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    ITN expands into digital news service

    2001-02-22T14:14:00Z

    Text+ news on ONdigital to be supplied by news provider as part of ITV-branded service

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    Squires tipped for GMTV

    2001-02-22T14:14:00Z

    Carlton Central managing director emerges as hot favourite to succeed Christopher Stoddart at helm of breakfast broadcaster

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    Edinburgh Festival advisors revealed

    2001-02-22T13:58:00Z

    Committee announced for 26th festival

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    Former BBC digital radio head quits

    2001-02-22T13:58:00Z

    Jones to leave in April after departmental reshuffle leaves him out in the cold

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    BBC and Venner Television in Tour de France talks

    2001-02-22T13:09:00Z

    Tour de France producer Venner Television has begun exclusive negotiations with the BBC over rights to screen this year's Tour de France, after the programme was axed by Channel

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    New detective series for BBC Scotland

    2001-02-22T13:05:00Z

    BBC Scotland head of drama Barbara McKissack and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey have commissioned Skyline productions to produce Rose's Patch, a 60-minute comedy drama for BBC 1.Starring Denis Lawson

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    Rosencrantz backs show without Wright

    2001-02-22T13:01:00Z

    ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered a full series of Granada Television's talent show format This Is My Moment, despite the defection of its presenter Ian Wright

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    New Paramount game show

    2001-02-22T12:56:00Z

    Paramount Comedy Channel director of programming Sally Habbershaw has commissioned a new 20 x 30-minute game show from Open Mike Productions, writes Jon RogersShoot the Messenger is billed as a light-hearted

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    C4 on hunt for new literary show ideas

    2001-02-22T12:51:00Z

    Channel 4 head of arts, history and religion Janice Hadlow is looking for ideas for a new series about the written word.The plan coincides with the channel's decision to end

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    Nigella Lawson gets second C4 cookery series

    2001-02-22T12:28:00Z

    TV chef Nigella Lawson has signed a co-production deal with indie Flashback TV to make the second series of Nigella Bites, writesGeorgina LipscombAs predicted in Broadcast, the

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    Murphy orders gay magazine show

    2001-02-22T12:22:00Z

    BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned That Gay Show, a 13 x 30-minute weekly magazine show for gay men.The show is filmed on location around the country and looks

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    Pressley joins Eunite

    2001-02-22T12:19:00Z

    Interactive producer lures former G-Wizz director of programmes to up focus on enhanced TV

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    BBC factual lines up indie orders

    2001-02-22T12:19:00Z

    BBC controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody has turned her sights to the independent sector, ordering a raft of commissions to run across BBC 1, 2 and BBC Choice,

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    Channel 5 commissions Bitchiest Babes

    2001-02-22T12:17:00Z

    World of Wonder has made a 40-minute archive-based documentary for Channel 5 called Britain's Bitchiest Babes.The programme will air next month and is produced by Annette Gordon, directed by Deane

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    Pioneer cosmology programme for C4

    2001-02-22T12:15:00Z

    Science specialist Pioneer Productions has started work on a new 3 x 50-minute cosmology series for Channel 4 as a follow-up to its award-winning show Universe.Working-titled Mysterious Universe/Planets from Hell,

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    Discovery interactive chief defects to ad agency

    2001-02-22T12:13:00Z

    OgilvyInteractive poaches Stuart Jackson to spearhead interactive TV initiatives

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    History of rock 'n' roll to air on radio 4

    2001-02-22T12:08:00Z

    Actor and musician Graham Fellows is recording a 6 x 14-minute series for BBC Radio 4 based on one of his comic characters.Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll will

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    OmniBus launches ABT division

    2001-02-22T12:06:00Z

    Advanced Broadcast Technology subsidiary to target smaller broadcasters and facilities

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    First UK iQ goes to Manchester

    2001-02-22T12:02:00Z

    Light Age becomes first facility to install new editing and effects system

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    CME wins lawsuit

    2001-02-22T11:58:00Z

    Czech commercial TV operator wins£19 million in dispute with former partner