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SEX AND VIOLENCE INCREASED THROUGH DECADE.
The amount of violence, sex and bad language shown on the television has increased throughout the 1990s. According to the latest Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) report for 1999, the number of
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ZONE DISCOVERY DEAL.
London-based channel producer and distributor Zone Vision has renewed a representation agreement with Discovery Communications Europe for a further five years. The contract covers Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Civilisations, Discovery
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DCMS 'open' to ideas for Ofcom.
The government is open to suggestions about the best structure for its proposed single regulator, Ofcom, media secretary Chris Smith said this week. Speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)
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USA NETWORK SNAPS UP DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Target Distribution has sold the format of Hewland International drama Daylight Robbery (left) to USA Network. The US broadcaster is expected to make an 8 x 60-minute version of the drama,
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White paper will date too rapidly.
Media select committee chairman Gerald Kaufman has suggested the government's communications white paper will be dead before it is translated into legislation.At the second session of the select committee's inquiry into
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Database plan for multicultural talent.
Channel 4 is setting up a multicultural talent database and has hired Granada Television producer/director Amina Razaq to implement it, writes Ashley Davies.
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ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS' CUBEEZ GOES GLOBAL.
Entertainment Rights has sold the 26 x 11-minute and 13 x 30-minute children's property Cubeez to a number of international broadcasters, including Discovery Kids Latin America, Fox Kids Australia, TVP Poland,
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OFF THE RECORD - Mole win proves critics wrong.
It has emerged that Action Time initially had a bit of trouble pitching the format for The Mole to British broadcasters last year. Many of the biggies said they kind of
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IRVINE OPENS DOOR TO TV COURT COVERAGE.
High-profile appeal court cases such as the recent battle involving Siamese twins Jodie and Mary could be televised within five years, according to Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine. Speaking to the Commons
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FREE XSI COURSES.
Softimage is offering free XSI training courses to current users of the software. Tyrell will host the single-day courses on the following days: 6 February for new users; 7 February for
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Owners consider wider contract for ITV news.
ITN or the recently unveiled BSkyB-led news consortium could be asked to run an ITV-branded news channel and interactive website as part of the terms of the network's next five-year news contract, writes Colin Robertson.
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NEWS COMPLAINT UPHELD.
The BBC programme complaints bulletin published this week upheld 18 of the 157 complaints, including one made by the secretary general of the Aluminium Federation about a BBC news programme on
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Commissions queue up for YTTTP
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has bagged a number of orders, including three more instalments of her 100 Greatest ... strand for Channel 4, writes Colin Robertson.
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CLIPSALESNOW.COM TIES.
Clipsalesnow.com, the online clippings service backed by September Films, which launches next week (8 February), has signed up Brook Lapping Productions, RDF Television, Minotaur, ARTV and is also on the verge
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CLIMER TO ON DIGITAL.
BBC News controller of technology Naomi Climer has joined On Digital in the new post of director of technical operations. Reporting to chief technical officer Simon Dore, Climer will take responsibility
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CHARLES QUITS PEARSON.
Pearson Television head of comedy Tony Charles is leaving the company next month to become a freelance producer. Charles, who has been with the former independent since 1996, said he was
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Wildlife centralises.
Granada completed the integration of former United News & Media ITV franchises Anglia and Meridian this week, announcing up to 100 job losses and the pooling of all wildlife programming into
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ICHOOSETV NTL CARRIAGE DEAL.
Online entertainment portal IchooseTV has signed a carriage deal with NTL's broadband internet service, ntlworld, writes David Wood.
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Carlton rejigs factual team.
Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett has reshuffled his factual team to 'invigorate the Midlands as a production base', installing Planet Wild managing director Eric Harwood in a new factual controller role in Nottingham, writes Colin Robertson.
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CAPITAL REVENUE UP.
At its annual general meeting last week (24 January) Capital Radio announced increased revenue for October to December 2000 of 12 per cent - an increase of 4 per cent year