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ITV duo show rise in profits
The fortunes of Carlton and Granada lifted slightly this week as the pair both celebrated a boost in profits and the Competition Commission suggested the pair may only have to offload their sales houses for five years, writes Michael Rosser.
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Root plugs vital schedule hole
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned two new shows expected to play in the key 18.00 slot in preparation for the departure of The Simpsons to Channel 4, which headline a slate of new comedy and entertainment for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Radio chiefs stay cool about GWR merger ruling
Radio bosses have scotched suggestions that the Competition Commission's block on GWR's£12.5m merger of Bristol-based Vibe and Galaxy 101 will harm forthcoming consolidation, writes Michael Rosser
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Endemol regains indie status
The government this week finally passed its proposed amendment to allow production companies owned by broadcasters not transmitting in the UK to regain their independent status, writes David Rose
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NewsITV2 to play ad-funded guinea pig
ITV1 is offering up sister channel ITV2 as a test-bed for advertiser-funded programming, writes Penny Hughes
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Five re-orders King of Sports
Five has commissioned a second series of Endemol UK's International King of Sports, which won a bronze award in the gameshow category at the Montreux Television Festival last weekend, writes Penny Hughes
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Leopard runs off from Lion
Leopard Films has become a fully independent company after managing director James Burstall bought out his original backer, Lion TV.
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Tell-Tale branches out into drama
Tell-Tale Productions, the indie behind the BBC's successful kids show Tweenies, is moving into drama and feature films, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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War deaths fuel INSI's UN lobby
The International News Safety Institute (INSI), the newly formed pressure group whose president is CNN international president Chris Cramer, has called for the Geneva Convention to be amended to make the deliberate or negligent killing of journalists a war crime, writes Nick Radlo
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NewsITV mulls sixth outing for Emmerdale
ITV is looking to take evening soap Emmerdale to six nights a week on a permanent basis according to sources close to the show, writes Jane Marlow
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NewsITV weighs up sixth outing for Emmerdale
ITV is looking to take evening soap Emmerdale to six nights a week on a permanent basis according to sources close to the show, writes Jane Marlow
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Management buyout bid to secure Pepper
The ongoing saga surrounding the future of Soho broadcast facility Pepper took another twist this week as management attempted to put together an assisted buyout of the company, writes Sam Espensen.
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News at 10 axed again
ITV's News At Ten will be axed - again - after failing to win over viewers. ...
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Granada puts faith in fruits of the forest
Granada, the ITV company, has placed great hope on the hit television programme I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Her...
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Wales to play at home after sorting TV deal
Wales's friendly against England in August will go ahead at the Millenium Stadium after the two unions thrashed out...
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Granada chief's ad sales warning
Granada's chariman, Charles Allen, yesterday said it would be a 'step backwards' if the company and fellow ITV broa...
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NewsC4 drama's Yorke looks ahead
Channel 4's new head of drama John Yorke is keen to shed the channel's 'bleak' drama image by screening 'modern, urban drama with a sense of hope and joy'.
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Celeb boxing is back on the box
Celebrity boxing is back with a bang after the Beeb hammered out a deal with the sport's governing body ...