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RADIO 5 LIVE TO UNVEIL ONLINE NEWS SERVICE
BBC Radio 5 Live's website is launching a new feature News Extra Online on Monday (2 July). The online audio service will provide listeners with a 15-minute daily summary of news
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SCHAMA TO HEADLINE US HISTORY CONFERENCE
Broadcaster and author Simon Schama, presenter of the acclaimed BBC 2 series A History of Britain, is to deliver the keynote address at the inaugural World Congress of History Producers. The
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Go Racing deal back on course
Horseracing consortium Go Racing has clinched a last-minute deal to save its£387m TV rights contract.The British Horseracing Board (BHB) has signed a contract with the consortium to provide it with
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Sky shuts tech channel
BSkyB is axing its wholly owned digital channel (.tv) in a move that could mean the loss of up to 60 jobs, writes Dominic Timms.
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Prebble shuffles top digital staff
ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has started to streamline operations between the network and On Digital by announcing a reshuffle of senior staff, writes Steve Aston.
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Human Capital hands Wyatt chairman role
Former BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt has been appointed chairman of media strategy company Human Capital, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SEPTEMBER DELIVERS COMPUTER HACKING DOC
September Films has produced a one-off documentary for Channel 4 on hackers. The 60-minute programme, The Secret History of Hacking, was filmed in America as a co-production with TLC. The film
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BBC CHOICE TO AIR WEAKEST LINK THEME NIGHT
BBC Choice is to screen a theme night dedicated to quiz show The Weakest Link. The six-hour event, which will go out on 1 July from 19.00, will feature the first
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TRENCH WARFARE IS BBC'S NEXT REALITY TV IDEA
The BBC is to recreate the trenches of World War I as part of an ambitious new reality show. The Trench, due to screen this autumn on BBC 2, will feature
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DA VINCI'S MACHINES TO BE BROUGHT TO LIFE
Carlton has announced the first eight factual programmes to come out of its $20m (£14.3m) programming deal with US broadcaster PBS. The raft includes The Big Dig, which focuses on archaeological
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NUMAN TO SHARE CAR OBSESSION WITH GSB
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has commissioned GTV Manchester to produce 8 x 30-minute series on Gary Numan's obsession with motor cars. GSB head of production Lesley Johnson commissioned the series, which
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S CLUB 7 TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THIRD SERIES
Pop group S Club 7 have been signed up to appear in their third BBC television series, Hollywood 7. The popstars will fly out to Los Angeles to begin filming the
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WESTCOUNTRY TO BLEND SPORT AND COOKING
Carlton Westcountry has commissioned Devon-based indie Smith & Watson Productions to create a new series that blends cookery and extreme beach sports. The 6 x 30-minute series, Adrenalin Kitchen, is based
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SO TELEVISION WINS NORTON IN MEXICO ORDER
So Television has bagged a second So Graham Norton travelogue spin-off from Channel 4, with a commission to produce a 60-minute piece on Mexico City. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor, entertainment
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BBC 1 strengthens popular factual slate
BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a number of new primetime factual programmes, including two reality documentaries and a series fronted by Saturday
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Quentin to star in ITV thriller
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a new two-part drama vehicle for Caroline Quentin from Granada, writes Steve Aston.
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TLS invests£2m in upgrade
The London Studios (TLS) has put£2m into new facilities to meet ITV's increase in sports programming next season, writes Barbara Marshall.
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UK firms win top awards at Promax
UK broadcasters triumphed at the Promax and BDA 2001 awards in Miami last Thursday, writes Mark Banham.
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VFG shaken by share fall to 3p
Shares from the beleaguered film and video equipment group VFG have fallen to 3p following the release of the group's interim results that showed pre-tax losses of£3.3m in the six
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Job cuts to hit 20 at 3sixtymedia
Manchester-based 'super' facility 3sixtymedia, the company formed from the merger of BBC and Granada Resources, is to cut around 20 jobs, writes Will Strauss.