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    REGIONAL TV - A mouthpiece for local community

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Since its purchase by Capital Radio last year, Border TV has affirmed its position as a regional broadcaster in tune with its local audience, but is ready to secure its future as part of Granada's growing empire. Jane Marlow reports.

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    TX - The suburban bugbear

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    You don't have to go to the plains of Africa or the jungles of South America to make natural history programmes. All animal life is right here all around us. At

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    Soap Awards and reality TV wash away elections

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 might have aspired to attract between 6 and 7 million with David Dimbleby's Challenge the Leader - Question Time Special at 21.00 on Wednesday, but it managed to shed

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    OFF THE RECORD - Even Sooty can't escape DIY craze

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The Changing Rooms team clearly have time on their hands over the summer. So stuck are they for inspiration they are turning their calloused hands to revamping Sooty's house. The first

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    OFF THE RECORD - The killing fields

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Anyone who's ever wanted to kill his or her executive producer should take note. Exec Jack Smith was filming BBC/Discovery co-production Hidden History of Egypt in Cairo earlier this year, dressed

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    OFF THE RECORD - A dim bulb among the X-mas lights

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Lookalikes. The industry has long noted the similarity between Carlton's Steve Hewlett and actor Robbie Coltrane. Both play characters that are larger than life, but one while one was guaranteed huge

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    Red Pepper wins Chinese State TV rebrand

    2001-06-21T17:13:00Z

    UK TV design firm confirms contract to work on new on-air identity for Chinese State Television

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    Jobs go as Prebble announces new ITV management structure

    2001-06-21T16:46:00Z

    ITV begins cost-reduction programme as chief executive names new integrated management team

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    C4 commissions risqué sex and lifestyle series

    2001-06-21T16:22:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has commissioned a controversial series from Ideal World which looks at people's 'first-time' encounters, writes Penny HughesVirgins, a 6 x 30-minute

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    USA bets on Banzai

    2001-06-21T16:09:00Z

    RDF Media has bagged its second major US commission after sealing a deal with USA Networks to produce a transatlantic version of its cod Japanese betting format, Banzai.USA Networks' Chris

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    BBC1 asks Hat Trick for a Bedtime story

    2001-06-21T15:39:00Z

    Hat Trick Productions has been commissioned to produce a comedy 'mini-soap' for BBC 1 from the writer of Drop the Dead Donkey, writes Georgina LipscombWritten and directed by Andy Hamilton and

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    BBC Dinosaur man turns attention to the weather

    2001-06-21T15:35:00Z

    The man behind Walking With Dinosaurs, BBC science creative director John Lynch is to executive produce Weather, a landmark series, writes Barbara MarshallScheduled for delivery next year, the series will give

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    ITV unveils second Bill spin-off

    2001-06-21T15:28:00Z

    ITV has unveiled details of its second planned spin-off from The Bill, Beech Is Back, writes Georgina LipscombProduced by The Bill producer Pearson TV, the 6 x 60-minute serial which will

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    BBC Worldwide licenses new Noddy series to RTP

    2001-06-21T15:23:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed the whole of the new 100 x 10-minute series of Make Way for Noddyto RTP in Portugal.The agreement is the first international licensing deal for

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    Men & Motors to look at Soho theatre

    2001-06-21T15:02:00Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) head of production Lesley Johnson has commissioned Inkerman Street Productions to produce a one-hour special on London's Windmill Theatre.The as yet untitled programme, which will also

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    BBC 1 revamps its generation game

    2001-06-21T14:57:00Z

    BBC 1's Saturday night entertainment Jim Davidson vehicle Generation Gameis to be revamped when it returns in the autumn.The new co-host, Danish model Lea Kristensen, will take part in

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    Bruckheimer's CSI to air on Flextech's Living

    2001-06-21T14:51:00Z

    Flextech has struck a deal with Canadian producer and distributor Alliance Atlantis to screen Jerry Bruckheimer crime series Crime Scene Investigation later this year.Flextech plans to air the

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    Carlton DIY show gets second series

    2001-06-21T14:43:00Z

    Carlton DIY show Our Houseis to return for another series in July.The 16 x 30-minute programmes featuring presenter Sally Grey will again offer ideas for viewers' homes

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    Channel 5 puts reckless on the cops' case

    2001-06-21T14:38:00Z

    Indie Reckless Films has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce The Greatest TV Cops Of All Time.Ordered by Channel 5 controller of special events Adam Perry, the

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    Big Brother pulls biggest audience yet

    2001-06-21T13:49:00Z

    C4 reality show goes from strength-to-strength as BBC is gunned-down by ITV's Bond