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    ITV licence-fee reduction leads to major cash boost

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Granada north-west franchise slashed from£11m to£4.1m in across-the-board reductions

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    bid-up.tv promotion

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Interactive auction channel bid-up.tv presenter Andy Hodgson has been promoted to the new position of head of presentation, managing the 16-strong presentation team at the channel.

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    Party in the Park goes back to ITV

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Three year deal kicks-off with 6 hours of Blaze Television-produced coeverage on 8 July

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    National Film School awards fellowships

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Granada chief executive Steve Morrison and Aardman's Nick Park have been awarded fellowships of the National Film & Television School (NFTS).The two former NFTS graduates were given the

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    Pickard planning S Club 7 in New York

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    BBC controller of children's on verge of signing group to new 13-part series

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    C5 asks for further reduction in obligatory original drama hours

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Broadcaster insists that budget will only stretch to one more soap if hours are not reduced

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    C5 to air Prince Andrew profile

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    September Films commissioned to produce The Playboy Prince

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    Sky Digital's Channel Health on course to go 24 hour

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Channel Health is on track to become the UK's first 24-hour health channel after increasing its daily broadcast hours from eight to 18.Founded by former BSkyB programme executive Joanne Sawicki,

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    Play UK in BBC 2 sale first

    2001-03-23T12:41:00Z

    Joint venture channel sells 13 x 30 minute Rock Profile

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    BSkyB plans new interactive push

    2001-03-23T11:41:00Z

    Key channel brands including Sky Movies, Sky One and Sky Sports earmarked for range of interactive propositions

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    TELEMAGINATION STAFF.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Animation house Telemagination has announced a series of appointments to its London office. Alan Simpson returns as director of animation from parent company TV-Loonland's Hungary studio. Digital facilities producer Lyndon Pickersgill

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    Who said what.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam spoke about the channel's need to succeed commercially in order to fulfil its duty as a public service broadcaster and as a competitor to

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    SCARLET RETURNS.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has bought back the rights to Gerry Anderson's puppet animation classic Captain Scarlet from Carlton International, writes Penny Hughes.

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    OCEAN NETS SADLER.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Capital-owned Ocean Radio Group, which runs Ocean FM, Power FM and Capital Gold in Hampshire, has appointed programme controller Mark Sadler to its board as an executive director.

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    ITV local news threatened.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Regional ITV franchises will be forced to dilute their local news output for millions of viewers once they begin broadcasting via digital satellite, writes Steve Aston.

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    ITC SLAMS ITV'S LUCY.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    ITV has been slammed by the ITC for shifting late night Carnival Films comedy drama Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married to an early evening slot earlier this year. The regulator upheld

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    XS Hire rescues TVE.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Walton-on-Thames based XS Hire has rescued failed hire outfit TVE Group and has bought some of the HD assets from the BFV Group in two separate deals, it emerged last week, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    RAY WINSTONE TO PLAY HENRY VIII ON ITV

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a major new series from Granada based on the life of Henry VIII. Ray Winstone is to star as the licentious monarch and

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    HUGE GULLANE PROFITS.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Animation company Gullane has posted record six-monthly figures through merchandising and the growth of its Thomas the Tank Engine brand in the US and Europe. Revenue rose 173 per cent to

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    Ross wary of football PPV.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Pay-per-view rights for Scottish Premier League (SPL) football games will undermine the value of terrestrial highlights, according to Scottish TV managing director Sandy Ross, writes Simon Ellery.