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INTERVIEW - Donald the brave
Faced with heavy criticism over a lack of regionality, low company morale and shrinking commissions, Donald Emslie is charged with expanding SMG's TV business out of Scotland ... while lifting the bottom line.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Crisis out of a drama
In Broadcast's continuing ratings analysis series, Katy Elliott uses Peaktime data to analyse how recent adaptations of classic novels have performed on the small screen.
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RATINGS - TX - BARKING MAD
Broadcaster: BBC 1Producer: BBC features BristolStart: 20.00, 27 JuneLength: 8 x 30-minutes, Commissioning editor: Peter SalmonSeries editor: Susan McDermottExecutive producer: Mark HillA story of unrequited love. George adores Mildred, but she
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BROADCAST RATINGS
Where has all the BBC 1 share gone? Each week it posts a lower share of audience than this time last year, so where is it being lost - and who
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OFF THE RECORD - Economic downturn
Rarely seen BBC economics editor Peter Jay has received plenty of flak of late for his lack of screen appearances. But all that is about to change with his latest BBC
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OFF THE RECORD - Snow joke
Channel 4 News anchorman Jon Snow last week hosted one of OTR's favourite shindigs: the One World Media Awards 2000, attended by luminaries such as Michael Grade, Sheena MacDonald and, erm,
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OFF THE RECORD - Screenings are pants
As Watchmaker's Clive James has never tired of pointing out, seemingly innocent-sounding words in one culture can have unforeseen and hilarious connotations in others. OTR was reminded of this while perusing
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OFF THE RECORD - Football fever
Cable and satellite station Bravo has managed to capture the Euro 2000 mood perfectly in its latest press ad campaign for post-match analysis show Pitch Fever (above right) - at least
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OFF THE RECORD - Extremely strange Games
More sport - this time of the extreme variety. Those of you who glaze over at the thought of this autumn's Sydney Olympics should consider watching the first World Extreme Games
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Wall to Wall boosts output with new production arm
Following the success of its high-profile history series The 1900 House, Wall to Wall Television is strengthening its domestic output by opening a regional office in Bristol, writes Tara Conlan.Wall
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Victoria's empire refloated with history and C5 money
The History Channel and Channel 5 have stepped in to provide top-up funding for a 4 x 40-minute mini-series being produced by Brook Lapping Productions called Victoria's Empire, writes Simon Ellery.The
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United starts filming Robson Green ITV legal drama
James Bolam is set to star alongside Robson Green in forthcoming ITV drama series Close and True. Green's indie Coastal Productions is making the show in collaboration with United Productions, writes
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Queer as Folk writer to script son of god for C4
Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies is scripting a new 4 x 60-minute drama series called The Second Coming for outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal, writes Ashley
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MMM TV to make pilot for sci-fi channel
Sci-Fi has made its first major commission in two years, ordering MMM TV to produce a one-hour pilot, SFUK, for a projected series as part of a move to re-position the
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Knowledge updates Trouble at the Top
BBC Knowledge controller Liz Cleaver has commissioned BBC business and adventure producer Robert Thirkell to make 30 x 10-minute updates of his Back to the Floor, Trouble at the Top and
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Initial Kids wins C5 junior athletes commission
GMG Endemol Entertainment production company Initial Kids has won a 31 x 25-minute commission about junior athletes from Channel 5 controller of children's and religion Nick Wilson, writes Tara Conlan. Run
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Root recommissions Hartswood's Coupling
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of Coupling from Hartswood Films and wants Steven Moffat to write more episodes than this year's run of 6 x 30-minutes,
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Hewland international to produce ITV Ibiza special
ITV has sidelined LWT in re-commissioning its ITV Ibiza series ordering Hewland International to produce the evening special, writes Simon Ellery.The series was ordered by controller ITV night time Carol Groves
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ITC demands ITV Nightly News move
Regulator rejects ITV proposals to improve viewing figures for 11pm news
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Molinare lures four from Magmasters
Magmaster's drama-team suffers as Molinare ups audio stakes