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    OFF THE RECORD - Stiff reception on C5

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Claims that some of Channel 5's late-night programmes are nothing more than soft porn cobbled together with a Rizla-thin plot naturally had OTR reaching for the on button last week (below).

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    OFF THE RECORD - Future imperfect

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Like Mrs Merton, OTR is all for a heated debate - not least when it comes to the future of the BBC. But whether the newly published collection of essays, catchily

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    This week, Pearson TV's Greg Dyke - odds-on favourite in the race to succeed Sir John Birt - with his thoughts on the DG-ship and all that ... 1994 Dyke expresses

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    This week, Pearson TV's Greg Dyke - odds-on favourite in the race to succeed Sir John Birt - with his thoughts on the DG-ship and all that ... 1994 Dyke expresses

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    ITC slaps down C5 for late-night sex

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission is preparing to rebuke Channel 5 in its Annual Performance Review of licensees for what it regards as the station's inappropriate use of erotic material.The review, to

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    BBC's TV drama 'sold down river'

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC television drama is being 'sold down the river', according to writers and producers dismayed by the axing of 70 jobs from the department.Sixty-two TV posts will be cut from 116

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    Government to investigate TV production

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Government will launch its first major investigation into TV production this summer, drawing together initiatives including the Courage to Compete campaign from producers' alliance Pact, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Cox pins on deputy's badge at C4

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has recruited Barry Cox, former head of the ITV Association, as its new deputy chairman, writes Tim Dams.

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    Jobs on line at Reuters

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Forty jobs are under threat at news agency Reuters Television after it announced plans to fully automate its London newsroom, writes John Plunkett.

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    LION TO MAKE NEW SERIES OF PADDINGTON GREEN - The League of Gentlemen set for second run on BBC 2

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Lion TV has been commissioned to make a second series of docu-soap Paddington Green for BBC 1. Jeremy Mills and Bridget Sneyd will executive produce. Lion has also landed commissions for a documentary on family relationships for Channel 4's Equinox strand

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    TIGER ASPECT MAKES C4 DATE FOR NEW STREETMATE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect is developing a new Channel 4 series hosted by Denise Van Outen. Provisionally called Under the Cherry Tree, the series is billed as an entertainment show about relationships, featuring

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    TOUCHING EVIL LINED UP FOR THIRD OUTING

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Successful crime thriller Touching Evil has been recommissioned from United Productions and Coastal Productions for a third run on ITV. Again starring Robson Green as Detective Inspector Dave Creegan, the 4

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    NICK ASKS WISEDUP TO MAKE CURRENT AFFAIRS DEBUT

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon director of programming Howard Litten has commissioned Wisedup Productions to make the channel's first current affairs show. A 13 x 30-minute run of Nick News will premiere at the end

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    WARK TUNES INTO CHILDREN FOR RADIO 4 SERIES

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark is to present a 6 x 30-minute series on BBC Radio 4 aimed at shedding light on how children develop in the first five years of their

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    BBC BIRMINGHAM SERIES TO MARK SIKH ANNIVERSARY

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Asian unit at BBC Birmingham's network production department is producing a series for BBC 2 to mark the 300th anniversary of the establishment of modern Sikhism. The 3 x 30-minute

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    C4 TRADING UP WITH NEW BAZAL GAMESHOW

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to screen a new gameshow at the end of February called Trading Up. Made by Bazal Productions, the show is presented by This Morning's showbiz reporter Claudia Winkleman

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    PETER WILLIAMS ENTERS PARLIAMENT FOR SONGS OF PRAISE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Peter Williams Television has been commissioned by the BBC to produce Songs of Praise from the Houses of Parliament. Producer Peter Williams and director Simon Hammond will film a service in

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    Corrie writers go solo for ITV drama

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Two Coronation Street writers have been commissioned by ITV to make a humorous drama series on life in a northern family.Yorkshire TV is to produce the 6 x 60-minute At Home

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    Anglia lands ITV2 show

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Anglia Television has secured a factual series commission from ITV2 that follows people who live extreme lifestyles, writes Nicola Methven.

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    BBC 2 to air interactive gameshow

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    An interactive gameshow produced by Children's BBC has been commissioned by BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson, writes John Plunkett.

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    BBC takes millennium medicine

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has added two new series to its line-up of millennium programming including Frontiers of Medicine from BBC science, focusing on the most dramatic recent breakthroughs in medical science, writes