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BBC EXTENDS PROTECTION FOR KIDS ONLINE
The BBC has introduced further guidelines to help protect children from potential dangers on the internet. Content producers have been told to take steps to prevent children and young people accessing
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Wax to host BBC gameshow
The BBC is set to add another big-money gameshow to its peaktime line-up after commissioning Hat Trick Productions to produce a new quiz show fronted by Ruby Wax with a jackpot of£30,000, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BEASTS ENTER BBC CAMPAIGN
BBC creative services has produced a cross-media promotional campaign for BBC factual and learning to launch Walking with Beasts, writes Barbara Marshall.The high-profile follow-up to Walking with Dinosaurs, again featuring 3D
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BBC, ITN and Quantel pick up Emmys in NY
Three British companies scooped Emmys at the technical/ engineering achievement awards held in New York last week.Quantel and ITN were jointly recognised for the development and implementation of the tapeless newsroom
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CORRECTION: FRAN BARLOW
In an item on Edinburgh International Television Festival director Fran Barlow in last week's issue (Barlow Joins Beyond, 19.10.01), we incorrectly stated that she was to join distributor Beyond International. She
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EC BACKS OFCOM
The European Commission has thrown its weight behind the call to curtail the BBC's board of governors by firming up guidelines on state aid to broadcasters. It has called for public
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Carlton axes comedy dept
ITV comedy was dealt a further blow this week after Carlton decided to dissolve its comedy department following controller of comedy Nick Symons' decision to quit.Symons, the man behind ITV's only
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Granada axes producer to boost Corrie
Granada is hoping to revamp its ratings banker Coronation Street by shifting executive producer Jane MacNaught away from the soap and bringing in former boss Carolyn Reynolds, writes Steve Aston.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Creative dilemmas
While ITV strives to innovate, a number of its new programmes have flopped. Now ITV schedulers face the challenge of appeasing advertisers with sure-fire hits while maintaining the channel as a creative force.
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FREE TO AIR - BBC shouldn't throw stones
It might seem an odd question to ask in the midst of The Premiership being shifted back in the schedules: but has anyone seen LA Pool Party?The two issues are not
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BBC in talks about set-top box venture
The BBC is holding tentative talks with technology companies which could see it launch its own digital set-top box as early as next summer, writes Simon Ellery.
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C4 stake plan slammed by indie Clark
One of the authors of a major review into Channel 4's licence three years ago has blasted the broadcaster's proposal to take stakes in indies, claiming the move would make independent production 'a business not worth being in', writes Penny Hughes.
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TREVES TO STAY AT C4
Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treves' tenure at the broadcaster has been extended to the end of 2003. The decision, made by the Independent Television Commission this week, was approved by media
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S4C International invests in factual
S4C International, the commercial arm of the Welsh-language broadcaster, is pumping£8m into a factual co-production initiative that is expected to generate£16m worth of output over the next five years, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 AND VICTORIA REAL FUND DIGITAL TV COURSES
Channel 4 is pumping£12,000 into two bursaries for students on the new MSc in digital television management and production at the University of Brighton. The bursaries will cover the cost
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Ideal C4 drama complete
Ideal World Films has completed an eight-part drama serial written and directed entirely by new talent for Channel 4's independent film and video unit (IFVU), writes Simon Ellery.
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Discovery pairs with iTV outfit DI3
Discovery Networks International (DNI) has brought in UK interactive TV developer DI3 as its technology partner in preparation for a global launch of interactive services, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC 2's Band of Brothers just misses the top 50
The prize for outstanding achievement this week goes to the Friday opening of Band of Brothers which single-handedly gave BBC 2 a 16 per cent primetime share for the night. With
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NTL ADDS 15 CHANNELS
NTL has bolstered its TV offering by adding a further 15 channels to its programming line-up. Set to go live on 1 November, the channels include two extra Disney channels -
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RATINGS - ITV 1 one-off drama brings BBC Down to Earth
For the second Sunday in a row (21 October), ITV 1 beat the BBC with another one-off drama, writes Ross Hutchinson.