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The cops not coming back for a fourth series
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is not commissioning a fourth series of BBC 2 drama The Cops, produced by Tony Garnett's production company, World Productions. Garnett had said he did not
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Granada to make race drama for ITV
New Granada Media controller of drama and comedy Andy Harries is putting together a production team to work on 6 x 60-minute courtroom thriller The Jury for ITV.The commission is the
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C4 poaches ITV doc
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered two major documentary projects from Granada Television to run as part of the channel's True Stories strand, writes Colin Robertson.
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New TOTP awards launched
BBC Manchester is further developing the Top of the Pops brand, launching the first annual TOTP Awards, to be aired on BBC 1 next year, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sci-Fi set to splash out for birthday
The Sci-Fi channel has commissioned its biggest chunk of original programming to date as part of a week-long celebration of its fifth birthday next month, writes Simon Ellery.
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Overnight Ratings - Is the party over for the BBC 1 schedule?
The BBC/ITV news schedule ratings battle intensified this week as ITV regained lost ground, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC lines up Romaine for new role
BBC director of production Michele Romaine is to take on the newly created post of BBC director of production modernisation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Initial loses Brit contract
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has lost the contract to produce this year's pop awards show The Brit Awards after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI ) decided to take the production in-house, writes Tara Conlan.
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Redmond warns indies not to sell
Mersey TV chief Phil Redmond has warned independent producers they could be 'selling their birthrights' if they sold their companies now because it is too early to put a value on
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C4 poaches Granada's Gregory for drama job
Channel 4 head of drama Tessa Ross has poached Granada Television drama producer Helen Gregory to replace outgoing commissioning editor, drama serials Johnathan Young, writes Ashley Davies.
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Granada fund to help local writing talent
Granada Media is set to launch a six-figure drama fund aimed at developing writing talent in the north west, writes Colin Robertson.
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Craig Phillips, winner of Channel 4's Big Brother gameshow and arguably Britain's most famous Scouser, is set to return to the screen in the New Year with his own DIY programme,
Craig Phillips, winner of Channel 4's Big Brother gameshow and arguably Britain's most famous Scouser, is set to return to the screen in the New Year with his own DIY programme,
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NTL Subscribers rising
NTL has unveiled operating statistics for the third quarter, taking its digital subscriber numbers to 325,000. It claims to be on track to have 500,000 by the end of this year.
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Rapture airs dome finale
Clubbing and sports channel Rapture Television is to co-produce the last event held at the Millennium Dome, hosted by the Ministry of Sound. Rapture has commissioned Ministry of Sound Television to
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Three up for health pilot
The Department of Health has shortlisted three broadcasters for its£5m digital TV pilot fund. In the running are broadcast giants Granada Media, Telewest content arm Flextech and fledgling service Channel
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Pact meets Ainsworth
Producers' alliance Pact met with shadow culture secretary Peter Ainsworth on Tuesday (19 October) as part of its lobbying campaign in the run-up to the forthcoming communications white paper.Independents' quotas, the
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Jazz FM cuts losses
Jazz FM has unveiled unaudited results for the year ended 30 June 2000.With pre-tax losses down to£489,000, compared to a£2m loss in the previous nine months.
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America online in talks
US regulators are still locked in talks with executives from America Online over its acquisition of Time Warner after the deal was waved through by the European Commission. Resistance to the
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C4 chief in regions
Channel Four chief executive Michael Jackson heads the list of speakers at this year's Television from the Nations and Regions conference. In conjunction with Pact and the University of Salford, the
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TV 12 'close to' RSL ad sales alliance
Isle of Wight restricted service licence (RSL) TV12 is poised to strike a deal pulling together local TV channels to sell advertising nationally.The move is seen by some RSL operators as