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Walston leaves Liberty group
In a shock move, Liberty Livewire president and chief executive Robert Walston has left the US facilities giant that owns London's 4MC, Rushes, SVC and Soho 601 - 'to pursue other interests', writes Barbara Marshall
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Jubilee events set OB record
The technical requirements for the Queen's Jubilee weekend celebrations are huge and have resulted in the largest temporary outside broadcast and media facility ever constructed for a single event, writes Barbara Marshall
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Sky One to look at the real Lewis and Tyson
Sky One is to air a documentary previewing the big fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson, examining the men behind the machismo. Lewis vs Tyson: Gloves Offwill be shown at 21.00 on Tuesday (4 June) and will cover the background to the fight and ...
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The Bridge to make Brighton Festival doc
Independent The Bridge has been commissioned to make a television documentary charting the Brighton Festival for BBC South and BBC South East. The Brighton-based outfit tracked the 700 events that took place over the 23 days of England's biggest arts festival in May. BBC South East head of regional and ...
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Elliott recommissions Midsomer Murders
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Bentley Productions to make a sixth series of Midsomer Murders. The 5 x 120-minute series once again stars John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby. The executive producer is Brian True-May with Ian Strachan as line producer. Directors are Sarah Hellings, Peter Smith ...
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Radio 5 to take in-depth look at the Queen
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned Unique the Production Company to produce an in-depth profile on The Real Elizabeth Windsor. The 60-minute programme will be presented by Clive Anderson and follows profiles The Real Jeffrey Archer and The Real Gordon Brown. It will include interviews ...
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SMG commissioned to find teenage comics
SMG TV Productions has been commissioned by Nickelodeon head of original production Joe Godwin to make its first series for the network. The 10 x 30-minute series, GFI, is a comedy talent search for teenagers who are eventually expected to provide the material for a ...
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Superstars comes back in charity event
TWI is resurrecting classic 1970s show Superstarsto air as part of BBC 1's charity event Sport Relief. The new one-hour show will be shown in three parts on the evening of 13 July and feature athletes such as Steve Redgrave (left), Martin Offiah, Dwight Yorke ...
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Clerkenwell filming horror classic
Clerkenwell Films and Working Title Television are in production on a TV movie version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for Universal Television in the US, writes Jon Rogers
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BBC 2 orders bisexual drama
A provocative new thriller featuring one man's search for emotional and sexual gratification with both male and female partners will be one of the highlights of BBC 2's drama slate next year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C5 gets in first with royalty doc
Channel 5 is re-affirming its commitment to move away from tacky programming with a new major 12-part documentary on the history of British kings and queens, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Tottering NTL paid out $2m in bonuses
Barclay Knapp, chief executive of NTL, received a $561, 138 (£384, 341) bonus as the cable company edged towards ba...
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Hit or a Miss? It's over to ITV
For years generations of teenyboppers have tuned into BBC's Top Of The Pops. Now ITV chiefs are planning to get those loyal fans to switch channels with their own brand of the hit show.Express, page 5
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Big Brother Sunita says: Let me out
Trainee barrister Sunita Sharma wants to leave TV's Big Brother after only four days.Express, page 28
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Are these the worst people in Britain?
Once it was a force for good - now TV appeals only to the basest instincts.Mail, page 11
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ITV promises new twist in plot
ITV's fightback has begun. That, at least was the message from Carlton yesterday when it attempted to draw a line ubder a disastrous six months for Britain's leading - but severely damaged - commercial television network.
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Bullish Carlton admits to talks with potential US partners
Michael Green, Carlton's chairman, has held informal conversations with potential US partners, it emerged yesterday, as the company provided evidence of a sustained recovery in advertising revenue.
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Archer to be satirised by BBC after rule change
The life story of the jailed Tory peer Jeffrey Archer is to be mocked in a BBC satire as part of a£10m package of political dramas announced by the corporation yesterday. Guy Jenkin, who wrote the Drop the Dead Donkey spoof on television journalism, is to turn his fire on ...
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Emap reads and sounds like it is worth keeping
Emap, the radio group and publisher, has shown its resilience, having got over its American difficulties. Full-year results, for the year ended 31 March, showed underlying turnover up 3 per cent to£938m while operating profit was off just 1 per cent at£182m. That is pretty commendable in a period when ...
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Kingston rings in the right numbers
The Hull-based telecoms company Kingston Communications is, at this rate, in danger of finding itself among the survivors of the current telecoms shake-out.