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Workhouse to move in with owner Zenith.
Winchester-based new media outfit Workhouse is to relocate to London in order to focus more fully on joint projects with its owner Zenith Entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Old folks home in on 'unreal' TV.
Older people feel they are not portrayed realistically on screen and that their views are often ignored by broadcasters, despite their status as the heaviest consumers of television, according to a
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BBC leads Sony shortlist.
The BBC dominated the Sony Awards nominations shortlist unveiled this week, with Radio 4 taking the lion's share, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Top indie award goes to Red.
Red Productions scored a hit at the 2002 Indie Awards last week, picking up both the best indie gong and the indie-vidual award as well as scooping a best drama prize, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRIPLE VICTORY FOR BBC.
The BBC walked off with three awards at last week's British Animation Awards, writes Jon Rogers. Harvest Films' Hamilton Mattress (pictured), made in association with Egmont Imagination and Entertainment Rights, picked
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BBC WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE FACING CHARGES.
Former BBC Worldwide executive Jeff Taylor has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the corporation following an investigation into a #1m corruption scandal by Hong Kong authorities. Taylor, who was sacked
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BSKYB DELIVERS FOR DISCOVERY AND EMAP.
The combined viewing share of the channels for which BSkyB acts as sales agent - including Discovery channels and those run by Emap, publisher of Broadcast - has risen by 40
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SWINDON/WEST WILTSHIRE LICENCE AWARDED.
The Radio Authority has given the local digital multiplex licence for the Swindon/West Wiltshire area to Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of GWR. Beating off competition from Emap, Now Digital
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CLASSIC FM APPOINTS LISTENERS PANEL.
Classic FM has appointed five listeners from across the UK to become part of the station's consumer panel, ending a six-month search for suitable candidates. The panel, to be chaired by
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MILLIONAIRE HELPS CELADOR TO RECORD PROFITS.
Complete Communications whose subsidiary Celador Productions produces ITV 1's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (left), has announced its best ever year-end results thanks to the success of worldwide sales of
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NTL TO LAUNCH EASTER CHANNEL FOR FAMILIES.
NTL is to launch a special Easter Channel to bolster its family line-up and target kids with competitions and information on events throughout the period. The channel will feature interactive TV
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DIGITAL CLASSICS CUTS BACK ONLINE SERVICE.
Classical music broadcaster Digital Classics has scaled back its website with the loss of up to nine jobs. Digital Classics, which operates a TV service on Sky Digital, is closing its
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BERTELSMANN PULLS OUT OF RTL PURCHASE.
German media outfit Bertelsmann has withdrawn its offer to buy the remaining 11 per cent of Channel 5 majority shareholder RTL that it does not already own. The company had offered
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THE STUDIO TO FUND SHORT FILM-MAKERS.
NTL and Universal Studios Networks jointly owned movie service The Studio is launching a #75,000 fund, The Studio Film Completion Fund (TSFCF), to help film-makers finish off short films. The scheme
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C4 plans gospel talent search.
Channel 4 has jumped on the talent show bandwagon again with a new competition aimed at uncovering 'pop idols' from the world of gospel music.Singers from choirs at churches, schools and
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BBC to look at five years of Labour.
The BBC is to mark the fifth anniversary of the Labour government with a critical profile piece as part of its spring/summer season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 WOOS KYLIE.
Channel 5 has commissioned Wise Buddah to produce a 60-minute documentary on Aussie popstar Kylie Minogue as she tries to break into the US music market, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Spinning Around,
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ITV re-orders Foyle's War.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Greenlit Productions to produce a further 3 x 120-minute episodes of second world war crime drama Foyle's War for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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YORKSHIRE KICKS OFF HEARTBEAT SPIN-OFF.
Yorkshire Television has begun production on ITV 1 Heartbeat spin-off The Royal. The series, filming in Yorkshire, will star former Butterflies actress Wendy Craig as a hospital matron and will be
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RAMPLING EXIT PROMPTS RADIO 1 RESHUFFLE.
BBC Radio 1's Friday night schedule has been revamped ahead of Danny Rampling's imminent departure from the station. From 7 June, DJ Fergie will host a new show from 23.00 to