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TRADE TALK - Lifestyle's guru
What will Grant Mansfield, docusoap and peaktime lifestyle show pioneer, make of drama now it falls within his remit after the shake-up at Granada?
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IN MY VIEW - Wayne Garvie, controller of entertainment and features, BBC Manchester
On the unsung and influential contribution This Morning has made to UK television.
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ON THE BOX - E4's vote-winner
Malcolm Heyworth, managing director of tv4c and Chatsworth Television, gives The West Wing a high approval rating but a thumbs down to Desert Forges.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The land of Nod
The much awaited BBC Worldwide review may have been scant on detail, but can the corporation's commercial arm now awaken itself to form lucrative joint-ventures and return£200m to the BBC by 2006?
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Video Diary - Notes from the front line
A humble DigiBeta tape which had been gathering dust on a Soho shelf before being picked up by a runner and thrust into a production, has agreed to share a literary account of a day in the life of its travails with Broadcast readers.
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INTERVIEW - Sitting comfortably
Indie Wise Buddah has trebled its staff and turnover since md Stephen Mulholland took over and, with a concerted push into television and overseas sales, it has expanded far beyond its origins of supplying radio programmes to the BBC.
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INDIE FINANCE - The way to start a joint adventure
When it was set up in 1990 Wark Clements would worry if it had two productions running simultaneously. Today, following its merger with Monogram, it is aiming to keep the rights to exploit its portfolio.
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TX - Apocalypse know-how
Ancient Apocalypse uses science to tell the tale of the collapse of four bygone civilisations. The initial idea of bringing the past to life seemed straight forward enough, as series producer
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BBC uses vintage comedy to lift Wimbledon ratings
This was a week when one man made a difference and could have made history, if only he'd reached the Wimbledon men's final. The three-day ordeal of Tim Henman's semi-final is
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OFF THE RECORD - Talking Pollocks about Tweenies
There were a few red faces at the Jackson Pollock estate recently when one of its eagle-eyed representatives spotted a possible infringement of the late American paint scatterer's copyright on none
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OFF THE RECORD - iTV wins more fans
Following Emily Bell's conversion to iTV in these pages some weeks ago, OTR is happy to see the technology is being embraced just as warmly by Jo Public. Seven-month pregnant Victoria
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EastEnders favourite to win soaps' historic head-to-head
Bookmakers give Albert Square the nod to beat Coronation Street in the ratings when the fourth episode of EastEnders goes up against ITV soap for the first time
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EastEnders favourite to win soap's historic head-to-head
Bookmakers give Albert Square the nod to beat Coronation Street in the ratings when the fourth episode of EastEnders goes up against ITV soap for the first time
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Tigress to reveal Secrets of the Dead
Wildlife indie Tigress Productions has won its second science order with a one-off commission for Channel 4's Secrets of the Dead strand, writes Penny HughesThe 60-minute film, Riddle of the Plague
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New mountain rescue drama for BBC1
BBC Scotland has joined forces with Columbia TriStar International (CTIT) and Union Pictures to create a new mountain rescue drama Rockface for BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.Commissioned by BBC 1 controller
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LWT to compare life in New York and London
LWT's in-house production unit The Lab is to make a 6 x 30-minute series, Nylon, comparing life in London and New York.The programmes will follow the parallel lives of people
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Angel Eye to make Perrier comedy series
Channel 4 commissioning editor entertainment Iain Morris has commissioned Angel Eye Film and Television to produce the next series of Edinburgh or Bust.The 4 x 30-minute series follows four comedians
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Buddah helps BBC radio to prosper
Wise Buddah has strengthened its relationship with BBC network radio after securing a series of new commissions including three comedy series for BBC Radio 4.The indie has been commissioned by R4
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Brandreth to make Westminster diary for ITV
ITV has lined up its own version of former Tory spin doctor Amanda Platell's controversial Channel 4 exposé after commissioning a video diary from 'Westminster watcher' and former Conservative MP Gyles
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C5 re-orders first-time buyers house show
Channel 5 senior controller of features and arts, Michael Attwell has recommissioned World of Wonder to produce a 6 x 30-minute series of Hot Property.The series will feature first-time house