All Broadcast articles in 29 October 1999
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BSkyB denies£1b bid
BSkyB denied that it is attempting to take total control of English Premiereship Football broadcasting.
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TRADE TALK - Tony Stoller
On the work that has gone into preparations for the launch of the commercial digital radio multiplexes.
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OFF THE RECORD - In the swim
Channel 4's policy of special briefings for its favourite indies had unforeseen consequences at last weekend's Sheffield International Documentary Festival. The sudden appearance of a posse of top C4 execs prompted
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OFF THE RECORD - Royle plug
Strange to find one of the BBC's current crop of hits, The Royle Family, spending time promoting ITV. Last week the armchair-bound Jim Royle spent almost an entire show extolling the
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OFF THE RECORD - On the Oche
Kelvin MacKenzie is on the move. No, not from Talk Radio, silly, but to a new HQ for his burgeoning radio empire, which we understand is upping ship from Oxford Street
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OFF THE RECORD - Nerd news
Scoop of the week goes to the good people of ITN and their Saturday evening news bulletin for ITV, which reported that thousands of people all over the world are following
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OFF THE RECORD - Live Scrooge
Poor old Live TV (and OTR never thought it would say that). As if all that NTL takeover business weren't bad enough, the poor loves are also set to have to
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SOHO IMAGES SIGNS KELLY FROM METROCOLOR
Soho Images has poached former Metrocolor film grader and contactman Dave Kelly. Soho Images managing director Gary Napier said he was delighted to have captured Kelly, who he claimed was 'arguably
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STAMPEDE LOOKS AT MED HISTORY FOR HOME & LEISURE
Stampede Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Home & Leisure for a 15 x 30-minute series about the history of the Mediterranean. Man Overboard, to be produced by Mike Chamberlain and
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TRADE TALK - Young at heart
David Young is the BBC's youngest ever head of light entertainment yet he's already catching the eye of the corporation bigwigs, writes Tim Dams.
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Production hires marketing guru
BBC Production has hired a new marketing expert in a bid for more control and consistency in programme marketing and to ensure brand developments are emphasised when new programmes are formulated.Zoe
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Pearson seeks growth
Pearson TV is gearing up to expand through acquisition but is unlikely to make a move until a new chief executive is appointed, writes Ashley Davies.The company has been in talks
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GRANADA USA SLICES HAMM FROM STUDIOS USA
Granada Entertainment USA (GEU) president Scott Siegler has recruited Bill Hamm from Studios USA to take the newly created position of senior vice-president series programming. Hamm will oversee the development and
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FRIER STEPS UP AT ITN
Angela Frier has been appointed ITN deputy director of development to work alongside new director of development Michael Jermey (Broadcast, 15.10.99). Frier moves from Euronews where she had completed a two-year
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PLANET WILD FOCUSES ON REAL LENA ZAVARONI
Planet Wild has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make The Real Lena Zavaroni, in the wake of the singer's recent death, to air in January 2000 during Eating Disorders Week.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO REWARD HEROIC SHORT FILMS
The National Geographic channel is inviting programme-makers to send in short film ideas about 'blue planet heroes' - inspirational individuals who will leave the planet in a better shape than when