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    ITV Morse spin-off set to return

    2006-02-03T10:15:47Z

    Lewis, ITV's Inspector Morsespin-off, is set to return after pulling in over 11 million viewers on Sunday night.

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    Spirits low in BBC Factual

    2006-02-03T07:59:40Z

    Morale in the BBC's factual and learning department has plummeted with staff angry that too few senior executives have been cut as part of the department's 424 job losses.

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    GMG takes Scottish Rajar crown

    2006-02-02T16:14:52Z

    GMG's Real Radio Scotland recorded a record share of 17.7% in the latest round of Rajar results, making it the country's largest commercial radio station.

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    Sampson quits ITV

    2006-02-02T12:47:14Z

    ITV's director of customer relationship marketing Justin Sampson is to leave the broadcaster, with no job to go to.

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    Heart still number one in London

    2006-02-02T08:57:52Z

    8.45am:Chrysalis station Heart 106.2 has maintained its number-one position in the London radio market for the second quarter.

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    Five stands by Joey

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Five is standing by its costly comedy import Joey, despite the Friendsspin-off being written off in the US.

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    Leopard leaps into New Zealand

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Leopard International, the UK-based distribution division of Leopard Films and Drama, has sold over 100 hours of programming to The Living Channel in New Zealand.

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    Format focus: The Runner

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    The formatThe Runnerwas originally created for US broadcast network ABC by Live Planet - the production company run by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - in 2000. It featured a fugitive on the loose who members of the public would attempt to track down in a cross-country quest to win ...

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    NBC confirms Europe distribution head

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    NBC Universal Global Networks has named Nathalie Curtis Lethbridge as its new vice-president of distribution for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Lethbridge had previously worked for Walt Disney Television International and Turner Broadcasting Europe. Lethbridge will be based in London and report to Greg Matson, senior vice-president for NBC Universal ...

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    Jono works again for Network Seven

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    DJ Jonathan Coleman has been appointed the London correspondent for Australia's number one breakfast show Sunrise, screened on Network Seven. The BBC London radio host will front a weekly live item for the network he worked for in the 1980s covering news and showbiz. Coleman ...

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    March for Manc Xfm

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    GCap Media has set a launch date of 15 March for its new Manchester Xfm station, with comedian Paul Tonkinson taking the breakfast show slot and former Rock FM DJ Mark Kaye hosting drivetime. Inspiral Carpetskeyboardist Clint Boon will host a Monday to Thursday evening ...

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    Rushes ploughs£2m into VFX expansion

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    VFX facility Rushes is undergoing over£2m of investment in an ambitious expansion plan designed to boost its capacity and the variety of work it can produce.

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    Pandas on the prowl for natural history films

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Biennial natural history festival Wildscreen is calling for entries to its self-styled environmental Oscars - the Panda Awards.

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    Pepper posts Riot at the Rite

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Pepper has completed the post on BBC drama's Riot at the Rite, starring Andy Garcia and Griff Rhys Jones, which tells of the notorious 1913 performance of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring. Senior colourist Chris Beeton graded the 90-minute ...

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    Training restarts

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Training body Skillset has opened up the second round of its new entrant training scheme, First Post, expected to start again in March. The programme launched last year to help post houses provide structured development for junior employees. The modular scheme, covering technical, commercial and customer skills, is open to ...

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    Soho Editors trains

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Soho Editors Training is launching its Apple-certified Final Cut Studio training course at Gloucester College of Arts and Technology (Gloscat). Supported by South West Screen, it will be the first of its kind in the UK.

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    La Plante wins major Trial & Retribution reorder

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    La Plante Productions has secured a significant commission from ITV1 to produce 12 hours of Trial & Retributionthis year.

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    Initial follows Vivaldi's Women for BBC4

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Endemol-owned Initial is to produce a 60-minute documentary special for BBC4 telling the story of the creative partnership between the composer Vivaldi and an 18th-century female choir. Vivaldi's Women, commissioned by BBC Wales head of music David Jackson and executive produced by Initial's Fiona Morris, ...

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    Shine revisits the 1970s for Five

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    Indie Shine is to make a documentary series for Five on the long-lasting political and social effects of the 1970s. The 5 x 60-minute series, working titled The Decade In Detail, examines how the 1970s changed Britain. 'It's a very misunderstood decade and it has ...

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    ITV films India-based thriller

    2006-02-02T08:30:00Z

    ITV is heading to India to film a thriller about two women travellers whose dream journey is shattered when one of them goes missing. Commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott, the 2 x 90-minute Losing Gemma will be filmed on location in Delhi, ...