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X-DREAM TO SELL (.TV) PROGRAMMES ABROAD
Sky TV's (.tv) computer channel has signed production and distribution hybrid X-Dream International to manage international sales of its programmes.X-Dream will take charge of the sale and distribution of up to
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Holme rule
Will liberal Lord Holme's appointment as BSC chairman end the hardline rulings such as that handed down to Psychos last week, asks Tim Dams.
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Jana Bennett
On Mipcom, misunderstandings and how the Yanks are already way ahead when it comes to convergence.
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Life support for toons
Does the UK animation industry need a lifeline in the shape of government subsidies to stem the flow of productions, such as Hilltop Hospital, overseas? David Wood investigates.
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OPINION - C4 regains some of its old confidence
Dawn Airey did not get where she is today by being shy and retiring. But even by her own pugnacious standards, her attack on Channel 4 at last week's Royal Television
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MILLENNIUM COMPLIANCE - How we fought the bug
Although it is unlikely that we will face broadcasting Armageddon at midnight on 31 December, the industry has had to guard against complacency and put together New Year contingency plans, as Ed Shelton discovers.
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MEDIA REGULATION - Seattle soundings
Damian Tambini argues that uncertainty over the development of new media means that negotiators should leave plenty of room for manoeuvre at next month's World Trade Organisation talks to be held in Seattle.
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INTERVIEW - Facts and figures
Set up as a one-man band in 1992, RDF Productions has built up its reputation from a string of factual hits and now boasts a staff of 130. But the indie isn't standing still and plans to become a force in other genres.
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TX - MILLENNIUM - A THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
Producer: Jeremy Isaacs ProductionsBroadcaster: BBC 2/CNNStart: 19.10, 18 OctoberLength: 10 x 60-minutesCommissioned by: Ted Turner (CNN)Executive producers: Jeremy Isaacs, Pat Mitchell (CNN)Like natural history epics of recent years, packaged with sweeping
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Off the Record - Puppet masters
There's only one sensible way to get to Mipcom, taking place in Cannes this week, and that's by plane. But Carlton International grand fromage Rupert Dilnott-Cooper (above right) appears to have
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Off the Record - X-Dream measures
Also at Mipcom, there was unfortunate news from the good people of young person's sports channel X-Dream International. Assorted grands fromages from the station - which specialises in snowboarding and other
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Off the Record - Kilroy's cabs
Ever wondered how BBC 1's daytime talk show Kilroy finds so many saddos willing to vent their spleen on every subject under the sun? Why, it simply electronically mail-drops London cabbies,
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Off the Record - Mind blowing
In the clearest example yet of what ITV big kahuna Richard Eyre meant by 'public interest TV', those purveyors of quality television at LWT bring us Demolition, an explosive look behind
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Off the Record - Gotcha!
Perhaps Channel 5's Alan Nixon should have been an archaeologist rather than an entertainment guru - so beloved is he of digging up the past.Hot on the heels of the revival
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Off the Record - Exodus from C5
Still with the good people of Channel 5, its ubiquitous director of programmes Dawn Airey was in a rather sad mood at her RTS bash last week. Her spirits were apparently
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Off the Record - On Digital botch
Oh dear, trouble at mill at On Digital last week when a download of its ground-breaking digital text services was called off at the last minute, presumably because of technical problems.
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Heggessey lands BBC Production job
BBC Production head of children’s programmes Lorraine Heggessey has been named the directorate’s deputy chief executive and director of programmes.
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Merger prospects rise as Holme fronts BSC
The prospect of a merger between television's two main watchdogs came closer this week with the appointment of Lord Holme of Cheltenham as the new chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), writes Tim Dams.
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C5 acts to bale out Sunset Beach
Channel 5 is attempting to mount a Baywatch-style rescue bid on its imported soap, Sunset Beach, recently dropped in the US by NBC.The station is due to have talks with distributor
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Reeve quits as LNR chief for solo role
London News Radio (LNR) managing director Nigel Reeve has quit the company to set up his own outfit to apply for new local radio licences, writes John Plunkett.