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TV exports inquiry backs tax breaks
Flexible tax breaks and new merchandising rules would improve the UK's television exports, according to a draft version of the Government's inquiry seen by Broadcast this week.The wide-ranging report brings together
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Men Behaving Badly writer pens pair of BBC 1 sitcoms
Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye is penning scripts for two major new BBC 1 sitcoms, including one that will reunite the production team behind the long-running hit comedy, write Tim Dams and John Plunkett.
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Granada gets Carter for health TV
Granada Media Group (GMG) has hired Paula Carter from BBC Resources to head a combined digital channel and internet service, which the group aims to launch next year.Formerly director of sales
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Carlton puts£40m price tag on SSL
Carlton Communications subsidiary Solid State Logic (SSL) could be under new ownership as early as next month, according to sources close to the company, writes Dominic Timms.
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3Bm producing wartime British Mutiny doc for BBC 2
Independent 3BM Television is to produce a 50-minute documentary for BBC 2 about the biggest ever wartime mutiny in the British Army. A Very British Mutiny will air in the Timewatch
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September screens Eddie Irvine profile for C4
Channel 4 is to screen a 60-minute profile of Formula One Grand Prix driver Eddie Irvine, produced by independent September Films. The documentary, ordered by C4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner,
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Kiss Me Kate sitcom given green light for third run
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has recommissioned sitcom Kiss Me Kate, co-produced by Carlton Television and BBC entertainment, for a third run next year. The 6 x 30-minute series, which stars
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Dinosaur animation films key to Fox Kids Christmas
Fox Kids has acquired a triple bill of animated dinosaur movies from MCA-TV Universal to make up a key part of its Christmas schedule. The deal reflects a drive to feature
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Rottentrolls secures fourth run on CITV
ITV controller, children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has commissioned a fourth series of The Children's Company's Bafta-winning Rottentrolls (left). The new 7 x 10-minute run, again written by Tim Firth,