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CME meets Czechs in court
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
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
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
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
Likely deal with Radio First would pave way for national digital radio network around Premiership football clubs
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Carlton strike threat could hit Crossroads
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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