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    CME meets Czechs in court

    2001-03-09T15:19:00Z

    A dispute between Ronald Lauder, controlling shareholder of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), and the government of the Czech Republic over Czech television channel Nova TV moved to the UK courts

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    YTTTP to make C4 special

    2001-03-09T14:59:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has secured the company's most ambitious factual entertainment project to date - a five-hour 100 Greatestmovie special for Channel

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    Linda Robson to front Nick Jr pilot

    2001-03-09T14:35:00Z

    Kids channel Nick Jr is making a broadcast pilot starring Birds of a Featheractress Linda Robson.You Do Too , a 25-minute 'make and do' show, will be made at Nickelodeon's

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    Winter return for Only Fools and Horses

    2001-03-09T14:26:00Z

    Only Fools and Horses is expected to return to BBC 1 for a new series this winter.Writer John Sullivan has been in 'delicate discussions' with the BBC for some time

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    Sky looks to expand into digital radio

    2001-03-09T11:32:00Z

    Likely deal with Radio First would pave way for national digital radio network around Premiership football clubs

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    X-Ray FX loses Quantel Editbox to con-men

    2001-03-09T10:02:00Z

    £200,000 piece of kit stolen in broad daylight

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    Carlton strike threat could hit Crossroads

    2001-03-09T09:54:00Z

    Union members at Carlton Central balloted on industrial action following rejection of 2.5% pay increase

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    OFF THE RECORD - Web spoilsports.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Regular readers will remember our public service announcement about the inadvisability of investigating regional ITV programme Meridian Tonight on the web. Well, it seems our public service wasn't in vain for

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    SPORTSWORLD PROFITS.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Sportsworld Media Group has returned profits of£5.8m for the six months to 31 December 2000, a 12-fold increase year on year. The increase, up from£469,000 for the same period

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    Who's policing tech quality?

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    While this magazine generally supports a move away from box ticking in favour of lighter-touch broadcasting regulation, the philosophy has its problems. The greatest of these is the huge and increasing

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    ORDER FOR SCARLET.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has appointed independent producer Scarlet to produce the Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas), replacing Initial which pulled out of the project last week. Scarlet has produced the European Media

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    NORTON IS TVYP PATRON.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The Guardian Edinburgh Inter-national Television Festival has lined up comedian Graham Norton as the first patron for its education initiative TVYP, which calls for participants this week.

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    Music libraries link up for web venture.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    KPM MUSIC has joined forces with nine other music libraries to provide a one-stop online shop for film and television clients, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    OFF THE RECORD - King of misery.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    He may be king of all he surveys at the BBC, but Greg Dyke was in no mood for celebration at the RTS television journalism awards do last Wednesday, when he

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    Strike may hit ITV's top shows.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Union members at Carlton Central will vote next week on whether to strike over new pay conditions - a move that could put production of a number of key ITV programmes

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    Glassworks nabs Jacomb.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Glassworks has appointed former Soho 601 managing director Tom Jacomb to the new role of chief operating officer, writes Dominic Timms.

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    FROM GINGER TO NUTSHELL TO MONKEY.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Nutshell, the indie fronted by ex-Ginger TV chiefs Will Macdonald and David Granger, officially launched this week under a new name, Monkey. The company, trading as Monkey Kingdom Ltd, aims to

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    LINDA ROBSON TO FRONT NICK JR PILOT.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Kids channel Nick Jr is making a broadcast pilot starring Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson. You Do Too, a 25-minute 'make and do' show, will be made at Nickelodeon's

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    TWO FOUR TO MAKE IDEAL HOME PROGRAMME.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Plymouth-based independent Two Four Productions to make an Ideal Home Show special fronted by Kate Thornton. Channel 4 daytime editor Jo McGrath has ordered the 4 x

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    WINTER RETURN FOR ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Only Fools and Horses (left) is expected to return to BBC 1 for a new series this winter. Writer John Sullivan has been in 'delicate discussions' with the BBC for some