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EUROSPORT TAKES TOUR
British Eurosport has unveiled its 100-hour programming line-up for the Tour de France which includes a new 60-minute daily highlights programme.The channel is the only British TV service to carry coverage
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ELTON TO PLAY E-GIG
Done & Dusted is to produce what it claims is the world's first pay-per-view online concert this month - a live Elton John performance. The concert, which will be streamed to
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SAT FIRM SIGNS E-DEAL
Interxion has formed a partnership with Cidera to develop a new service that will provide satellite-based delivery of rich media broadband content. The two companies will work together to provide high-quality
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Evans and Ginger discuss show
Beleaguered DJ Chris Evans is holding talks with former company Ginger Productions about a major TV show, despite rumours that he plans to sue the company's new owner, SMG, write Steve Aston and Georgina Lipscomb.
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IN MY VIEW - Mark Rowland, managing director of Mentorn International
On how the UK production sector can beat the recession if it sticks with core ideas.
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TELEWEST SIGNS DEAL
Telewest has signed a£1m contract with interactive pre-school entertainment producer/distributor Kidstime Entertainment to develop educational interactive content for broadband networks. Under the deal, Telewest becomes the largest single shareholder in
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Dando's killer sentenced to life
The man accused of murdering television presenter Jill Dando was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of the crime at London's High Court on Monday (2 July), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - Dando doc pulls few punters off the Street
The trial of Jill Dando's killer may well have been one of the week's biggest talking points, but viewers stayed away from BBC 1's tribute programme in droves, writes Mark Banham.
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Computer Film wins EU software grant
The Computer Film Company has won a European grant to develop software tools for electronic cinema production, writes Ann-Marie Corvin.
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Living invites more original commissions
Flextech flagship service Living has ramped up its number of original commissions as part of a move towards integrated TV and web productions, writes Simon Ellery.
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Top commercial radio stations named
Liverpool-based Radio City 96.7 won the commercial radio station of the year award at the Commercial Radio Awards, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Stand-up comics get Popstars treatment
ITV has turned its sights on the comedy circuit for its next nationwide talent hunt, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TVNEWSWEB TO CLOSE
TVNewsweb, the online news footage archive and shop-window, is to close after being deserted by its investors, Baltic Investments, RIT Capital Partners and three unnamed private companies. TVNewsweb launched last May
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Chrysalis wins Top Ten sequel
Chrysalis Visual Entertainment has scored a series of commissions including an order from Channel 4 to create a follow-up to its Top Ten music strand, writes Will Strauss.
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James leases TV chat
Veteran TV chat show host Clive James has leased a series of interviews conducted in his own apartment to Artsworld, in a bid to help fund his fledgling internet venture, Welcome Stranger, writes Katy Elliott.
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Live football coverage kicks off sport channel
ITV Sport Channel this week unveiled its schedule plans and new frontman, BBC news presenter Matt Smith, writes Simon Ellery.
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CENTRICA IN ITV TALKS
UK utility company Centrica is understood to be holding exploratory talks with Granada and Carlton about taking a stake in their beleaguered digital platform On Digital. The company is keen to
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GVG opens Slough design centre
Grass Valley Group has opened an engineering design centre in Slough as part of its drive 'to move closer to the customer', writes Barbara Marshall.
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CBBC WEB SITE FOCUSES ON NEW KIDS' SERIES
The BBC children's department CBBC has established a site on BBC Online giving information on the tender process for the new series to succeed the Teletubbies and the Tweenies, as revealed
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Carlton to fall short of target
Carlton is unlikely to meet its self-imposed target of doubling its income from production by next year, according to director of programmes Steve Hewlett.The company's former chief executive, Steven Cain, announced