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UKTV orders lifeboat show
UKTV channel UK Horizons has commissioned Face TV to produce a 13 x 30-minute series following the work of a lifeboat station in Northern Ireland with co-producer Channel 5 commissioning an hour-long, one-off special, writes Simon Ellery.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV shows rivals red card with Euro 2000
As the England squad licked its wounds after being crushed by Portugal in Monday's (12 June) Euro 2000 match, ITV was doing a lap of honour after the event made it the undisputed ratings champion of the week, writes Ashley Davies.
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NewsSky: Virgin claims are premature
BSkyB says Virgin Media's declaration that its basic channels will be pulled from the cable operator's platform at the end of the month are premature.
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Gardam enforces multiculturalism
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has warned department heads that commissioning forms which do not mention multicultural dimensions for programmes will be rejected in future, writes Ashley Davies.
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Norton plans indie outfit
United Productions controller of entertainment Graham Stuart is looking at setting up his own indie in collaboration with comedian and presenter Graham Norton.A venture could be established at the end of
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Execs buy Channel for£16 million
The country's smallest ITV franchise Channel Television (CTV) has been sold to a consortium of media figures including former HTV Wales chief executive Huw Davies, writes Colin Robertson.
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GWR ventures out onto the internet
GWR and Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) are to launch a trial internet venture in the East Midlands, following GWR's£146 million takeover of DMGT's radio assets announced on Tuesday
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Pearson, Endemol in Family Feud
In yet another example of concern over format copyright, Pearson Television is in dispute with Endemol Entertainment and Holland Media Group (HMG) over Pearson's quiz show Family Feud, writes Tara Conlan.
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Dyke plans to invest in education
BBC director general Greg Dyke has put a plan to governors to invest an extra£9.6 million in education programming, doubling that to£19.2 million in the next financial year, writes Tara Conlan.
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CLUBS REVIEW VOD RULES
Media advisors to the Premier League are to review rules that refuse clubs video-on-demand rights to their own matches and draw up rules to allocate a league video-on-demand package. The league's
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NewsFive shows two execs the door
Two of Five's commissioning editors, Ben Frow and Sham Sandhu, will leave the channel within the next few weeks. A third departure is expected later this year.
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WORLDWIDE GOES TO JAPAN
BBC Worldwide is to open a new office in Japan, headed by existing agent Katsu Waza. The expansion into another territory will coincide with the unveiling of BBC Worldwide's 1999/2000 annual
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ITN FACTUAL PICKS DAMPIER
ITN has appointed Philip Dampier as executive producer of ITN Factual. He will report to head of ITN Factual Julian Ware and will be charged with overseeing development. Dampier has been
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C4 STAR CHAMBER MEETS
Channel 4's so-called Star Chamber of senior programming heads met this week to finalise decisions on spending for next year's programmes. The meeting is a culmination of the channel's budget rounds
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GLASSWORKS SEEKS LINKS
London post-production facility Glassworks is seeking new creative and financial partnerships, following the decision by Eidos to withdraw its involvement with the outfit.Eidos' move is part of a rationalisation of non-core
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SKY SIGNS EUROSPORT DEAL
BSkyB's business broadcasting arm Skybusiness has signed a deal with British Eurosport to bring the channel to its digital clubs and pubs subscription package. The deal involves British Eurosport coverage including
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James leaves as STE restructures
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) managing director Darrel James is leaving the company as parent company Scottish Media Group gears up to overhaul its TV department.SMG managing director of TV Donald Emslie
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BBC targets north radio comedy
BBC Manchester is spearheading a drive into radio comedy following the appointment of Graham Frost as executive editor, radio comedy entertainment, writes Tara Conlan.
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NewsAmerican Idol sets up kids camp
American Idol creator 19 Entertainment and producer FremantleMedia are setting up a performing arts summer camp for kids costing $2,900 (£1,476) per student.
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C4 is top of class at RTS
Channel 4 came top of the class at this year's RTS Education Awards, winning in six of the 12 categories on offer, writes Tara Conlan.