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    Nats posts Mossad revenge doc

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    Nats has completed the post on Atlantic Productions documentary Munich: Mossad's Revenge, a Discovery/Channel 4/Fremantle Media co-production. The 50-minute programme reconstructs the true story of Israel's response to the massacre at the 1972 Olympics through the eyes of those involved. Online editor Alan Jones conducted ...

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    MEM merges production into Scarlet TV

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    MEDIA group Medal Entertainment & Media (MEM) has merged all its production arms under a single brand and has also secured a major series commission from the Discovery Channel.

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    Fox joins Steadfast

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    Former Mentorn boss Charles Thompson has poached another Mentorn executive to join the creative team of his new indie, Steadfast Television. Ben Fox joins as executive producer for the Apace Media-backed indie. Steadfast has also signed Oliver Manley, former head of development at Ronin Entertainment, as a development executive.

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    Optimistic LA move

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    Optimistic Entertainment will open a Los Angeles office in a move to boost US business. It will be headed by Carolyn Maze, managing director of Optimistic's production arm, who is already recruiting US staff. The company aims to build on its commission from E! Entertainment, for which it produces a ...

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    Job changes at ITV

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    Jane Turton, ITV Productions' director of business affairs for factual, entertainment, daytime and international production, has a new role at network centre. She becomes director of rights and business affairs, ITV Channels, overseeing programme licensing, and reporting to Simon Shaps. Meanwhile, ITV Channels commercial director Jonathan Rogers has been made ...

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    Unions in talks over News Channel cuts

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    The National Union of Journalists and Bectu will go to arbitration service Acas today (Thursday), to try to resolve a dispute with ITN over compulsory redundancies at the ITV News Channel. Talks had broken down between the parties after the joint unions wanted to ensure there would be no compulsory ...

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    True North wins daytime animal order

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    Indie True North has secured its first daytime order from the BBC, with a series about people who protect the nation's wildlife and pets. The Leeds-based company will make a 20 x 45-minute run of Animal 24/7, featuring the work of wildlife crime officers, RSPCA ...

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    ITN Multimedia to supply MSN channel

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    ITN Multimedia has signed a deal with MSN to supply news and entertainment programming for its new video channel MSN Video, which launches in mid February. Content includes On This Day in History, 60-second video vignettes of historical events that happened on a particular day, ...

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    Leader - Formidable force of Four

    2006-01-26T08:30:00Z

    C4 is Broadcast's channel of the year and is making a strong case for support to maintain its PSB status, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Jackson joins Ask Jeeves company

    2006-01-26T16:49:25Z

    Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has been appointed president of programming at US new media company InterActiveCorp, which owns search engine Ask Jeeves.

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    PEER POLL: HD

    2006-01-27T07:45:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the BBC right to invest heavily in HD programming?

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    Living TV transforms mobiles into 'paranormal detectors'

    2006-01-27T09:48:29Z

    Living TV is launching a paranormal mobile project to coincide with the next series of Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns.

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    Hotel Babylon takes 5.5m bookings

    2006-01-27T11:09:50Z

    BBC1's slick drama series Hotel Babylonextended its lead over ITV1's Eleventh Hourlast night at 9pm with 5.5 million (23.4%).

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    SMG TV makes Alexander responsible for new business

    2006-01-27T13:00:00Z

    Glasgow-based SMG TV Productions has promoted Helen Alexander to the newly created role of head of business development as the group launch a creative development drive.

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    Opinion - Comment - Whose show is it anyway?

    2006-01-27T14:43:17Z

    It started off as a simple consultancy gig to a BBC programme on who owned Britain and it ended up as a mess in the courts. Kevin Cahill is bemused by how wrong it all went.

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    Xfm Manchester to launch in March

    2006-01-30T07:59:00Z

    8am:GCap Media is preparing for the launch of Xfm Manchester which will play a mix of new and established indie-rock music for 15 to 40 year olds.

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    Wood in the running for Five job

    2006-01-30T07:59:50Z

    8am: Former Sky One head of acquisitions Nicky Wood has emerged as a strong candidate to replace outgoing Jay Kandola at Five.

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    ITV slashes CiTV block for Pasquale

    2006-01-30T08:00:00Z

    ITV is set to axe 30-minutes of its CiTV children's block in order to schedule The Price is Rightagainst Channel 4's hit show Deal or No Dealand BBC2's Ready Steady Cook.

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    O'Grady C4 deal worth£2.5m

    2006-01-30T10:47:40Z

    Paul O'Grady will land over£2.5m a year in presenting fees alone for his new Channel 4 daytime show.

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    Online debut for C4's IT Crowd

    2006-01-30T10:48:29Z

    10.45am: Channel 4 has premiered talked-about new comedy The IT Crowdthrough its website.