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Mentorn on the move
London-based The Mentorn Group is closing its Birmingham office and relocating Mentorn Barraclough Carey (MBC) Midlands to a new site in Oxford, writes Tara Conlan.
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OFF THE RECORD - Madness by the Med
OTR has had a sneak preview (in other words, we've read most of the press release) of a new TV drama series, intriquingly titled Monaco Blue. It looks so powerfully subtle,
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OFF THE RECORD - And look at that spelling
Is it time for the corporation to come clean about its international money-making ventures? Should we take the sign below to be a straightforward 'cosa nostra' euphemism or is it a
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KIDS TV - Poised to net kids' market
With the BBC on the brink of launching two children's channels, Disney to launch three and 11 already broadcasting, television executives are beginning to doubt that there will be enough children to watch them all.
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OFF THE RECORD - More than my job's worth
Security staff at the lavish post-Big Brother soiree on Friday night briefly denied access to an unimposing-looking character. His mates vouched for him, however, and he was let in. He was
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MTV UK AND IRELAND UNVEILS SEVEN NEW PROGRAMMES
MTV UK and Ireland is drawing up plans for up to seven new shows including a post-club programme allowing viewers to send messages to each other through an on-screen ticker tape.
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TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL WINS UEFA SERIES
International Management Group programming arm Trans World International has won the commission from Uefa to produce a 30 x 60-minute magazine show series based around this season's Uefa Champions League. The
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INSIDER INSPIRATION TO BE INTERVIEWED AT SHEFFIELD
Documentary maker Lowell Bergman (right), whose CBS investigation into the tobacco industry inspired feature film The Insider, will be interviewed by Channel 4 head of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove at
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SCRIPTWRITING - Teaming with ideas
Scriptwriters may yet come back to the cutting edge of programme making, as US methods - team writing and longer runs - are taken up and technology opens up a host of interactive possibilities. Ed Shelton reports.
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UK-based rights holder
Chorion has fully funded a new computer animated series featuring Noddy which launches at Mipcom Junior next month with the BBC holding an option to buy UK rights, writes Barbara Marshall.
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LNN SEEKING HEAD OF NEWS
London News Network is believed to be in talks with former BBC news executive editor, TV bulletins Malcolm Balen to become its new head of news. The role has been vacant
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TARGET TO HANDLE LMNO INTERNATIONAL SALES
Target Distribution has signed a distribution deal with LMNO Productions, the US light entertainment producer whose programmes include Krypton Factor, Guinness World Records, Prime Time and Kids Say the Darndest Things.
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ULSTER TELEVISION SHOWS STRONG PROFITS GROWTH
Ulster Television's group operating profit rose 24 per cent to£6.7m in the six months to June. Interim results released on Monday (18 September) revealed its television operating profit was up
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WIRELESS GROUP RESULTS SHOW TURNOVER UP
The Wireless Group (TWG) has announced its interim results for the six months ending June 2000, the first set of results to be released since the company floated in May. Turnover
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Gardam reorders top staff structure
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has restructured his commissioning team, creating three department heads and reworking many of the channel's reporting lines.The moves follow a change to deputy director
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GRANADA MEDIA GAMESHOW WINS THE GOLD IN TURKEY
Granada Media gameshow format Win Your Weight In Gold has become a ratings success in Turkey, where it began broadcasting on ATV last week. On Saturday 9 September it achieved a
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OFF THE RECORD - No fuel like an old fuel
Panorama is on the ball, speedily grasping the news baton with a firm, confident grip. The team has decided to rush out an analysis of the fuel crisis. It will go
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Frostrup to front Panorama
The BBC's current affairs department has confirmed TV presenter Mariella Frostrup as the host for a one-off report on reality television for the new series of Panorama, writes Tara Conlan.
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FUNDING FOR NEW TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo is understood to have given Avalon development funding for a potential replacement for TFI Friday.The show is believed to be based on the Friday
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The future is niche for entertainment
Entertainment is a declining genre with fragmenting audiences, but now is a good time to create new entertainment channels, according to a new study from strategic research company Human Capital.The report,