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FRENCH POLITICAL SATIRIST ESCAPES THE GUILLOTINE
Spitting Image-style show Guignols returned in its usual 23.00 slot on Monday night (6 March) following a weekend of speculation in France about whether Canal+ had really axed the feature from
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FOXTEL HIRES BLOOMFIELD AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Australian pay-TV outfit Foxtel has hired veteran TV executive Jim Bloomfield as its new chief executive. He replaces Tom Mockridge, who is to head the joint-venture between News Corp's Star TV
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AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SHOW RANGE OF BBC PROGRAMMES
BBC Worldwide has negotiated a deal with American Airlines for a dedicated BBC channel on the airline, which will be shown on its transatlantic Boeing 777 and Airbus 300 flights. The
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TRADE TALK - The persuader
C4's new deputy commissioning editor for independent film and video, Jess Search, has a reputation for getting her way.
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Martin Jackson
On the post-News at Ten promise of innovation and ratings success that has proved to be a mirage.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - ITV's web of confusion
ITV's marketing director says a cautious approach will give the network's web offering a strong platform. Colin Robertson argues that this tactic has left Network Centre badly trailing its main rivals.
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OPINION - Is quality losing out to quantity?
The commercialisation of broadcasting - like the commercialisation of newspapers - causes a few furrowed brows in the industry. Some argue that viewers aren't getting the quality TV and radio programmes
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RADIO - Caught in the mainstream
Commercial radio has seemed like a rabbit caught in the headlights as the BBC bore down on it from behind the wheel. But a regulatory overhaul may not guarantee its escape from middle of the road output, says Peter Keighron.
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DIGITAL TELEVISION - In the shadow of Sky
Regarded as playing second fiddle to its satellite rival Sky, tardy with pay-per-view and email services and threatened by the launch of digital cable, can terrestrial service On Digital fight on?
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INTERVIEW - A fire in the belly
Fire, intensity and mini-explosions - are they really the stuff of investigative and historical documentaries? Alex Holmes, responsible for MacIntyre Undercover and Modern Times, says an explosive element is vital.
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OFF THE RECORD - You can call me Al(losaurus)
Off The Record was beside itself with excitement last week when it heard that Walking With Dinosaurs producer Tim Haines has begun work on a£1 million spin-off from his hit
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OFF THE RECORD - (Can't Get No) Satisfaction
And so to this year's Brit Awards, where the ligtastic presence of telly grands fromages such as David Liddiment, Michael Green, Steve Hewlett and Michael Jackson gave the lie to the
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OFF THE RECORD - I can throw for Moyles
The most important guests at this year's Brits were the five cheeky-looking Glasgow chaps who won a BBC Radio 1 contest for tickets to the show and to have dinner with
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OFF THE RECORD - Never mind the hillocks
OTR's favourite channel controller Jane Root has been at it again. No, she's not been creating more 'zones' (of which BBC 2 now has more than the London Underground); she's been
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OFF THE RECORD - Is Vic there?
ARTV, producer of CNN's weekly esoteric shows The Artclub and Hotspots, has moved. To 24 Goodge Place, London W1P 1FN, which they would like everyone to know, including mates of Victor
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OFF THE RECORD - Jailhouse Jock
Eagle-eyed viewers may notice something strangely familiar about Channel 4's eagerly awaited adaptation of the hit movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. No, not the cast members, silly (none of
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HIT Wildlife lands National Geographic business
Natural history division bags biggest production deal to date