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    Poetic work for Century

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Century Films is making a 90-minute programme based on Simon Armitage's Millennium Poem for Channel 4, writes Wale Azeez.

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Channel 4 strikes out with Dockers drama

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's gritty feature-length drama, Dockers, stood its ground at 22.00 on Sunday (11 July), pulling in a respectable two million viewers (15 per cent), according to unofficial overnights, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    Smith, Dyke lined up for RTS event

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    A face the press-style session featuring Media Secretary Chris Smith and BBC director general designate Greg Dyke's first public speech since his appointment are lined up for the Royal Television Society's

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    Killick gets editor job at Watchdog

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has drafted in a new editor for consumer affairs show Watchdog who has vowed to give the series 'more teeth', writes Tim Dams. Mark Killick, a senior reporter/producer for Panorama, joins on 4 August.

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    Prebble named as Grabiner pulls out

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media director of channels and interactive media Stuart Prebble has stepped in as On Digital chief executive after Stephen Grabiner resigned suddenly on Tuesday (12 July).Grabiner is understood to be

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    STE staff move to London in revamp

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Media Group (SMG) is folding production arm Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) back into its broadcasting business after a four-month review of operations sparked off by a fall in revenue and profit, writes Ashley Davies.

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    OFT rebuffs Talk plea

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Talk Radio's allegation that the BBC is behaving anti-competitively by refusing to carry its listings in BBC Worldwide's Radio Times has been rejected by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), writes John Plunkett.

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    Wright boosts live music on R3

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright has boosted the network's live music and arts programming in his first major programming overhaul, writes John Plunkett.

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    CHRYSALIS TO INVEST

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Visual Entertainment is to plough an extra£1 million into programme development this year, creating up to eight development producer jobs. The money will come from savings at corporate management

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    ITC PUTS GUNS ON AGENDA

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has put discussion of Channel 4 documentary Guns on the Street on the agenda of its next monthly meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday 22 July. The

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    DUO IN DIGITAL RADIO DRIVE

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Director of BBC radio Jenny Abramsky and Paul Brown, chairman and chief executive of the Commercial Radio Companies Association, will urge radio executives to unite in promoting digital radio when they

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    LNR DENIES REEVE EXIT

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    London News Radio (LNR) has moved to quash rumours that managing director Nigel Reeve has quit the company following ITN's decision to take editorial control of its two stations, LBC 1152

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    TELEWEST CWC BID?

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Consolidation between the UK's three cable TV operators appeared to be moving closer this week, with Telewest said by City sources to be seeking to raise£1 billion in order to

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    Granada Media in Liverpool link-up

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The launch of a Liverpool Football Club TV channel is one of the options being considered by the club and Granada Media, in the wake of the strategic alliance between the

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    Classic's licence may rise

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Classic FM could face a increase in its annual payments to the Treasury when its licence is renewed by the Radio Authority later this year.Under the terms of the 1996 Broadcasting

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    Jungle Run set to go into production

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media children's department is about to go into production with a new adventure gameshow for transmission on CITV from September, writes Ashley Davies.

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    C4 classical music role for Younghusband

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Jan Younghusband has been appointed as Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor for music, with responsibilities including the broadcaster's Glyndebourne opera coverage, writes Wale Azeez.

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    POWER RANGERS HERALDS START OF FOX KIDS' SUMMER

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids' summer schedule will launch on Saturday (17 July) with the UK cable and satellite premiere of Power Rangers in Space. The 46 x 30-minute animation will go out at

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    BBC 'COMMITTED TO WEST MIDLANDS FACILITIES'

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    BBC director of nations and regions Mark Thompson has assured the Birmingham group of Labour MPs the corporation remains committed to retaining studio and production facilities in the west midlands. Following

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    OPIE EXPANDS FLEXTECH ROLE BEYOND TROUBLE

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Lis Howell, senior vice-president of Flextech Channels, has promoted Lisa Opie, head of programming at Trouble, to director of programming in charge of acquisitions, scheduling and commissioning across Flextech services Bravo,