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Zenith heads to Sesame St for kids chief
Sesame Workshop vice-president, European operations Julian Scott replaces Peter Murphy
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Players line up for Scots footie
Granada, SMG, Chrysalis, Wark Clements and TWI all in the running to produce Scottish Premier League digital channel
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Digital uptake sees slowdown
Both BSkyB and ITV Digital reveal sizeable slump in new subscribers
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Gritty northern drama for BBC 2
The writer of gritty 1998 Scottish film Looking After Jo Jo has been signed up to write a new four-part, hard-hitting drama series for BBC 2.Real Men, ordered by BBC 2
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ITV commissions Goodbye Mr Chips remake
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned SMG TV Productions to create a two-hour remake of classic school film Goodbye Mr Chips.The new version, set to star Men Behaving
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Channel 5 follows up on arts promise
Channel 5 is attempting to live up to its pledge of increasing its public service output with a raft of new arts commissions, writes Georgina LipscombController of daytime, arts and religion
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C4 goes back for more No Going Back
Ricochet Films has been commissioned to produce a second series of Channel 4 show No Going Back.The 6 x 50-minute series, which looks at families who have 'downshifted', will be
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An Unplanned return
ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a third series of live improvised comedy/chat show Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, writes Steve AstonThe 12 x 30-minute programme will once again see
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Footie causes Coronation St reschedule
ITV is to shift the midweek edition of Coronation Street to a Tuesday to avoid moving it to a later slot for the duration of its Champions' League coverage.From Tuesday
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Bannister to front Five Live news show
Former BBC Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister is to present a new weekend two-hour news programme on BBC Radio 5 Live along with presenter Caroline Feraday.The Weekend News, ordered by
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Closure set for second run on BBC Choice
BBC Choice entertainment series Closure, in which people get the chance to say sorry for things they have done in the past, has been recommissioned for a second series by channel
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Madmac to make gardening tips show
UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned a new horticultural tricks of the trade show from indie Madmac Productions.The 15 x 23-minute series Garden ER features a team of
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CBBC orders net drama and Bogeyman
CBBC controller Nigel Pickard has commissioned a new comedy drama about a teenager hoping to make a fortune from the internet.Rude Boy will air later this year. Meanwhile, Raymond Briggs'
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ITV 1 exposes workplace sins
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned a six-part series in which various professionals reveal workplace scams, writes Steve AstonThe 6 x 30-minute series Confessions, to be produced
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Two Four to make urban gardening series
Channel 4 has commissioned a 10-part urban gardening series from Plymouth-based Two Four Productions.Urban Gardener will feature new presenter Matt James showing city dwellers how to overcome the space constraints
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BBC 2 backs new chefs
Not content with Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith and the Food and Drink team dominating her schedule, BBC 2 controller Jane Root has ordered yet another cookery show, writes Georgina LipscombHowever, this
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Soho Shorts entries
Entries are invited to the fourth Rushes Soho Shorts festival which will be held between 27 July and 1 August 2002.Submissions should have been produced in the 12 months up
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Net innovation at Cebit
Hitachi will be showing a range of products at the CeBIT world business fair in Hannover next month, including a prototype range of wearable internet appliances. The devices come complete with
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Lynx equipment theft
Middlesex facilities company Lynx Digital has been rocked by the theft of four digital beta video recorders worth£100,000 from their premises in Denham on Tuesday night last week (5 February).
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Northlight scanner
Framestore-CFC spin-off FilmLight has joined forces with telecine specialist Innovation TK to produce the ITK Northlight scanner. Originally developed by the Framestore-CFC team that now runs FilmLight, the CCD digital scanner