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    BBC drama prepares two new series for BBC 1

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Production's drama department is in production with two new drama series for BBC 1 next year. A Likeness in Stone, a thriller written by Michael Crompton and dramatised from Julia

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    Seventh Art creates popular arts series for C5

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has commissioned Seventh Art Productions to produce a new 4 x 30-minute art series to air in January 2000. The series, with the working title High Five, follows Seventh

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    Hayling orders second helping of Hidden Love for C4

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 editor, documentaries Alan Hayling has ordered a second 6 x 50-minute run of its strand Hidden Love, the series that included the controversial film on bestiality, Animal Passions. The

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    LWT's The Lab experiments with two regional jobs

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The Lab, LWT's experimental production unit, is working on two new regional commissions. LWT has ordered a 60-minute special from The Lab, Countdown to the Millennium, for December, which will look

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    Unique four-minute shows boost The Pepsi Chart

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Unique Broadcasting's The Pepsi Chart is boosting its coverage of the music scene by adding two new four-minute programmes examining chart activity over the week. Pepsi Chart Check-up will broadcast across

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    Bath Night agrees to Diamond interviews for Choice

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Choice has commissioned Bath Night to make 24 x 1-minute inserts called The Dominik Diamond Interviews for the Sunday edition of sports show 110%. The interviews, with sportsmen such as

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    Bates' Our Tune makes a comeback on Classic FM

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Simon Bates is to revive Our Tune as part of his Classic FM programme Classic Romance on Sunday mornings between 09.00 and 12.00. Our Tune will broadcast at 11.30 and will

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    Hartswood brews up drama for BBC

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Hartswood Films has gone into production with a new 8 x 45-minute comedy drama from Tim Firth for BBC 1.Border Cafe has been written by Firth (Neville's Island, Preston Front and

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    Australia and Belgium join Robot Wars fight

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Mentorn Group subsidiary TV21 has secured a new two-year deal for hit BBC 2 show Robot Wars and is making a broadcast pilot of the entertainment format for Australia and Belgium, writes Jason Deans.

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    ABC seeks rights to Mastermind format

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    US major ABC is looking to buy the rights to run a version of long-standing BBC hit quiz Mastermind, writes Tim Dams.

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    C4 features plans fashion drive

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is planning to commission a raft of factual shows dedicated to the world of fashion, writes Wale Azeez.

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - House beaten by Floor in battle of the docs

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Last Thursday (28 October) saw a battle between the docs, with a new series of BBC 2's Back to the Floor at 21.00 taking a 17 per cent share and four million viewers, writes Paul Donovan.

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    Eyre had itchy feet before move

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Outgoing ITV chief executive Richard Eyre has revealed he had been thinking about leaving the network for the past few months before the surprise announcement last Thursday (28 October) that he

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    Dyke to name team for new BBC review

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC director general designate Greg Dyke will appoint a team of senior executives early next week to assist him in his review of BBC Broadcast.Observers suggested the appointments would provide the

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    Third Watch to air on Sky and C4

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Sky One and Channel 4 have secured exclusive UK first-run rights to Third Watch, one of the hit dramas of the 1999-2000 fall season in the US, writes Jason Deans. The

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    BBC asks Davies for£730m boost to new services

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has called for a cash boost for spending on new services that will rise to£730 million a year by 2006-07 in its submission to the Government's Davies Commission consultation, writes David Wood.

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    Miles quits Granada for Fox Kids MD role

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids has drafted in Granada International Productions director of animation Annie Miles to replace Rod Henwood as managing director, writes Tim Dams.

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    NBC drops US version of Cold Feet

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The US version of Granada Media comedy drama Cold Feet has been axed by NBC after just four episodes, writes Jason Deans.

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    BBC to cover Man United

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Sport has snapped up the rights to air the first ever Fifa World Team Championship, which will see Manchester United compete against other club teams from around the world in

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    Smith summit set

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Media Secretary Chris Smith will meet broadcasters, manufacturers and retailers next Thursday (11 November) for a broadcasting summit to discuss how digital television can be presented to consumers. Sources say Smith