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ON THE BOX - E4's vote-winner
Malcolm Heyworth, managing director of tv4c and Chatsworth Television, gives The West Wing a high approval rating but a thumbs down to Desert Forges.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - The land of Nod
The much awaited BBC Worldwide review may have been scant on detail, but can the corporation's commercial arm now awaken itself to form lucrative joint-ventures and return£200m to the BBC by 2006?
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Video Diary - Notes from the front line
A humble DigiBeta tape which had been gathering dust on a Soho shelf before being picked up by a runner and thrust into a production, has agreed to share a literary account of a day in the life of its travails with Broadcast readers.
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INTERVIEW - Sitting comfortably
Indie Wise Buddah has trebled its staff and turnover since md Stephen Mulholland took over and, with a concerted push into television and overseas sales, it has expanded far beyond its origins of supplying radio programmes to the BBC.
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INDIE FINANCE - The way to start a joint adventure
When it was set up in 1990 Wark Clements would worry if it had two productions running simultaneously. Today, following its merger with Monogram, it is aiming to keep the rights to exploit its portfolio.
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TX - Apocalypse know-how
Ancient Apocalypse uses science to tell the tale of the collapse of four bygone civilisations. The initial idea of bringing the past to life seemed straight forward enough, as series producer
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BBC uses vintage comedy to lift Wimbledon ratings
This was a week when one man made a difference and could have made history, if only he'd reached the Wimbledon men's final. The three-day ordeal of Tim Henman's semi-final is
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OFF THE RECORD - Talking Pollocks about Tweenies
There were a few red faces at the Jackson Pollock estate recently when one of its eagle-eyed representatives spotted a possible infringement of the late American paint scatterer's copyright on none
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OFF THE RECORD - iTV wins more fans
Following Emily Bell's conversion to iTV in these pages some weeks ago, OTR is happy to see the technology is being embraced just as warmly by Jo Public. Seven-month pregnant Victoria
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Diverse Production rebrands and re-shuffles
Senior management shake-up accompanies change of name to Diverse Ltd
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Granada to create 'centre of excellence' for daytime
New role for controller of lifestyle James Hunt as company's Norwich base becomes focus for daytime output
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The BBC's plans for kids programming and local TV services could be put at risk by the leaked licence fee settlement. The prospect of further job cuts is also looming.
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No breakfast contract for Big Brother's Brian - yet
Endemol dismisses claims that it has a six-figure presenter's contract waiting for popular housemate
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No breakfast contract for Big Brother's Brian - just yet
Endemol dismisses claims that it has a six-figure presenter's contract waiting for popular housemate
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ITC fines LWT£100,000
ITV weekend franchise-holder fined after production company accepts payment in return for editorial inclusion in late night clubbing show
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Ad slowdown hits RTL
Europe's largest broadcasters warns earnings will be down 10 to 15 per cent as depressed TV advertising market shows no sign of recovery
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BBC gains 2003 Cricket World Cup deal
BBC Radio has secured the commentary rights to the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa and the 2007 tournament in the West Indies.The deal, negotiated by BBC Radio controller
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Former international athlete to head BBC Wales Sport
BBC Wales has appointed former international rugby player Nigel Walker as its new head of sport.Walker, who also competed in athletics events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, is
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Broadcaster's accused of neglecting programming
Billet Consultancy says too much is being spent on new media and sports rights at expense of quality programmes
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NewsITV.com will not charge
ITV has decided viewers will not pay for archive and on-demand online content and is moving into the market with an advertising-based model.