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    LWT to compare life in New York and London

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    LWT's in-house production unit The Lab is to make a 6 x 30-minute series, Nylon, comparing life in London and New York.The programmes will follow the parallel lives of people

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    Angel Eye to make Perrier comedy series

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor entertainment Iain Morris has commissioned Angel Eye Film and Television to produce the next series of Edinburgh or Bust.The 4 x 30-minute series follows four comedians

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    Buddah helps BBC radio to prosper

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Wise Buddah has strengthened its relationship with BBC network radio after securing a series of new commissions including three comedy series for BBC Radio 4.The indie has been commissioned by R4

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    Brandreth to make Westminster diary for ITV

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    ITV has lined up its own version of former Tory spin doctor Amanda Platell's controversial Channel 4 exposé after commissioning a video diary from 'Westminster watcher' and former Conservative MP Gyles

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    C5 re-orders first-time buyers house show

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Channel 5 senior controller of features and arts, Michael Attwell has recommissioned World of Wonder to produce a 6 x 30-minute series of Hot Property.The series will feature first-time house

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    Nick Berry undercover cop show to return

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Valentine Productions has been commissioned by BBC controller of drama series Mal Young to produce a second series of In Deep. The 2 x 60-minute undercover police drama, starring Nick Berry

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    New breed of critic emerges from Chrysalis

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Chrysalis TV subsidiary Cactus TV has been commissioned to produce a series on budding TV critics fronted by Paul Ross.LWT deputy director of broadcasting Geraldine Woods has greenlit the 6

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    Worldpop wins ITV Ibiza Night commission

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Worldpop has been commissioned by ITV controller of night-time Carol Grove to produce 3 x 60-minute programmes to be broadcast as part of ITV Ibiza Night 2001 next month.Blissed Out

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    Smash Hits launches singles chart

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Emap Performance managing director of pop Trevor Dann has unveiled the launch of a new national singles music chart to run on the Big City Radio network and on the Smash

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    Channel X to make adult toon for Comedy Lab

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    Channel X has unveiled a raft of commissions including its first foray into adult animation, writes Simon ElleryChannel 4 commissioning editor entertainment Robert Popper has ordered 15-minute adult animation Origen's Wake

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    Radio 2 to air Mayo-fronted album chart

    2001-07-26T15:15:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 is to air a new official album chart on Monday nights to be fronted by Simon Mayo. Kicking off on 1 October at 19.00, the chart will be

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    Kemp strikes Gold with ITV

    2001-07-26T14:37:00Z

    EastEnders star and former Spandau Ballet bassist to leave BBC for new two-year exclusive contract with ITV

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    Kemp defects to ITV

    2001-07-26T13:44:00Z

    Martin Kemp, who plays Steve Owen in BBC1 soap EastEnders, will quit the BBC next year to join ITV in a new contract thought to be worth more than£2m. More follows?

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    NTL reports 26 per cent digital subscriber rise

    2001-07-26T13:39:00Z

    A week after it rushes out second-quarter results cable giant claims it has added nearly as many digital subscribers during the last three months as BSkyB and ITV Digital combined

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    Final Survivor comes good for ITV

    2001-07-26T12:53:00Z

    Show's last episode peaks at 9m finally giving ITV the ratings it always wanted

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    Omnibus Systems seeks MBO

    2001-07-26T11:50:00Z

    Glynn Powell-Evans secures backing from unnamed investor to buy back company after parent Management Data goes into liquidation

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    Autodesk saves $6m with week-long office closure

    2001-07-26T11:50:00Z

    Software giant and owner of Dicreet saves cash by urging employees across US, France and Germany to take four days off work

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    Tele-Cine goes to the dogs

    2001-07-26T11:50:00Z

    Charlotte Street facility wins transmission contract for new 24-hour interactive greyhound racing channel Gobarkingmad

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    Big Brother tops TV interactive figures

    2001-07-26T10:17:00Z

    Second series of reality show becomes attracts biggest-ever response for an interactive programme

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    Dyke defers factual cuts until September

    2001-07-26T10:17:00Z

    Move believed to be a bid to avoid negative publicity while DCMS deliberates over corporation's proposed digital services