Small MPU – Page 190
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The Lab gets orders for four shows
LWT's low-cost production unit, The Lab, has received a further four regional series commissions, bringing its total production slate to six, writes Nicola Methven.The Borough is a 6 x 30-minute series
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Chameleon wins C5 orders
Channel 5 has commissioned three new one-off crime documentaries, including two from independent Chameleon Television, writes John Plunkett.The Leeds-based independent will produce a 60-minute special on Dr Harold Shipman, the Manchester
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BBC and C4 share RTS spoils
The BBC and Channel 4 shared the honours at the Royal Television Society's annual Educational Television Awards last Thursday (15 April), writes John Plunkett.The BBC picked up seven awards and C4
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FLEXTECH MULLS OVER LIVE TV ACQUISITION
Flextech Television has confirmed reports that it has been in talks to buy Live TV from the Mirror Group. It is thought the pay-TV operator is considering folding the cable channel
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DUO MOVE POSTS IN MINI GMTV SHAKE-UP
GMTV Ireland correspondent Sara Holden has been promoted to the post of political editor, while stand-in newsreader Donna Bernard has been made New York correspondent. Holden (right) joined GMTV in 1995
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Virgin Media has appointed US headhunting firm Spencer Stuart to aid its search for a new chief executive, following the sudden departure of Steve Burch. [ALL]
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BSKYB IN TALKS WITH CABLE OUTFITS OVER SKY ONE FEES
BSkyB has confirmed it is in preliminary talks with cable operators about increasing the amount it charges them for its general entertainment channel, Sky One. At present, BSkyB charges cable operators
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DIGITAL ONE COMMENCES CLASSIC FM SIMULCAST
Commercial digital radio consortium Digital One began a digital simulcast of its Classic FM analogue service in the London area on Monday (19 April), as predicted in Broadcast (19.3.99). The test
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WRIGHT LEAVES PACT FOR NICKELODEON
Charlotte Wright, policy adviser at producers' alliance Pact, is leaving after two years to join Nickelodeon as head of press and public affairs. Wright, who has spearheaded Pact's on-going Courage to
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MOSEY SPEAKS OUT ON CHANGES TO NEWS PROGRAMMING
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Roger Mosey will talk about the changing face of news programming at an international symposium organised by the Institute of Public Relations next month. Mosey, who
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C4 TOPS EURO MEDIA PROFITABILITY PER EMPLOYEE LIST
Channel 4 generates the highest operating profit per employee of all the top European media owners, according to a new Zenith Media report. The broadcaster made $315,000 (£195,360) operating profit per
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FORUM PUTS NEWS IN FOCUS
How broadcasters prioritise news stories and whether the public gets the news bulletins it wants will be debated at the first joint forum between Bafta and the Rory Peck Trust. The
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SKY TARGETS PUB BUSINESS
Sky Business, a new service dedicated to BSkyB's subscribers in the commercial marketplace, was launched last week with a special package for subscribers. The 30,000 pubs and clubs in Britain that
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NewsNuts TV unveils launch line-up
Model Lucy Pinder and comedian Dan Wright, presenter of BBC3's F*** Off I'm Ginger, are among the faces of Nuts TV, which launches next week. [ALL]
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BBC APPOINTS DUFF
BBC Scotland has appointed Jim Duff as editor of its flagship daily news programme, Reporting Scotland. Duff was a producer on the programme prior to his appointment. Duff began his career
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LICHTENSTEIN TALKS TO RTS
BBC executive producer documentaries and history Olivia Lichtenstein will give a Royal Television Society talk entitled The REAL Documentary on Wednesday (28 April). Billed as a 'guided tour of documentary film
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BBC 2's Mutual Friend tops Bafta nominations
BBC 2 Dickens adaptation Our Mutual Friend leads the field of hopefuls for this year's British Academy Television Awards, with nine nominations including best drama serial and best actor for Timothy
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Cable to gain 20 per cent of digital market by next year
Digital cable TV (DCT) services are set to attract more than 500,000 subscribers in the next 12 months, according to a survey published this week by leading market research company BMRB
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LWT in doghouse over Tarrant on TV
The Independent Television Commission has rapped LWT for its treatment of clips purportedly showing a man eating dog excrement on Sunday night entertainment show Tarrant on TV, writes Alice Macandrew.The watchdog
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Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using th
Burrell Durrant Hifle was commissioned by Countryfile series editor David Barber to rebrand the flagship rural affairs show. Designers John Durrant and Carys Hull created a new brand identity using the