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NewsLadette to Lady gets third outing on ITV1
RDF has been commissioned to make a third series of Ladette to Lady, the ITV1 series which attempts to transform some of Britain's most unrepentant ladettes into perfect ladies.
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SIT-UP.COM COMMISSIONS PILOT FROM ENTERACTION
Fledgling interactive TV company Enteraction, which is backed by former Live TV programme executives, has been commissioned to produce a programming pilot for interactive outfit Sit-up.com. Launched by former On Digital
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BBC PICKS UP MULTICULTURAL MEDIA AWARDS
The BBC picked up two gongs at the Carlton-produced Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards on Monday night (22 May). BBC TV's Koran & The Kalashnikov picked up the prize for best documentary,
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TOTALROCK! RADIO GRANTED RESTRICTED LICENCE
The Radio Authority has awarded a one-month restricted service licence (RSL) to TotalRock! Radio, a rock and heavy metal radio station that will serve London between 29 May and 25 June.
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KINGSTON COMMS PLANS NATIONAL INTERACTIVE NETWORK
Kingston Communications plans to create a national network to provide interactive TV services such as video-on-demand in a co-build project with rival Colt Telecom, which could launch services by July 2001.
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SRH BOUNCES BACK FROM BORDER DEFEAT
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), which earlier this year lost the bidding war to buy Border Television to Capital Radio, has announced it is still in the market for acquisitions. Unveiling its
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SIMPLY MONEY TO OFFER AN INTERACTIVE SERVICE
Invest TV will launch interactive services on its consumer finance channel Simply Money in June, in conjunction with Sony-owned technology firm Digital Interactive Broadband Services. As part of the project, viewers
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TELEWEST/FLEXTECH 'ON COURSE FOR 500,00 DIGITAL SUBS'
Telewest/Flextech chief executive Adam Singer has said the company is on track to meet its target of 500,000 digital subscribers by the end of this year after announcing that it had
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STUDENT STINGS WINNERS CHOSEN BY CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has chosen the winners of its student stings animation competition.The 15-second stings will all be broadcast later this year. The winners are: Rocio Cangas-Martinez from the Edinburgh College of
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BORDER TV GOES TO CAPITAL RADIO FOR£151 MILLION
Capital Radio has successfully bought Border Television after its recommended offer of£14 in cash for each Border share, which values Border at approximately£151 million, went unconditional last week. Capital
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INTERNET AUDIO CHANNEL TO AIR FROM JAZZ FM IN JUNE
Jazz FM is launching an internet audio service called ejazz.fm on 5 June.Ejazz.fm will offer two streamed audio channels playing continuous down-tempo and up-tempo jazz. Subscribers will also be able to
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VOD PROVIDER FUTURE SIGNS IRISH LICENSING DEAL
Video-on-demand technology provider Future TV has signed licensing deals with several production giants, including Carlton International and Granada Media, for more than 200 hours of content for Irish telecommunications company Eircom.
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TARA AGREES CARRIAGE WITH TELEWEST DIGITAL OFFERING
Irish channel Tara Television has signed a carriage deal with Telewest to run as part of its digital television offering, Active Digital. The channel, which features live chat, sports and soaps,
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SURVIVAL IN WEBSITE LINK-UP WITH US SCIENCE CHANNEL
United Wildlife's flagship strand Survival has teamed up with US science channel Nova to create a website featuring live online footage of the making of the next Survival programme, Dungeons and
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ITV searches for peaktime dramas
ITV is seeking up to 30 hours of new drama as part of a£20 million drive to boost audiences in its peaktime 21.00-23.00 slot, following a run-in with the Independent
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UKTV comes home to Colin & Justin
UKTV Style will follow designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan as they go on a UK tour showing viewers how to make the most of their home. Starting in September, Colin & Justin's Home Showis a 10 x 60-minute magazine series that will form part ...
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Hicks to Chrysalis Radio
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Galaxy 102 managing director Jim Hicks as its new programme director in a series of senior management changes, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Zenith Entertainment has been commissioned by Carlton West Country to produce 13 x 30-minute series Love Stories, in which various couples tell how their relationships developed, writes Georgina Lipsc
Zenith Entertainment has been commissioned by Carlton West Country to produce 13 x 30-minute series Love Stories, in which various couples tell how their relationships developed, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The executive
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Fulcrum shifts docs and drama to Sheffield
London-based indie Fulcrum TV has opened up a new regional production company in Sheffield to concentrate on developing its documentary and drama output, writes Tara Conlan.
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DCMS lines up experts to spark debate
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) have appointed eight broadcasting and communication experts to write discussion papers for the forthcoming communications white paper, writes Ashley Davies.