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Granada to do kids makeover show for ITV.
Granada has unveiled what it hopes will be the first of its target of three international formats with a new Saturday night Changing Rooms-style makeover show for ITV, writes Steve Aston.
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RATINGS - ITV stalwarts trounce BBC's Bafta coverage.
The showbiz glamour of the British Academy Film Awards failed to lift the ratings this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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B+ YOUNG TALENT AWARDS.
Broadcast's production supplement B+ has launched the B+ Young Talent Awards in association with BBC Resources. Nominations are being sought for each of the award categories. Producers, broadcasters and managers are
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DISABILITY MANIFESTO.
BBC director general Greg Dyke, BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball, Carlton Channels chief executive Clive Jones and media secretary Tessa Jowell are just some of the senior industry figures attending the
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BRIGHTBLUE FOR SALE.
Interactive TV broadcaster Brightblue, which is jointly owned by troubled telecoms giant Energis and Graham Technology, claims to have more than 10 interested buyers including broadcasters. Energis put the interactive division
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BBC US RADIO DEAL.
The BBC World Service has joined commercial rival Oneword on US-based Sirius Satellite Radio after securing a deal to broadcast programmes in both English and Spanish, 24 hours a day. Sirius
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MIP-TV HOLDS ITS OWN.
Organisers of the Mip-TV programme market have claimed registration numbers amongst major broadcasters are holding up on last year, despite fears that the advertising downturn may lead many to stay away.
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TVYP SCHEME OPENS.
The Edinburgh International Television Festival's educational arm, Television & Young People (TVYP), launches this Friday (1 March). It will be selecting 150 18 to 21-year-olds interested in a TV career to
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REAL RADIO MD HIRED.
Guardian Media Group Radio has appointed former Century FM managing director Jeff Stephenson as managing director of its new Yorkshire station, Real Radio. He will report to GMG Radio managing director
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BBC JUBILEE LINE-UP.
The BBC has announced the line-up for the two special concerts it is producing at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's golden jubilee. Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Pop
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SONY AWARD NOMINEES.
Nominations for the Sony Radio Awards will be announced by the Radio Academy on 18 March at London's Commonwealth Club. In its 20th year, the awards this year have led to
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Buyers flock to BBC Showcase.
The next generation of BBC entertainment formats sparked strong interest from international buyers at this week's BBC Showcase event, with record numbers of buyers turning up hoping to acquire the next
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Leading soaps fail to make RTS list.
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has surprised the industry by omitting Coronation Street and Emmerdale from the nominations for its first ever soap award, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ex-Resources chief to double size of Zenith.
Former BBC Resources acting chief executive David Green has been charged with helping double the size of Zenith Entertainment after joining the indie as finance director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC consumer unit fills post.
BBC consumer unit editor Lisa Ausden is taking on the role of acting creative director, consumer, following Mark Killick's decision to quit the corporation to edit Channel 4's new breakfast show, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CANCER CLAIMS TV'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVE.
John Thaw, the television actor who found fame as no-nonsense detective Jack Regan in The Sweeney and later became one of the nation's most popular television characters as Inspector Morse, died
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WEAKEST LINK FORMAT SOLD TO JAPAN'S FUJI TV.
ECM Group has reached a format agreement with Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV for BBC gameshow Weakest Link. The deal will see the Tokyo-based channel screen the show from 8 April. It
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SAGA HOPES FOR OVER-50S STATION FOR LONDON.
Saga Radio has unveiled plans to bid for London's Liberty Radio licence, which is to be advertised next month. It has proposed a new station, Saga 963/972 AM, to target the
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WHITEHOUSE MEMORIAL TO BE HELD IN APRIL.
Mediawatch-uk has announced that a memorial service for its former president Mary Whitehouse, who died in November, will be held on 10 April at All's Souls Church, Langham Place, London at
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HAWK-EYE TO ENHANCE SKY SPORTS CRICKET.
Sky Sports is to use Hawk-Eye ball tracking for its cricket coverage - the system which helped revolutionise Channel 4's coverage of the game.Sky is to use the system, which helps