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    Brookie Review

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is conducting a review of Brookside, which has suffered a drop in average weekly ratings from 2.5 million (11.2 per cent share) in 2000 to 2.1 million (9.9 per cent) this year, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Flashback to set up Bristol office

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Flashback TV, the independent producer behind Channel 4 cookery show Nigella Bites, is setting up a production office in Bristol in a bid to develop more regional programming, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    C4 backs more history series

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has strengthened his commitment to history series with two major war series set to air as part of the channel's winter schedule, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Wark Clements heads CBBC winter

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Indie Wark Clements' new children's division has scored its first two commissions with a drama and puppet show for the BBC as part of CBBC's winter slate.Commissioned by kids controller

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    Testino and Turner on BBC

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of arts commissioning Roly Keating has unveiled a slate of new programmes for BBC 1 and BBC 2 including an Omnibus special on photographer Mario Testino.The 60-minute Testino profile,

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    Little Bird to make Isle of Man thriller

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Indie Little Bird has teamed up with Canadian production company Alliance Atlantis to produce a two-hour thriller for the BBC based on a true story, writes Steve Aston.

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    C5'S BRITNEY XMAS SPECIAL

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has lined up a one-off profile on teen pop sensation Britney Spears from Carlton which will include an exclusive interview with her personal assistant, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    ROGER GRAEF TAKES ANOTHER LOOK AT THE POLICE

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    BBC creative director of investigations Alex Holmes has commissioned a two-hour special on how the police have changed over the past two years from Films of Record. Police: Where Have all

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    UK STYLE ORDERS WATER FEATURE SERIES

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    UK Style commissioning editor Chantal Rutherford Brown has commissioned Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions to produce a 15 x 30-minute series on garden water features. Water Gardens will feature presenter and

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    GRANADA STARTS ON THIRD A&E SERIES

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Granada has started production on the third series of medical drama A&E. Filming on the 8 x 30-minute series, produced by Richard Brooke and executive produced by Hugh Warren, will continue

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    BRIGHTER GIVEN ANIMATED MOBSTERS ORDER

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Brighter Pictures has received a joint commission from Buena Vista International (BVI) UK and CITV to produce a 30-minute documentary looking at how the animated film Monsters, Inc was made. Commissioned

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    COSGROVE HALL WINS ITV CHILDREN'S ORDER

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Cosgrove Hall to produce the animated series Engie Benjy (right). The 26 x 10-minute show follows the adventures of Benjy and

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    C5'S MOST EVIL MEN AND WOMEN TO RETURN

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 senior programme controller news and current affairs Chris Shaw to produce a second series of the Most Evil Men and Women in History.

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    RIALTO MAKES HALLMARK VAMPIRE SALE

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Wark Clements head of children's and youth Richard Langridge has sold the rights to The Last Vampire to Hallmark Channel in the US through Rialto, the company he launched earlier this

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    RTL GROUP TECH HEAD

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    RTL Group has promoted Alain Flammang to replace outgoing technical division chief executive Mike Southgate. Flammang was head of the Cologne Broadcasting Centre (CBC), one of the four RTL technical service

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    BECTU SLAMS BBC PLAN

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Bectu members have rejected the BBC's proposal to set up its broadcast and presentation department as a separate but wholly owned limited company. In a ballot, almost 90 per cent of

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    PINNACLE RESELLER

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Pinnacle Systems has appointed Altered Images as reseller of its broadcast products. Two Deko-Cast demonstration units have been installed at Altered Images' Soho site and the company has already made a

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    Passion victor at Leaf awards

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Passion Pictures led the field at the London Effects & Animation Festival (Leaf) awards held at the London Hippodrome on Tuesday (13 November), writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Softel steps in to rescue Aston

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    UK manufacturer of video character generators Aston Electronic Designs has been saved from liquidation by Reading-based subtitling and interactive TV specialist Softel.Aston was put into administrative receivership last Monday (5 November)

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    422 rejig sees five staff axed

    2001-11-16T00:00:00Z

    422 has restructured and consolidated its operations in central Manchester, resulting in five job losses, writes Jon Rogers.