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    TRAUTMANN REPLACEMENT SET TO REDRAFT FRENCH LAW

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Proposed broadcasting legislation in France could be redrawn yet again, following Monday's (27 March) announcement that culture and communications minister Catherine Trautmann is leaving her post. She is replaced by Catherine

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    WILLIAMS IS NEW HEAD OF BUSINESS AT NICKELODEON GNV

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon Global Network Ventures has named Courtney Williams as head of business and network development, Europe. Williams, who will be based in London, previously managed the channel's launch throughout the Asia

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    TALK OF MERGER TALK JUST TALK, SAYS VIVENDI

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Reports that French media and utilities giant Vivendi is in talks with Canadian outfit Seagram and US Cox Communications about a merger that would create a media giant worth more than

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    Controversy rages over Mip bookings

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Online distribution companies have claimed that Reed Midem has banned them from hiring stand space in the extended palais at Mip-TV because they pose a threat to its own web service,

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    Documentary Oscar for UK indie

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 Storyville documentary One Day in September walked away with the Oscar for best documentary feature at this week's Acamedy Awards, writes Tim Dams.

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    Pepsi Chart Show sold into Latin America

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    GMG Endemol Entertainment distribution arm Gem has sold The Pepsi Chart into Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Guatemala, writes Tim Dams.

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    Wooing Treays

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Six months of gentle persuasion have finally enticed documentary-maker Jane Treays to Granada. Colin Robertson finds out why she's such a catch.

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    Mark Rowland

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    On why the dotcom revolution reminds him of Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Digging up the indie sector

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    The proposed buyout of Endemol Entertainment by Telefonica has thrown the indie status of GMG Endemol into doubt. Ashley Davies reports on how the deal reignites the debate about indie quotas.

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    SCHOOLS TV - The battle for the classroom

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Will traditional schools programming disappear as the government decides which of three multimedia learning services will get£100 million in funding? James Curtis examines the future and nature of the three trials just finished.

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    SCHOOLS TV - Learning potential

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    In its bid to modernise the education system, the government is seeking to involve broadcasters both inside the classroom and in homes - culture secretary Chris Smith tells Katy Elliott about the government's creative vision.

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    INTERVIEW - C4's great survivor

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Karen Brown is second in command to Tim Gardam and as C4 deputy director of programming is now working under her third chief executive - and with education in her brief she's not thinking of deserting just yet.

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    TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5

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    OFF THE RECORD - Shrinking violets are red

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Is Chris Evans becoming a shrinking violet in his old age? Off The Record only asks after it was revealed that the ginger whinger didn't put his breakfast show forward to

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    OFF THE RECORD - Barbed wire kisses

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    More successful was Kiss FM programme director Andy Roberts, who has notched up an impressive seven Sony nominations. Just as well, because in a moment of youthful drunken madness last year,

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    OFF THE RECORD - Liddiment vs Liddiment

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    OTR is overjoyed to see that its favourite ratings machine Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is back on the box, and Monday night's installment was certainly a special treat. Billed

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    OFF THE RECORD - Title deeds

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Friends of Channel 5's Michael Attwell: beware. The features and arts guru is heading a membership drive on behalf of the beautiful people of Bafta and is tackling the subject with

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    OFF THE RECORD - An apt commentary

    2000-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Spotted recently on a notice board at LWT: an advert asking for people who can belch louder than 115 decibels. It's for a new record breakers-type show fronted by celebrity footballer

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    BSC slams EastEnders for 'relentless' drunkenness

    2000-03-30T16:57:00Z

    TV watchdog upholds complaints about BBC soap

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    ITC fines satellite channel£10,000

    2000-03-30T16:38:00Z

    Babylon Blue falls foul of regulator