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Off the Record - Gotcha!
Perhaps Channel 5's Alan Nixon should have been an archaeologist rather than an entertainment guru - so beloved is he of digging up the past.Hot on the heels of the revival
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Off the Record - Exodus from C5
Still with the good people of Channel 5, its ubiquitous director of programmes Dawn Airey was in a rather sad mood at her RTS bash last week. Her spirits were apparently
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Off the Record - On Digital botch
Oh dear, trouble at mill at On Digital last week when a download of its ground-breaking digital text services was called off at the last minute, presumably because of technical problems.
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BBC acts to bolster in-house producers
BBC controllers Peter Salmon and Jane Root are under pressure from senior BBC Broadcast executives to commission more programmes from the corporation's in-house producers.The news comes as figures obtained by Broadcast
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Salmon jumps at sequel to high-rating Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs series producer Tim Haines has begun work on a sequel to the BBC 1 hit series, writes Tim Dams.
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United in talks with HBO to buy Itel stake
United News & Media (UNM) is negotiating to take full control of distributor Itel by buying the 50 per cent stake it does not already own from Time Warner subsidiary HBO.UNM
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GMTV joins CITV to buy Japanese animation
GMTV and CITV have linked up for the first time to jointly acquire Japanese animation series Pokemon in a deal finalised at Mipcom last week, writes Jason Deans.
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CARLTON BOOKS SECOND RUN OF O'HANLON'S BIG BAD WORLD
Carlton Television's Ardal O'Hanlon vehicle, Big Bad World, is to return for a second series next year, but in a 30-minute rather than a 60-minute format. The 10 x 30-minute second
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WOGAN TAKES REINS AT POINTS OF VIEW
Terry Wogan (left) is to take over presenting BBC 1's Points of View when it begins a run of 8 x 10-minute programmes on 24 October, in a new Sunday afternoon
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FLINT STREET NATIVITY STARTS FILMING FOR ITV XMAS SLOT
Production has begun on location in Cardiff on The Flint Street Nativity, an ITV single comedy drama being co-produced by Antena Productions and Yorkshire Television (YTV). The comedy drama - which
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CBBC GETS READY FOR FOURTH SERIES OF HUBUBB
A fourth series of children's comedy Hububb has gone into production after getting the green light from BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson. Produced by Noel Gay Television Scotland
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WHALE HOSTS 24-HOUR MILLENNIUM SHOW FOR TALK
James Whale is to present a 24-hour marathon show to see in the new millennium on Talk Radio. Whale, who hosts the late evening phone-in on Talk, will be on air
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RAPTURE RAVES OVER CLUBAVISION PURCHASE
Satellite and cable youth channel Rapture has made its first acquisition: a complete series of ITV night-time clubbing show Clubavision.The LWT-produced show will air along-side the United News & Media-owned channel's
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ORTV HAILS BRACE OF UK STYLE COMMISSIONS
Indie ORTV has snapped up a commission and a recommission from BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK Style. UK Style editor Andrew Lowrey has ordered Interiors, a 12 x 30-minute series described by
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UBE GETS ACCESS TO GAYS EXPECTING SURROGATE TWINS
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) has secured exclusive access to an Essex-based gay couple who are expecting surrogate twins later this year. UBE news agency United Television News has worldwide broadcast
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BBC 2 brains up with daytime Ross
BBC 2 has lined up Nick Ross to host a 14 x 40-minute 'intel-ligent' afternoon discussion show, which is being seen as part of a move to brain up BBC daytime
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3BM focuses on Christ's legacy
Indie 3BM Television is working on a documentary exploring the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death, for Channel 4's Christmas schedule, writes Jason Deans.
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Channel 4 fleshes out On the Line season
Channel 4 has unveiled details of its On the Line millennium project, designed to link people from the eight countries along the Greenwich Meridian Line, writes Wale Azeez.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - EastEnders trial verdict kills off rivals
BBC 1 slew the competition at 20.00 on Friday (8 October) when 13 million viewers (54 per cent share) tuned in for the EastEnders murder trial verdict, writes Ashley Davies.
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Bannister to tackle short-term contracts
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has pledged to tackle one of the most contentious issues with staff in his directorate - the prolific use of short-term contracts, writes Tim Dams.