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Nick bags a brace
Nickelodeon UK has bought the rights to Paramount's live-action comedy Raising Dad at MIPCOM, writes Jon RogersThe 13 x 30-minute series follows Sarah, whose mother has died, through high school as
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Action Time sets up Dream Home
Action Time has brought the rights to the lifestyle entertainment series Dream Home at MIP-TV writes Jon RogersThe 13 x 30-minute show combines elements of both a home makeover show and
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Jackson named media's second most creative figure
Outbound Channel 4 chief executive and BBC director general Greg Dyke place high up the UK Creative 50 list
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Barrymore up for sixth consecutive entertainment award
Troubled presenter nominated once again in the entertainment presenter category of the National TV Awards despite ITV1 holding back his latest show due to police investigation
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NTL launches budget broadband-at-home
NTL HOME customers offered low bandwidth 'stepping stone' broadband service for the same price as dial-up and significantly cheaper than ISDN
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File swapping websites face further legal action
Entertainment industry steps-up campaign against file swapping websites
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Channel 4 bags acclaimed Anne Frank mini-series
Drama nominated for 11 Emmys is snapped up at MIPCOM
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BBC1 scores with Match of the Day Live
9.8m tune in for England v Greece on Saturday as elsewhere BBC2's Band of Brothers makes an impressive debut
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FA speaks out on World Cup rights deadlock
FA chief executive Adam Crozier describes German media group's£171 asking price as 'obscene', and calls on FIFA to intervene
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MIPCOM 2001
Broadcast International presents an in depth guide to what's hot and what's not at this week's international programme market
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A stateside story
Pat Mitchell has experienced a bust 18 months. Since becoming head of US public broadcaster PBS, she has overhauled the schedule and opened up commissioning. Jane Marlow finds out what she
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A new spin for an old genre
As the factual genre fragments into different styles and sub-genres, finding innovative ways to investigate traditional themes incorporating human interest is important, but strong narrative remains the key across the board.
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A drama of epic proportion
As exports of British drama remain in the doldrums, UK distributors are having to offer products as diverse as feature-length epics to long-running series in a bid to attract foreign buyers.
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Consolidation takes hold in children's
Against a backdrop of dwindling advertising revenue, children's TV producers are increasingly forming international partnerships and looking towards innovative animated series to generate lucrative merchandising deals.Andy fry reportsThis year has
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Public private rivalries
France's private channels have scored a number of notable successes in the ratings with shows such as loft story. But as Françoise Meaux Saint Marc discovers, the public channels are planning
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Win, lose or draw
How can Europe's animation producers remain creative and competitive in the face of an over-saturated market and disinterested broadcasters? Adrian Pennington reportsWith more outlets for its product than ever before the
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Entering Millionaire's row
With formats such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire? proving to be a money-spinner for producers, the hunt for the next big idea shows no sign of slowing. But how
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Mounting a challenge
Canada's film and production market may me booming thanks to its reputation as a prolific co-producer, but the nation's industry faces an ongoing struggle to keep its identity from its separate
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A day in the life of a format developer..
By Séan Kirkegaard, head of Ignition entertainment and development group for FremantleMediaMonday morning - 08.30. I am multi-tasking (read: trying to do too many things at once). With varying degrees of
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The ABC of public service television
Jonathan Shier has thrown himself into getting more funding for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Most commentators agree it is desperately needed; the irony is they're not sure they agree with what