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Animated Gorillaz perform live at Brits.
Cult virtual band Gorillaz played live at the Brit Awards this week thanks to Passion Pictures, whose team was behind the band's pop videos, writes Barbara Marshall.
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AWARDS FOR ANIMALS.
The team behind ITV 1's The British Comedy Awards has been commissioned to make a prime-time special honouring the animal stars of ads, TV programmes and movies. Michael Hurll Television, part
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A mixed message.
The BBC is often criticised for making heavy use of cross-media promotion to drive viewers to its new channels while its rivals claim they are unable to do so because of regulations. Who will level the playing field?
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Whitehall still buying analogue TV sets.
Whitehall departments are still buying analogue television sets despite the government's intention of switching off the analogue signal from as early as 2006, writes David Rose.
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CAPITAL BUYS BIG AM.
Capital Radio has bought The Wireless Group's Manchester-based radio station Big AM in a deal worth #250,000. Big AM will be rebranded as Capital Gold and will continue to play pop
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FREE TO AIR - Brains they were born with.
It is very hard not to admire Channel 5. From the day it opened its revolving doors on Long Acre it pretty much became the only British broadcaster to do exactly
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CNN ADDS TO CLIENTS.
CNN has signed up 36 new affiliates in the past three months, according to Europe, Middle East and Africa vice-president Tony Maddox. Clients include TF1 in France, ARD in Germany and
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TFG RELAUNCHES AD ARM.
The Facilities Group (TFG) has relaunched commercials production company Winkle Films as Vermilion and repositioned it as a full-service production company. Vermilion will provide agency production, TV administration, commercials and corporate
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Pact to attack BBC over trade 'abuses'.
Producers' alliance Pact is poised to fight a 'bloody' battle with the BBC after charging the corporation with a catalogue of abuses over its terms of trade.The action follows a flood
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CITY WATCH - Can Sky reach its 7 million target?
Even a record loss of #1.25bn has not dented City confidence in BSkyB, which is seen as one of the best run European media companies. But with falling numbers of new subscribers can Sky make pay-TV pay?
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C5 TO AIR PRIVATE RYAN.
Channel 5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford has bought the rights to the second world war epic Saving Private Ryan, which is expected to get its first terrestrial airing later this
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Sony spin-off wins #5.5m private funds.
Sony subsidiary Go Interact TV has raised #5.5m of investment from a private equity fund manager in its first round of external financing, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC angles for prime EPG location for BBC 4.
THE BBC IS still in negotiations with BSkyB over the position of new digital culture channel BBC 4 on the electronic programme guide (EPG), just days before its launch, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ENDEMOL TO MAKE SECOND CHAINED FOR E4.
Endemol UK Productions has been commissioned to produce a second series of Chained for E4. The 16 x 30-minute series, presented by former Big Brother contestant Melanie Hill, follows a group
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BBC 4 COMMISSIONS GREEN BAY MUSIC DOC.
Cardiff-based indie Green Bay has been commissioned to make two programmes for BBC 4, including a 90-minute special on music in the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Playing Elizabeth's Tune will
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Channel 4 sends World to prison.
The maker of Channel 4's controversial drama Men Only, World Productions, has secured an eight-part commission from the channel about life in a northern men's prison.The 8 x 50-minute series, Buried,
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BBC 4 raises curtain.
THE BBC'S NEW digital culture channel BBC 4 will launch on 2 March, simulcasting on BBC 2, with a programme about artist Michael Landy, who destroyed his possessions in the name of art, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Fates of BBC 3 and C4 are linked.
The government's decision on whether to greenlight BBC 3 will be a real test of its vision for public service broadcasting and, more than that, the shape of British TV in
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PARKIE TO HOST TOP TV MOMENTS OF 2001.
Chat show host Michael Parkinson is to host a special Saturday night primetime show on BBC 1 marking the best television moments from last year. The live 90-minute show, 2001 TV
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C4 #2.5m regions spend.
Channel 4 has boosted its commitment to regional production with #2.5m worth of primetime commissions, writes Penny Hughes.