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Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD
Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...
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Sixfootsix's Olympian task
Sixfootsix and North One have designed and produced the Olympic Games' official title sequence for the International Olympic Committee. The sequence follows a timeline looking back over 2,000 years of Greek sporting history, taking the viewer on a journey from ancient Greece to the modern age. Creative Director Jan Hallet ...
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A victory for the indies
The BBC's arrogance toward the indie sector has aided Pact's demand for a level playing field.
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XFM gets in with university radio
Xfm is to broadcast on university radio frequencies when student shows are not being aired after it struck a deal with the Student Broadcast Network. In return for the airtime, Xfm will give the body money, marketing and production support. The Xfm Student Radio Partnership Programme will also give student-run ...
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Endemol board takes home more pay
Big Brother maker Endemol UK's boardroom pay jumped from£1.74m to£5.69m last year, the company's annual results have shown. The indie's entire wage bill rose by almost£9m in 2003 from£6.4m to£15.3m. The company's highest paid director, thought to be chairman Peter Bazalgette, took home£1.49m, nearly£1.3m ...
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NewsDisney plans ad-free start for new channel
Disney's long-awaited Freeview channel ABC1 will be free of advertising for up to six months when it launches on 27 September.
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NewsTop BBC staff steer clear of C4 Hutton doc
BBC executives and governors involved in the Hutton affair are closing the door on Greg Dyke's request for them to take part in his documentary for Channel 4.
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This Life indie airs law drama
World Productions, Tony Garnett's indie that made the iconic twentysomething drama This Life , is to once again turn its sights on lawyers for a new BBC series.
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BBC1 to overhaul Holiday show
BBC1 is revamping its long-running Holiday strand that will see it move away from its reliance on celebrities and include more travel journalism.
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C4's channel surfing show
Channel 4 has commissioned a show from its former director of strategy David Brook in which a series of familiar faces are filmed flipping between TV channels and discussing what's on.
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C4 close to Hit 40 UK deal
Channel 4 is on the verge of signing a deal that will see commercial radio chart Hit 40 UK adapted for TV.
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NewsITV3 to launch by November
ITV's new digital channel for the over-35s, ITV3, is set to launch on 1 November as a free-to-air venture across all platforms, including Freeview.
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NTL reaches 2 million subscribers
Cable operator NTL picked up 60,500 new subscribers in the three months to 30 June, according to its second quarter results. The firm now has 2 million pay-TV subscribers and a further 1 million telecoms customers. Chief executive Simon Duffy now has a target of 4 million customers by 2008. ...
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ITV Sport renews Coca-cola league deal
ITV Sport has renewed its deal to screen Coca-Cola Football League action for a further two years. The network will screen an extended 45-minute programme called The Championship on Sunday mornings from 7 August. The show will feature highlights of two games from the ...
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Blaze's Mount moves to Initial to head music
Fame Academy producer Initial has appointed Blaze TV's Phil Mount as its first head of music, in preparation for the launch of a host of music-based projects.
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NewsEmap FD takes TV and radio role
Emap finance director Gary Hughes is to spearhead growth of the media group's brands as chairman of its TV and radio division.
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NewsSky sets 10 million subscriber target
BSkyB has set itself an ambitious new target to hit 10 million subscribers by the end of the decade, after announcing profits were up 65% to£600m.
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NewsShiny floor shows dominate ITV autumn
ITV is banking on 'event dramas' and shiny-floor entertainment shows to claw back its declining audience share.
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NewsBBC finally unveils terms of trade
The BBC yesterday (Monday) finally unveiled its new terms of trade that will see indies own all the rights including copyright to the programmes they produce for the corporation.
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NewsLewinsky to appear at Edinburgh TV Festival
Monica Lewinsky, the ambitious American intern whose sexual antics with Bill Clinton nearly ended his presidency, is coming to Edinburgh.