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Production - Why drama editing is cutting to the chase.
Last month ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott proclaimed that he liked his series to go at a 'decent pace'. In this special report, Kevin Hilton looks at what's driving the increasing trend for shorter scenes and faster cutting in television drama.
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Comment - Regulatory rigor mortis.
It's goodbye and good riddance to the Independent Television Commission, says MMA's Mike Spencer, who hopes that Ofcom will not be guilty of the same regulatory malaise.
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Opinion - Desperate measures.
The prospect of advertisers intervening in programming content is a depressing one, but it's hard to see how such a path can now be avoided.
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Five on Five.
Five will be seven years old in 2004 and is facing serious questions about its budgets, audiences, ambitions and ownership. Broadcast asked five industry figures for their views on Five's future.
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Interview - CiTV comes of age.
With the help of a budget hike, fresh programming ideas and a renewed multichannel strategy, can Steven Andrew, ITV's head of children's and youth, lead the CiTV brand into a bright new future?
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Production - UK post spending climbs to£1.3bn.
UK Television, film and commercial producers spent£47m more on post-production in 2002 than they did
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Production - Quantel to offer solid-state compatibility.
Manufacturer Quantel has adapted its Generation Q editing and server systems to accept material captured on
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Production - Granada unifies cross-Pennine resources.
Granada director of resources (North) John Surtees has shuffled his senior executive team to create a single management structure for the Leeds and Manchester-based resources, writes Will Strauss.
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PRODUCTION - TILSTON BACK TO OASIS.
Engineer Steve Tilston has rejoined post facility Oasis Television. The former Gee Broadcast and Channel TV
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PRODUCTION - CONDOR TAKES ON TWO.
Condor London has made two new appointments. Senior colourist Jasper Taylor joins from Blue Post Production
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PRODUCTION - TSI TX PLANS GROWTH.
Broadcast services company TSI TX has signed a new Simply Media TV channel to its playout
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PRODUCTION - LEITCH LOSSES RISE.
Manufacturer Leitch Technology's second-quarter losses have increased. The company revealed that it lost $6.4m in the
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PRODUCTION - ATR'S NEW FACILITY.
Teddington Studios is opening a purpose-built facility for the joint Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure
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Sky's Baker orders teen horror show.
Sky One controller James Baker has greenlit his first drama since taking over in October with a major new teen horror series from Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine Entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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FORMATS & DEALS - MY DAD THE ROCK STAR HEADS FOR ASIA.
Nickelodeon has secured the TV rights in several major territories for animated series My Dad the
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FORMATS & DEALS - FIREWORKS SELLS MICE DRAMA TO DISCOVERY.
Discovery UK and Ireland has acquired a factual drama special from distributor Fireworks International. Woodmouse -
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Commissioning - Waddell scores two.
Northern Irish indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned to make two one-hour documentaries for BBC1 Northern Ireland, writes Glen Mutel.
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Commissioning - BBC Radio dramatises Mary Poppins.
Mary Poppins is to be adapted for radio for the first time as part of BBC
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Commissioning - BBC2 to kick off football weekly.
BBC2 is to jump on the football bandwagon by launching its first magazine-style show dedicated to
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Commissioning - Monarch kept on.
BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Ecosse Films to produce a sixth series of BBC1's Scottish drama