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    Wet gate C-Reality system goes online

    2000-07-20T10:57:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- The world's first fully operational film wet gate system fitted to a C-Reality went online at Big Finish's Pepper earlier this month. Group chief engineer Colin Smith said

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    Liberty Livewire buys Magmasters

    2000-07-20T10:57:00Z

    Magmasters' 18 remaining staff to transfer to Liberty Livewire following weeks of speculation

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    Freeform Productions hired for new C4 daytime show

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    McGrath unveils first big project since promotion to C4 daytime commissioning editor

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    Carlton Food Network serves up three treats

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - Carlton Food Network channel director Anne Gray has commissioned three new series from Carlton Entertainment and Factual, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Easy as Pie is a 13 x 30-minute series

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    BBC1 gears up for Olympic coverage

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - BBC1 is to air a 60-minute daily primetime show about stories off the track and field called Day Down Under as part of its Olympic Games' coverage between

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    Channel 4's True Stories sees new line-up

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    International documentary strand gets slate of new commissions

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    Channel 5 commissions second run of Beachcomber Bay

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    Renard Television has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a second series of the pre-school programme Beachcomber Bay, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The 65 x 30-minute series was re-ordered by C5

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    Tusa lays into Dyke and Thompson

    2000-07-20T11:20:00Z

    Former World Service head derides BBC plan for genre-based TV channels as 'miserably small-minded'

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    ITN promotes 5 News staff

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Rabin, Fordham, Clein and Hasan step up

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    Diverse heads for Leeds

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Office in northern city is first of a number of planned regional centres specialising in multicultural programmes

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    Channel 4 chasing Branagh to star in film

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Major television drama lined up for Kenneth Branagh

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    BBC poaches Anglia's Howard

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- BBC Birmingham lifestyle and features has poached Anglia executive producer, talk Sally-Anne Howard to become deputy editor, reporting to head of lifestyle and features Kate Marsh, writes Tara

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    Meridian holds crisis talks with United

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Byers' announcement forces emergency board meetings

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    RTL considering buying United's Channel 5 stake

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    RTL interested in bidding£5bn for United News & Media to increase Channel 5 holding

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    Christiansen leaves Gem for Sportworld

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Managing director of GMG Endemol's commercial arm to head Sportsworld's European and Latin American operation

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    Zig Zag closes overseas deals

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Zig Zag Productions has scored deals with German producer Bullseye, The Discovery Channel and Australia's Channel 10, writes Colin Robertson.The Bullseye deal will see the two companies develop

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    Tots TV sold to Discovery

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Ragdoll has licensed Tots TV to Discovery Kids for broadcast through Central and South America, the Caribbean and the Falkland Islands, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The Itsy Bity Entertainment Company, Ragdoll's US

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    Brighter Pictures lands US commission

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Indie Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to produce the European output of 26 x 50-minute Columbia Tri-Star series Ripley's Believe It or Not. Leo Carlyon will direct the

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    Channel 5 joins distributors association

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Channel 5 International has become a member of The British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA), the industry body which promotes and protects TV exports and the interests of UK-based distributors. C5 International

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    Turner's Carey joins Crown Media

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    US pay-TV outfit Crown Media Holdings has hired former Turner Network Television executive Andre Carey as executive vice-president of worldwide production and original programming. He will report to chief executive officer