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    Science and art dance together on BBC 2

    2002-09-04T15:02:02Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a major series that looks at the science behind the performing arts

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    Outline to inspect gadgets for DNE series

    2002-09-04T15:01:14Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest high-tech gadgets on the market

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    Zeal to make challenge gameshow for choice

    2002-09-04T15:00:08Z

    Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistancefor BBC Choice

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    Mummy in attic comedy surfaces on CBBC

    2002-09-04T14:58:59Z

    The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young Egyptian mummy who lives in the attic of a 21st-century home

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    Gere exclusive for before they were famous

    2002-09-04T14:57:56Z

    BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh instalment of celebrity clip show Before They Were Famous

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    Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions

    2002-09-04T14:56:59Z

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

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    C4 examines future of war

    2002-09-04T14:54:40Z

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

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    Collins to play ITV singleton

    2002-09-04T14:53:19Z

    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, writesPenny Hughes

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    Couples to get advice from C4

    2002-09-04T14:51:22Z

    Channel 4 is branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from Talkback Productions

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    Morrison exit kicks off Granada revamp

    2002-09-04T14:41:26Z

    ITV will appoint a chief executive even if Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey decides to turn down the job, writes Steve Aston

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    BBC subsidiaries given£350m of credit

    2002-09-04T14:40:39Z

    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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    TiVo posts upbeat results

    2002-09-04T14:39:37Z

    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

    2002-09-04T14:38:43Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting has signed its biggest ever deal with Universal, sealing exclusive UK basic cable and satellite rights to a collection of classic US shows including Columbo, writes Paul Revoir

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    ITV reveals new look

    2002-09-04T13:18:55Z

    ITV is to wheel out its stable of talent to promote the channel as part of a new image designed to bring the network up to date, writes Steve Aston

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    BD&A expansion continues apace

    2002-09-04T12:50:41Z

    Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BD&A) is continuing its expansion with the appointment of a further three designers, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Pepper founder to head 4MC telecine

    2002-09-04T12:26:44Z

    Pepper co-founder Vince Narduzzo has quit the company to join 4MC as the head of its new telecine operation, writes Will Strauss

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    MediaArc to become part of BBC Broadcast

    2002-09-04T12:20:37Z

    The bulk of BBC MediaArc, the design and branding arm of BBC Resources, is to become part of the creative services division of BBC Broadcast, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Mill Film promotes Mooney for top job

    2002-09-04T12:19:35Z

    Mill Film co-founder Karl Mooney is to replace the company's managing director Antony Hunt who has left with immediate effect, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Studio K needs new executive

    2002-09-04T12:18:31Z

    Kingston Inmedia is looking for a head for its Studio K operations based at Gerrard's Cross, writes Barbara Marshall

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    Proximity hires MD

    2002-09-04T12:16:52Z

    Proximity Group has appointed former OmniBus Systems US chief executive Andy Ioannou as managing director of its new European operations. The US firm produces media transcoding, integration and asset management software for the television and post-production markets. Ioannou has been brought in to develop the firm's presence in Europe, Africa ...