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Carlton International has pre-sold its forthcoming Simon Nye-scripted 1 x 120-minute adaptation of kids classic The Railway Children and two John Thaw dramas to US PBS station WGBH Boston, writes Coli
Carlton International has pre-sold its forthcoming Simon Nye-scripted 1 x 120-minute adaptation of kids classic The Railway Children and two John Thaw dramas to US PBS station WGBH Boston, writes Colin
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Itel set to sign two format deals
Itel is poised to sign two exclusive US format deals, including an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television for Tales of the Unexpected, writes Colin Robertson.
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Trade Talk - Return to centre?
Having moved from BBC 2 controller to nations and regions, Mark Thompson is surely ready once more for the corridors of power. Tim Dams reports.
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Trade Talk - Lis Howell
On a TV industry that undervalues creativity and is running scared of the internet.
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News Analysis - Advertisers call the tune
The Pepsi Chart Show is just one example of advertiser-funded programming, a trend that is becoming increasingly widespread in the multi-channel world. Tara Conlan reports.
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Opinion - Will interactive TV ever interact?
Spare a thought this week for poor Caroline McDevitt, chief executive of the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb). In a break from the usual thankless task of keeping the unruly factions
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Indie Business - Make drama without crisis
Many factual indies have a creative urge to move into drama. Ashley Davies analyses the business challenges facing those that opt to diversify while, below, Jacquie Lawrence tells how she's making the journey at World of Wonder.
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Interview - Backstage comic
Simon Wright's Working Title TV has tended to keep a low profile in the UK, but the company's latest production, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), has thrust the Universal-owned outfit into the limelight.
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Ratings Analysis - A time to laugh
If timing is essential to comedy, so scheduling is essential to TV comedy. Having struggled with its sitcoms, ITV could learn a great deal from the BBC's habit-forming policies.
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And Finally ... BBC Talent executive Angie Stephenson - you can succumb to her charm or brave her left jab
If you weren't in TV, what would you be doing?Playing guitar in an indie bandWhat's your proudest achievement?Getting Greg Dyke, Matthew Bannister and Alan Yentob to audition for BBC TalentWho do
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Off the Record - Reptilian charm
And so to the glittering RTS awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday night. Off The Record was delighted when TV cook Jamie Oliver won a best newcomer gong for
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Off the Record - Go with the flow
Griff Rhys Jones got more than he bargained for when he recently asked leisure gameshow tsar Peter Bazalgette to help his campaign to save the Hackney Empire. Only if you help
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Off the Record - Earning the popcorn
Congratulations to the good people of Carlton who are rightly proud of a groovy new sponsorship deal for their late-night film review show, Movie Nights. The show is being sponsored by
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Off the Record - The Marxist party
Can it be true? Word reaches OTR that the beautiful people of LM magazine organised a party to celebrate their libel battle with ITN. The trial ended with the court ordering
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Off the Record - Onan the barbarian
You read it here first. The most talked-about show this summer will be Channel 4's Big Brother - at least, it will be if the Dutch experience is anything to go
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Off the Record - Snack attack
Peter Salmon proudly unveiled his channel's summer highlights at BBC 1's seasonal programme launch at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday. His BBC 2 counterpart Jane Root, however, will celebrate the
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Off the Record - A Lamontable choice
And so to ITN, where this week hacks have been busy burning the midnight oil dissecting Chancellor Gordon Brown's budget. And none more so than ITN's thrice-weekly political debate show for
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Wise Buddah/Worldpop to make radio singles chart
Indie links with music mag for global chart show
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NewsComment - Mobile TV's growing pains
While mobile TV looks set to be a hot topic again at this week's annual 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, many UK producers remain sceptical about the potential demand for such services.