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Ross returns to top C4 drama role.
Channel 4 head of film Tessa Ross is poised to take back her old drama brief,
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Injured Hell's Kitchen man gets $125,000.
Granada has paid out around $125,000 (£67,000) to the contestant on the US version of Hell's Kitchen who was injured after a scuffle with hot-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsITV launches DVD rental service
ITV is moving into the online DVD rental market after tying up a deal with video hire firm Video Island.
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NewsRebecca Loos joins Sky's Dream Team
Rebecca Loos has landed her first acting role after securing a part in Sky One's football drama Dream Team.
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NewsPeaches Geldof fronts Sky One show
Bob Geldof's 15-year-old daughter Peaches is to follow in the footsteps of her late mother Paula Yates by taking to the small screen to front a new documentary for Sky One.
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NewsSky adds 62,000 subs
BSkyB today confirmed that set-top box sales has slowed down - but announced better than expected figures with 62,000 people signing up over the last quarter.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC governors
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will moving the BBC governors to Marylebone establish their independence from management?
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Rumble in ITV's jungle
There was a certain irony to ITV executives making their way to Newcastle upon Tyne last Friday to attend the memorial service for ITV producer Andrea Wonfor.
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Machine Takes MTI
The Machine Room has spent£200,000 on a digital restoration suite from MTI. The VTR Media Services company, which specialises in film treatment, will be able to work up to 4K. The company is believed to have several projects lined up.
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Living to hunt for UK's top model
Flextech lifestyle channel Living TV is to make another UK version of one its US acquisitions.
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Sky's Roberts goes to LA
Sky One commissioning editor Jamie Roberts is to take a new permanent job in Los Angeles to source American content for Sky's network of channels.
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Radio giants vie for Manchester
The UK's biggest radio groups are to turn their attention to Manchester in a bid to win a lucrative new FM licence worth an estimated£5m a year in advertising revenue.
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Prospect wins orders for Gay Mates
Indie Prospect Pictures's dating show Straight Dates by Gay Mates has been commissioned for a second series in both Israel and Italy. Production on the shows - which features two gay men choosing dates for single girls - is due to begin in January. The ...
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Set regions free with local TV
As the winds of change blow through the regions, this week's nations and regions conference asks who should be the true regional champion. Not ITV, says panellist Steve Hewlett, who offers a more radical solution
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VTR profits surge following investment in K-Post
Facilities group VTR has revealed a 72% increase in profits to£901,554 for the year ending September 2004.
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Format Focus: Kept
Another take on the dating format merges romance and celebrity, with Jerry Hall searching for a toy boy.
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Jordan goes undercover on Five
Glamour model Jordan is to discover what her family and friends really think of her, as part of a celebrity makeover programme commissioned by Five.
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Photomec first
Todd-AO Creative Services has bought a 16mm/35mm Photo-mec film processor for about£80,000. The new machine will be able to process Super 8mm negative film and is believed to make Todd-AO the only company in the UK to offer this processing service. The availability of the processor in Camden will improve ...
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September poaches Lion exec
September Films has poached Lion TV producer Peter Davey to oversee its factual and reality slate.
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Ex-Blue Peter host goes to Hollywood
Former Blue Peter presenter Tim Vincent is to host the highest rated entertainment programme in the US - Access Hollywood. The£5m-a-year deal will see Vincent host the NBC show six nights a week and follows his presenting duties on the ...