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    MPC celebrates its appearance on the Procter & Gamble preferred supplier list with this new campaign for Max Factor starring Madonna. 'Lips' was orchestrated and directed by Alek Keshishian (who also

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    MPC celebrates its appearance on the Procter & Gamble preferred supplier list with this new campaign for Max Factor starring Madonna. 'Lips' was orchestrated and directed by Alek Keshishian (who also

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    Rights up for grabs in C4I spring-clean

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 International managing director Bernard Macleod has embarked on a spring clean of the distributor's catalogue - handing back rights to 280 shows.It is thought to be the first time

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    Cafe serves up science series

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    UK independent Cafe Productions has landed the first commission to come from Discovery International that does not involve the US parent channel, writes Alice Macandrew.Chris Haws, senior vice-president and executive producer

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    RAI grabs Telepiu stake from Canal+

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Canal+ has concluded what it says is a 'definitive accord' with Italian broadcaster RAI, which sees the Italian public service broadcaster take 10 per cent of Canal+ subsidiary Telepiu, writes Paul

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    CHRYSALIS DISTRIBUTION ON MIP-TV MURDER SPREE

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Distribution renewed several deals at Mip-TV earlier this month for Midsomer Murders, extending agreements with SVT Sweden, TV2 Norway, YLE Finland, DR Denmark and Dutch channel NCRV. VRT Belgium bought

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    C4I TIES UP DOCUMENTARY DEAL

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 International has sold a documentary programming package to RTL in the Netherlands, ABC in Australia and Slovenia's RTV. The package includes rights to Great Military Blunders, History Lab, The

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    ACTION TIME GRABS SIX NEW COMMISSIONS

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Action Time won six new commissions at Mip-TV. Forty episodes of gameshow Love at First Sight have been sold to Switzerland's TV3; 10 episodes of the Mr and Mrs format, produced

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    BRITISH TV BIGWIGS FOLLOW SMITH TO CHINA

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    UK TV heavyweights are accompanying Media Secretary Chris Smith on a visit to China this week in an effort to boost UK programming exports to the territory. Channel 5 chief executive

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    PARTRIDGE FILMS WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR EXPORTS

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    United Wildlife's division, Partridge Films, has won the Queen's Award for Export Achievement for the second time in seven years. The production company's credits The Otters of Yellowstone, Secret Sharks and

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    POLYGRAM INTEGRATED INTO UNIVERSAL TV & NETWORKS

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Universal Television & Networks Group (UT&NG) is integrating PolyGram Television into its operations, ending speculation that the US producer/distributor would be sold as part of a package of other PolyGram assets

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    CLT-UFA TEAMS UP WITH M6 TO BUY BORDEAUX SOCCER CLUB

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    CLT-UFA and French channel M6 have bought the Girondins de Bordeaux football club for FFr120 million (£12 million). The deal has sparked speculation that a new football channel could launch on

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    Fact or fiction?

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Can Wall to Wall drama chief Gina Cronk make a name for herself in an outfit better known for its factual credentials? Alice Macandrew reports.

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    Patricia Hodgson

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    On why the BBC needs to maintain its broad remit - for the sake of both its audiences and its rivals.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Winning the news war

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    When Nato planes bombed Serbia, ratings for news bulletins soared. But as the conflict drags on, the cost of coverage is rising and broadcasters are beginning to feel the strain. John Plunkett reports.

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    OPINION - Britcom makes the world laugh

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    There is a dangerous new orthodoxy at large in British television.Already it has led us into a questionable alliance with the US and to shift priorities from entertainment to factual programme-making.

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    DEMOGRAPHICS - Television's tribal gatherings

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    As society changes TV stations are adopting more touchy-feely approaches to keeping track of their audiences. David Wood and Peter Keighron report on the BBC's 100 Tribes of Britain and on how other broadcasters are coping.

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    ONLINE MARKETS - Just browsing

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Internet technology is encroaching on international programme sales. But can it change the face of Cannes?

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    INTERVIEW - Business class

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    From her first ambition to work as an air hostess, Sally Miles' career has really taken off. As managing director of September Films, she runs the business side of an indie currently flying high on terrestrial and satellite TV.

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    RATINGS ANALYSIS - Slight entertainer

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Last year's ratings figures show BBC 2 has been tenacious in holding on to its audience despite the slow rise of Channel 5, but it is still faring badly in the field of entertainment.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Open plan, open mind

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Is there no stopping Carlton Communications chief executive Steven Cain?Not content with masterminding the acquisition of groovetastic indie Planet 24, Cain has now embarked on stage two of his masterplan -