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    Politicians applaud governors' U-turn as Yesterday in Parliament returns to Today

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC governors are today (Thursday 24 June) expected to bow to the demands of politicians and restore Yesterday in Parliament (YIP) as part of BBC Radio 4's Today programme on FM, writes John Lewis.

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    ITV network makes plans for Tonight

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The ITV network is considering proposals to change the format of new current affairs flagship show Tonight - with Trevor McDonald, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    Editors blast last-minute changes to TV schedules

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Editors of leading TV titles were in crunch talks with the terrestrial channels as Broadcast went to press on Wednesday (23 June) about last-minute schedule changes they say are costing the magazines money, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Sky One to uncover Tenerife in the Autumn

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The fifth series in Sky One's popular ... Uncovered strand (Ibiza Uncovered, left) has been commissioned for the channel's autumn schedule, in the form of Tenerife Uncovered. The new 8 x

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    Festival adapts Cookson novel for ITV

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Festival Film & TV has been commissioned by ITV to make its fourteenth Catherine Cookson adaptation, The Secret. The three-hour mini-series is due to go into production at the end of

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    MTV base kicks off with Station Zero animation

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    MTV UK has bought a new animation from MTV in America to premiere on new digital dance channel MTV Base. MTV digital vice-president, programming and production Peter Good has acquired 20

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    Sci-Fi signs deal to show classic movies and series

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Universal Networks-owned cable and satellite channel Sci-Fi revealed this week it has clinched a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to buy more than 200 hours of programming. The acquisition gives the

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    Straight wins raft of commissions for Granada and C4

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Manchester independent Straight TV has picked up a string of new commissions from Granada TV and Channel 4. Granada has booked two regional shows.The first - with a working title of

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    Radio 3 to support new generations of musicians

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast a new strand designed to support young musicians, New Generations, from 20 September. Produced by BBC classical music, the initiative follows on from the Young

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    Discovery Home & Leisure orders cookery show

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Zenith Media has netted a commission from Discovery Home & Leisure to make a fourth series of Cookabout with Greg & Max. The new 15 x 30-minute run, Cookabout Route 66,

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    Happiness dissected in new Radio 4 series

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC religion is producing a four-part series based on the annual Happiness Lecture held at the University of Birmingham for BBC Radio 4. The lecture, which features prominent individuals discussing what

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    Chegwin signs to present entertainment show for Live

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Cable-exclusive channel Live TV has struck a deal with Keith Chegwin to present a new entertainment show. The new programme, which is scheduled to go out in the autumn, is described

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    C4 up for parole in Century Films doc

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's documentary department has greenlit a major series about the Parole Board and a hybrid docu-drama set on a Leeds council estate.Century Films has gained wide access to the board,

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    Scots tabby to air on kids' ITV

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has commissioned children's animation series Meeow from Siriol Productions and Scottish Television Enterprises (STE), writes Jason Deans.

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    ITV orders second series of Granada A & E drama

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television medical drama Always and Everyone has been recommissioned for a longer second run by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott, while the first is still on air, writes Jason Deans.

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    Saturday morning kids' show scores second run

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Zenith Entertainment has had Saturday morning Ant and Dec vehicles SMTV:Live and CD:UK reordered for a further year, writes Jason Deans.

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Aristocrats lords it over O'Hanlon drama

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 drama series Aristocrats started with a masterful 7.2 million viewers and a 33 per cent share at 21.00 on Sunday (20 June), writes Liz Shackleton

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    Lythgoe hires Henson man as his new LWT deputy

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    LWT Productions controller of entertainment and comedy Nigel Lythgoe has recruited Martin Baker from The Jim Henson Company to become his deputy, writes Jason Deans.

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    BBC policy chief moves to Number 10

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC controller of corporate strategy Ed Richards is leaving the corporation to join the policy unit at No 10 Downing Street, writes Dominic Timms.

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    Board has 'grave doubts' over Dyke

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Up to half of the BBC's board of governors are believed to have serious doubts over appointing Greg Dyke as the corporation's next director general, according to sources.But reports that two