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BERTELSMANN PULLS OUT OF RTL PURCHASE.
German media outfit Bertelsmann has withdrawn its offer to buy the remaining 11 per cent of Channel 5 majority shareholder RTL that it does not already own. The company had offered
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THE STUDIO TO FUND SHORT FILM-MAKERS.
NTL and Universal Studios Networks jointly owned movie service The Studio is launching a #75,000 fund, The Studio Film Completion Fund (TSFCF), to help film-makers finish off short films. The scheme
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C4 plans gospel talent search.
Channel 4 has jumped on the talent show bandwagon again with a new competition aimed at uncovering 'pop idols' from the world of gospel music.Singers from choirs at churches, schools and
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BBC to look at five years of Labour.
The BBC is to mark the fifth anniversary of the Labour government with a critical profile piece as part of its spring/summer season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 WOOS KYLIE.
Channel 5 has commissioned Wise Buddah to produce a 60-minute documentary on Aussie popstar Kylie Minogue as she tries to break into the US music market, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Spinning Around,
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ITV re-orders Foyle's War.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Greenlit Productions to produce a further 3 x 120-minute episodes of second world war crime drama Foyle's War for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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YORKSHIRE KICKS OFF HEARTBEAT SPIN-OFF.
Yorkshire Television has begun production on ITV 1 Heartbeat spin-off The Royal. The series, filming in Yorkshire, will star former Butterflies actress Wendy Craig as a hospital matron and will be
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RAMPLING EXIT PROMPTS RADIO 1 RESHUFFLE.
BBC Radio 1's Friday night schedule has been revamped ahead of Danny Rampling's imminent departure from the station. From 7 June, DJ Fergie will host a new show from 23.00 to
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SOMETHIN' ELSE GIVEN BBC 4 MUSIC ORDER.
Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC 4 to produce a 90-minute concert programme featuring Blur singer Damon Albarn and some of Mali's top musicians. Commissioned by BBC editor of music
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BBC 4 ORDERS 1966 WORLD CUP DOCUMENTARY.
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a one-off documentary about North Korea's victory over Italy in the 1966 World Cup. The 60-minute feature The Game of Our Lives is being
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WILDFIRE TAKES OFF WITH HISTORY COMMISSION.
New indie Wildfire Productions has received its first commission with a 7 x 60-minute series Seven Ages of Britain for Channel 4. Ordered by commissioning editor, features Ben Frow the history
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COMBAT CARS TO BATTLE IT OUT ON CHANNEL 5.
Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers, in association with Bravo and Minotaur International, has ordered a new Robot Wars-style show, Combat Cars. The 7 x 23-minute series features full-sized remote
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UK STYLE ORDERS HOME CONVERSION SERIES.
UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned Little Planet Pictures to produce a 15-part series following a family as they convert a 130-year-old Victorian stone water tower into their home.
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Technology & Facilities - Resources revamp boosts core areas.
BBC Resources chief executive Mike Southgate has unveiled details of a restructure aimed at reducing overheads and improving customer service levels.Although Southgate oversaw the loss of 35 jobs from design department
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Technology & Facilities - VP predicts tough year for Avid in Europe.
Avid vice-president of European sales and operations Graham Sharp unveiled details of the company's European market strategy last week and warned that 2002 was going to be a 'tough year', writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & Facilities - Post delivers film to C4.
New editing facility Post Republic has just completed work on The Lost Boys, a documentary produced by October Films for Channel 4, writes Barbara Marshall. The Lost Boys is the first
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Technology & Facilities - Kilroy to Teddington.
Teddington Studios has won back BBC 1 morning chat show Kilroy from BBC Resources in a two-year deal worth over #1m. Roger Morris, group managing director of Barnes Trust Media -
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Technology & Facilities - Promotion at The Farm.
The Farm group has promoted Sarah Tindall to the role of facilities manager at its Soho Square post facility The Farm. Tindall has been with the company since its launch four
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Technology & Facilities - Discreet appointment.
Discreet has taken on Robin Adams as territory manager, Soho, reporting to recently promoted regional manager Jeremy Lutterloch (Broadcast, 8.3.02). Adams joins from Avid Technology where he was UK reseller manager,
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Technology & Facilities - Interactive Oscars.
The British public has been given the chance to vote for who they think should win an Oscar, thanks to return-path technology developed by Go Interact TV for the BBC. Results