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OFF THE RECORD - Radio turn-off
Much excitement preceded Channel 5 head honcho David Elstein's speech at a Radio Academy lunch last week, where industry bods gathered together to hear what the great man had to say
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Flextech unveils Minotaur buy-out
Flextech Television has struck a deal to become a major player in the distribution market after agreeing to buy independent distributor Minotaur International.The deal, understood to be worth around£4 million,
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Carlton/United sparks job concerns
The proposed£7.8 billion merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media (UNM) has sparked intense industry speculation about the future of senior executives at the two companies, writes Jason Deans.
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ITC relaxes rule for ITV regional shows
ITV companies will be allowed to drop their commitment to regional programmes in the troubled 17.30 weekday slot following a relaxation of rules by the Independent Television Commission.The move is designed
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Salmon and Root may join board
BBC 1 and 2 controllers Peter Salmon and Jane Root could be elevated to the BBC's main board of management as part of the BBC restructure ordered by director general designate Greg Dyke, writes Tim Dams.
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Smith looks at telecoms
Media Secretary Chris Smith announced on Wednesday (1 December) that the next broadcasting bill will include a wide-ranging review of both broadcasting and telecommunications legislation for the first time in UK broadcast history, writes David Wood.
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YOUNG HOSTS NATIONAL 'MORAL AUDIT' FOR C5 SWANSONG
Kirsty Young's final appearance on Channel 5 before her move to ITV is expected to be in a United Productions special, Britain Behaving Badly, which is scheduled to go out on
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CITV COMMISSIONS EDWARDIAN BEAR ANIMATION
CITV has commissioned 26 x 10-minute episodes of Upstairs Downstairs Bears, a new stop-motion animation series co-produced by Cinar, Scottish Television (STV) and Denmark's Egmont Imagination Productions. The puppet series is
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WGBH WARMS TO ARROWHEAD'S TRIAL BY FIRE
Arrowhead's 2 x 60-minute television adaptation of Francis Fyfield's crime novel Trial By Fire has been bought by WGBH for PBS' Mystery! strand.The US deal was secured by distributor Mayfair. Trial
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C5 BRINGS ROYALS AND RELIGION TO CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Channel 5 controller of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned Royal Cock-Ups, a 2 x 35-minute clip show from Trans World International. Billed as a selection of amusing
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CARLTON BOOKS ATTABOY'S RAIL SUICIDE DOC
Independent Attaboy TV has been commissioned by Carlton commissioning editor for regional and daytime Emma Barker to make a 30-minute documentary on railway suicides for the First Edition strand. Entitled End
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SOUTH BANK SHOW CHER PROFILE GETS SATURDAY AIRING
LWT's The South Bank Show will be given its first Saturday transmission in 22 years on 11 December at 22.45. The programme, about singer Cher, will go out as part of
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LIVING BUYS FORGIVENESS FROM FOX
Cable and satellite channel Living has acquired 100 episodes of controversial talk show Forgive or Forget from the Fox channel in the US. The show, hosted by Mother Love, who is
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CLASSIC FM PREPARES FESTIVE FANTASIA
Simon Bates will introduce a live recording of Disney's Fantasia 2000 conducted by James Levine, the artistic director of the New York Metropolitan Opera, as the centrepiece of Classic FM's Christmas
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Neal unwraps C4 drama 10-parters
Channel 4 is poised to greenlight the first of two 10 x 30-minute series as part of the station's efforts to find a long-running hit drama.C4 head of drama Gub Neal
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Celador bags second format deal with CBS
Celador Productions has secured a second US primetime commission, for the Winning Lines format, on the back of the runaway success of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on ABC, writes
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Chrysalis prepares C4 and C5 specials
Head of Chrysalis TV Tony Moss is executive producing three specials for the Channel 4 and Channel 5 Christmas schedules, writes Jason Deans.Gagging For It, Chrysalis TV's first entertainment commission for
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BBC scores with Three Lions
BBC entertainment features in Manchester is working on Three Lions, a 3 x 50-minute series for BBC 1 about the English national football team since 1966, writes Tim Dams.Described as an