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NewsAshes to Ashes going 'darker'
The creators of Ashes to Ashes have promised mystery and darkness when it returns next year, after being forced to compromise on the tone of the first series.
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PROMAX & BDA Europe 2002 Award Winners
Promotion Categories:Best Television Image CampaignGold: The Lines You Wish You Said?,Turner Classic Movies, UKSilver: Do Not Campaign,MTV South, ItalyBest Television Image PromoGold: Network
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BBC 2 beats sister channel with Food Junkies
First part of study on the nation's eating habits sees off BBC 1's wildlife documentary Serpent but night belongs to Manchester United and ITV 1
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Thompson tackles Dyke over C4 taunt.
In his first public statement since joining Channel 4, new chief executive Mark Thompson has intensified the war of words with his former boss BBC director general Greg Dyke, claiming the
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Liquidation on the cards for ITV Digital.
Carlton and Granada are expected to start winding down their ill-fated ITV Digital platform on Monday (15 April), after failing to strike a crucial deal with the Football League, writes Simon Ellery
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NewsOutline hires Maverick exec
Outline Productions has hired Maverick's head of development Kelly Frankel to head up its own development slate.
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Big Brother to run until 2005.
Reality show Big Brother is set for an enduring presence on Channel 4, following a deal with producer Endemol UK that will see the show spun out for a further three runs, writes Penny Hughes
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Footballers' Wives to make return to ITV1
Shed Productions' sex and silky shorts drama Footballers' Wives is to return to ITV after securing a second series from controller of drama Nick Elliott.The next series, the length of which
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BBC asks for ideas for politics format.
The BBC hopes to have a series of pilot shows ready for its new politics format for under 45-year-olds - the key plank of its politics review - by the summer, writes Leigh Holmwood
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UK Online goes interactive.
The government has unveiled a digital TV version of its UK Online public information service, offering a range of information from health advice to World Cup football travel news, writes Simon Ellery
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1,000 miles of cable: Britain's biggest ever OB.
It was all hands on deck on Wednesday (10 April) as broadcasters began clearing up after one of the biggest outside broadcast operations in history - the live broadcast of the Queen Mother's funeral, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Unions call for BBC to clarify cuts.
The National Union of Journalists has called on the BBC to end the uncertainty over potential compulsory redundancies in its factual and learning department as the corporation once again delayed its decision, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Duncanson takes MD role at Chrysalis.
Chrysalis Entertainment has called off the search for a new managing director, handing responsibility for the division to Chrysalis Television managing director Neil Duncanson, writes Steve Aston
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Former LWT head joins Celador team.
Former LWT comedy head Humphrey Barclay is taking a sidestep out of retirement to join Celador Productions on a consultancy basis overseeing comedy output, writes Meg Carter
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Glitches hamper global BBC site.
The launch of the BBC's website for non-UK residents is suffering severe delays because of a number of unanticipated technical challenges, the corporation has admitted, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Life of St Paul gets BBC 1 slot.
The BBC is to bring the life of Saint Paul to the small screen using computer-generated effects as part of a trio of high-profile religious programmes featuring major biblical figures, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Zeal plots management buyout from Sportsworld.
Zeal Television is poised to undergo a management buyout as its owner Sportsworld Media Group goes to the wall, writes Penny Hughes
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DUFFY TO ENDEMOL.
Maureen Duffy, who left her role as head of ITV daytime after just 18 months in the post in January, has resurfaced in a low-profile role as a consultant at Endemol
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ITV 1 DAYTIME SLUMP.
ITV 1 is believed to have reached its lowest ever daytime ratings with an audience of just 300,000 for the end of its coverage of British ice hockey and the start
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C5 TO AIR MAGIC SHOW.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Andrew Newman has commissioned Objective Productions to produce an eight-part magic series, billed as a cross between Channel 4's Trigger Happy TV and Jackass. The 8