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International TV sales slump
Licensing and merchandising revenues up but actual sales dive by nearly 11 per cent
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BBC slams ITC/ITV deal over News at Ten
Says deal is not a 'serious long term solution' and presses ahead with own plans for 10pm news
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Controller teams braced for cuts
New BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's and BBC 2 controller Jane Root's teams are expected to be cut as part of a shake-up, with both channels' editorial executives offered new roles, writes Tara Conlan.
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C4 plans film trio and sets E4 launch
Channel 4 is on the verge of concluding E4 digital carriage agreements with NTL and Telewest in time for a mid-January launch and is planning to launch three new film channels
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Anglia liable in Oz indie case
An 18-month legal battle between Anglia TV's Survival and an independent production company, whose programme credits were removed and replaced by the name of a Survival subsidiary, has finally been settled in the High Court, writes Ashley Davies.
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Emap woos Trevor Dann for top job
Former BBC head of music entertainment Trevor Dann is in negotiations over a job with Emap Performance Network (EPN), writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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MURPHY COMMISSIONS HIGH SPEED SHOW RUSH FOR CHOICE
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 12 x 10-minute series of Rush, a high-speed tour of the UK. Funded in part by the BBC's imagineering department, Rush
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TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL WINS UEFA SERIES
International Management Group programming arm Trans World International has won the commission from Uefa to produce a 30 x 60-minute magazine show series based around this season's Uefa Champions League. The
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SALMON ORDERS TOP OF THE POPS DOCUMENTARY
Outgoing BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a one-off 60-minute documentary covering the history of Top of the Pops to air on Christmas Day. The documentary made by BBC music
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YTV HIRES SHERGOLD TO DIRECT NEW SULLIVAN DRAMA
Yorkshire TV (YTV) has signed-up Adrian Shergold to direct new John Sullivan drama Micawber. Shergold, whose credits include Births, Marriages and Deaths, Buried Treasure, Eureka Street (left) and Holding On, will
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UNIQUE CLOCKS UP FIRST COMMISSION FOR ITV
Unique Productions has won its first ITV network commission with a 60-minute primetime entertainment show. The format is based on hidden cameras and is now in production. Currently without a title,
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CHANNEL 5 APPOINTS RONIN FOR DIVORCE GAMESHOW
Channel 5 has commissioned indie Ronin TV to produce a 1 x 90-minute gameshow D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (working title). Estranged couples will talk about their marital problems in front of a studio audience