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DCMS APPOINTS DGA
Consultancy service David Graham and Associates (DGA) has been appointed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport to carry out phase two of the Creative Industries Task Force Television Inquiry.
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BSkyB appeals for unfair rule review
BSkyB has urged the government to review the 'unfair' rules that force it to carry channels such as the newly launched ITN News Channel, but do not impose the same measures
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Oh Brother - Andy eviction slays Buffy
Last Friday (4 August) served up a feast of ratings winners with Channel 4's Big Brother again proving to be unmissable viewing, writes Georgina Lipscomb.According to unofficial overnights, 3 million (15
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Hold on to your hats
For the most part, non-executive directors have a useful symbiotic relationship with their employers, sharing wisdom and kudos in return for cash. Georgina Lipscomb reports.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Children's power
Even among four to sevens adult shows such as Coronation Street are topping the ratings, while eight to 11 year-old girls are giving kids' shows the cold shoulder.
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HOTHOUSE TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE OLYMPICS SHOW
London indie Hothouse Productions has won its first commission for BBC 2, a 5 x 45-minute series about the Gravity Games, the alternative sports world's version of the Olympics. The series
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Uden strikes up new media alliance
Independent producer Uden Associates has become the latest indie to unveil its new media strategy, by announcing a creative alliance with a new media design company, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Granada's Allen faces festival quiz
Granada Media chief executive Charles Allen is to be grilled about the future of ITV in a set-piece interview at the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival at the end of the month, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Addiction has just completed the new idents for Trouble TV. Directed by Ivor Kayne and produced by Jeremy Rainbird, they feature specially commissioned graffiti, shot by director of photography Derric
Addiction has just completed the new idents for Trouble TV. Directed by Ivor Kayne and produced by Jeremy Rainbird, they feature specially commissioned graffiti, shot by director of photography Derrick Tan
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HALLMARK ENTERTAINMENT TO ADAPT LORNA DOONE
Hallmark Entertainment has confirmed that it has started developing a drama based on RD Blackmore's Lorna Doone. A spokesperson said the channel is looking at a variety of options for the
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NEW ROLE IN PROGRAMME ACQUISITION FOR BBC'S BATHAM
BBC programme acquisition controller Sophie Turner Laing has promoted senior legal and business affair manager Helen Batham to head of business and legal affairs, programme acquisition. Batham succeeds Simon Taylor who
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Sandhu won over to C5 interactive
The BBC's head of new media and new channels Sham Sandhu has been poached by Channel 5 to become its first controller of interactive programming, writes Katy Elliott.
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WELLS LEAVES BBC RADIO NEWS TO JOIN CHANNEL 4 NEWS
BBC radio news assistant programme editor Matthew Wells is leaving to join ITN as programme editor on Channel 4 News. Wells, who leaves his role at the BBC where he worked
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S4C'S THE CELTS SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
S4C's new 6 x 60-minute documentary series The Celts (right) has been sold to a number of new territories by S4C International. The series will now be shown by Channel 4,
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OPINION - C4's Big Brother is a psycho coup
Those of us who were sceptical about the impact Big Brother would have are rapidly carving up slices of humble pie. Broadcast's view that the show's appeal is too niche to
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The six winners of this year's Rushes Shorts Festival were announced last Thursday (3 August). The winners were: Roberson Film's Party People (top left) for the Sony ProMedia Newcomers award; Brave
The six winners of this year's Rushes Shorts Festival were announced last Thursday (3 August). The winners were: Roberson Film's Party People (top left) for the Sony ProMedia Newcomers award; Brave
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GRANADA ORDERS NEW SLATE OF REGIONAL DOCS FOR 2001
Granada Television executive producer of regional programmes Eamonn O'Neal has lined up three new documentaries to be aired in the region next year. Rochdale-based Key Productions is making Rachel's Journey, a
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MURPHY TAKES BBC2 COMEDY ORDER FOR BBC CHOICE
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has ordered a comedy series originally destined for BBC 2, while continuing to fund it at BBC 2 rates. Breezeblock was developed by BBC
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The BBC is in negotiations with writer John Sullivan about penning fresh episodes of his classic comedy Only Fools and Horses for the first time since Christmas 1996, writes Tara Conlan
The BBC is in negotiations with writer John Sullivan about penning fresh episodes of his classic comedy Only Fools and Horses for the first time since Christmas 1996, writes Tara Conlan.
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SVC is behind the new title sequence, sting and bumper for Discovery Today, a series of three half-hour strands that cover core Discovery genres. Designer David Haslop created 15 symbols in
SVC is behind the new title sequence, sting and bumper for Discovery Today, a series of three half-hour strands that cover core Discovery genres. Designer David Haslop created 15 symbols in