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Execs put weight behind ITV Digital
ITV Digital senior executives leapt to the defence of the beleaguered platform this week to counter mounting City pressure on shareholders Carlton and Granada to drop the service, writes Simon Ellery.
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As Blair backs a 2010 switch-over
Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted this week that the 2006-2010 target date to switch over to digital TV is achievable - but challenged broadcasters to encourage viewers to recognise its attractions, writes David Rose.
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Top writers pen BBC NHS series
The BBC is set to turn its sights on the National Health Service with a major new drama series featuring the work of four leading screenwriters.The 4 x 60-minute episodes of
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KUMBH MELA 2
Channel 4 is to broadcast a 50-minute programme based on the rushes from its Kumbh Mela Hindu festival project that aired in January this year, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC Online rebrands to boost new media
BBC Online was this week rebranded as BBC i, as part of a strategy to boost use of the BBC's new media services, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - ITV 1's Shafted gets caught by BBC police
ITV 1's latest quiz show, Shafted, lived up to its name as it was soundly beaten by BBC 1's Monday night police drama this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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SHIER TO LEAVE ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation managing director and former Thames Television boss Jonathan Shier has resigned, 20 months into his five-year contract at the Australian broadcaster. Shier joined ABC last year amid controversy
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TWG EASES DEBTS
The Wireless Group (TWG) has massively relieved its debt burden after selling its Southampton-based local radio station Wave 105FM to Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) for£18m in cash. As part of
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CNBC APPOINTMENT
London-based financial channel CNBC Europe has named Harry Fuller as executive producer of morning programming. Fuller will take charge of development of two CNBC Europe flagship shows Today's Business Europe and
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VENICE TV FESTIVAL
The first Venice International Television Festival will take place between 21 and 26 March next year. Canal Grande Awards will be presented for best fiction, documentary, cartoon and format (game, sitcom,
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BAFTA AWARDS DATE
The Bafta children's awards will now take place on Sunday 2 December, after the original date which was fixed for last weekend was dropped because it clashed with the world premiere
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PRODUXION.COM BOUGHT
Emap has taken full control of online service Produxion.com, after buying out the minority stakes in the venture held by Channel 5 and Netdecisions. The move will see Emap title Broadcast
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EMMY FOR BBC FILMS
BBC films' collaboration with HBO Films, Conspiracy: The Meeting at Wannsee, picked up two prizes at the 53rd annual Emmy awards. Loring Mandel won best writing for a mini-series or movie,
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BT BIDS FOR TV SERVICES
BT has made a bid to use its telephone network to provide TV services to its customers. The telecoms company has applied to the Independent Television Commission for a local delivery
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DEADLINE FOR CELTIC
The deadline for entries to the Celtic Film & Television Festival, taking place between 20 and 23 March next year in Brittany in France, closes today (9 November). Competition categories include
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Kids ITV to suffer as budgets are slashed
ITV can no longer compete with the BBC's kids output and is being forced to scale back its children's programming ambitions radically as budgets at the network become slimmer, ITV controller
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OSF hires natural history chief
Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) has appointed former United Wildlife producer Mark Strickson as head of programming for its natural history unit, writes Steve Aston.
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Telewest director poached for Japanese post
Telewest director of content acquisitions and business development Andrew Shaw has been poached by one of the company's biggest shareholders, Liberty Media, to join its Japanese joint-venture company Jupiter Programming, writes Simon Ellery.
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TVF boss lured to head RDF acquisitions
RDF International has lured TVF International head Lilla Hurst to become its first head of acquisitions, writes Penny Hughes.
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Stars secure Brighter future
Endemol Entertainment UK-owned Brighter Pictures has bagged a range of commissions, including a show for the BBC which highlights the pitfalls of celebrity.An as yet untitled 6 x 40-minute documentary series,