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    2004-07-08T08:30:00Z

    British film-makers who use special techniques to enhance their wildlife programmes are prominent in the shortlist for this year's Wildscreen Natural History awards. The BBC Natural History Unit picked up 14 nominations as either commissioner or producer, while BBC Specialist Factual received two nods for its ...

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    Elstein in£500m bid for Hallmark

    2004-07-08T07:51:05Z

    David Elstein has launched a bid to buy the Hallmark Channel's international business with an offer believed to be worth£500m.

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    ITV turns to soap spin-offs to boost teatime

    2004-07-08T07:50:25Z

    ITV is turning to spin-offs of soaps such as The Bill and Coronation Street to rescue its troubled teatime slot.

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    Five show will offer brides plastic surgery

    2004-07-08T07:50:20Z

    Five has commissioned an outrageous new reality show which will transform the lives of engaged couples with extreme makeovers, involving liposuction and plastic surgery, immediately before their wedding days.

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    North One poaches Discovery chief

    2004-07-08T07:50:15Z

    North One Television has poached Discovery Channel director Katy Thorogood to oversee a push into factual and formatted programming.

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    C4 courts controversy with film on foetus life

    2004-07-08T07:50:10Z

    Channel 4 is set to reignite the abortion debate with a film showing never-before-seen video footage of what foetuses can do in the very first weeks of life.

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    Still Game gets UK airing

    2004-07-08T07:50:05Z

    BBC Scotland's hit comedy series Still Game has received a network commission from BBC2.

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    Scot producers want 9% target

    2004-07-08T07:50:00Z

    A Scottish pressure group backed by producers' alliance Pact is calling on terrestrial broadcasters to use Scottish producers for 9% of their commissions over the next five years.

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    ITV planning chief quits

    2004-07-08T07:49:55Z

    ITV's director of planning and strategy, Julia Lamaison, has quit the network with no job to go to.

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    Alain de Botton launches indie

    2004-07-08T07:49:50Z

    Author Alain de Botton has joined forces with director Neil Crombie to launch a factual indie - Seneca Productions.

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    RTL chief to address Edinburgh

    2004-07-07T09:47:32Z

    Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five majority shareholder RTL, is to deliver this year's Worldview Address at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

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    Ten O'Clock News goes interactive

    2004-07-07T09:43:08Z

    The BBC is to launch a new digital interactive service for the Ten O' Clock News bulletin.

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    US advertisers call for electronic radio measurement

    2004-07-07T09:21:18Z

    US advertisers have slammed the 'archaic' way radio audiences are being measured, echoing calls by their UK peers to introduce electronic measurement.

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    Hewlett joins BBC digital review

    2004-07-07T09:18:56Z

    Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett is to scrutinise BBC3 and BBC 4 as part of Patrick Barwise's investigation into the BBC's digital TV services.

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    BBC explores selling off commercial arm

    2004-07-06T12:14:25Z

    The sale of BBC Worldwide is one option being explored as part of a review of the BBC's commercial operation ordered by new chairman Michael Grade and director general Mark Thompson.

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    BBC axes websites

    2004-07-06T10:38:28Z

    The BBC has axed a handful of websites following a critical government report into the scope and scale of the corporation's on-line services.

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    Ofcom bans Top Up TV ads

    2004-07-06T10:35:41Z

    Top-Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview customers, has been forced to change its advertising campaign after Ofcom said it was misleading.

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    Zig Zag boss received death threats

    2004-07-06T10:05:43Z

    Senior executives at indie Zig Zag Productions, including managing director Danny Fenton, were issued death threats by Britain's most notorious prankster, a court heard yesterday.

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    Shameless indie storms Golden Nymphs

    2004-07-05T12:35:16Z

    Company Pictures, the indie behind Shameless , has walked away with a hattrick of Gold Nymph awards at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

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    Graf calls for BBC new media indie quota

    2004-07-05T11:46:25Z

    A government sponsored review is urging that the BBC appoint two new governors to oversee the way it runs its on-line services and farm-out at least 25% of its web content to independent suppliers.