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Opera is first live transmission on BBC Knowledge
BBC head of classical music Peter Maniura is to sign a co-production deal with indie RM Associates for BBC Knowledge's first live transmission - a new opera - which will air
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BBC drafts in stars to save wildlife TV
The BBC Natural History Unit is to draft in BBC stars such as Phillippa Forrester and Trude Mostue to front wildlife shows in a bid to halt the dramatic slide in
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BBC Worldwide and Catalyst in modern Cinderella deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a co-production deal with Catalyst, the Canadian-based entertainment associate of Gullane Entertainment - formerly Britt Allcroft - to make a modern-day Cinderella tale, writes Ashley Davies. Cinderella and
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BBC crows as ITV splits local news
The BBC has claimed victory in the battle over weekday primetime news as it confirmed plans for news at 22.00 on BBC 1 and it emerged that ITV's regional news bulletins
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BBC consults viewers
The BBC has begun a consultation process for its proposed changes to BBC Knowledge and Choice plus the launch of two new children's services and five new digital radio stations. The
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BBC to vote on extra cash
BBC governors will vote on plans for an extra£50m for nations and regions in December. Nations and regions director Pat Loughrey is leading a review - internally dubbed 'autumn vision'
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BBC confirms new radio station plans
BBC director of radio and music Jenny Abramsky has confirmed plans to launch three new digital radio services and enhance two existing radio services. BBC governors have awarded the department£15m a
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OFF THE RECORD - BBC mates not given break
Baby-faced BBC entertainment boss David Young should have taken to heart the title of Give your Mates a Break when organising the wrap party for the second series. The musical entertainment
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Barb confirms Nick Phillips as incoming chairman
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) has unanimously agreed to sign the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's director general Nick Phillips as its new chairman. He replaces Sir Giles Shaw, who
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BBC backs TiVo with four channels
The BBC has unveiled details of an interactive and digital television strategy which places the newly launched personal video recorder (PVR), TiVo, at its core. Under a two-year deal, the corporation is
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Jump has created the opening titles for a new BBC initiative, The People's Awards. Hosted by Gaby Roslin and Michael Buerk, the programme features stars and ordinary people who have been
Jump has created the opening titles for a new BBC initiative, The People's Awards. Hosted by Gaby Roslin and Michael Buerk, the programme features stars and ordinary people who have been
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AUSTRALIA'S SEVEN NETWORK BUYS TARGET PACKAGE
Target Distribution has sold a package of shows to Australia's Seven Network including the third series of ITV drama Bad Girls, made by Shed Productions, and Tiger Aspect Productions' Blackadder the
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SOUTH BANK SHOW PROFILES SOLD BY NVC ARTS
NVC Arts has sold a number of 60-minute South Bank Show episodes. Canal+ has bought profiles of Yugoslavian director Emir Kusturica and artist Chuck Close. The Kusturica documentary has also been
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CARLTON SELLS FINAL MORSE AROUND THE WORLD
Carlton International has announced a number of pre-sales for the final, 120-minute, episode of Inspector Morse (left). The Remorseful Day, a co-production between Carlton Television and WGBH/Boston, has been pre-sold to
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CELADOR INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS LIVINGSTONE T
Celador International has appointed Philip Livingstone as head of production. A former Celador producer in the 1980s, Livingstone will be charged with supervising all overseas productions, including Who Wants To Be A
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ENTERACTION MAKES TWO SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
Broadband company Enteraction TV has appointed two senior directors and created a new division. Nick Carter has been appointed managing director of the recently formed division tvstudiobox, a PC-based TV studio
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Pepper is using the world's first wet gate on a C-Reality to grade the second series of Hornblower. Andrew Benson, who chose the C-Reality over the Ursa Diamond which was used
Pepper is using the world's first wet gate on a C-Reality to grade the second series of Hornblower. Andrew Benson, who chose the C-Reality over the Ursa Diamond which was used
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NEWS ANALYSIS - BBC's new indie chiefs
In the aftermath of the search for a replacement for the ICG and the confusion created by the BBC's restructure, indies are still hardly any nearer to knowing where they stand, writes Tara Conlan.
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Extreme Sports Channel to air on Sky Digital
Extreme International has confirmed a mid-October UK launch for its 24-hour Extreme Sports Channel, featuring sports such as snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. Extreme has struck a carriage deal with Sky Digital
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Badger bites the dust after run of poor ratings
The BBC has ditched the independently-produced drama Badger after the second of its two runs failed to produce an improvement in ratings. The drama, which was a vehicle for former Soldier