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Their declaration will put under threat a number of BBC docusoaps including Paddington Green, the series which launched the singing career of transexual prostitute Jackie McAuliffe, and Airport which made Jeremy
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The TUBE is back
Radio One DJ Chris Moyles and MTV star Donna Air are the new faces to host a revival of the ground-breaking television music show The Tube.The duo will help resurrect the cult programme in a one-off extrava
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BBC 1 review stresses remit
The BBC has completed its long-awaited review of BBC 1 and is expected to unveil a series of proposals this week that reiterate and clarify the channel's 'distinctive public service remit'.Pledges
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Government urges restraint on Y2K bug
A government delegation led by Margaret Beckett has held top-level talks with the BBC and ITN to ensure news bulletins do not cause unnecessary panic about the threat of a millennium
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ITV goes on the offensive with soap and quiz blitz
ITV next week unleashes an unprecedented blitz of programmes with a schedule dominated by daily editions of Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, writes Steve Clarke.
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Liberty/Four Media deal shocks Soho
Soho's broadcast facilities were in a state of shock after Liberty Media, owner of UK facilities Tele-Cine and Todd AO, agreed a $238 million (£145.1 million) takeover of Four Media, which bought TVP Group and TVI earlier this year, writes Dominic Timms.
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RDF Television is working on a major Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall series following a group of under-25s packed off to survive on an uninhabited Pacific island, writes Jason Deans. Shipwrecked, being film
RDF Television is working on a major Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall series following a group of under-25s packed off to survive on an uninhabited Pacific island, writes Jason Deans. Shipwrecked, being filmed
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Granada's Harries to direct Aherne India trip for BBC
Granada Television controller of comedy Andy Harries is stepping back behind the camera to direct a factual special that follows Caroline Aherne's (left) trip to investigate the work of an Indian
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BBC drama prepares two new series for BBC 1
BBC Production's drama department is in production with two new drama series for BBC 1 next year. A Likeness in Stone, a thriller written by Michael Crompton and dramatised from Julia
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Seventh Art creates popular arts series for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Seventh Art Productions to produce a new 4 x 30-minute art series to air in January 2000. The series, with the working title High Five, follows Seventh
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Hayling orders second helping of Hidden Love for C4
Channel 4 editor, documentaries Alan Hayling has ordered a second 6 x 50-minute run of its strand Hidden Love, the series that included the controversial film on bestiality, Animal Passions. The
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LWT's The Lab experiments with two regional jobs
The Lab, LWT's experimental production unit, is working on two new regional commissions. LWT has ordered a 60-minute special from The Lab, Countdown to the Millennium, for December, which will look
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Unique four-minute shows boost The Pepsi Chart
Unique Broadcasting's The Pepsi Chart is boosting its coverage of the music scene by adding two new four-minute programmes examining chart activity over the week. Pepsi Chart Check-up will broadcast across
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Bath Night agrees to Diamond interviews for Choice
BBC Choice has commissioned Bath Night to make 24 x 1-minute inserts called The Dominik Diamond Interviews for the Sunday edition of sports show 110%. The interviews, with sportsmen such as
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Bates' Our Tune makes a comeback on Classic FM
Simon Bates is to revive Our Tune as part of his Classic FM programme Classic Romance on Sunday mornings between 09.00 and 12.00. Our Tune will broadcast at 11.30 and will
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Hartswood brews up drama for BBC
Hartswood Films has gone into production with a new 8 x 45-minute comedy drama from Tim Firth for BBC 1.Border Cafe has been written by Firth (Neville's Island, Preston Front and