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    Brits clean up at 27th Emmys

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    UK producers and broadcasters swept the board at the 27th International Emmys on Monday (22 November), winning in six of the seven categories, writes Liz Shackleton.However, there were ties in three

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    C5 snaps up wildlife pair from Tigress

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has lined up celebrity wildlife films from Tigress Productions starring Julia Roberts and Whoopi Goldberg, writes Tara Conlan.Tigress has produced a number of celebrity-based wildlife shows for ITV and

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    Fox Kids lures Ward from MTV to lead UK expansion

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids UK is preparing to increase its UK-originated programming and has drafted in MTV Europe production manager Claire Ward to spearhead the drive, writes Tara Conlan.Fox Kids managing director Rod

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    Chrysalis TV posts pre-tax losses of£2.5m

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis TV made pre-tax losses of£2.5 million in the year to 31 August, blaming its performance on a£3 million write-off for its Australian-based soap opera, Breakers, axed in the

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    GRANADA POACHES PIZEY TO BOOST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television Entertainment has poached Clare Pizey, a BBC features and events editor, to join its senior team as executive producer. Granada Television controller of entertainment Duncan Gray said Pizey would

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    CARLTON AMERICA AND GRANADA SEAL US JOHN DENVER DEAL

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Carlton America has struck a deal with Granada Entertainment USA (GE USA) for exclusive worldwide distribution rights to GE USA's new film, Take Me Home: The John Denver Story. The deal

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    GWR APPOINTS WATSON TO DRIVE UK RADIO GROWTH

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The GWR Group - the parent outfit of Classic FM - has appointed head of special projects Gregory Watson to the new post of director of operational strategy, to oversee the

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    INVEST TV RECRUITS FOR SIMPLY MONEY

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Invest TV is to recruit up to 10 extra journalists for its Simply Money website and interactive TV channel, which is due to begin trial broadcasts by the end of the

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    SONY BRINGS ASIAN CHANNEL TO NOTTINGHAM

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Sony's premium Asian pay-TV channel, Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia), has extended its carriage in the UK with a distribution deal with NTL in Nottingham. The channel, which is already

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    BAFTA INVITES SINGER TO GIVE MASTERCLASS

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Flextech chairman and chief executive Adam Singer will be the next guest in the cable and satellite season of Bafta management masterclasses on Monday (29 November). Singer (right) will talk about

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    ITC FINES SIMA TV OVER IRAN PROGRAMMES ..

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has imposed a£20,000 penalty on Sima TV for breaching the licensing code. Programmes broadcast in July about Iran were found to have failed to provide a

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    ... AND NAMES PA CONSULTING AS REGULATORY AUDITOR

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The ITC has appointed management and technology consultancy PA Consulting Group to conduct a survey among its licensees to determine key priorities for regulatory change. The survey is part of the

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    CARLTON/SWMDA LAUNCH LOCAL FILM-MAKER SCHEME

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Broadcasting, West Country Region is linking up with the South West Media Development Agency (SWMDA) to launch an initiative for local film-makers to make 10-minute documentaries for regional broadcast. The

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    GWR/RIL SEAL MINSTER DEAL

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    GWR and Radio Investments Limited (RIL) are to buy the remaining 50 per cent stake in Minster Sound. The deal, which values the York-based four-station group at£9.6 million, will give

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    FLEXTECH/TELEWEST DEAL

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Flextech has signed a deal to put all its wholly owned and UK TV channels on Telewest's newly launched digital cable platform.The agreement includes 'substantial' joint marketing initiatives and interactive options.

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    BEAT TAPS METRO

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    News and information outfit Metro Networks is to provide a slate of programming for central Scotland's new radio station, Beat 106. Metro will provide Beat, headed by former Virgin Radio programme

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    SCOTTISH SCREEN HONOURED

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Screen has been awarded the Kitemark for its training initiatives by national training organisation Skillset and named Skillset's official partner in Scotland. Channel 4 head of programmes, nations and regions

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    Neal attacks BBC on drama series

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal has called on the BBC to abandon in-house production of drama series and fully open the door to independent producers.Delivering a broadside against both

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    Disney prepares first foray into UK radio

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Disney is understood to be bidding to launch its first UK radio station on newly launched national commercial digital multiplex, Digital One, writes John Plunkett.The group is said to be in

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    Zig Zag cooks up three-course CFN meal

    1999-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Zig Zag Productions, which last week announced a joint-venture with Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTP), has secured three commissions from Carlton Food Network (CFN), writes Liz Shackleton.The first to go