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MURPHY COMMISSIONS HIGH SPEED SHOW RUSH FOR CHOICE
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 12 x 10-minute series of Rush, a high-speed tour of the UK. Funded in part by the BBC's imagineering department, Rush
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New programme chief for Disney
Walt Disney Television International has named Howard Myers as the new production director for UK television and programme-making arm Disney UK Branded TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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FLEXTECH SEEKS CONTENT CHIEF FOR SCENE ONE
Telewest content arm Flextech is looking to fill the newly created position of director of content for its cross-platform interactive entertainment guide Scene One. Reporting to Scene One general manager Mark
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UPC PUTS TOGETHER EUROPEAN EXPANSION WAR CHEST
Dutch-based Cable giant UPC has raised EUR1.43bn (£872 m) as it gears up to expand across Europe, having already mooted plans to take over Telewest.To shore up investor confidence, UPC said:
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CHANNEL FOCUS - The talk of the toon
Two years ago Disney Channel UK was at the bottom of the ratings pile but a strategy of targeted programming has turned its fortunes around. Now in the top three, is it poised to topple its main rivals?
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Changing Rooms sold to US
Endemol Entertainment UK distribution arm Gem has signed a format deal with US broadcaster Discovery Networks that will see the US launch of hit BBC 1 show Changing Rooms, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ISDN INTERNATIONAL CODES TO CHANGE AT END OF MONTH
International ISDN codes for data calls are changing on 30 September between 01.00 and 07.00. Any stored international ISDN numbers beginning 000 will have to be reset to the new 00
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CANADIANS TO VIEW CORONATION STREET AND EMMERDALE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has bought 832 episodes of Coronation Street and the same number of episodes of Emmerdale (left) from Granada International. The soaps will run back to back, four times
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Digital ENG camera passes test
Tandberg Television has developed a digital electronic news gathering (ENG) system that can broadcast live video and audio from moving aircraft.The 9kg camera attachment delivered uninterrupted images during a test flight
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History calls on indies for new service
The History Channel is launching a dedicated UK biography channel and is planning to commission UK producers to help fill the schedule, writes Simon Ellery.
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UBC buys Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has struck a deal with the GWR Group to take control of the Classic Gold brand and 12 of its AM licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sky One buys kids show from Decode
Sky One has snapped up a new animation series from Decode Entertainment that targets eight to 13 year-olds, writes Simon Ellery.
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SEPTEMBER LURES BURSTALL FROM FLAME TO HEAD FACTUAL
September Films has poached Flame executive producer James Burstall to become its first head of factual. Burstall, who will report to September chief executive David Green, will be charged with overseeing
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OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - the Bulldog spirit
Say 'daahling' to the dramatic resemblance between outgoing C4 drama guru Gub Neal and Frasier's Bulldog, played by Dan Butler. While one persistently upsets his work associates with loud ranting, the
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NTL to buy outside broadcast outfit
NTL is understood to be in the process of buying outside broadcast facility Scanners. Although neither party would confirm the deal, an announcement is expected early next week.Scanners chairman Malcolm Bartram
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Bravo in NME tie-up strand
Flextech men's channel Bravo has ordered a masthead show from Rapido that will be based on consumer music title NME, writes Simon Ellery.
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Controller teams braced for cuts
New BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's and BBC 2 controller Jane Root's teams are expected to be cut as part of a shake-up, with both channels' editorial executives offered new roles, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Bro leaves BBC's Olympics on blocks
BBC 1's Olympics Games' opening ceremony coverage last Friday (15 September) won the silver medal in this week's ratings race, as Big Brother tore home for gold, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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OPINION - No siblings, says BBC's big sister
One era on television ended last week, just as another had begun.The ephemera that was Channel 4's ratings hit of the summer (and, possibly, of the year) Big Brother came to
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BBC ONLINE SIGNS WITH ON DIGITAL TO PROVIDE NEWS
BBC Online has signed a deal with On Digital to provide news headlines and a link to BBC news and weather on On Digital's new digital terrestial television internet service On