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TASTE CHANNEL TO LOOK AT FOOD BRAND LEADERS.
Carlton Communications and retailer Sainsbury's new food channel Taste has commissioned a 15 x 30-minute series from Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions. Ordered by Taste channel director Chantal Rutherford Browne, Brand
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ON THE BOX - The sound of the city.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon found poignancy in Walk on By but thought so what to Lee Evans' new sitcom.
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Moving Pics boosts film.
The moving Picture Company (MPC) has expanded its feature film division with the appointment of visual effects specialists Martin Hobbs and Paddy Eason.Hobbs joins from Mill Film as visual effects producer,
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OKLAHOMA BOMBER DOC.
Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre is set to front a 60-minute documentary about Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh on BBC 1, to be screened on the day of McVeigh's execution, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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KEY HIRE FOR BBC WALES.
BBC Wales controller Menna Richards has appointed acting head of resources Toby Grosvenor as head of operations for BBC Wales. Grosvenor, a member of the BBC Wales management board, takes up
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BBC IN PROPERTY DEAL.
BBC governors have appointed Insight, the Land Securities Trillium bid, as its preferred property bidder. Negotiations are still taking place to form the partnership by this summer. The BBC announced its
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BBC CHOICE TO EXPLORE BIKER LIFESTYLE.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series looking at the culture of motorcycle riders. Fronted by BBC Radio DJ Mary-Anne Hobbs, Mary-Anne's Bikes sees Hobbs visiting
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BBC reverses drama deficit.
BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey has moved to reverse the channel's drama shortage, announcing a slate of 14 new dramas and fewer repeats over the summer.Unveiling the channel's£253m spring and
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BBC PUTS TEXT ON DSAT.
The BBC has launched BBCText on the digital satellite (Dsat) platform, making it the only UK broadcaster to offer interactive services across the three main digital platforms. The Dsat service enables
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BBC SUBSIDISES COURSES.
BBC training and development is to subsidise a range of courses by 60 per cent for freelancers from April. Complementing the current Skillset-funded training available to freelancers, the areas to be
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APTN IN TRIBE TIE-UP.
APTN has struck a deal with Australian youth content developer Tribe to jointly develop 'youth-centric television news material'. Subjects will include music, clubbing, fashion, film and lifestyle aimed primarily at 20
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OFF THE RECORD - Antarctic Spice.
Those scouring for fresh ideas for reality TV shouldn't necessarily limit their hunt to the nation's central nerve centres like London. The annual panto in the village of Minstead in the
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ANOTHER ROUND OF TWO PINTS OF LAGER.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux have commissioned a second 6 x 30-minute series of sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (left).
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UNITED PRODS TO MAKE MAJOR ANIMAL SERIES.
United Productions has been commissioned to produce a 15 x 30-minute documentary series for Animal Planet following the work of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Sellers catch cold.
Just a few months ago, the market for content was so buoyant that independent producers were clambering to sell themselves - in parts or wholesale. Now a dramatic change in the climate has brought an end to the hoped-for riches.
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TRADE TALK - Allen shines on.
Despite being accident-prone, Kenton Allen's new role at Shine Entertainment proves he's a pro when it comes to climbing ladders.
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MONEY TO GO OFF AIR.
Financial service Simply Money's 50-strong staff have been put on full paid leave after the channel's backer Invest TV decided to refocus the business into a shopping channel. The channel's 14-strong
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FREE TO AIR - A feeble last judgement.
I'm afraid it is one of those things one can only feel warm about in retrospect - like rickets or rationing. The ITC's final 'performance review' of commercial television was a
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BBC backs current affairs.
BBC Director of television Mark Thompson is set to beef up the corporation's current affairs output with a plan to make the genre a key part of the BBC 1 peaktime
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AD SLUMP HITS CAPITAL.
Capital Radio's share price has taken a hammering after the group warned its profits for 2001 may be at least 10 per cent down on last year's figure of£41.3m. The