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24-hour World Service news attacked
The BBC is facing a staff revolt over its plans to overhaul the provision of news programmes to the BBC World Service, writes John Plunkett.Under the reorganisation announced by World Service
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Henwood joins TV rush to interactive
Fox Kids UK managing director Rod Henwood is quitting the channel to set up a new interactive venture targeting children and teenagers.Henwood, who leaves at the end of this year, is
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Two Ronnies reunite for millennium night
Legendary comedy duo The Two Ronnies are to reunite on screen to perform new material together for the first time in 12 years as part of the BBC's millennium night special,
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STOP PRESS - NTL in talks to buy Live
NTL is in the final stages of negotiating a deal to buy Live TV from Trinity Mirror, writes Jason Deans.The companies are understood to have been secretly negotiating over the cable-only
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BBC 2 hits facing axe
Some of BBC 2's best-known leisure shows may face the axe as controller Jane Root attempts to forge a fresh identity for peaktime, writes Steve Clarke.Series under review are thought to
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LA PLANTE PLAYS MIND GAMES FOR ITV
Filming began this week on La Plante Productions' new ITV drama, Mind Games. The 2 x 60-minute drama, which stars Fiona Shaw as a police psychological profiler, will be filmed on
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CHANNEL 5 DRAWS UP CHRISTMAS ANIMATION SPECIAL
Channel 5 will screen a 30-minute Christmas animation described as 'A Christmas Carol in cyberspace'. Xmas Files, produced by Really Animated Productions (RAP) - part of indie Chapel Associates - will
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JO WHILEY GETS FOURTH RUN ON CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth 10 x 50-minute series of music show Jo Whiley from At It Productions. Scheduled for spring 2000, it was reordered by deputy commissioner for music
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JAM COMMUNICATIONS SCOOPS R2 RECOMMISSION
Radio indie Jam Communications has had Evelyn Glennie's Classics recommissioned by BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir. The programme, in which the world-famous percussionist selects her favourite classical music, returns for
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DEADLY FILMS BEGINS WORK ON DOYLE SCREENPLAY
Deadly Films Production has gone into production in Dublin on Roddy Doyle's original screenplay, When Brendan Met Trudy, backed by BBC Films, BBC Worldwide, the Irish Film Board and RTE. Starring
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CAPITAL GOLD SIGNS MASTHEAD DEAL WITH OK!
Capital Gold has sealed a masthead programming deal with OK! magazine to broadcast two celebrity gossip and interview shows each week. The show, OK! On Air, will be hosted by Capital
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ATTABOY CLICKS ON THE WEB FOR CHANNEL 5
Channel 5 controller, features and arts Michael Attwell has commissioned independent Attaboy TV to make 2 x 30-minute shows about the internet as part of the station's upcoming theme night about
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CUTTING EDGE TO FEATURE TWO NEW DISABILITY DOCS
Channel 4 has ordered 2 x 30-minute documentaries focusing on disability as part of the forthcoming 16-part run of Cutting Edge. Love is Blind is made by Hannah Berryman for Carlton