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TX - Kosovo two years on
Nick Danziger's powerfully emotional study of Kosovo two years on from the Serbian atrocities nearly went unaired.The general nervousness about audience figures and the fact that stories set abroad are deemed
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'Outdated' Miss World returns on ITV
ITV has bought the rights to Miss World 2001, 13 years after it stopped screening the contest amid complaints that it was too sexist, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Paladin and Invision merge
Factual Indies Paladin Pictures and Invision Productions have merged to form a new company and have delivered their first programme to Channel 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Liberty invests in Todd-AO post
Todd-AO is the latest Liberty Livewire facility to benefit from the group's capital expenditure plans with a£600,000 revamp of its editing facilities, writes Barbara Marshall.
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LEADER - A vision that's hard to realise
One of the gaping holes in last December's communications white paper is about to be tentatively filled in. Media secretary Tessa Jowell and trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt will next
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TRADE TALK - Northern grit
From atrocities in Kosovo to Weird Weekends with Paul Daniels, new commissioning editor of C4's Dispatches Kevin Sutcliffe has seen it all.
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KEY HIRE FOR GRANADA
Granada has poached Kieron Collins from the BBC to become controller of programmes in its Manchester region. Collins, who was only promoted to the position of editor, BBC Manchester entertainment and
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FILM FOUR SALES HEAD MOVES TO INTERNATIONAL
Film Four head of sales Janine Gold has been promoted to head of Film Four International. At the same time, sales co-ordinator Libby Hughes becomes film sales executive of the department
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VOD provider sets sights on Europe
Video-on-demand (VOD) operator Video Networks is in talks with a number of international media players about forming a strategic alliance for the international roll-out of VOD services, writes David Wood.
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TV REVENUE - The new economics of TV
With commercial TV's£3bn ad revenues ebbing away, it is time the TV industry embraced fresh forms of funding if it's to stand any chance of growing.
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Distraction to switch sales HQ to London
International format distributor Distraction Formats is to move its global sales operation from Paris to London after securing a capital injection of£900,000, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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PREMIERSHIP DEMOTED
ITV is to move football highlights programme The Premiership to the later slot of 22.30. As reported by Broadcast last week (19.10.01), the show will move after 17 November. A repeat
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Jowell provokes further delay
The broadcasting industry may have to wait until next summer to learn whether media ownership rules are to be relaxed after media secretary Tessa Jowell announced plans to serve up yet
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Digital exec joins debate on digital tsar
The government's digital tsar should hold a multimillion pound marketing budget and wield pan-departmental clout according to a leading digital TV executive, writes Simon Ellery.
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MEDIA JOB OPEN DAY
All UK terrestrial broadcasters and other organisations including Bectu, Skillset and the National Film & Television School are taking part in the London media careers information day at Kensington Town Hall
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WORLD CUP SECURED
The BBC and ITV have finally agreed a deal for rights to next year's football World Cup after inking a£160m deal with German media group Kirch, writes Simon Ellery. The
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Manchester ups culture shows
New BBC Manchester editor, entertainment features Alan Brown has unveiled a raft of new commissions from BBC 1 and BBC 2, building on the success of programmes such as the I
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CROSS-MEDIA LIVE SHOW FOR SCI-FI IN HOUSE
Sci-Fi is producing what it claims will be the first live and interactive investigation into alleged paranormal activity.
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La Plante sets up indie Cougar
Two of the UK's leading female drama producers have joined forces to form new indie Cougar Films.Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante and The Camomile Lawn producer Sophie Balhetchet have set
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IN MY VIEW - Simon Shaps, managing director, Granada Content
On why we shouldn't underestimate how vital ITV's regional programming is to the network.