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    NTL likely to appoint Huff as chairman

    2002-10-10T09:28:11Z

    NTL, Britain's largest cable television company, is expected to name William Huff as veteran investor in the US hig...

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    ITV's Liddiment confirms 'I'm off'

    2002-10-09T17:02:18Z

    ITV director of channels David Liddiment has killed off speculation that he might stay on at ITV by confirming he will leave the network at the end of December, despite reports he is under pressure to stay on for another year, write Paul Revoir and ...

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    Meridian sheds 20 jobs to cut costs

    2002-10-09T17:01:28Z

    Granada is set to make up to 20 production staff redundant after streamlining its operation at Meridian, writes Steve Aston

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    BBC takes on arts creative director

    2002-10-09T17:00:41Z

    The BBC has appointed award-winning producer Mark Harrison as its new creative director for arts as it gears up to make a new commitment to the genre, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    CRCA hands chart show to radio consortium

    2002-10-09T17:00:03Z

    The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has given up control of the network chart show - handing it to a new consortium involving Capital Radio, GWR, Scottish Radio Holdings and Chrysalis, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Carlton appoints MD for Planet 24

    2002-10-09T16:59:24Z

    Carlton has finally restructured its Planet 24 offshoot, bringing the company in-house under new managing director Ed Forsdick, writes Colin Robertson

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    UK shows making it in Emmy nominations

    2002-10-09T16:58:36Z

    RDF's Channel 4 series Faking Itis one of nine UK programmes nominated at this year's 30th International Emmy Awards, writes Steve Aston

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    DTT row breaks over UK History

    2002-10-09T15:25:36Z

    BBC Worldwide has dismissed charges by a rival broadcaster that its new joint-venture channel UK History - set to launch with the Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform at the end of the month - is illegal and needs specific permission from the government, write ...

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    ITV 2 schedules spooky special

    2002-10-09T13:24:52Z

    ITV 2 is to air a special week of programming in the run-up to Halloween including a new reality gameshow set in a haunted house and a special 60-minute live show featuring a major paranormal investigation, writes Luke Satchell

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    C4 hopes investing in property will pay off

    2002-10-09T13:23:56Z

    Ricochet South, the Brighton-based arm of Ricochet Films, has been asked to make a second series of Channel 4's hit property show Selling Houses, writes Penny Hughes

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    Old favourite back at CBBC

    2002-10-09T13:22:56Z

    The BBC's long-running teen drama Byker Grovehas been recommisioned for a 15th series by CBBC controller Nigel Pickard after being moved into the CBBC Scotland portfolio, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Sci-Fi splurges on first runs of indie films

    2002-10-09T13:21:49Z

    The Sci-Fi channel has struck a six-figure deal with distribution company Metro Tartan for the acquisition of 12 independent UK first-run film titles, including Man Bites Dogand Hard Boiled, writes Katy Elliott

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    The BBC's wizard Xmas

    2002-10-09T13:21:09Z

    The BBC has scooped the exclusive rights to broadcast the first UK terrestrial outing of Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone. The BBC outbid other commercial rivals to buy the rights to the movie, which is expected to be shown on Christmas Day 2004. The ...

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    Sky One buys Fat Boy Slim clubbing series

    2002-10-09T13:20:35Z

    Sky One has bought a 26-part clubbing series featuring star DJs Fat Boy Slim and Paul Van Dyk from London-based distributor Impact. The 26 x 30-minute series, Mix of Nations, produced by emerging UK indie Phat Planet Films in association with the Ministry of Sound ...

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    Talkback teams up with Shoreditch twat

    2002-10-09T13:19:57Z

    Channel 4's comedy lab has commissioned a 30-minute special from Talkback Productions in association with irreverent fanzine Shoreditch Twat. The show, which will feature satirical sketches and animation, is due to air at the end of the month. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor for comedy ...

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    Famously dirty old man wins BBC 1 tribute

    2002-10-09T13:19:25Z

    BBC 1 is to air a 60-minute special tribute to Edmund Trebus, who featured in the first series of BBC 1 series of A Life of Grime as well as a special programme, Mr Trebus' Life of Grime. The 83-year-old ...

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    Zeal wraps up deals with Dutch network

    2002-10-09T13:18:54Z

    Dutch public broadcaster RTL4 has bought the rights to Zeal Television format Under Construction, while Dutch indie IDTV has bought another of the one-year-old UK producer and distributor's formats, Demolition. Under Constructionfollows 10 couples as ...

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    September studies NY's monster brides

    2002-10-09T13:18:25Z

    US broadcasters WE (Women's Entertainment) and Metro (NY) have joined together to commission September Films New York office to make an 8 x 60-minute factual entertainment reality series called Bridezillaswhich follows several Manhattan 'monster' brides and their excessively costly celebrations. WE/Metro are buying US broadcast ...

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    Oneword unveils production schedule

    2002-10-09T13:17:42Z

    National digital radio station Oneword has announced its new programme schedule which features a raft of new productions including a politics show. The 30-minute weekly discussion series Planet Politicswill feature politicians and journalists discussing issues of the day. Other new shows on the plays, books ...

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    Test Headline - Matt Ford

    2002-10-09T13:12:26Z

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