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    Independent Radio Producers - Raising common concern

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    As the BBC looks to strengthen its in-house radio production, indies fear for their future. The explosion of delivery platforms, together with knotty rights issues, makes the need for a trade body more compelling.

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    Interview - Turning the tables

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Besides overseeing an ever expanding analogue and digital radio empire at GWR, Steve Orchard is a vociferous advocate for the industry's regulatory turnaround and, judging by his colleagues' awe, he will be listened to.

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    RATINGS - TX - The Secret Life of the Bentall Family

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Broadcaster: BBC 1Producer: BBC scienceStart: 20.00, 5 JulyLength: 50 minutes, Commissioning editor: Peter SalmonExecutive producer: Michael MosleyThe arcane mysteries of science are given a mainstream spin in BBC 1's The Secret

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    PRESS GANG

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    No matter how frantically busy today's TV types get, somehow they can always find time to give themselves a plug in the papers. We round up their latest inky musings so you don't have to bother ...

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    And Finally ..

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Stuart Thomas, editor of LBC and part-time insomniac, reveals a passion for sausages and daytime TV ...

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    The occasional diary of a BBC director general

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    WEDNESDAYBunch of interfering old biddies. So the governors reckon Beeb One has to do better, do they? They said that last year. Trouble is, two things have changed. I couldn't have

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    Off the Record - Executive straining

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Clearly you need to be able to do two jobs to survive the knife at the BBC these days. Take BBC TV head of comedy Geoffrey Perkins, for instance.As well as

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    Off the Record - The Docho to flay

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Another advocate of the multi-career approach is the BBC's outgoing deputy director of television and new services David Docherty. As keen Off The Record readers will know, last year he managed

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    Off the Record - PJ blips

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    And while on the subject of great literature, one thing we forgot to mention last week in our hilarious story about BBC economics editor Peter Jay's new series The Road to

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    Off the Record - Poopy trap

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    ITV's rival to MacIntyre Undercover Hoaxbusters kicks off this week with an investigation into the tricks of the conman's trade. The United show also reveals just how easily duped the British

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    Off the Record - Cost of commerce

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    OTR's Order of the Brown Nose goes to the radio reviewer of The Times for his efforts last week in currying favour in the Murdoch empire. Last Wednesday's Times review of

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    Off the Record - Wild wild Westcountry

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    There have been comings and goings and 'appenings of late down at Westcountry Television - or Carlton West as it is more popularly known these days.The Plymouth broadcaster recently settled out

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    Guardian launches radio outfit

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is planning a major assault on the UK radio market and has hired former Border Radio Holdings chief John Myers to mastermind the drive.GMG chief executive

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    Yentob spearheads BBC 1 health check

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC Broadcast director of television Alan Yentob has been charged with leading a review of the entire BBC 1 schedule, following concerns that the main channel is straying from its public

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    Politicians applaud governors' U-turn as Yesterday in Parliament returns to Today

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC governors are today (Thursday 24 June) expected to bow to the demands of politicians and restore Yesterday in Parliament (YIP) as part of BBC Radio 4's Today programme on FM, writes John Lewis.

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    ITV network makes plans for Tonight

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The ITV network is considering proposals to change the format of new current affairs flagship show Tonight - with Trevor McDonald, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    Editors blast last-minute changes to TV schedules

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Editors of leading TV titles were in crunch talks with the terrestrial channels as Broadcast went to press on Wednesday (23 June) about last-minute schedule changes they say are costing the magazines money, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Sky One to uncover Tenerife in the Autumn

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The fifth series in Sky One's popular ... Uncovered strand (Ibiza Uncovered, left) has been commissioned for the channel's autumn schedule, in the form of Tenerife Uncovered. The new 8 x

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    Festival adapts Cookson novel for ITV

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Festival Film & TV has been commissioned by ITV to make its fourteenth Catherine Cookson adaptation, The Secret. The three-hour mini-series is due to go into production at the end of

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    MTV base kicks off with Station Zero animation

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    MTV UK has bought a new animation from MTV in America to premiere on new digital dance channel MTV Base. MTV digital vice-president, programming and production Peter Good has acquired 20