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EVERETT EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR 110% UNTIL AUGUST 2000
BBC Choice director of programmes Katharine Everett has commissioned BBC sport to continue producing 110% - the daily half-hour sports magazine show - until August 2000.The show, which goes out at
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Lion to tackle US justice for BBC 1
Lion Television has been commissioned to make a major new BBC 1 documentary series looking at the US justice system and is about to set up a drama arm.The indie is
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CBBC to air Proms in the Park concert
Children's BBC is to broadcast the first CBBC Proms in the Park, a concert for children and families featuring the BBC Philharmonic and a line-up of CBBC characters, writes Ashley Davies.Commissioned
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R4 focuses on WW2 and Lawrence
BBC Radio 4 has unveiled new dramas including seasons of DH Lawrence and the second world war, writes John Plunkett.The Lawrence season features a 3 x 60-minute dramatisation of Sons and
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DNE unveils two autumn series
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up two new series for the autumn including a six-part show on contemporary inventors from Roger Bolton Productions, writes Alice Macandrew.The Inventors, Roger Bolton's first
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - C4 hooks viewers with Test coverage
Channel 4 notched up its best Saturday performance since the beginning of 1998 last weekend thanks to its coverage of Test cricket, writes Tina Mistry.According to unofficial overnight figures, the station's
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Owens fills Virgin programming role
Virgin Radio has poached Chrysalis Radio-owned Galaxy 102 managing director Henry Owens to become programme director, writes John Plunkett.Owens, 38, a former programme director at Atlantic 252, will join Virgin in
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BSkyB picks Turner to be film head at Sky Pictures
BSkyB has named William Turner, a production executive at Carlton Films, as the first head of its film production unit, Sky Pictures, writes Alice Macandrew.Turner joins the satellite broadcaster at the
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CWC deal makes NTL cable top dog
NTL established itself as the biggest cable operator in the UK this week after it snapped-up Cable & Wireless Communications' (CWC) residential TV and telephony business for£8.2 billion.The deal gives
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Mosey restricts R5 commissioning round
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Roger Mosey has sought to reassure independents after he announced a restricted commissioning round and introduced a registered supplier list for the first time.Independents fear that
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Mandelson warns ITV on public service responsibility
ITV must continue with its public service responsibilities in the digital age and ensure its availability on digital satellite, according to former Trade & Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson, writes John Lewis.Delivering
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CAT APPEALS AGAINST FINE
Cheltenham-based radio station Cat FM is understood to have lodged an appeal against the£20,000 fine imposed on it by the Radio Authority for running three bogus competitions.The station, which is
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WELSH DENIED POWERS
The new Welsh Assembly will not be allowed to appoint people to the broadcasting regulation bodies, the BBC, ITC, S4C and the Broadcasting Standards Commission. The proposal that the assembly should
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EVANS IN BBC 2 ROLE
UKTV head of channel management and business affairs Claire Evans is to be the new head of channel management at BBC 2. She takes over from Jill Pack, who is moving
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CARTWRIGHT JOINS REDS
Liverpool Football Club has expanded its board to include Granada Media Group commercial director Stacey Cartwright. Granada acquired a 9.9 per cent share in the club for£22 million earlier this
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BAD NEWS FOR BBC DRAMA
Less than half the population (48 per cent) believe the BBC provides good drama compared with almost two-thirds three years ago, according to a survey by CIA MediaLab. One in four
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BT PLATFORM ROLL-OUT
BT is expected this week to unveil details of the roll-out of a new platform to deliver advanced data and video services into millions of UK homes. The telecoms giant was
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BSC RAPS BBC OVER PINOCHET NEWS REPORT
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld a complaint of unfair treatment and unwarranted infringement of privacy by the Six O'Clock News (left) during an item about the possible whereabouts in
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SONY UK TO SUPPLY SKY DIGITAL BOXES
Electronics equipment manufacturer Sony UK has become the fifth company to strike an agreement with BSkyB to manufacture and supply digital set-top decoders for the satellite broadcaster's digital TV service. The
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OXFORD CHANNEL EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
The Oxford Channel, one of the newly launched restricted service licences (RSL), has recorded higher than expected viewing figures for its first six weeks on air, according to its research.A survey