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Gardam reorders top staff structure
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has restructured his commissioning team, creating three department heads and reworking many of the channel's reporting lines.The moves follow a change to deputy director
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UBC buys Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has struck a deal with the GWR Group to take control of the Classic Gold brand and 12 of its AM licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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History calls on indies for new service
The History Channel is launching a dedicated UK biography channel and is planning to commission UK producers to help fill the schedule, writes Simon Ellery.
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Columbia set for UK production drive
Columbia Tristar International Television (CTIT) is gearing up for a major UK production drive with plans to develop and fully fund programming for the British market, writes Tabitha Cole.
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FUNDING FOR NEW TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo is understood to have given Avalon development funding for a potential replacement for TFI Friday.The show is believed to be based on the Friday
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NEWSNIGHT AT WEEKENDS
BBC news and BBC 2 have agreed to air current affairs flagship Newsnight on Saturday evenings in the immediate run-up to the forthcoming general election. The extra edition will take Correspondent's
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LNN SEEKING HEAD OF NEWS
London News Network is believed to be in talks with former BBC news executive editor, TV bulletins Malcolm Balen to become its new head of news. The role has been vacant
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SKY TO AIR BRITNEY SHOW
BSkyB has scooped an exclusive Britney Spears concert in November as part of its drive to ramp up music content. The broadcaster will record a concert from the London Arena on
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C4 MULLS NEW BIG BROTHER
Channel 4 Ideas Lab head Liz Warner has said she will spend the next few weeks talking with key members of the Big Brother team at Bazal to discuss how a
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WARNERS IN VOD DEAL
Video-on-demand service Videonet has signed a three- year, 600-hour content deal with Warner Brothers International Television, giving it on-demand rights to shows including ER, Friends and The Sopranos. Videonet has also
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The future is niche for entertainment
Entertainment is a declining genre with fragmenting audiences, but now is a good time to create new entertainment channels, according to a new study from strategic research company Human Capital.The report,
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DNE opens US to UK indies
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) is planning to host a workshop for independent producers looking to break into its range of US channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada names drama head
Granada Television has confirmed that controller of comedy Andy Harries is taking the newly created role of controller of drama and comedy, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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New programme chief for Disney
Walt Disney Television International has named Howard Myers as the new production director for UK television and programme-making arm Disney UK Branded TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Sky One buys kids show from Decode
Sky One has snapped up a new animation series from Decode Entertainment that targets eight to 13 year-olds, writes Simon Ellery.
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TELEWEST AND VIS TO PUMP£4M INTO JUST ONE PROJECT
Telewest's deal with Scottish computer games company VIS Entertainment will see the two outfits spending£4m on a single interactive proposition.The two outfits joined forces last week to develop and create
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ITV2 TAKES LIVE BROADCAST OF US FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX
ITV2 will exclusively broadcast the new US Formula 1 Grand Prix live on Sunday (24 September), with ITV repeating the event later in the evening.ITV2 commercial director Andrew Chowns, who described
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TWO WAY TO MAKE INTERACTIVE GAMES BASED ON BBC HITS
Two Way TV has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to produce interactive standalone TV games based on hit programmes, including A Question of Sport. The agreement also takes in Mastermind,
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WIRELESS GROUP RESULTS SHOW TURNOVER UP
The Wireless Group (TWG) has announced its interim results for the six months ending June 2000, the first set of results to be released since the company floated in May. Turnover
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ITC HIRES C4 POLITICAL PRODUCER TO HEAD N&CA
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has hired Channel 4 News senior political producer Chris Banatvala as its new programme officer in charge of news and current affairs. He joined on Monday