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    Ex-Resources chief to double size of Zenith.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Former BBC Resources acting chief executive David Green has been charged with helping double the size of Zenith Entertainment after joining the indie as finance director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    BBC consumer unit fills post.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    BBC consumer unit editor Lisa Ausden is taking on the role of acting creative director, consumer, following Mark Killick's decision to quit the corporation to edit Channel 4's new breakfast show, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    CANCER CLAIMS TV'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVE.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    John Thaw, the television actor who found fame as no-nonsense detective Jack Regan in The Sweeney and later became one of the nation's most popular television characters as Inspector Morse, died

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    WEAKEST LINK FORMAT SOLD TO JAPAN'S FUJI TV.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    ECM Group has reached a format agreement with Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV for BBC gameshow Weakest Link. The deal will see the Tokyo-based channel screen the show from 8 April. It

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    SAGA HOPES FOR OVER-50S STATION FOR LONDON.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Saga Radio has unveiled plans to bid for London's Liberty Radio licence, which is to be advertised next month. It has proposed a new station, Saga 963/972 AM, to target the

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    WHITEHOUSE MEMORIAL TO BE HELD IN APRIL.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Mediawatch-uk has announced that a memorial service for its former president Mary Whitehouse, who died in November, will be held on 10 April at All's Souls Church, Langham Place, London at

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    HAWK-EYE TO ENHANCE SKY SPORTS CRICKET.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Sky Sports is to use Hawk-Eye ball tracking for its cricket coverage - the system which helped revolutionise Channel 4's coverage of the game.Sky is to use the system, which helps

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    CARLTON'S MR BOGUS AND WIDGET GO TO SPAIN.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Carlton International has sold two programmes from its animation slate to the Spanish market. The two children's programmes Mr Bogus and Widget have been sold to LUK Entertainment in Spain and

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    BBC PRIME SIGNS SWEDISH BROADBAND DEAL.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The BBC's international entertainment channel BBC Prime has finalised an output arrangement with Swedish broadband operator B2 Bredband. The deal will see BBC programmes such as EastEnders, Parkinson, Top of the

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    ON DEMAND APPOINTS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Video-on-demand specialist On Demand Group has appointed Simon McGrath from content management company Lysis as director of technology. McGrath, an expert in intellectual property rights, has worked on content management services

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    Teamtalk lines up launch shows.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Teamtalk 252, the new long wave radio station formed from the defunct Atlantic 252, has unveiled its schedule line-up ahead of its 11 March launch.The service, which will broadcast sports news

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    C4 loses another executive to C5.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 entertainment has lost yet another executive, with the departure of E4 editor Anjela Jain to Channel 5, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Cartoon to push Sky's buttons.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    BskyB has launched an animated character from the creators of Roger Rabbit to help drive viewers to its interactive services, writes Simon Ellery.

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    PPV is normal for the young.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Younger Digital TV viewers are so schooled in the ways of digital TV that they now consider purchasing pay-per-view (PPV) events as a 'normal occurrence', according to a new study, writes Simon Ellery.

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    S4C poaches producer from Pop Factory.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    S4C has appointed producer Siwan Jobbins as commissioning editor, children's programmes, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Tigress goes to Kabul Zoo.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Afghanistan's Kabul Zoo has become the subject of a one-off documentary for BBC 1 and National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), writes Penny Hughes.

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    Portillo to front BBC Wagner doc.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Diverse has scooped a raft of commissions for the BBC, including an arts programme featuring the former government minister and Conservative leadership candidate Michael Portillo.Art that Shook the World: Portillo on

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    HATS OFF TO CAVEGIRL.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Two Hats Film & Television has been commissioned to produce Cavegirl, a comedy drama for new BBC children's channel CBBC, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    YTTTV wins Channel 4 specials.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television (YTTTV) has landed a brace of one-off specials for Channel 4, including a 60-minute biography of the late novelist Catherine Cookson, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Zenith lands third Acres.

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Zenith Entertainment has clocked up a third commission from BBC Scotland for its BBC 1 drama series Two Thousand Acres of Sky, writes Georgina Lipscomb.