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Collins in BBC drama
Zenith Entertainment has been commissioned by BBC Scotland and BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon to make a new 6 x 50-minute drama series, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Brother pulls while Park empties
Channel 4's Big Brother continued its ratings success as the nation tuned in and voted for the eviction of the first housemate, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Cornwell to quit TWI for consultancy
Trans World International head of production development, Europe, Middle East and Africa Nicola Cornwell is quitting International Management Group's programming arm to become a consultant, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC Bristol has been commissioned by BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon to make a follow-up to 1970s experimental series Living in the Past, writes Tara Conlan. The 4 x 30-minute primetime
BBC Bristol has been commissioned by BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon to make a follow-up to 1970s experimental series Living in the Past, writes Tara Conlan. The 4 x 30-minute primetime
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Foreign directors asked to support campaign
Foreign directors are being instructed not to work in the UK by their industry associations as a campaign over directors' rights escalates between the Directors and Producers Rights Society (DPRS), the Directors Guild of Great Britain and Bectu, writes Ta
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COX PROVES POPULAR AT R1
The latest round of radio audience figures are expected to show that BBC Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox has maintained the audience she inherited from Zoe Ball. Rajar figures for the
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NewsVirgin Media: customers can cancel for free
Virgin Media will give its customers until the end of March to cancel their agreements because of the loss of the basic Sky channels - but insists that not offering those channels does not constitute a breach of contract.
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NEW ROLE FOR RYBCZYNSKI
Acting editor of the BBC One O'Clock News Chris Rybczynski has been appointed to the new role of BBC television news weekend editor taking charge of the output on BBC 1,
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FILM FIRST FOR ON REQUEST
Fox Movies has signed a deal with On Digital's pay-per-view service On Request for The Beach, Entrapment and Never Been Kissed. Sky Box Office already has the rights to the films
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CAPITAL BACKS BLACKWOOD
Capital 95.8 FM new programme controller Jeff Smith is in advanced talks with comedian and TV presenter Richard Blackwood about taking on the star as a permanent DJ to present a
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HOME CHOICE TO EXPAND
Video-on-demand firm Video Networks has secured a non-exclusive local delivery licence from the Independent Television Commission. The move means that the firm's consumer brand Home Choice, which already supplies pop videos,
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Gibson turns down head of docs role
BBC Bristol head of factual Jeremy Gibson has pulled out of talks to become the new BBC controller of documentaries and investigations and is instead in line to become the new
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Sky/ITN news battle hots up
The battle for rolling news services intensified this week with NTL and ITN launching their 24-hour news service as BSkyB chiefs revealed plans to compete for ITN's contract with ITV, writes Simon Ellery.
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DNE channel doubles shows
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) channel Animal Planet is doubling UK original commissions by calling for an extra 50 hours of output for next year, writes Simon Ellery.
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NewsMTV boss exits
MTV UK boss Michiel Bakker has become the latest high profile executive to leave the company.
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Elton to head Pollyanna for Carlton
Carlton Productions has added a further executive producer to its drama team to oversee a major new TV adaptation of Eleanor Porter's classic story Pollyanna, writes Colin Robertson.
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Programme chief leaves Emap radio
Emap Performance Network group programme director Dave Lincoln is to leave the radio outfit at the end of this week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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SIMPLY MONEY TIES UP NEW CARRIAGE DEALS
Consumer finance channel Simply Money has struck carriage deals with On Digital and video-on-demand firms Yes TV and Video Networks brand Home Choice. The channel, which was launched in January this
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BBC WALES APPOINTS HEAD OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
BBC Wales commissioning editor, education Eleri Wyn Lewis has been made the new head of education and learning as a result of controller Menna Richard's recent restructure. Freelance director Paul Islwyn
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VIRGIN AND NTL SPLIT INTERNET SERVICE PROVISION
NTL and Virgin are to split the jointly owned Virgin Net ISP and entertainment business leaving the cable giant with 500,000 internet subscribers. The deal, which will involve a share swap