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SURPRISE IN STORE FOR US
LWT's ITV entertainment show, Surprise Surprise, is to be made into a 60-minute special for US network CBS. A presenter for the show, which will be produced by LWT's US partners,
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DYER STEPS UP AT PACT
Producers' alliance Pact has elected Johannah Dyer as chair of the association's national and regional committee. Dyer is managing director of Birmingham-based KPA Television.The chair for the past five years, David
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TV TRADE GAP NARROWS
New figures from the Department of Trade & Industry show the UK's trade deficit in TV programmes stood at£272 million in 1997, a small improvement on the previous year, when
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ITV SETS MARCH DATE
ITV is believed to have decided on Monday 8 March as the date for the introduction of its post-News at Ten schedule. Meanwhile, Tonight with Trevor McDonald is said to have
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SALARY BOOST FOR GREEN
Carlton Communications chairman Michael Green's salary rose by£55,000 to£550,000 in the year to September 1998, according to its annual report. His total remuneration was£658,000, up£100,000 on 1997.
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BBC BOOK UNVEILED
A book commissioned by the BBC to examine the future purpose and funding of the corporation was launched on Wednesday (20 January). Public Purposes in Broadcasting features essays by academics and
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Granada Media faces strike
Granada Media (GM) could be hit by company-wide strike action over pay and job security next month, after the broadcasting unions balloted their members this week, writes John Plunkett.Ballot papers were
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BBC, ITV slammed for ignoring Wales
The BBC and ITV have been lambasted for their lack of commitment to the Welsh independent production industry in a report out this week.The report, written by David Graham Associates for
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BBC Leeds studios set to relocate
The BBC's regional studios in Leeds and its 160 staff are likely to be moved to a purpose-built complex near the city's School of Music, writes John Lewis.Executives from BBC Resources,
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Granada TV digs deep to make Cruel Earth drama
Granada Television is in post-production with futuristic series Cruel Earth, which, at£700,000 an hour, is the most expensive contemporary drama the company has made, writes Nicola Methven.Granada TV director of
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BBC Choice 'most recognised' digital channel
The BBC's digital channel, BBC Choice, is the most widely recognised digital channel, according to research carried out in December by CIA Media-Lab, writes Alice Macandrew.When asked what digital channels they
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BYFORD MAKES EARLY RUNNING IN FIGHT FOR SUCCESSION
BBC World Service chief executive Mark Byford has emerged as the bookies' early 'steamer' in the race to succeed Sir John Birt as the corporation's director general, according to Ladbrokes.A flurry
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WARBURG LANDS DEVELOPMENT ROLE AT HIT PRODUCTIONS
Madeleine Warburg has been appointed senior development executive at Hit Entertainment subsidiary Hit Productions. Warburg has been freelancing for the last year and has previously worked in senior positions for Barron
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MIRROR GROUP TARGET OF£913 MILLION TAKEOVER BID
The Mirror Group has received a£913 million takeover bid from Regional Independent Media, publisher of The Yorkshire Post. The Mirror Group, which owns cable TV channel Live TV, said it
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HOWE TO STEP DOWN AS BSC CHAIR
Chair of the Broadcasting Standards Commission Lady Howe of Aberavon is to step down on 31 March. Lady Howe has held the position since 1997.She was previously chair of the Broadcasting
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BROWN ADVISER SIGNS UP FOR RADIO 5 SUNDAY SERVICE
Charlie Whelan, former adviser to Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, is joining BBC Radio 5 Live's new Sunday morning show, Sunday Service.Whelan joins Times columnist Michael Gove and presenter Fi
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PORTER TO PRESENT CHANNEL 5 MOVIE CHART SHOW
Gail Porter, presenter of BBC 2 children's show Fully Booked, is to front Channel 5's Movie Chart Show from Sunday (24 January). The show, produced by Mentorn Barraclough Carey subsidiary Worldwide
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'ELITIST' RADIO STATION SHAPES UP TO TAKE ON R3 AND R4
TV producer Tariq Ali and playwright Howard Brenton have called for an 'unashamedly elitist' radio station to challenge BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. The pair are said to be seeking
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BBC WORLD SERVICE VETERAN MACDONALD DIES
Alan Macdonald, lately BBC World's head of business development, and regional director South Asia and Middle East, has died aged 53, following an illness. Macdonald joined BBC External Services News, forerunner
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PRESSURE GROUP TO DEBATE PUBLIC SERVICE REMIT
The Voice of the Listener & Viewer will hold its fifth international conference, Broadcasting, Democracy & Social Inclusion, next month. The conference will focus on the future remit of public service