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    TVC takes full control of Mentorn

    2000-07-20T16:46:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- The Television Corporation (TVC) has triggered its option to buy the remaining 50 per cent of The Mentorn Group, writes Tara Conlan. The price for the remainder of

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    ITV eyes Survive! reality format

    2000-07-20T16:46:00Z

    Broadcaster lining up UK version of Planet 24 show that is already a hit in the US

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    Channel 4 races bid in dispute

    2000-07-20T16:46:00Z

    Channel 4 has denied reports that it has raised its offer for the broadcasting rights for the Racecourse Association to£350m, together with the BBC, BSkyB and NTL subsidiary Premium TV,

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    ITC gets legal in ITV Nightly News row

    2000-07-20T15:39:00Z

    Regulator issues legally-binding direction ordering ITV to move news bulletin to an earlier slot

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    World Service lands£64 million

    2000-07-20T15:35:00Z

    The BBC World Service was boosted this week by what it said was a 'good settlement' in the public spending round announced by chancellor Gordon Brown. It is to receive an

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    Shareholder lobby on ITN ownership

    2000-07-20T15:35:00Z

    Changes in shareholder ownership rules or potential ITN floatation mooted

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    Redundancy for Dann as BBC head of music entertainment post chopped

    2000-07-20T15:35:00Z

    BBC head of music entertainment Trevor Dann has been made redundant, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Dann left the BBC last week, after the music entertainment division's merger with BBC entertainment. He

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    New controller for Beat 106

    2000-07-20T15:35:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Beat 106 has named Andrew Jeffries as its new programme controller following Capital Radio's acquisition of the Scottish outfit last week. Jeffries, previously Southern FM programme controller, took

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    Brooke promoted at Channel 4

    2000-07-20T15:35:00Z

    Marketing and development head Brooke takes on digital and pay-TV role

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    Early ratings success for Big Brother

    2000-07-20T13:07:00Z

    Audience share hits 20 per cent for Big Brother special

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    Christiansen leaves Gem for Sportsworld

    2000-07-20T13:03:00Z

    Managing director of GMG Endemol's commercial arm to head Sportsworld's European and Latin American operation

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    Christiansen leaves Gem for Sportworld

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Managing director of GMG Endemol's commercial arm to head Sportsworld's European and Latin American operation

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    Zig Zag closes overseas deals

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Zig Zag Productions has scored deals with German producer Bullseye, The Discovery Channel and Australia's Channel 10, writes Colin Robertson.The Bullseye deal will see the two companies develop

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    Tots TV sold to Discovery

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Ragdoll has licensed Tots TV to Discovery Kids for broadcast through Central and South America, the Caribbean and the Falkland Islands, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The Itsy Bity Entertainment Company, Ragdoll's US

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    Brighter Pictures lands US commission

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Indie Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to produce the European output of 26 x 50-minute Columbia Tri-Star series Ripley's Believe It or Not. Leo Carlyon will direct the

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    Channel 5 joins distributors association

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Channel 5 International has become a member of The British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA), the industry body which promotes and protects TV exports and the interests of UK-based distributors. C5 International

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    Turner's Carey joins Crown Media

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    US pay-TV outfit Crown Media Holdings has hired former Turner Network Television executive Andre Carey as executive vice-president of worldwide production and original programming. He will report to chief executive officer

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    Granada's Plantin lands first foreign deal

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Granada Creative director of international entertainment production and formats Marcus Plantin has secured his first deal with an oversees broadcaster since taking the job earlier this year. US broadcaster Fox has

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    Brit comedy writers launch society

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    More than 40 writers have set up the British Society of Comedy Writers to provide international and UK broadcasters with writers. The Wolverhampton-based society also plans to provide advice on formats

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    BSkyB signs new Irish distribution deals

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BSkyB has signed new deals with NTL-owned Cablelink in the Irish Republic and Irish Multichannel to secure long-term distribution of Sky One and Sky News. The move means both channels are