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Aussie series heads hallmark acquisitions
The Hallmark Channel has unveiled new acquisitions headlined by Granada Australia drama hit SeaChange.Hallmark director of broadcasting Rosie Hill-Davies has bought the 39 x 60-minute series from Granada International for
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Aussie firm buys Dekos
Australian sports broadcaster Pineapplehead has bought four Deko image management/character generators from Pinnacle Systems for its new European base in London. The systems will be used for the first time by
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Irdeto secures smart card fraud conviction
Conditional access firm secures conviction against supplier of illegal satellite smart cards
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MTV UK to meet with destiny's child
MTV Networks UK has bagged live rights to show Destiny's Child's biggest European concert to date as part of a weekend focusing on the hit girl band.The broadcaster is planning
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BBC to make landmark ancient Rome drama
The BBC has unveiled a new landmark drama series set in ancient Rome, writes Leigh HolmwoodFalco, a series of 60-minute episodes, based on the Falco books by Lindsay Davis, will focus
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Go Racing media rights deal heading for the knacker's yard
Broadcaster-led consortium admits 10-year media deal 'likely to founder' on race-data impasse as consortium leader Arena Leisure suspends shares
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C4 schools orders football writing series
Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and programmes John Richmond has requested a 4 x 20-minute series, Writing for Kicks, from indie Casetv.com.Football stars Gareth Southgate, John Barnes, Peter Reed and
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Hardie quits ITV
ITV marketing and commercial director John Hardie leaves after four and-a-half years to take up new international role at Walt Disney Television
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Granada to axe 100 jobs
Granada is set to shed 100 jobs as a result of a major downturn in profits.The company will now operate as two divisions, Granada Content and Granada Platforms. Granada Content will
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Analogue TV faces blackout
Industry heads are facing the prospect of a 24-hour TV switch-off in order to boost digital terrestrial transmissions, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC DOC LOOKS AT THE BRITS AND MADONNA
The BBC has been given exclusive access to Madonna's inner circle in order to make a special 60-minute documentary to mark the arrival of her Drowned World tour in Britain, writes
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S4C cuts hurt independents
Welsh language station S4C has admitted it has 'stretched' its relationship with indies by cutting its programming budget to accommodate a doubling of its broadcast hours, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Emap fills top radio role
Emap performance has promoted Radio Hallam managing director Shaun Gregory to the newly created role of development director across the division's radio brands, writes Simon Ellery.
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RIPLEY AND SCUFF HIT THE ROAD
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned The Children's Company to produce a new puppet show for the network's CITV strand, writes Steve Aston. Ripley and Scuff is
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Planet Rapido to diversify on web
Eurotrash producer Planet Rapido is to complete its transformation into a multimedia company with plans to create a series of new revenue streams via the web, writes Penny Hughes.
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Sky software gives viewers bespoke TV
Sky has introduced personalised TV software which will enable its 5.4 million digital subscribers to create their own TV schedules, writes David Wood.
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Multichannelfirms pan ITC
Leading multichannel figures this week slammed recent Independent Television Commission (ITC) proposals on cross-promotion, claiming they would give undue advantage to terrestrial broadcasters, writes Simon Ellery.
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Channel 5 defies ITC bulletin ruling
Channel 5 is to introduce a permanent news bulletin at 17.30, despite being told by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) that it cannot do so, writes Lucy Rouse.
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September broadens factuals drive
September Films is attempting to move into more serious factual programming following the appointment of Brook Lapping series producer Carole Peters as head of documentaries, writes Steve Aston.
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SPECTRUM IS DUE
The government will publish the results of its radio spectrum review on Monday (18 June). The review, led by Brunel University vice-principal Martin Cave, is expected to suggest broadcasters such as