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Jennings joins Hit creatives.
Award-winning producer Claire Jennings has joined the creative team of Bob the Builder producer Hit Entertainment, writes Jane Marlow.
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ITV snaps up Living TV show.
In an attempt to shore up its daytime share and save money, ITV has taken the rare decision to buy in a factual series which was commissioned by another broadcaster, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC spares jobs in factual dept.
The number of job cuts from the BBC's factual and learning department is now expected to fall from the 129 originally expected to well below 100, although eight producers still face
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Sky now lone News 24 critic.
Sky News has become the only UK broadcaster to express concerns over BBC News 24 following ITN's decision this week to distance itself from the issue, claiming it now had no problem with the channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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FOOTBALLERS' WIVES GO TO OZ.
Shed Productions has sold its ITV drama Footballers' Wives to a raft of territories including Australia (Network Ten) and New Zealand (TVNZ), writes Penny Hughes.
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RATINGS - Hornblower sails into ITV viewers' affections.
The return of ITV 1's Hornblower, Granada's lavish costume drama based on CS Forester's literary hero, made a solid start this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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TOTS CONTEST ON GMTV.
Following the runaway success of ITV's Popstars, GMTV is to launch its own version for under-11s. Tot Stars runs on GMTV throughout April and May and will be open to children
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PRODUCTION SHOW LIST.
The Production Show, which runs from 21 to 23 May at Olympia, London, has unveiled its list of speakers. BBC controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody, BBC controller of entertainment commissioning
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PSB CONFERENCE IN APRIL.
Pressure group the Voice of the Listener & Viewer's eighth international conference on the future of public service broadcasting and new media, will this year focus on the role of broadcasters
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WEBSITE TO REDUCE RISK.
A new website offering assistance and advice to news teams reporting from hostile environments launched this week, developed by BBC senior safety and security chief Tony Loughran. Supported by the News
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C4 BUYS ANIMAL FARM.
Channel 4 has bought an animatronic version of George Orwell's classic Animal Farm starring Pete Postlewaite and the made-for-TV movie version of Snow White from Hallmark Entertainment. The deal was struck
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TOP GEAR DRIVES SOUTH.
Production of BBC 2 motoring show Top Gear is to be moved from Birmingham to London in order to accommodate frontman Jeremy Clarkson, who has been lured back to present the
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BBC AIDS BLIND STAFF.
The BBC is developing new radio equipment to help visually impaired radio producers working at the corporation. BBC disability advisor for technology Claire Jennings has been working with technology company Calrec
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WORLDWIDE ENGLISH.
BBC Worldwide is to launch an English learning package for broadcasters around the world to help jobseekers. The package, which is also available for publishing, encompasses the 26 x 15-minute TV
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NESTA GRANT FOR HORNBY.
Documentary filmmaker Craig Hornby has received a #75,000 National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) fellowship to establish a community TV network in his Teeside. The three-year fellowship will
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Granada rejigs archive service.
Granada is hoping to boost revenue from its archive sales business by pooling material from its seven regional libraries into a new division Granada Visual.The operation, which launches on 2 April,
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Lion Scotland makes history.
Glasgow-based indie Lion Scotland is pushing into high-end history programming and has appointed producer John Toba to oversee the drive, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Second md for Action Time.
Carlton-owned format shop Action Time has promoted director of international business Caroline Beaton to joint managing director, writes Penny Hughes.
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Artsworld buys South Bank Show.
Digital Arts channel Artsworld has bought a raft of programmes from LWT's ITV series The South Bank Show to air as part of a celebration of the programme's 25th anniversary, writes Simon Ellery.
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DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE CREATES UK ARM.
Discovery Networks Europe has restructured for the second time in less than 15 months, with the creation of a distinct UK business to be headed by former branded content general manager