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NEWS CORP SEEKS STAKE IN GEOGRAPHIC JOINT-VENTURE
News Corp is reportedly negotiating to buy into the joint-venture between National Geographic TV and NBC to allow the partners to launch a National Geographic channel in the US. National Geographic
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CME SUES CZECH CHANNEL HEAD FOR£14 MILLION
Central European Media Enterprises, the owner of several TV channels in eastern Europe which recently announced plans to merge with SBS, is suing the president of its Czech channel for more
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KARABELL TO HEAD NEW CNBC BUREAU IN PARIS
CNBC, owned by Dow Jones and NBC, has opened a Paris bureau to focus on business news in France and southern Europe. It will be headed by Shellie Karabell, formerly bureau
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MTV REVAMPS ITS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
MTV Networks has reorganised its European operations, creating a new managing director role for its feeds targeted at northern and eastern Europe and grouping its services in Spain, Portugal, Greece and
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LEHMAN BROTHERS TAKES STAKE IN KIRCH MEDIA
The Kirch Group has sold a 3.1 per cent stake in its Kirch Media subsidiary to Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partnership for a capital injection of DM375 million (£130 million). This
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Birt under attack for sitcom criticism
Resentment of Sir John Birt's recent criticism of BBC sitcoms erupted in a series of scathing attacks on the director general during the Golden Rose of Montreux awards ceremony.Jimmy Mulville, joint
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News Corp execs in frame at BSkyB
Mark Booth's successor as BSkyB chief executive is likely to come from another outpost of the satellite broadcaster's largest shareholder, News Corporation, according to company sources.The front-runner for the position, heading
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Company looks back for C4 drama
Channel 4 has commissioned Company Pictures to produce a comedy drama taking a light-hearted look at the major events of the last 100 years, writes Liz Shackleton.Massive Landmarks of the Twentieth
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Pearson TV buys Regent
Pearson Television has bought UK independent Regent Productions in a deal believed to be worth around£1 million, writes John Plunkett.The indie has recently been recommissioned by Channel 4 for another
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Trade body backs Resources complaint
A trade body representing commercials producers has made a submission to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing BBC Resources of undercutting independents in a bid to attract commercials work, writes
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C5 TO SCREEN SECOND SERIES OF SEX AND SHOPPING
Douglas Churnside Productions is developing a second run of its controversial Channel 5 documentary series about the porn industry, Sex and Shopping.The new series is due to air next year. The
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VAN OUTEN JOINS CLARY FOR SECOND RUN OF PRICKLY HEAT
Sky One head of commissioned programming Jamie Roberts has ordered a second series of gameshow Prickly Heat (left) from LWT. The new 10 x 60-minute series sees Denise Van Outen join
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ON DIGITAL SCORES WITH WEEK OF GULLIT PROGRAMMING
On Digital director of programmes Ashley Faull has secured Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit to present a week of exclusive programming celebrating the Uefa Champions League in the run-up to the
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C4 RAISES THE STAKES WITH LATE NIGHT POKER SHOW
Channel 4 editor of night-time Stevan Keane has commissioned a new show, Late Night Poker, from Welsh indie Presentable.The 6 x 45-minute series, shot over three days last weekend at Enfys
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ANTELOPE SOUTH LOOKS AT 20TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
Brighton-based indie Antelope South has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a 10 x 3-minute series of shorts on twentieth century architecture.Buildings of the Century will air in June with
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CHANNEL X TO STAGE COMEDY CAFE FOR ITV
Indie Channel X has been commissioned to produce a 25 x 30-minute night-time magazine show for ITV. Comedy Cafe is being billed as the 'most comprehensive guide to the comedy scene
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INDIGO WINS THREE-YEAR NATIONAL TV AWARDS DEAL
Indigo Television has been recommissioned by ITV to produce the National Television Awards for the next three years. The event, which was launched in 1995, will be broadcast on the network
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BBC KNOWLEDGE FOCUSES ON YOUTH WITH LIFE STUFF
Manchester-based BBC entertainment and features has been commissioned to make documentary and debate series Life Stuff by digital channel BBC Knowledge, which launches on 1 June. The 43 x 30-minute series
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Wall to Wall gives BBC Glasgow Kiss
Wall to Wall Television has got the green light to make a contemporary romance set in Glasgow for BBC 1.Glasgow Kiss, written by Stephen Greenhorn, whose credits include Where the Heart
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Firth stars as Donovan Quick
Donovan Quick, a BBC 1 TV movie starring Colin Firth, has gone into production this week on location in Glasgow, writes Liz Shackleton.The single drama, which will be broadcast early next