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OFF THE RECORD - Creative sparks wanted
Good to see the Beeb has finally come round to advertising the soon-to-be vacant DG-ship. Applicants, said the ad, must have 'personal resilience' and a proven track record of visionary leadership
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Survival faces court battle with Oz indie
United Productions wildlife arm Survival Anglia is being sued for half a million pounds by an Australian indie over allegations of copyright theft.Prospero Productions has issued a writ claiming Survival Anglia
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Carlton acquires Planet 24 for£15m
Carlton Communications has bought Big Breakfast producer Planet 24 in a cash deal said to be worth£15 million.Under the terms of the sale, Planet 24 joint-owner Waheed Alli joins Carlton
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Live celebrates sale of Lie Detector to ITV
Live TV has confounded its critics by selling confessional show Lie Detector to ITV - the first time the cable channel has sold one of its own programmes to a terrestrial
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Bazal wins top prize at Indie night
Bazal scooped the award for best all-round company performance in 1998 at the annual Indie Awards on Tuesday (9 March), writes Alice Macandrew.
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Root planning History Zone in BBC 2 revamp
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has announced plans for a new weekly peaktime History Zone strand, writes Jason Deans.
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C4 CLEARS TWO-HOUR LATE-NIGHT SLOT FOR MUSIC SERIES
Channel 4 is to launch a weekly 120-minute slot in May devoted entirely to music. The new late-night strand will run for 15 weeks and feature a mixture of originally commissioned
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BBC RADIO UNVEILS NEW SCIENCE PRODUCTION UNIT
BBC Production has announced the creation of a new 30-strong science unit producing programmes for BBC Radios 1, 4, 5 Live and the World Service.The unit, which combines all the existing
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UNITED FOCUSES ON FAMILY FEUDS FOR ITV
United Productions has been commissioned to make a one-off 60-minute film for ITV about families at war. Ordered by ITV controller of documentaries, arts and features Grant Mansfield, Family Feuds contains
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CHANNEL 4 SIGNS UP IANNUCCI AND MORRIS
Channel 4 has persuaded Armando Iannucci to produce and present two new entertainment series through TalkBack Productions. Iannucci's credits include I'm Alan Partridge, The Day Today, The Friday Night Armistice and
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OPTOMEN TO SERVE UP NEW FOOD SHOW FOR CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, education, Liz Warner has ordered a new food series from Optomen Television, the independent behind BBC 2's Two Fat Ladies. The 6 x 30-minute run, provisionally called
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MCCALL TO FRONT ITV SEARCH FOR FIRST MILLENNIUM BABY
Don't Try This at Home presenter Davina McCall is to present the first night of programming in ITV's mission to find the first millennium baby, in a strand called Birthrace 2000.
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R3 SOUNDS OUT LADBROKE FOR ORCHESTRA SERIES
BBC Radio 3 has commissioned radio indie Ladbroke Productions for a 10 x 75-minute series, The Orchestras of North America. The programmes feature a mixture of interviews, narration and exclusive performances
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Thirkell unleashes BBC science slate
Robert Thirkell, head of BBC science's business and adventure unit, has unveiled a slate of new shows, including a series following Sally O'Sullivan's fledgling publishing company, Cabal Communications.Currently being shot on
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Alomo starts filming on Cry Wolf
Pearson Television subsidiary Alomo is about to go into production with a new BBC 1 sitcom, Cry Wolf, starring Peter Egan and Jemma Redgrave, writes Jason Deans.
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Tiger Aspect scores Sky One commission
Tiger Aspect has landed a commission to produce a new seven-part factual entertainment series for Sky One to go out this summer, writes Alice Macandrew.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Man United prove crowd-pullers for ITV
ITV's investment in the rights for the Champions' League paid off last week, with the clash between Manchester United and Italian giants Internazionale proving a winning bet for the Network Centre,
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Election curbs to be swept away
Legal curbs that have hamstrung broadcasters in their coverage of general and parliamentary by-elections are likely to be swept away following a decision to scrap them for May's Scottish Parliament elections, writes John Lewis.
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SO denies Resources allegations
The Scottish Office has denied allegations of impropriety over its decision to award the contract to televise the Scottish Parliament to BBC Resources, writes Dominic Timms.
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Flying start for ITV's new-look schedule
ITV's post-News at Ten schedule got off to a flying start this week, chalking up a 48 per cent share of the total television audience on Monday (8 March), according to