All Broadcast articles in 29 January 1999
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RUSHES PUTS£250,000 INTO NEW FLAME AND V6 UPGRADE
Commercials facility Rushes has spent around£250,000 up-grading its existing Henry V6 to Infinity specification and adding a second Flame suite. The new additions will add to the company's existing two
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TALK SIGNS F1 DEAL
Talk Radio has signed a one-year deal for live coverage of Formula One motor racing. Under the terms of the agreement, the station will be restricted to 12 minutes of live
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BBC WORLD HITS 135 MILLION HOMES MARK
The BBC's 24-hour international news channel BBC World is now available in 135 million homes around the world, according to latest figures from the broadcaster. The number of homes receiving BBC
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BFC confirms 15% drop in UK film production in 1998
Investment in UK film production during 1998 fell by just under 15 per cent from the previous year, according to the latest figures from The British Film Commission (BFC).British Film Commissioner
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BBC Worldwide, UK independent Halo Productions and Montreal animation studio Cinar are finalising a $4 million (£2.4 million) co-production with the BBC's Bristol animation unit for BBC 2. The an
BBC Worldwide, UK independent Halo Productions and Montreal animation studio Cinar are finalising a $4 million (£2.4 million) co-production with the BBC's Bristol animation unit for BBC 2. The animated sitcom,
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Eyre bullish about hitting 1999 target
ITV chief executive Richard Eyre has said the network is on track to meet its target of a 39 per cent peaktime share in 1999.Speaking after his annual presentation to advertisers
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LION TO MAKE NEW SERIES OF PADDINGTON GREEN - The League of Gentlemen set for second run on BBC 2
Lion TV has been commissioned to make a second series of docu-soap Paddington Green for BBC 1. Jeremy Mills and Bridget Sneyd will executive produce. Lion has also landed commissions for a documentary on family relationships for Channel 4's Equinox strand
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Anglia lands ITV2 show
Anglia Television has secured a factual series commission from ITV2 that follows people who live extreme lifestyles, writes Nicola Methven.
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BBC 2 to air interactive gameshow
An interactive gameshow produced by Children's BBC has been commissioned by BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson, writes John Plunkett.
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TalkBack scoops BBC 2 series
TalkBack has been commissioned to make a new series about personal finance, Your Money or Your Life, for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Street-Porter in cathedral BBC 2 tour
Janet Street-Porter is to front a new six-part series on British cathedrals for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Mentorn scoops France 2 slot for new format
Mentorn International, an arm of UK independent Mentorn Barraclough Carey, has won a primetime format commission from France months before the show goes out on BBC 1, writes Lucy Rouse.
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SOPEL REPLACES EDWARDS AS NEWS 24 POLITICAL CHIEF
BBC political correspondent Jon Sopel is to replace Huw Edwards as chief political correspondent for BBC News 24. Sopel will lead the 24-hour news channel's coverage of the Scottish, Welsh and
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HBO PREPARES FOR MARCH LAUNCH OF 24-HOUR HDTV
US cable network HBO has committed over $3 million (£2.4 million) on Panasonic's D-5 high-definition format VTRs in anticipation of the launch of a 24-hour HDTV service from 6 March. The
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3DD SELLS CHIPPENDALES ONE-OFF INTO EUROPE
Distributor 3DD Entertainment has pre-sold a one-off special, The Chippendales - For One Night Only, to a number of European pay-TV broadcasters.The show airs exclusively in the UK on Sky Box
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Drabble to leave BBC after 30 years
Jane Drabble is to step down as BBC Broadcast and Production director of education this summer after 30 years at the corporation.A BBC insider said she was leaving for personal reasons
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Cox pins on deputy's badge at C4
Channel 4 has recruited Barry Cox, former head of the ITV Association, as its new deputy chairman, writes Tim Dams.
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TIGER ASPECT MAKES C4 DATE FOR NEW STREETMATE
Tiger Aspect is developing a new Channel 4 series hosted by Denise Van Outen. Provisionally called Under the Cherry Tree, the series is billed as an entertainment show about relationships, featuring
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WARK TUNES INTO CHILDREN FOR RADIO 4 SERIES
Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark is to present a 6 x 30-minute series on BBC Radio 4 aimed at shedding light on how children develop in the first five years of their
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C4 TRADING UP WITH NEW BAZAL GAMESHOW
Channel 4 is to screen a new gameshow at the end of February called Trading Up. Made by Bazal Productions, the show is presented by This Morning's showbiz reporter Claudia Winkleman