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Rick Stein to get 10-part series on BBC 2
Plymouth-based indie Denham Productions has been commissioned to make a new 10 x 30-minute series featuring celebrity chef Rick Stein for BBC 2.The Best of Britain , produced and directed by
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Network Heroes falls to BDP
Merv Wood's outfit to merge with Bryan De'Ath's 10 year old creative company
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Shenfield relinquishes day-to-day control of Mill
Director of production and co-founder Pat Joseph takes on managing director role at leading Soho commercials outfit
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BBC 1 adopts theme night in Saturday evening re-jig
Themed nostalgia nights to run from August as Heggessey seeks to shake up weekend schedule in face of stiff competition from ITV
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Radio indies lash out at R4
Independent producers say fall in number of commissions is a threat to their existence
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Big Brother messaging service goes live
40,000 online requests for service received as BT Cellnet puts out feelers for payed-for mobile content
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Lux set to defect to C4
BBC Entertainment is set to be thrown into turmoil following the expected departure of one of its key executives, controller of entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux, to Channel 4.As predicted by Broadcast,
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ITN denies job losses
ITN has rejected claims that it is cutting staff at its rolling news service, the ITN News Channel, despite speculation from senior industry sources that journalists and production staff are facing the axe, writes Simon Ellery.
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GRANADA SNARES£1.3M ORDER
Granada Wild, formerly United Wildlife, has scored one of its biggest commissions to date after securing a£1.3m series on predatory animals from National Geographic Channel, writes Leigh Holmwood. The 13
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UPC accepts loan from Liberty
United Pan-European Communications (UPC) has ditched plans to raise capital through a EUR1bn (£602m) rights offering, opting instead for a loan from Liberty Media that could convert into UPC shares, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Nickelodeon ups criticism of BBC
Nickelodeon UK has unveiled further evidence which it claims shows the BBC's proposed children's channels will hit commercial operators, writes Simon Ellery.
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World Service cuts short wave
BBC World Service is shutting down some of its short wave transmitters and switching the services to the internet, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ITV alters contract rights
ITV has begun a major overhaul of its programme rights policy as it gears up to expand its portfolio of channels and internet activity.The new commissioning contracts are set to see
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BBC to spice up Saturdays
BBC 1 is set to shake up its Saturday night output in the face of renewed competition from ITV, with the introduction of a series of theme nights.Previously, theme nights -
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Equity in talks with Pact on airings pay
Producers' alliance Pact has agreed to enter 'crunch talks' with Equity over improved contracts for actors whose work is exploited by broadcasters, following mounting pressure from the actors union, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC Dome plan set to go ahead
A BBC-backed consortium aiming to reopen the Millennium Dome as a visitor attraction is expected to have its bid approved by the government as early as next week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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This Morning to face Sky threat
Less than a month after Richard and Judy's shock departure, GMTV has dealt a further blow to ITV's daytime output with a new morning show for Sky One which will run against This Morning, writes Steve Aston.
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Indies attack Radio 4 commissioning policy
Independent radio producers have again hit out at BBC Radio 4 claiming the limited number of commissions handed out to the independent sector during the station's latest commissioning round could threaten their existence, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CITV TO AIR PONGWIFFY
UK animation studio Telemagination has landed its third CITV commission with 13 x 22-minute animated sitcom Pongwiffy, writes Simon Ellery. The series for 6-9 year-olds has been commissioned by ITV controller
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WISDOM INTERVIEW
Film channel Carlton Cinema has made a rare commission, asking indie Kulture Vulture to produce a 60-minute one-off interview with comedian Sir Norman Wisdom. Called Norman on Norman, the program-me was