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OKLAHOMA BOMBER DOC.
Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre is set to front a 60-minute documentary about Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh on BBC 1, to be screened on the day of McVeigh's execution, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Overseas TV sales threaten drama.
British drama is under threat because of an alarming decrease in sales of television shows abroad, according to Carlton International managing director Rupert Dilnott-Cooper, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 to roll out indie scheme.
Channel 4 is set to roll out its regional independent research and development programme on a permanent basis and is pumping£500,000 into the scheme, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC backs current affairs.
BBC Director of television Mark Thompson is set to beef up the corporation's current affairs output with a plan to make the genre a key part of the BBC 1 peaktime
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Authority to act on Sunrise.
London Asian radio station Sunrise breached broadcasting legislation after its chief executive Avtar Lit used the station to talk about his political ambitions, the Radio Authority said this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Dyke slams Fifa on rights
BBC Director General Greg Dyke has joined the argument over the price demanded for World Cup 2002 TV rights, singling out football's governing body Fifa as the 'real villain' in the debacle, writes Nick Radlo.
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Shine lands£10m+ Sky deal.
Elisabeth Murdoch has confirmed details of her new independent, Shine Entertainment, which has landed a two-year film and television output deal with BSkyB thought to be worth more than£10m, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BRIT FIRMS TAKE TWO OSCARS.
Two British firms were credited at last Sunday's (25 March) Oscar ceremony, writes Barbara Marshall. Mill Film's Tim Burke and Lola Post Production co-director Rob Harvey, formerly of Mill Film, picked
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Eutelsat makes move into UK broadband.
European satellite operator Eutelsat has hired UK digital content outfit Prism Entertainment, headed by former Fox Kids Europe managing director Rod Henwood, as its official content agent, as it gears up to launch a broadband PC TV service via digital sat
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Mendes sets up joint-venture.
Former Alliance Atlantis managing director Sonja Mendes and Beyond International director of co-productions and business development Juliet Grimm are launching a joint-venture television consultancy, writes Simon Ellery.
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Regulators get ready for Ofcom.
The five communication industry regulators have signed an agreement to share information and develop common policy positions in preparation for their proposed merger under Ofcom, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 converges TV and new media.
Channel 4 is expected to overhaul its new media strategy in a move that will see a much closer relationship between the company's broadband development and its commissioning process.Broadband Lab head
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MTV to launch dance channel.
MTV Networks UK is to launch its seventh music channel - MTV Dance, writes Simon Ellery.
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UNIQUE RELAUNCHES.
Radio indie Unique is relaunching itself and introducing a new structure as part of its strategy of expansion. The changes, implemented by new managing director Pippa Sands, will see the creation
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MILLIONAIRE ONLINE.
ITV has paid£2m for the rights to produce an interactive version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in a deal with the show's producer, Celador.The ITV website will host
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MONEY TO GO OFF AIR.
Financial service Simply Money's 50-strong staff have been put on full paid leave after the channel's backer Invest TV decided to refocus the business into a shopping channel. The channel's 14-strong
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NEW VP FOR HEALTH.
Health service Channel Health has named James Ramsay as vice-president programming and content. Ramsay joins this week and reports to Channel Health chief executive Joanne Sawicki.
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DISNEY CUTS IN UK.
Walt Disney's 100-strong UK TV operation faces job cuts as part of a global plan to slash 4,000 jobs. Details were scant as Broadcast went to press but a Walt Disney
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LINK SOLD FOR£15M.
Global brand management company Entertainment Rights has bought Link Licensing for£15m. The deal provides Entertainment Rights with 440 hours of programming.
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GMTV SHORTLIST.
Former Border chief executive Paul Corley and former Sky One general manager David Bergg have been shortlisted to head GMTV.