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ITV back to school for new docu-soap
Grant Mansfield, ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts, has ordered two new docu-soaps for 1999 - one looking at a school, the other going behind the scenes at a hairdressers.The
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Sky 1 orders new dating show
Sky 1 has commissioned a new dating show from Talent Television that will see eight single young strangers thrown together each week in a Mediterranean villa, writes Alice Macandrew.
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BBC 2 asks celebs to guess Whose House?
BBC 2 has booked 76 x 30-minute editions of a new daytime gameshow from Mentorn Barraclough Carey Midlands, writes Tim Dams.
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Joseph Fiennes and Catherine McCormack will star in a 3 x 45-minute dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic tale, Villette, for BBC Radio 4, writes John Plunkett. Independent Catherine Bailey produ
Joseph Fiennes and Catherine McCormack will star in a 3 x 45-minute dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic tale, Villette, for BBC Radio 4, writes John Plunkett. Independent Catherine Bailey produced the
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Channel 4 scores with Sex and the City
Channel 4's much-hyped Sex and the City justified all those column inches with an average audience of 3.1 million (20 per cent share) for its first two episodes at 22.00 on
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RA under fire over awards policy
The Radio Authority (RA) came under renewed fire this week as five more unsuccessful bidders attacked the regulator's licence awards policy.The authority is being accused of 'serious errors of judgement' in
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Xfm to rejig line-up after RA all-clear
Capital Radio-owned Xfm has announced a programming overhaul following the Radio Authority's ruling that it is now fulfilling its licence requirements, writes John Plunkett.
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Sky Digital defies industry forecasts
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has exceeded industry expectations by signing more than 350,000 subscribers to its new digital TV service.The company announced its results for the six months to 31 December
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News 24 to fill hole left by ITV
BBC News 24 is to launch an hour-long news programme at 22.00 on the day ITV axes News at Ten, writes Nicola Methven.
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New digital channels unveil launch plans
Two new digital TV channels revealed plans to launch this week - one devoted to personal finance and the other offering viewers interactive TV games, writes Alice Macandrew.
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C4 has picked up string of Oscar nominations
Channel 4 has picked up a string of Oscar nominations with 12 projects up for Academy Awards.
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TELEWEST TRIMS LINE-UP
Telewest is understood to have served notice on Carlton Food Network (CFN) and Sky News as part of its shake-up of programming on its analogue service. The cable operator is also
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C4 ON COURSE FOR MONICA
Channel 4's interview with Monica Lewinsky is still on course and could take place in the next two or three weeks, despite rumours that the£400,000 deal had come unstuck. Head
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IRG SELLS MERCURY TO DMG
The Independent Radio Group (IRG) has sold Sussex-based Radio Mercury to DMG Radio, a division of the Daily Mail & General Trust, for£3.75 million. IRG chief executive Michael Connolly said
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REUTERS' PROFITS SLIDE
Reuters has announced a 7 per cent fall in pre-tax profits to£580 million for the year to 31 December. Media revenue, which includes TV services, pictures, and graphics, fell by
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BYFORD'S THREE-YEAR PLAN
The BBC World Service is to close its German-language service and cut back on its shortwave frequencies as part of a three-year plan announced by chief executive Mark Byford on Wednesday
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Byford overhauls contracts policy
BBC World Service chief executive Mark Byford has announced an overhaul of employment policy in the first of a series of major changes expected at Bush House.The initiative, revealed on Monday
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Fox Kids has acquired the first two series of children's animation Dennis and Gnasher from Hit Entertainment, writes Alice Macandrew. Fox Kids director of programming Phil Sissons has bought 26 x
Fox Kids has acquired the first two series of children's animation Dennis and Gnasher from Hit Entertainment, writes Alice Macandrew. Fox Kids director of programming Phil Sissons has bought 26 x
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NCC urges body to bat for consumers
The National Consumer Council (NCC) has called on the Government to establish an independent body to represent consumer interests in broadcasting, writes Alice Macandrew.
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OR Media steps in as CST fails
Bristol independent CST Productions has gone into liquidation, with fellow production company OR Media taking over its slate of programmes.The management team at CST, which went into liquidation on 15 January,