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LATEST BANFF ROCKIE NOMINATIONS DOMINATED BY UK
British entries dominate the nominees for the 20th Banff Rockie Awards, with 24 of a total 81 shortlisted programmes from the UK - more than from any other country. The BBC
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Top of the docs
Hard-working, serious - even dour to some - Bill Jones is seen by most as a safe pair of hands for Granada documentaries, writes Nicola Methven.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Falling by the wayside
We may think we make the best TV in the world, but foreign buyers disagree. As the Government launches an inquiry into the issue, David Wood asks how UK TV can be made more exportable.
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OPINION - Indies must gain in Smith review
Film has had its share of the political limelight and, again in the shadow of the silver screen, it's now television's turn. A government review of the production sector - which
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WAR ZONE: MID-MORNING - Battle of the divas
Three chat show hosts are fighting it out for supremacy on mid-morning TV. Peter Fiddick figures out who's winning.
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NEW MEDIA - The real life show
As webcams have proliferated, internet broadcasting has moved on from its early days of amateur porn; now almost anyone can be a broadcaster. But how relevant is this to conventional broadcasters, asks Ed Shelton.
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INTERVIEW - Hilary fits the bill
Jane Root will be a tough act to follow as head of the BBC's independent commissioning group. Except for a few dissenting voices, most indies believe that Bill Hilary has got what it takes to move the group onwards.
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OFF THE RECORD - Submit! Submit!
Off The Record is as excited as the next man about top economist Gavyn Davies' review of the licence fee (and that next man is Gavyn Davies).So it was with heavy
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OFF THE RECORD - Wonderful schedule
Say what you like about the new ITV schedule, but you can't claim David Liddiment isn't prepared to innovate. Why, only this week the Network Centre decided to run the last
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OFF THE RECORD - X-rated fm
Some people will do anything to get on the radio. When a 19-year-old student offered to turn up starkers at London's Xfm in order to win a pair of tickets to
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OFF THE RECORD - And the winner is ... me!
Interesting times are guaranteed at the prestigious Television Sports Awards at the end of this month. OTR is particularly looking forward to the regional sports presenter/commentator award. Among the nominees are
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OFF THE RECORD - Logo larks
The decorators have been out in force at the Channel 4 building in Horseferry Road. As regular viewers of the channel will know, it recently dumped its 'four circles' logo in
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OFF THE RECORD - Just not cricket
You have to feel sorry for Talk Radio head honcho Kelvin MacKenzie - and OTR never thought it would say that. Desperate to broadcast more sport and take on BBC Radio
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OFF THE RECORD - Con or Connery?
Those purveyors of fine classical music at Classic FM took their lives in their hands when they refused a request from none other than James Bond himself. Or so it seemed.
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OFF THE RECORD - =. - DUTY LOG
This week's round-up of incoming calls is from LWT. Readers can now call our own duty office with their comments on ...Caller on the Jerry Springer Show: 'You should not have
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Over-regulation blamed for UK TV's export deficit
Over-regulation of the domestic broadcasting market is holding back sales of UK programmes overseas, according to a long-awaited report on TV exports.In a draft copy of the David Graham Associates (DGA)
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Mentorn to produce TV Economist
Mentorn International, part of Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC), has struck a deal with The Economist to create a masthead TV version of the heavyweight current affairs title, writes Tims Dams.With a
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Senior BBC executives are understood to be keen to sign Denise Van Outen, following her split from agent John Noel Management, writes Alice Macandrew. Van Outen, who has been much in
Senior BBC executives are understood to be keen to sign Denise Van Outen, following her split from agent John Noel Management, writes Alice Macandrew. Van Outen, who has been much in
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Collins lined up for Tiger's ITV comedy
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has commissioned two new comedy series, giving leading roles to Michelle Collins and Timothy Spall, writes Nicola Methven.Collins will star in Up, Rising, a Liddiment