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Fewer indies make radio shortlist.
Nominations for independent producers in this year's Sony Radio Awards have nosedived from last year's tally, with only a meagre 11 making the grade, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Eyre rules out return to ITV.
RTL GROUP director of strategy and content Richard Eyre, who resigned from the company this week, has ruled out a return to his previous role at ITV, despite confirming that he had been approached about a return, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TV EXPORTS HEALTHY.
The British Television Distributors Association is to release findings from a survey into UK TV exports later this week, which are expected to show an overall increase in exports across the
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iTV enthusiasm is misplaced.
The industry is in danger of overdosing on interactivity, which is surprising at the very moment that the scale of the economic downturn in many internet properties is becoming apparent.Nevertheless, the
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INTERVIEW - The live entertainer.
With a solid portfolio of ratings winners past and present and the 'For Sale' sign dismantled for the time being, Zenith Entertainment managing director of production Ivan Rendall is keen to build on the indie's strengths of producing live shows and comed
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UK Gold loses second editor in two months.
UK Gold channel editor Catherine Mackin has resigned from the BBC/Flextech joint-venture with no job to go to, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Somethin' Else wins jazz docs.
Independent producer Somethin' Else has beefed up its production slate after securing two further television commissions from cable channel Artsworld, as well as a raft of orders from BBC Radio.Artsworld channel
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More than a road digger?
How far will NTL be able to fulfil its ambitions of becoming a major broadcaster and rights holder, after a period of rapid expansion which burdened it with£10bn of debt and losses of£2bn last year?
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TIGER DENIES DEAL.
Tiger Aspect has played down reports that it is in talks about a possible merger with another company while admitting the group is 'always looking at ways to move forward'. A
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Ofcom vagueness criticised by MPs.
The influential all-party media group of MPs and peers has written to media secretary Chris Smith and trade secretary Stephen Byers to complain that the communications white paper is too vague about how Ofcom will operate, writes John Lewis.
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TX - Cracking tough shells.
When Einstein director of productions Jim Manson met Kate Kray after reading her book, Hard Bastards, he realised he had a rare opportunity before him. Kate had been married to the
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ITC cuts cost of ITV franchise licences.
ITV will be on the receiving end of a major cash injection after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) this week slashed the cost of licence fees for some of its key
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PGP makes its mark on CITV.
Pepper's Ghost Productions' (PGP) first project to air on television is the computer animation for Pagoda Film & Television's Little Big Mouth on CITV, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Lion scores CBS commission.
Factual Indie Lion TV, producer of the award-winning Castaway 2000, has won its first direct commission from a US network, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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SKY DROPS CARLTON.
Visions has snatched the highly coveted£3m outside broadcast contract to cover Sky Sports' Premiership football from rival Carlton 021. The new deal brings an end to Carlton's eight-year association with
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HUNT LEAVES CARLTON.
Carlton Television commercial development director Caroline Hunt has quit the broadcaster. Hunt, who is understood not to have a job to go to, joined Carlton in 1994 as head of new
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Smoke & Mirrors funds Cardiff doc.
Post-production facility Smoke & Mirrors helped finance the Modus Operandi Films documentary about Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer and director who will receive an Oscar on Sunday for his lifetime achievement in motion pictures, writes Barbara M
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Jackson quits Capital for Virgin.
Capital radio has denied that a decision by regional director of programmes Paul Jackson to leave the company had anything to do with the resignation of his father, Richard Park, last week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BT makes move into UK satellite homes.
BT Broadcast Services is targeting niche channels by offering space on its own transponder to broadcast to the UK direct-to-home (DTH) satellite audience.BT has bought a transponder on Eutelsat's Eurobird satellite,
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BRIT FILM EVENT ENDS.
The British Short Film Festival is to close down following the BBC's decision to end its sponsorship of the event. The BBC has sponsored the event since its inception in 1987.