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NewsD-Day gets the ...In Colour treatment
ITV1 has commissioned Carlton and TWI to make a new one-hour instalment in its ...In Colourstrand about the D-Day landings, to air during the 60th anniversary of the historic event next summer, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsHodgson takes C4 corporate role
Channel 4 has lured a senior venture capitalist to be its new head of corporate development, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Reuters to provide news on single digital files
Reuters will be the first news agency in the world to deliver video, scripts and story information to broadcasters in a single integrated digital file when it debuts a new service at the end of 2003, writes Will Strauss.
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NewsChambers for Five's programming role
Dan Chambers, Five's controller of factual, will replace director of programmes Kevin Lygo with immediate effect, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsBSkyB buys 50% share of Artsworld
BSkyB is to buy a 50% stake in Artsworld, the once struggling arts channel fronted by former Channel 4 chief executive, Sir Jeremy Isaacs, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsOzzy's son to front own TV show
Jack Osbourne, the son of heavy-rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, is to present his own entertainment series for Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsClub Reps gets blame for holiday hooligans
SMG Television's raunchy fly-on-the-wall ITV1 series Club Repshas been blamed for the hooligan crisis on the Greek resort of Faliraki, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsLicence fee not value for money in Scotland
TV viewers in Scotland are twice as likely as those in London to not regard the BBC licence fee as value for money according to the NOP survey commissioned by Sky, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsNovel appointment
Indie Novel Entertainment, the production company behind BBC pre-school series Fimbles, has appointed a new head of production, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsPM requested BBC admission over report
Prime Minister Tony Blair personally rang BBC chairman Gavyn Davies to ask him to admit that the corporation's original report on the Iraq weapons dossier was wrong, the Hutton Inquiry was told yesterday (28 August), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsCorrie producer steps down
Coronation Street producer Kieran Roberts, the man responsible for the ratings-winning storylines such as the Richard Hillman serial killing plot, has stepped down from the role after two years, writes Paul Revoir.
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Young, Posh and Loaded (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'As the title suggests, ITV1's Young Posh and Loaded was never television at its kindest or most sophisticated. Bas...
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Masters and Servants (Channel 4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'I can't help wondering whether the producers of Masters and Servants choose people for their role-play games who t...
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Masters and Servants (Channel 4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Masters and Servants (Channel 4) isn't an intriguing social experiment. It's just boring and shouty.'...
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House Doctor (Five) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'I have to admit to a sneaking and intermittent affection for House Doctor (Five), a kind of What Not to Wear for h...
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Betty to probe doctors who drink at work
Betty, the indie founded by former Channel 4 commissioning editor of features Liz Warner, has landed its first drama commission, writes Michael Rosser
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Bragg to tell the story of ITV
Melvyn Bragg is to make a landmark series about the history of ITV, to be broadcast as a prelude to the channel's 50th birthday celebrations, writes Paul Revoir
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Radio Authority puts off West Midlands decision
Executives at all the major radio groups waiting for the results of the hotly contested West Midlands licence will have to hold their breath a little longer after the Radio Authority postponed the announcement of the successful bid, writes Michael Rosser
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Broadcast to honour UK's best channel
Broadcast is launching a channel of the year award for the first time as part of the 2004 Broadcast Awards.
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Henson slashes European arm
The Jim Henson Company has virtually wiped out its entire London-based European operation as part of a global strategy to scale down the business, writes Michael Rosser