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    FRENCH LAP UP MILLIONAIRE QUIZ SHOW

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    French broadcaster TF1 is considering a primetime slot this autumn for its version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (right), after saying the recent airing of the show was a

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    CINAR FACES ACTION OVER ACQUISITION LOSSES

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Canadian-based producer Cinar Corporation has had an action filed against it by the former owners of its subsidiary, Carsol-Dellosa Publishing.The move is to recover alleged losses related to a stock purchase

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    MEDIA MOGULS LAUNCH CHANNEL FOR BRITTANY

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Rupert Murdoch, Silvio Berlusconi and TF1 have together launched a new French channel dedicated to Brittany and the Breton language. The service, which will broadcast magazine series, drama and news for

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    Taking control

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Northern Ireland controller is a tough role, but those who have worked with her are sure Anna Carragher is up to the job. Tara Conlan reports.

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    Trade Talk - Jana Bennett

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    On the wealth and diversity of new programming being enjoyed by US audiences this summer.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - And divided they fall

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    As Granada moves to take over United's TV franchises, Colin Robertson asks what consolidation means for the future of the new ITV behemoth's production activities.

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    OPINION - ITV's battles are far from over

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    So Granada has emerged as the winner in the ITV consolidation game, as we always suspected it would. It survived three consecutive weeks of jousting with its other ITV shareholders without

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    HALF-YEAR REPORT - Seconds out, round two

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    It's six months since Greg Dyke entered the ring at the BBC. He may have secured round one, but will the pugilist win the fight or end up on the ropes in the trickier second round? Four industry observers measure his form.

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    INTERVIEW - A rare species?

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The latest major indie to lose independent status, Talkback is not about to flog its indie culture and values too. But managing director Peter Fincham warns against being too precious about the magic of the indie sector.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - Growing audiences

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The popularity of garden makeover series is showing no signs of wilting, with the muscular Charlie Dimmock proving the biggest draw. Katy Elliott reports.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Bannisterballs

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    It's a beautiful thing to see those BBC executives taking a firm, confident grip on the branding of their valuable radio stations. Proof of this enviable, thrusting leadership was visible in

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    OFF THE RECORD - A tale of pure Farsi

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Film-makers' tales of jamminess, entry no 435. It wasn't his uber-auteur-with-an-Oscar-under-his-Prada-belt status that got Vikram Jihanti unprecedented access to Lord Glenconner for his Channel 4 documentary The Man Who Bought Mustique.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Watch with mother

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has once again come to Off the Record's aid in our continuing campaign to highlight naughty broadcasters' attempts to fill airtime with highly inappropriate ads around kids

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    OFF THE RECORD - Green claim is lather lame

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Producers of British soaps are hateful scum who should be ashamed of themselves. This is according to researchers who have slammed our precious cultural staples for - brace yourselves, this is

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    OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - Cripes!

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Goggle at the resemblance between these chums, ITV news, current affairs, art and religion princeling Steve Anderson and Beano king Dennis the Menace.While one has a reputation for mischief and getting

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    Pye tipped as joint GMI/Itel chief

    2000-08-03T16:48:00Z

    Sources say Granada Creative could encompass ITEL, the distributor soon to be owned by Granada's newly acquired United News & Media

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    ITN launches 24-hour news channel

    2000-08-03T16:35:00Z

    Big names to front ITN rolling news service

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    ITV pushing on with ITC legal action

    2000-08-03T16:35:00Z

    ITC demand to move ITV Nightly News in limbo

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    Lincoln quits Emap Performance Network

    2000-08-03T16:35:00Z

    Emap seeks new group programme director to replace outgoing incumbent David Lincoln

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    Kodak and Silicon Grail partner on RAYZ

    2000-08-03T15:06:00Z

    New compositing software to benefit form Cineon technology