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CROWN TAKES ON KEATING AS DISTRIBUTION VP
Hallmark Channel owner Crown Media Holdings has named Diane Keating as worldwide distribution senior vice-president. Keating, who will be based in New York, joins from New Line Cinema where she was
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JOB CUTS TO FOLLOW ENDEMOL DUTCH DEAL
Up to 82 jobs are set to go at European production giant Endemol, after the company received the go-ahead from the firm's work council to merge Joop van den Ende TV
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PRODUCER WARR TAKES BFM EXECUTIVE POST
Steve Warr, producer of ITV's Police Camera Action series, has joined Bristol-based indie BFM as executive producer. Warr (left), who has worked on popular factual programmes such as the BBC's X
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BBC SEEKS YOUNG ASPIRING CONDUCTORS
The BBC has launched a hunt for aspiring conductors as part of its Young Musicians 2002 event. The corporation is calling for people under the age of 28 to apply to
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MONTE CARLO FESTIVAL GETS NEW ARTS EVENT
The organisers of the Monte Carlo Television Festival have unveiled a new summer television creative arts event. The new festival, which will feature screenings, awards and various workshops, will run from
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MINISTRY OF SOUND RADIO REMOVES ITS CHIEF
Ministry of Sound Radio head David Dunn has left the company after being made redundant. His former brief is now being overseen by head of radio production Mark Ovenden, who becomes
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'Bob' creator in Universal deal
Bob the Builder creator Keith Chapman has struck a two-year TV and film first-look deal with the British division of Universal Pictures, Vision Video Limited (VVL).On the back of the agreement,
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Report takes on kids' rights
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) this week unveiled its latest report which attempts to prevent exploitation of children in factual programmes, writes Steve Aston.
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Government to use ads to find BBC chief
The BBC chairman's position will be advertised for the first time as the government widens the field to find the most suitable person to replace Sir Christopher Bland, writes David Rose.
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DAD'S ARMY EPISODES FOUND AFTER 30 YEARS
Two episodes of BBC comedy Dad's Army that have been missing for 30 years were discovered in a rusting film can at the BBC last week. The black and white episodes
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SMG KICKS OFF NARDINI POLICE THRILLER FOR ITV
SMG has gone into production on its two-part thriller, Sirens, for ITV. The 2 x 90-minute episodes, which feature This Life star Danielle Nardini as a police constable clashing with her
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FO awards The Lab major order
LWT digital production unit The Lab has won a major contract from the Foreign Office (FO) to produce a 36-part series on Britain.Under the terms of the three-year deal - believed
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Rapture to go live from Ibiza
Clubbing channel Rapture Television is gearing up to broadcast what it claims is the UK's first live broadcast from nightlife hotspot Ibiza as part of its third season from the Balearic island, writes Simon Ellery.
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C5 to focus on UK surf scene
Indie twofourtv has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a documentary looking at life in Britain's surf capital, Newquay, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Ordered by C5 controller of children's and religious
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C4 multicultural orders WWII doc
Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural Pat Younge has ordered two 50-minute documentaries from indie Twenty Twenty, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITV 2 to air globetrotting quiz
ITV2 director of broadcasting Joan Lofts has commissioned First Circle films to produce a travel gameshow, writes Steve Aston.The Race, a 15 x 60-minute series, will follow four two-strong teams as
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Grass Valley gains£25m investment
Grass Valley Group (GVG) has raised $36m (£25m) in an equity finance deal led by investment bank Lazard.The money will enable the group to maintain its 'high level' of investment in
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Molinare Sci-Fi contract loss fuels talk of sale
Molinare has lost the Sci-Fi Channel transmission contract to Pearson TV, fuelling speculation that the post-production arm of the TV Corporation will be sold, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC/ITV to go virtual for election night coverage
BBC and ITV are both turning to virtual reality to enhance their election coverage this week, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ORANGE SMOKE AWARD
High-end facility Smoke & Mirrors has won the British Design and Art Direction (D&AD) award for special effects, writes Jon Rogers. The company, which has already bagged six other awards this