All Broadcast articles in 19 January 2001 – Page 4
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US IS FIRST OVERSEAS WEAKEST LINK SALE BBC.
Worldwide has sold The Weakest Link format to NBC in the United States. The deal, negotiated by BBC Worldwide director of programming and operations Colin Jarvis, is the first international sale
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BBC DISCUSSING GROWN-UP BLUE PETER.
The BBC is in discussions with former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves about creating a version of the children's show aimed at the generation who watched Blue Peter when it was
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'Backstop' power must be clarified.
The communications white paper's definition of 'backstop powers' must be improved before a new act can be implemented, a seminar heard this week, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Sky One back to basics.
Sky One is redrawing its so-called mainstream programme strategy, going back to its roots of risque 16 to 34-skewed programming as it attempts to fend off E4, which launches today (Thursday).Channel
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Wragg joins Autocue prior to NAB newsroom relaunch.
Autocue has boosted its management team and plans a relaunch of its newsroom technology business at NAB 2001, writes Nick Radlo.
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REUTERS ONLINE AUDIO.
Reuters has launched an online audio news service in conjunction with indie radio production company Somethin' Else. Journalists from Somethin' Else will edit Reuters online reports and turn them into audio
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RAJAR TO HOLD AUDIENCE RESEARCH EVENT.
The Radio Joint Audience Research body (Rajar) is to host a conference about the future of radio audience research. The conference has been prompted by the increasing number of both radio
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REGULATORS CLEAR AOL TIME WARNER MERGER.
The AOL Time Warner merger was cleared by US regulators last week, paving the way for the creation of the largest media firm in the world. As a result, Time Warner
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Green light for BBC?
Criticism of the new DCMS guidelines for the BBC's digital services for being weak, vague and barely different from a first draft may yet herald the beginning of a tortuous process before Chris Smith gives the go-ahead.
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ANALYSIS - INDIE FINANCE - TVC: a facility for making profits.
In the first of a 10-part fortnightly series analysing company data from leading production groups, we look at the Television Corporation, which owns Mentorn and Sunset & Vine and has extensive sport interests. Katy Elliott Reports.
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AMANPOUR CNN DEAL.
CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour has signed a new multi-year contract to remain at CNN, following negotiations with the news group since December. Amanpour will report across all of the
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ALL CHANGE IN CLASSIC FM SENIOR LINE-UP.
GWR-owned Classic FM has announced a number of senior management changes following last month's GWR restructure which saw Classic FM managing director Roger Lewis appointed chairman of the GWR commercial board
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EastEnders to air four times a week.
The BBC has finally confirmed plans to increase ratings banker EastEnders from three to four episodes a week.As exclusively predicted in Broadcast, the BBC is to up the number of weekly
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ITC FINDS FOR MILLIONAIRE AFTER COMPLAINTS.
Celador Productions, producer of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? has been cleared by the Independent Television Commission of any wrongdoing over the first episode to produce a£1m winner. The
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CURRENT AFFAIRS - Blurring the boundaries.
Undercover investigation is the only area of current affairs journalism able to maintain a place in primetime. But the undercover approach has led to damaging interference in the judicial process, a confusion of roles between the police and reporters, an
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STAFF ACTION AT MTV?
Employees at MTV's broadcast services division are to be balloted on industrial action from 22 January. The ballot is the latest development in an ongoing dispute over proposed cuts to paid
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C5 News gets new format.
Channel 5 is revamping its early morning news programme, 5 News at Breakfast, and has appointed a new editor, Greg Orme, for the show writes Rebecca Evans.
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OFF THE RECORD - Channel 5 keeps on trucking.
Crikey, if we didn't already love Channel 5, we do now, after learning of its plans to broadcast an endurance game show called Touching the Truck last week (instructions: to be
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C4 loses regions head to indie.
Channel 4 editor of nations and regions Alan Hayling has quit to join Mentorn Barraclough Carey as the indie restructures its factual department, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 claims E4 customers not confused.
Channel 4 has said it is confident its marketing for E4 is now sufficiently 'clear and loud' to avoid recent customer confusion about how to access the digital entertainment channel, writes Ashley Davies.