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WINTERTON STEPS DOWN
Nick Winterton, who has been chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Media Group for the past eight years, has stepped down because of the weight of other parliamentary duties. He is succeeded
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International News - ICA hosts Holocaust-related documentary event
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is hosting an international documentary film competition that will award first-time directors as well as established film-makers. The event forms part of a week-long documentary
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Griffee signs new doc
The BBC's English regions department is preparing the first of the landmark shows it promised when it axed regional strand Out and About last year, writes Ashley Davies.
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Dying Rooms duo to make jail kids doc
The makers of acclaimed documentaries The Dying Rooms and Eyes of a Child have begun work on a feature-length BBC 1 documentary about juvenile imprisonment, writes Tim Dams.
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Factual Output - In development
The last decade saw terrestrial factual output about the developing world fall by nearly 50 per cent. Is this the fault of the broadcasters or a public tired of doom and gloom - and will the tide turn? Katy Elliott reports.
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DYKE TO DELIVER THIS YEAR'S MACTAGGART LECTURE
BBC director general Greg Dyke (left) is to deliver the keynote MacTaggart Lecture at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Dyke said: 'This autumn the industry will be preparing for
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ITV opens soap pitch and rejigs daytime
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has asked a selection of preferred suppliers to come up with a new teen soap to replace Home and Away, in the week that the
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OFF THE RECORD - The truth dawns
Channel 5's Dawn Airey didn't seem entirely on top of her game during her much talked-about appearance on the David Dimbleby-chaired windbag show Question Time. The C5 gros legume, defending the
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SHAKESPEARE RAISES CURTAIN ON NEW-LOOK KNOWLEDGE
The repositioning of BBC Knowledge, headed by Liz Cleaver (right), as a TV version of BBC Radio 4 kicks off on 7 April with an evening dedicated to Shakespeare. The night
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International News - Entertainment Rights gets square deal on Cubeez
Multimedia children's and family entertainment company Entertainment Rights has bought international rights to 3D animated pre-school series Cubeez. The deal gives the company all rights to the franchise, including TV, merchandising
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OFF THE RECORD - Crossed wires
Off The Record is well aware of the confusion that transvestites can occasionally cause. Nowhere was this more apparent than Channel 5's very own Tranny of the Year contest. The awards
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International News - Sportsworld Media negotiates triathlon coverage
International sports TV production and entertainment group Sportsworld Media Group has signed a six-year deal with the International Triathlon Union for the worldwide broadcast and distribution rights to triathlon events. The
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International News - Sullivan comes to UK to search for co-pros
Canadian production company Sullivan Entertainment has moved its international sales office from Canada to London and is looking for co-production deals with European firms.The outfit's UK base is intended to provide
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Hat Trick prepares ITV prison comedy
Hat Trick Productions is to make its first ever comedy for ITV in the form of a broadcast pilot set in a high-security prison.The new comedy is part of a slate
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CNN MOBILE UPGRADES WAP SERVICE
Global mobile phone news and information service CNN Mobile has launched an upgraded service for WAP phones. The new service features longer stories and headlines and greater access to CNN newsgathering.
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SMG/GINGER TAKEOVER GETS CLEARANCE
The Radio Authority has given the green light to Scottish Media Group's (SMG)£225 million takeover of Ginger Media. The authority said on Monday (13 March) that the merger would not
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Dunlop and Jermey head ITN channel
ITN has named EuroNews director of news Bill Dunlop as editor of ITN's new 24-hour channel and ITN director of development Mike Jermey as launch managing director, writes Tara Conlan.
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Channel X moves into toons
Families at War producer Channel X is making its first foray into animation with a 26-part series to be co-produced with French animation outfit Moi, J'aime La Television! (MJTV), writes David Wood.
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MURPHY CALLS FOR RISKIER PITCHES
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has called on programme makers to submit 'riskier' proposals to his channel. Murphy said he wanted more shows along the lines of the channel's
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Cable TV subscriptions pass three million mark
Cable TV recorded its ninth successive quarterly increase in take-up, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission, which show 3.2 million homes taking cable at the beginning of the year, writes Tim Dams.