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NEWS ANALYSIS - ITN at the crossroads
In the face of a growing threat from Sky News to its terrestrial news contracts, ITN has begun to diversify its interests. Its next move may be a 24-hour news channel. John Plunkett reports.
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ALL-STAR CAST FOR LUCY SULLIVAN IS GETTING MARRIED
Letitia Dean, Sarah Stockbridge, Frances Tomelty and Niall Buggy have been cast in the 16 x 30-minute drama series Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, which independent Carnival TV is producing for
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O'HALLORAN CASE TO BE REVIEWED AFTER ROUGH JUSTICE
A BBC 1 Rough Justice programme that raised doubts about the conviction of Martin O'Halloran for murder has led to the Criminal Cases Review Commission deciding it should re-examine his case
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Wall to Wall series producer Ben Goold to create titles for history series Into Africa. Designed by Rob Hifle, the sequence features a drape unfurling
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Wall to Wall series producer Ben Goold to create titles for history series Into Africa. Designed by Rob Hifle, the sequence features a drape unfurling
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ASA RAPS SKY OVER AD
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from On Digital about a BSkyB press ad claiming Sky was the only broadcaster whose digital signal covered the whole of the UK.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC serves ace with Wimbledon coverage
The BBC scored a smash with the men's final at Wimbledon on Sunday (4 July), which attracted a peak of 8.1 million (62 per cent share) at 16.00, writes John Plunkett.
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Drama producer Edwina 'Eddie' Craze dies at 60
Veteran television drama producer Edwina Craze has died of cancer aged 60.Craze, known to colleagues as Eddie, joined the BBC in 1961 as assistant floor manager and rose through the ranks
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C5 extends Family Affairs run
Channel 5 has recommissioned its daily soap, Family Affairs, from Pearson TV for another 12 months but former Coronation Street executive producer Brian Park will not continue with the show beyond this summer, writes John Plunkett.
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R5 LIVE SIGNS SOCCER DEAL
BBC Radio 5 Live has agreed a new three-year deal with the Football League for exclusive national radio commentary rights for Nationwide League, play-off and Worthington Cup games. The deal begins
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ITN accepts cut-price C5 deal
ITN was forced to offer Channel 5 an improved service at a substantially reduced cost to retain the station's news contract in the face of a fiercely competitive bid from Sky News, writes John Plunkett.
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Pinnacle spends $40m on HP video
Pinnacle Systems has acquired Hewlett Packard's broadcast video server business for approximately $40 million (£25.4 million) in a deal expected to close in August.In a largely unexpected move, it is thought
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C4 launches raid on US with drama
Channel 4's drama department is spearheading an assault on the US market and is on the verge of signing deals to co-produce American versions of two of its UK dramas.C4 wants
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INITIAL TO PRODUCE ECLIPSE CONCERT SPECIAL FOR C4
GMG Endemol Entertainment subsidiary Initial is to produce a 60-minute concert special, Lynx Voodoo Eclipse, for Channel 4. The concert is being staged on 11 August to mark the solar eclipse
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Brighter bags C4 order
Independent Brighter Pictures has won its first commission through its newly opened Glasgow office with an 80 x 30-minute pop culture quiz for Channel 4, writes John Plunkett.
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EX-RUGBY PLAYER JOINS S4C AS SPORTS ADVISER
Former Welsh rugby international and BBC Wales head of sport Gareth Davies has joined S4C as a sports adviser on a part-time basis. Reporting to S4C director of programmes Huw Eirug,
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Twenty Twenty to teach teenagers about art on C4
Twenty Twenty has gone into production on a new art series aimed at teenagers for Channel 4 education, writes Alice Macandrew.
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S4C WALES LURES RASUL FROM PANASONIC
S4C Wales has lured Panasonic Broadcast Europe's head of systems engineering, Arshad Rasul, to become its director of engineering and technology. Rasul, who is expected to join S4C officially towards the
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Carlton Cinema has signed a licensing agreement with MGM Worldwide Television Group that gives the 24-hour digital channel exclusive pay-TV rights to almost 500 films, writes Liz Shackleton. The deal,
Carlton Cinema has signed a licensing agreement with MGM Worldwide Television Group that gives the 24-hour digital channel exclusive pay-TV rights to almost 500 films, writes Liz Shackleton. The deal, which
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Quantel axes 20 posts to cut costs
Quantel is understood to have laid off around 20 people in an attempt to cut costs. The losses, which were unveiled last Wednesday (30 June), follow the cutting of around 75
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UNITED SIGNED FOR ITV2 FOOTBALL FIRST CONTRACT
ITV2 has commissioned United Productions to make a second series of football news programme Football First to go out at the start of the new season in August. The series will