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JAVELIN CHAMPION THROWS WRIT AT THE BBC
Former javelin champion Fatima Whitbread is suing the BBC over a joke on the BBC 1 quiz show They Think It's All Over. Whitbread is understood to be seeking more than
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TORY SEEKS TO LOOSEN RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING RULES
Restrictions on religious broadcasting could be relaxed after MPs of all parties last week voted by 138 to nine to support a Ten-Minute Rule Bill that claimed the present law was
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TAPS FESTIVAL ON URGENT SEARCH FOR SITCOM SCRIPTS
The Television Arts Performing Showcase (Taps) is looking for 30-minute sitcom and comedy drama scripts for a comedy festival to be held at Teddington Studios in September. For more information contact
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MEDIA TRUST TAKES 25 VISIONS FOR ONE-MINUTE FILMS
The Media Trust has unveiled a shortlist of 25 from more than 400 entrants to its Visions competition, in which professionals from the TV and advertising industry were set the challenge
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UK shows unseat US imports
UK-produced TV programmes such as Lovejoy, All Creatures Great and Small and Blake's Seven are set to replace US imports currently shown by the BBC in some daytime slots.The replacement of
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NTL/CWC merger deal edges closer
NTL looks set to win the battle with Telewest for Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), after securing an exclusive period in which to negotiate an£8 billion takeover deal.The agreement, struck
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S4C diverts funds to programming
S4C is to free up an annual minimum of£3.4 million in extra programme funding for 2000 and 2001, by diverting government money that was previously used to cover administration and
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ITC seeks successor for departing Smee
The Independent Television Commission is seeking a new head of public affairs to replace Paul Smee, who is leaving in mid-September to head a new financial services trade body, writes Ashley
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Paladin dances for 2
Indie Paladin Pictures is in pre-production on a new dance series for BBC 2 featuring leading ballerina Deborah Bull, writes Jason Deans.Travels with My Tutu is the working title for a
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Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
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Commercial radio hails govt review
Commercial radio has welcomed a government review of the way in which analogue licences are allocated, in the hope that some wavelengths currently used by the BBC may be freed up
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Sony Radio Awards set for revamp
The Sony Radio Awards could be revamped in time for next year's ceremony with new categories and fewer awards.New categories being considered include an entertainment award, aimed at the links provided
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'TV can learn from radio' - Bannister
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has called on the radio industry to 'stop having a chip on its shoulder' and play a central role in the development of digital multi-channel
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Talk Radio chief invites BBC to share all live sports rights
Talk Radio chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has called on the BBC to share all its live sports rights with Talk.MacKenzie, speaking at the Radio Festival on Thursday (15 July),
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Young rebuffs single-regulator call
BBC vice-chairman Baroness Young has rejected calls for a single regulator for BBC and commercial radio, claiming the board of governors was a 'rigorous' regulator of the corporation's radio output.Young said
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Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
Jump Design & Direction created the titles for the new series of Room 101 for Hat Trick Productions. Designed by Kate McNamara, the film mimics the programme's format, which has celebrities
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Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Static has extended its relationship with FilmFour, whose channel branding it created last year, by crafting the sting that will precede each film screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which
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The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through ic
The Creative Partnership picked psychedelia as the inspiration behind the animated on-air promotion for Channel 4's Summer of Love season. A 3D/2D rendering of Ken Kesey's love bus journeys through icons
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Grabiner ditches eVentures for Apax
Stephen Grabiner, former chief executive of On Digital, stunned the TV industry for the second time last week, spurning an offer to run News Corp subsidiary eVentures and instead joining venture
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Teletext digital delayed again
Teletext's plans to deliver digital terrestrial television (DTT) text services are facing a further setback due to continuing delays with the On Digital software being developed to drive the service, writes