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Salmon's final commissions come through
Drama on the agenda with cast-juggling in-house production
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Consumers baulk at high broadband costs
The cost of services is inhibiting broadband uptake according to survey by PriceWaterhousecoopers, writes David Wood.With the notably exception of Germany, where half of users have ISDN lines and cable modems,
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BSkyB subscribers hit 4.95 million but losses widen
Satellite broadcaster says it is confident of signing 7 million subscribers by 2003 but nine-fold increase in pre-tax loss shows cost of digital TV strategy remains high
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Carlton lobbies govt for digital cash
Carlton Communications is privately lobbying the government for a major reduction in ITV's£350m annual payments to the treasury so that it can plough more cash into digital TV, writes Colin Robertson.
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Smith warns BBC over charter risk
The BBC risks having its charter changed if ratings for its 22.00 news fall and it does not reinstate the 21.00 slot, media secretary Chris Smith warned this week.Smith said such
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Malcolm Wall tipped to quit Granada Media
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) chief executive Malcolm Wall will not continue to work for new owner Granada Media, the company will announce next week, writes Colin Robertson.
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C4 COMMISSIONS BIG BROTHER-STYLE DATING SHOW
Channel 4's digital entertainment channel E4 is commissioning a 20 x 30-minute reality dating game Five Go Dating. Made by entertainment specialist Objective Productions, the series was ordered by E4 commissioning
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JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE BANDS WON'T COME TOGETHER
LWT has been forced to scrap its planned John Lennon tribute show, Come Together, after failing to secure enough acts to participate. An LWT spokeswoman said the show was due to
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PARAMOUNT TO GO LIVE WITH NEW DAYTIME SCHEDULE
Paramount Comedy Channel is doubling the amount of hours it broadcasts from nine hours to 18 hours per day to target a daytime audience. The channel, which expects to turn a
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MR WORLD COMPETITION DEBUTS ON LIVING
Flextech's head of programming Emma Tennant has commissioned Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial to produce Mr World for Living as part of their 'Hunk's Week' running from 22-31 December. The
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THE REAL DAD'S ARMY COMES TO EINSTEIN ENTERTAINMENT
Science and technology channel Einstein's production arm, Einstein Entertainment, is to produce a 6 x 30-minute series called Real Dads' Army for an ITV regional transmission. Production has already started on
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DOGS BEHAVE BADLY FOR NEW C4 PUPPET SHOWS
Start-up indie Fit 2 Fill is to make a series of 26 x 15-minute puppet sitcoms featuring a couple of foul-mouthed dogs behaving badly for Channel 4. The series, Pets, was
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SECOND SERIES OF INTERACTIVE DRAMA ON THE WAY
Interactive indie XPT is to get a fresh round of funding by Dixon-owned ISP Freeserve to produce a second series of its groundbreaking 24-part interactive drama Online Caroline. XPT founder Tom
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THIRD SERIES OF THE GRIMLEYS IN PRODUCTION
Granada has begun production on its third series of comedy The Grimleys. The 7 x 30-minute series, starring Amanda Holden and Craig Kelly (Queer As Folk), is being filmed on location
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Summer windfall for Glasgow indie
Glasgow indie Wark Clements has nailed a clutch of projects from Channel 4 and BBC 2's summer commissioning rounds, plus a new series from Discovery Europe.BBC 2 controller Jane Root has
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BBC 1 builds up drama stockpile
Outgoing BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon's final commissions are filtering through, including a new drama series for 2001, write Tara Conlan and Katy Elliott.The new 7 x 60-minute psychological thriller series
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Dinosaurs merit $70m
Hallmark Entertainment has gone into production on an ambitious US$70m (£48m) animated miniseries set in a fantasy land where dinosaurs and humans live together, write Simon Ellery and Ashley Davies.The 6