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US giants rethink plans for Mip-TV
US majors are re-evaluating their participation at Mip-TV this year, with at least two studios threatening to pull out of the event.Disney and Columbia were this week deciding what space to
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BBC/Discovery make pilot for US Children's Hospital
BBC Production is developing a version of long-running BBC 1 docu-soap Children's Hospital for Discovery Communications in the US as part of the BBC/Discovery joint-venture, writes Jason Deans.
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GWR scales new peaks in Austria
The GWR radio group is increasing its presence in the Austrian radio market by taking a stake in a new commercial station, writes Michael Leidig.
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UK shows prove a hit at Natpe
UK distributors concluded a raft of deals at the Natpe programming market in New Orleans last week in the wake of trade minister Brian Wilson's visit highlighting TV's£272 million trade deficit, writes Jason Deans.
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Nerd on top
Does motor maniac Peter Grimsdale, soon to take over as ICG head of factual, have the right mix of abilities to succeed? Tim Dams reports.
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Stuart Cosgrove
If you are bored with Wales, then you really are bored with life.Wales currently has the most creative indigenous rock music scene in Britain. It is planning to host the Rugby
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BBC wields the knife
The BBC denies cutting drama jobs will affect the quality or quantity of its output. But does this mean the long-running series has finally triumphed over single drama? Nicola Methven reports.
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OPINION - What kind of BBC will a new DG lead?
The mist begins to lift. Michael Jackson has declared himself out of the running for the BBC director general's job. Greg Dyke, meanwhile, is quoted in The Guardian as saying: 'It
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Off message
Has the bell begun to toll for BSkyB's monopoly over sport and film programming? For years, the satellite broadcaster has had unfettered control of the kind of programming that shifts dishes
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BARB - Measuring up to the future
When a prototype Barb was founded 20 years ago its mission was to unify the ITV and BBC ratings systems. Now it faces its toughest test - devising a method to satisfy broadcasters and advertisers. Peter Fiddick reports.
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INTERVIEW - In the line of fire
Allowing News at Ten to be axed put the Independent Television Commission in the headlines in 1998 like never before. But that was just one of a number of thorny problems for the outfit's chairman, Sir Robin Biggam.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Peaktime peril
New BBC 1 and ITV entertainment failed to drag viewers away from tried-and-trusted favourites in 1998, spelling trouble for the two as they try to hold their peaktime share.
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OFF THE RECORD - The sliding Bannister
In the race for the DG-ship, even bad publicity is good publicity - just look at the shortening odds on BBC World Service head honcho Mark Byford.Which makes the behaviour of
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OFF THE RECORD - BBC World derailed
Interesting news from the Heathrow Express, the high-speed rail link that ferries air travellers to and from Paddington station. Regular passengers will already know that the BBC secured a deal last
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OFF THE RECORD - Taking a back seat
Off The Record is shocked to read a derogatory account of this magazine's acclaimed Production Awards by none other than Anne Robinson, host of BBC 1's Watchdog. Ms Robinson was none
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OFF THE RECORD - Stiff reception on C5
Claims that some of Channel 5's late-night programmes are nothing more than soft porn cobbled together with a Rizla-thin plot naturally had OTR reaching for the on button last week (below).
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OFF THE RECORD - Future imperfect
Like Mrs Merton, OTR is all for a heated debate - not least when it comes to the future of the BBC. But whether the newly published collection of essays, catchily
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This week, Pearson TV's Greg Dyke - odds-on favourite in the race to succeed Sir John Birt - with his thoughts on the DG-ship and all that ... 1994 Dyke expresses
This week, Pearson TV's Greg Dyke - odds-on favourite in the race to succeed Sir John Birt - with his thoughts on the DG-ship and all that ... 1994 Dyke expresses
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ITC slaps down C5 for late-night sex
The Independent Television Commission is preparing to rebuke Channel 5 in its Annual Performance Review of licensees for what it regards as the station's inappropriate use of erotic material.The review, to