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    Fletcher and Blake promoted at Jim Henson

    2000-07-13T15:19:00Z

    The Jim Henson Company has named senior vice-president, international production and distribution Angus Fletcher and senior vice-president, creative affairs Juliet Blake as executive vice-presidents and co-heads of the Jim Henson Television

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    TWI's Now channel soft launches in Asia

    2000-07-13T15:19:00Z

    Network of the World (Now), a new channel backed by producer and distributor TWI, has soft launched in Asia broadcasting an initial two hours a day of televisual content linked to

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    RTE renews Home & Away deal

    2000-07-13T15:19:00Z

    RTE Television has continued its rights agreement with distributor Southern Star for Australian soap Home & Away on its Network 2 channel for a period up to the end of 2005,

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    Panda Awards 2000 shortlist unveiled

    2000-07-13T15:19:00Z

    Brits pick up 26 of 47 nominations

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    Action Time lands European deals

    2000-07-13T15:19:00Z

    Action Time has secured a number of European deals for its entertainment shows Alphabet Game, Chance of a Lifetime and Watercolour Challenge.Spanish producer Boca Television and broadcaster Antena 3 has

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    Yorkshire TV lands factual commissions

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    New shows include After They Were Famous special on Sound of Music actors for ITV, 100 Greatest specials for Channel 4

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    Radio 4 drama for Goldhawk Universal

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    Radio indie Goldhawk Universal Productions is producing a 1 x 45-minute drama for BBC Radio 4, Inspector Bucket and the White Sepulchre. The humorous Victorian detective series, written by James Hendry,

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    Indie Brighter Pictures scoops C4 commissions

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    Independent Brighter Pictures has secured two commissions from Channel 4. Jamaica Girls - Life with Bossy is a 1 x 40-minute documentary about the lives of Jamaican strippers and their mentor,

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    Rapido sells Lolo Ferrari doc to Channel 4

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    Eurotrash star to feature in posthumous portrait

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    C5 to probe lesbian life

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - World of Wonder is to expose the hedonistic lesbian summer scene in a documentary for Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell, writes Ashley Davies.The

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    Hewland sells Wanted to Fox in US

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    Hewland International has made its first format sale to the US by licensing its Channel 4 light entertainment show Wanted to Fox TV Network, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Fox TV has ordered the

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    Granada lines up comedy housemates show

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a 30-minute broadcast comedy pilot from Granada TV starring comedian Jason Byrne. Who Lives In A House Like This?, which starts filming next

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    Fulcrum to make new series of Pulp

    2000-07-13T15:09:00Z

    Independent Fulcrum Production's Sheffield-based regional arm, Fulcrum North, has been commissioned to make a third series of Channel 4 late-night slot 4 Later book programme Pulp. Fulcrum's London office made the

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    BBC dismisses fears of dumbed down BBC1

    2000-07-13T14:54:00Z

    Dyke tells MPs talk of BBC1 without news is untrue

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    BT Openworld to launch in August

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    Content of BT's long-awaited broadband internet service revealed

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    Channel 4 tempts Grimsdale for Broadband Lab

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    BBC Independent Commissioning Group head rejoins Horseferry Road to head new media arm

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    Grace finds favour at CITV

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    Nickleodeon UK managing director becomes ITV's controller of children's and youth

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    Jackson's fate hangs in balance

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    BBC controller of entertainment in talks on future role

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    Dyke faces BBC Bectu ballot

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    Consultative ballot next week could lead to later vote on industrial action

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    ITV pulls plug on OK TV

    2000-07-13T10:46:00Z

    Masthead show gets chop after rights negotiations fail