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    Bullivant sets up kids outfit.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Former TV-Loonland director of programmes John Bullivant has set up his own animation and children's TV production company, writes David Wood

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    Irvine issues ultimatum on witness cash.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Lord Irvine has given the BBC and other broadcasters until the end of the year to produce proposals showing how they will enforce a ban on payments to witnesses in trials, writes David Rose

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    BBC subsidiaries given£350m of credit.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    The BBC is to pump millions of pounds into an aggressive global expansion of its commercial operations after securing government permission for a #350m credit facility, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Morrison exit kicks off Granada revamp.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    ITV will appoint a chief executive even if Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey decides to

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    TiVo posts upbeat results.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    US personal video recorder (PVR) specialist TiVo has succeeded in cutting its losses to a 10th of what they were this time last year, writes Barbara Marshall

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    GSB LURES TOP SLEUTH.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting has signed its biggest ever deal with Universal, sealing exclusive UK basic cable

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    BABY COW GERMANY DEAL.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Distributor Avalon International has brokered a co-production deal between Avalon Television, Baby Cow Productions and German

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    INFINITY/WARNER TIE-UP.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Infinity Media, operator of cinema music station Flix Radio, has launched an internet radio service for

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    MOBO AWARDS RIGHTS.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Commercial youth dance network Galaxy has secured live broadcast rights to the urban music Mobo Awards

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    HIT TAKES OVER GULLANE.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Bob the Builder producer Hit Entertainment this week finally bought out rival Gullane Entertainment for #139m

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    Couples to get advice from C4.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Channel 4 IS branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from

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    C4 examines future of war.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Collins to play ITV singleton.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writes Penny Hughes

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    Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writes Steve Aston

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    GERE EXCLUSIVE FOR BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh

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    MUMMY IN ATTIC COMEDY SURFACES ON CBBC.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young

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    ZEAL TO MAKE CHALLENGE GAMESHOW FOR CHOICE.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistance for BBC Choice. The 15

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    OUTLINE TO INSPECT GADGETS FOR DNE SERIES.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest

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    SCIENCE AND ART DANCE TOGETHER ON BBC2

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a

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    CHX MIXES UP BOYS AND GIRLS FOR CHANNEL 5.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a