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ADAM AND JOE ASKED TO GROW UP FOR FOURTH SERIES
World of Wonder Productions has started work on a fourth series of The Adam and Joe Show for Channel 4. The new run of the show was ordered by C4 deputy
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HEWLAND PICKS UP FURTHER EPISODE ORDER FROM ITV
ITV controller of night time Carol Groves has ordered further 26 x 30-minute series of both Dial A Date and Young, Gifted & Broke from Hewland International. Audience participation dating show
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ONEWORD SIGNS DEAL TO BROADCAST FICTION READINGS
New digital radio station Oneword has secured the rights to broadcast classic fiction readings from Martin Jarvis and Juliet Stevenson. The agreement between the two actors and the new comedy, books
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C4 and Henson join for pre-school show
Channel 4 is about to sign a deal with The Jim Henson Company for a new 250 x 30-minute pre-school series.The character-based show, which will be stripped across the week, is
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ITV takes part in global song competition
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has commissioned a major new competition format from Carlton TV and Mike Mansfield Television, which aims to find the world's most popular song, writes Colin Robertson.
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C4 embarks on search for deaf programming advisor
Channel 4 is planning to appoint a deaf advisor to act as a consultant on its deaf programming, writes Ashley Davies.
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Harvest Films wins BBC 1 commission for animation
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned Bristol-based Harvest Films to make a 30-minute animation special entitled Hamilton Mattress, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Ali G gains respect for Friday night debut
Ali G's new standalone Channel 4 show pulled in an impressive audience for its Friday night (31 March) debut, proving that it was more than just the Staines massive tuning in, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Harvey to script soap pilot for YTV
Yorkshire Television has drafted in Gimme, Gimme, Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey to script a one-off soap pilot for ITV, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC bids for Canadian digi-channel
BBC Worldwide is planning a BBC-branded digital television channel in Canada called BBC Canada, writes Tim Dams.
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OK! seeks new TV partner
Northern & Shell chairman Richard Desmond is seeking a new production partner for the next series of celebrity magazine show OK!TV after a row with Carlton Television over production fees for the first series, writes Colin Robertson.
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CNN to beef up its interactive news
CNN is poised to unveil a major global interactive news expansion just as rival news providers Sky News and ITN are also beefing up their operations to support new services.A key
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EIB web-based network to launch
Digital media outfit Edison Interactive Broadcast (EIB) is planning to launch an internet-based entertainment network in May, writes David Wood.
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Former C5 bid director joins Isaacs in arts channel venture
Former Channel 5 Broadcasting bid director John Hambley has joined former Channel 4 chief executive Jeremy Isaacs to launch a new arts channel, writes Tara Conlan.
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GRANADA'S TAYLOR TO STUDY
Granada Media Production commercial director Paul Taylor is leaving the company and the industry in June to return to university to study art and design. Taylor is expected to retain a
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DE VILLIERS QUITS DISNEY
President and managing director of Walt Disney International Europe Etienne de Villiers has resigned from the company after 14 years. De Villiers said he had been talking to Walt Disney International
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ORCHARD COVERS US POLL
Former BBC News controller, TV news channels Tim Orchard has accepted a new job at the corporation, overseeing coverage of the US presidential elections. The move follows the January overhaul at
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BERNSTEIN TAKES PEERAGE
Former Granada Group chairman Alexander Bernstein was named as one of the government's new Labour peers last week. Bernstein was listed as one of Labour's high-value donors in 1998, giving the
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LAUGHTON CHAIRS FESTIVAL
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival has appointed former United Broadcasting & Entertainment chief executive Roger Laughton as its new chairman. Starting in January 2001, he replaces Roger James.
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MERGER REPORT DELAYED
The Competition Commission's report into the proposed merger of Carlton Communications and United News & Media is to be delayed for a month. The commission said extra time was needed for