All Broadcast articles in 10 December 1999
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PALMER LANDS ROLE IN ECOSSE DETECTIVE DRAMA FOR BBC 1
Ecosse Films is to produce a 60-minute drama for BBC 1 starring Patsy Palmer (left) in her first acting role since leaving EastEnders. McCready and Daughter stars Palmer alongside Tony Doyle
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BBC 2 back in fashion - C5 loses out
BBC 2 has poached the Rover British Fashion Awards from Channel 5 in a two-year deal to bolster the channel's contemporary fashion and culture credentials, writes Tim Dams.Produced by BBC lifestyle
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Fantasy and business top BBC 2 winter
BBC 2 launched a£62 million winter schedule this week, which was headlined by 4 x 60-minute in-house drama Gormenghast but also revealed a strong accent on business programmes, writes Tim
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BBC Resources graphic designer Victor Martinez created the titles for the new series of BBC 2's Ski Sunday. The sequence was composited by Nick Belton using a Henry at Cast. Produced
BBC Resources graphic designer Victor Martinez created the titles for the new series of BBC 2's Ski Sunday. The sequence was composited by Nick Belton using a Henry at Cast. Produced
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BROADCAST 2000 AWARDS
Broadcast would like to point out three amendments to last week's published shortlist for the Broadcast 2000 Awards: Weekender, shortlisted for best cable and satellite programme, was made by At It
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GLOBAL CABLE TV SUBS TO RISE 64 PER CENT BY 2010
Global cable TV subscriptions are forecast to grow by 64 per cent to 429 million by 2010, according to a new report from Baskerville Communications.Of this total, the report forecasts that
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Channel 5 has ordered the largest commission to date of Pearson Television's Open House with Gloria Hunniford (right) in the form of a 220 x 75-minute run. The news means the
Channel 5 has ordered the largest commission to date of Pearson Television's Open House with Gloria Hunniford (right) in the form of a 220 x 75-minute run. The news means the
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P3 Post buys Unique ID internet-based module
P3 Post in London is the first facility to buy the new Cakes Schedule module, as part of its purchase of a Unique ID CakeS asset tracking and production management system.The
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C4 seeks Comedy Lab experiments
Channel 4 is looking for proposals for a third series of new talent nursery slope Comedy Lab, writes Paul Donovan.The C4 entertainment commissioning team is looking to fill a new 9
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C4 returns to Presentable Poker show
Channel 4 has commissioned Presentable Productions to produce a second series of Late Night Poker to air after midnight in February, writes Paul Donovan.The nine-part series will be shot at Enfys
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XTV redesigned the titles and programme stings for Chrysalis Television's Top Ten music series for Channel 4. Commissioned by Steve Gowans at Chrysalis TV, the title sequence (above) centres on an
XTV redesigned the titles and programme stings for Chrysalis Television's Top Ten music series for Channel 4. Commissioned by Steve Gowans at Chrysalis TV, the title sequence (above) centres on an
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London facilities to amalgamate as 4MC
Los Angeles-based Four Media Company (4MC) has formally amalgamated its London facility houses, TVi, TVP and PostBox, into one trading unit, which will henceforth be known as 4MC.Another subsidiary, Stream Digital
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FORENSIC DOC SERIES TO AIR ON C5 AS MURDER DETECTIVES
Channel 5 has bought 28 episodes of Medstar Television's forensic documentary series, Medical Detectives, from distributor Unipix. The series - which previously aired on Discovery - will be reversioned into 26
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CJDS DAL MAKES DELOITTE AND TOUCHE'S TOP FAST 50
CJDS DAL (formerly Drake Automation) has been nominated as one of Britain's Fast 50 in a survey by Deloitte and Touche to find the fastest growing companies in the high-tech sector
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FRENCH STATION M6 ADOPTS 52-MINUTE DRAMA FORMAT
French commercial terrestrial broadcaster M6 has decided to adopt the 52-minute format for drama. The news follows successful experiments with the format by France 2, France 3 and TF1.
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CFC was the only UK special effects facility to work alongside ILM on Tim Burton's horror movie, Sleepy Hollow, which opens in the UK on 7 January. A macabre tale of
CFC was the only UK special effects facility to work alongside ILM on Tim Burton's horror movie, Sleepy Hollow, which opens in the UK on 7 January. A macabre tale of
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ABC ORDERS GRANADA USA'S CLEESE SITCOM PILOT
US network ABC has ordered a pilot of a Granada Entertainment USA (GEU) sitcom, based on a treatment by John Cleese and Granada Media International head of comedy development Humphrey Barclay.
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ABC wins sweeps with Millionaire
US network ABC has scored its first ratings win in the ultra-competitive November sweeps since 1994, boosted by the runaway success of Celador Productions' Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?ABC triumphed