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MILOSEVIC ENTERS DOC
Indie Antelope has been commissioned to produce an in-depth profile of former Serbian president Milosevic for BBC 2's Storyville strand, writes Katy Elliott.
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Frost's religion series damned
The National Secular Society, which counts journalist Polly Toynbee and broadcaster Jonathan Meades among its associates, has attacked a forthcoming ITV religious series featuring Sir David Frost, claiming the show is biased towards Christianity, writes S
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Dyke defers factual cuts till September
BBC director general Greg Dyke is understood to have postponed a series of redundancies in the corporation's factual and learning department in a bid to avoid negative publicity while the Department for Culture, Media & Sport is considering whether to gre
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Indie Denham Productions has appointed Grace Kitto as its new head of production with immediate effect. Kitto, who had been working for Denham as a freelancer, will structure a team to develop new business, working alongside head of business development David Nottage.
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Sky revels in digital surge
BSkyB has added almost 1 million new subscribers to its Sky Digital service over the last financial year but has accrued huge losses in the process, writes Steve Aston.
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MXR plans digital bases in regions
The MXR radio consortium has unveiled the details of its services in the run-up to the launch of its new digital multiplexes in south Wales and the west and the north-east of England next week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Diverse rejigs top posts
Diverse Production has reshuffled its senior management and changed its name to Diverse Ltd, writes Penny Hughes.
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Disney builds up UK clout
The Walt Disney Company is understood to be close to buying The Jim Henson Company in a move that would add impetus to Disney's plans to dominate the UK children's market.Sources
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Indie gains US MTV deal
Pacific Productions has bagged a rare commission from MTV in the US for new reality show Kidnapped, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ex-radio bosses start venture
Former Capital Radio group head of programmes Clive Dickens has unveiled details of his new venture a year after quitting the broadcaster, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Granada boosts daytime centre
Granada is to turn its Norwich centre into a 'centre of excellence' for daytime programming as a result of its shift to genre-led businesses, writes Steve Aston.
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Community buys
Community Channel has acquired two shows from BBC2 and indie One Planet Productions to be aired early this year.
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SMG resolves ITV brand row
Carlton and Granada have resolved their dispute with ITV shareholder SMG over the use of the ITV brand and secured the launch of ITV2 in Scotland.Along with Channel, Ulster Television and
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NTL takes on Sky with new chief
NTL is to step up its campaign to lure potential subscribers away from BSkyB with the appointment of former Fox Kids Europe managing director Rod Henwood as director of TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada axes jobs
Granada is slashing a further 80 jobs in Manchester following a decision to screen only acquired programming on its Granada Sky Broadcasting flagship women's service Breeze. According to sources, the money
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BBC OFFER REJECTED
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz is understood to have turned down an offer from the BBC to replace former controller of entertainment commissioning, Dani-elle Lux. Lux quit the BBC to
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DCMS SKIPS REVIEW
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has said it will not be conducting a review of BBC 1's news move from 21.00 to 22.00. A DCMS spokeswoman told Broadcast that
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C4 UPS BIG BREAKFAST
Channel 4 has asked indies submitting ideas to replace the Big Breakfast to broaden their ideas to reach a wider demographic. C4 is also thought to have extended the deadline, with
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Take It or Leave It
Gameshow network Challenge has commissioned IMG Media-owned producer TWI to make a second series of gameshow Take It or Leave It.
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FOREVER BOSS QUITS
Forever Broadcasting group programme director Giles Squire has resigned from the radio outfit this week and left with immediate effect. Squire has been replaced by development director Steve King who has