is Charmed by supernatural thriller
Cable and satellite channel Living has lined up four new acquisitions, three of which are new to the UK, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Soho Images in first beta of Avid Symphony Universal
UK facilities group Soho Images has become the world's first beta site for Avid Symphony Universal, the 24-frame video post-production tool launched at NAB in April. Soho Group technical manager Andy