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    World Productions chief to give up teaching

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Tony Garnett to hand back his University of London professorship later in year and get back to producing

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    C4 struggling to fill religion role

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Suppliers say lack of commissioning editor, religion at the broadcaster will cause problems for indies

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    C4 entertainment loses another executive

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    E4 editor Anjela Jain defects to Channel 5 as deputy controller of entertainment

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    BBC Resources' Green joins Zenith

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Ex-acting chief executive of BBC's production facilities arm is indie's new finance director

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    S4C appoints new commissioning editor, children's

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Siwan Jobbins to be responsible for the broadcaster's 12 weekly hours of kids' programming

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    TVYP scheme opens

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    The Edinburgh International Television Festival's educational arm, Television & Young People (TVYP), launches this Friday (1 March).It will be selecting 150 18 to 21-year-olds interested in a TV career to

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    Commercial kids' channels back on warpath

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    BBC accused of exploiting free-to-air programming deals on new digital kids' services

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    Granada unveils first of trio of formats intended for international sale

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz makes undisclosed order for home-makeover show

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    Big Brother 3 exec producer appointed

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Former executive producer of The Priory Phil Edgar-Jones takes the helm of popular reality show

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    ITC rules on ITV Sport Sky ads

    2002-02-28T14:49:00Z

    Commission orders BSkyB to accept ITV Digital advertising but bans eight of eleven ITV Sport ads

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    Three BBC NI commissions for Brian Waddell

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    BBC Northern Ireland head of programmes Tim Cooke has commissioned indie Brian Waddell Productions to produce three 60-minute single documentaries.The first focuses on the impending 40th anniversary of the Shorts

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    Two Hats to make Cavegirl for CBBC

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Two Hats Film & Television has been commissioned to produce Cavegirl, a comedy drama for new BBC children's channel CBBC, writes Georgina LipscombThe 26 x 15-minute series - billed as 'Clueless

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    Omnivision looks at food in the military

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Pinewood Studios-based indie Omnivision is in post-production with a new 'chefs in the forces' series for Carlton Westcountry called Only Food and Forces.Carlton Westcountry controller of features Caroline Righton commissioned

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    YTTTV to make Catherine Cookson biog for C4

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television (YTTTV) has landed a brace of one-off specials for Channel 4, including a 60-minute biography of the late novelist Catherine Cookson, writes Simon ElleryOrdered by C4 commissioning

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    Paladin to explore Nelson's life and loves

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Paladin Invision is producing a 90-minute biography on Admiral Horatio Nelson for Channel 4. The documentary, Nelson's Trafalgar, was ordered by C4 commissioning editor, history Tim Kirby and is expected to

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    Mersey TV to relocate Grange Hill up North

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Mersey TV, which has secured a contract to produce long-running BBC children's drama series Grange Hill for three series from next year, has announced plans to shift the programme's location to

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    Seventh Art Makes history for Discovery

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Seventh Art has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to produce a 50-minute documentary entitled Why Did Rome Fall? exploring ideas about why the Roman Empire ended. Commissioned by Bettina Hatami,

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    Big Bear to make third series of my Hero

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Big Bear Films has been commissioned by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and former head of comedy Geoffrey Perkins to produce a third series of family comedy My Hero.The new

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    Diverse bags raft of BBC commissions

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Diverse has scooped a raft of commissions for the BBC, including an arts programme featuring the former government minister and Conservative leadership candidate Michael Portillo, writes Penny HughesArt that Shook the

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    Kabul Zoo doc for BBC 1 and National Geographic

    2002-02-28T14:58:00Z

    Afghanistan's Kabul Zoo has become the subject of a one-off documentary for BBC 1 and National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), writes Penny HughesTiger Aspect Productions' wildlife sister company Tigress Productions has