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    Ted and Alice sheds a million

    2002-04-12T12:02:00Z

    New BBC 1 comedy drama fails to hang on to its audience

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    TEEN SPIRITED.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 controller of acquisitions June Dromgoole has bought a 22 x 30-minute teen comedy series from the creators of Frasier for C4

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    In My View - Simon Shaps.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    On how heritage TV drama could have more staying power internationally than formats

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    Trade Talk - Sharp operator.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Given his undoubted intellect and political nous, does it matter that new LWT boss Christy Swords has little experience of programme-making?

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    World Service for NY Times.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC World Service content is to be made available to users of the New York Times website after the BBC completed one of the first agreements of its kind, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    SONGS OF PRAISE PLANS NHS TRIBUTE.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Peter Williams Television has been commissioned to make a special Songs of Praise edition paying tribute to NHS staff. The 30-minute special, due to air on BBC 1 in mid-June, will

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    OMNEON'S NEW SERVER.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Omneon Video Networks has launched a next generation media server at NAB which the company hopes will further its position of being the most cost-effective provider of shared storage solutions. The

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    SEPTEMBER TO LOOK AT SEAMY SIDE OF VEGAS.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Travel Channel in the US has commissioned September Films to produce a 6 x 60-minute series on the seamy side of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Confidential. Jointly funded by The

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    LIBERTY RULES OUT NTL.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    US cable giant Liberty Media has ruled out further talks to take a large stake in NTL as the heavily indebted cable operator is poised to unveil a completed restructure. Liberty

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    GRANADA IN SCANDINAVIA.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Granada has struck another co-production deal, this time in Scandinavia, as it strives to expand its production base in Europe. The deal is with production company Nordsk Film and covers the

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    UK Online goes interactive.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The government has unveiled a digital TV version of its UK Online public information service, offering a range of information from health advice to World Cup football travel news, writes Simon Ellery

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    THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. GOES TO GRANADA.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has bought 60 x 30-minute episodes of secret agent series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. from Warner Bros International Television. The series, which features Robert Vaughn and David

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    Off the Record - Gold fundraiser.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Time for a bit of a plug. It's OK, it's for charidee, mate. The next 'Gold' event (a party organised to raise money for Marie Curie cancer research) will be at

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    RATINGS - Revisited Forsyte Saga is a success for ITV.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    ITV 1's costly dramatisation of John Galsworthy adaptation The Forsyte Saga pulled in nearly 9 million viewers for its debut this week, writes Jon Rogers

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    FILM REVENUES FROM ON-DEMAND SET TO SOAR.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Film revenues from 'on-demand' services are poised to hit $12bn (£8.4bn) by 2007 according to a new report by Informa Media Group. The group claims that 281 million homes will take

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    Interview - The matter of facts.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Brook Lapping Productions director Brian Lapping is a class act - churning out quality factual against the grain. But is time running out for the veteran documentary maker?

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    EVENT TO FOCUS ON WELSH MINORITIES.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Black Light Media Group is planning to host an event at the Cardiff International Arena on 20 April aimed at increasing ethnic minority representation within the Welsh media industry. The

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    Off the Record - A rare flash of humour in 'Enders.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Rumours are circulating that a calling card given out by EastEnders character Janine Butcher advertising her new role as a lady of the night featured not a made-up mobile telephone number,

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    DUFFY TO ENDEMOL.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Maureen Duffy, who left her role as head of ITV daytime after just 18 months in the post in January, has resurfaced in a low-profile role as a consultant at Endemol

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    TV execs slip down rich list.

    2002-04-12T00:00:00Z

    BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies does not realise he is worth #163;135m, according to the Sunday Times annual review of the 1,000 richest people in Britain, writes David Wood