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Goldsmith leaves Universal Network
Universal Studios Networks UK managing director Janet Goldsmith has quit after five years at the company, writes Colin Robertson.
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Second helping of Oliver for Ten
Ubiquitous TV chef Jamie Oliver has become a firm favourite down under and now Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has decided to strip the second series of his Oliver's Twistcookery show, writes Penny Hughes.
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Granada ships period drama to middle east
Granada International has completed a raft of sales of costume dramas to the Middle East as the genre continues to gain popularity in the region. Dramas including Agatha Christie's Poirotand adaptations of Catherine Cookson titles such as The Cinder Path, ...
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RDF international takes falling apart
RDF International (RDFI) has signed its first drama distribution deal after taking worldwide rights to Century Films' Channel 4 drama Falling Apart. The Bafta award-winning film, which charts the course of
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September hires Braham for sales role
September International has appointed Fremantle International Distribution's James Braham as its new sales director, replacing Alessio di Capua, who has quit to sell DVD and video at VCI. Braham will report to September Films president Sally Miles and work out of the indie's Hammersmith offices. He will oversee sales of ...
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The weakest link moves into Malaysia
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to take the hit quiz Weakest Linkto Malaysia. Under the agreement, brokered by BBC Worldwide director of programming Colin Jarvis, the show will debut on RTM later this year. The quiz is also in production in Slovenia, while a ...
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Granada sells two to Greece
Granada International has sold home makeover series Home on their Own, which has recently finished its run on ITV1 to Greek channel Mega TV. A member of LWT's production team will go to Athens to consult during the making of the 20 x 30-minute series. ...
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Watching the Detectives (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Watching the Detectives (BBC1) was a calm, measured, unhysterical documentary that was allowed unusual access to B...
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NewsEastEnders to be premiered on BBC 3
The BBC is to launch its new digital entertainment channel BBC 3 with a week of EastEnders episodes - before they are broadcast on BBC 1, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsMultichannel figures sink ITV 1
ITV 1 was beaten in the ratings for the first time by the cable, satellite and digital channels during Christmas week, writes Jon Rogers
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NTL moves out of Chapter 11 with new bonds
NTL has arranged a $500m line of bonds to replace an existing debt facility as it moves out of Chapter 11 bankruptc...
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'Billy Elliot' takes the honours
, starring Jamie Bell, is a tale of a miner's son who becomes a ballet dancer, helped the BBC to a big New Year's D...
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Tomorrow's World consigned to television history
For generations of viewers it provided a vision of a brave new world, albeit one that in such cases as lager defrot...
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And you thought 2002 was tough going?
With the advertising drought still casting a shadow, it's a hard year ahead. ...
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And finally, the BBC gets equality
Elder BBC newsreaders will finally be eligible to take their pensions at the same age as their ITN counterparts aft...
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I'll bring the arts to BBC1
In his first big interview for a year, BBC chairman Gavyn Davies tells Raymond Snoddy that he doesn't want to fall ...
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Move over, Oprah
Like any Judge, she presides over a court, passing sentence. Unlike any other judge, Judy Sheindlin has just signe...