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    OFF THE RECORD - Money matters

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    OTR has picked up splendid tales from Carlton of a level of prudence that would make Gordon Brown positively animated with envy. Carlton's finance department is trying to trace a company

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    PETER WILLIAMS TO MAKE ORCHESTRAL TOUR SERIES

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Peter Williams Television has been commissioned to produce a 10 x 60-minute regional series for Meridian. In Music in Mansions the company will tour significant houses in the south/south-east with a

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    PUBS REVIEW SKY LOYALTY

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Top UK pub chains Whitbread and Bass Leisure are to review whether their combined 3,000 pubs will continue paying subscription charges for Sky Sports after BSkyB announced a 20 per cent

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    Nick Junior to order two new series

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK has revealed plans to bolster its UK original programming on digital pre-school channel Nick Jr by ordering two new series, writes Simon Ellery.

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    WEB-BASED NEWS SERVICE TO TAP INTO INTERNET MARKET

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    UK distributor Iskra TV has launched a web-based news service called The Soft News Syndicate specialising in short clips with an emphasis on international material. Designed to tap into the internet

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    Igel opens UK office

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    German entertainment distributor Igel Media has opened a London office and promoted head of international sales Edward Galton to become managing director, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    ITV'S HILL TARGETS WALL

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV chairman Leslie Hill has made initial approaches to United Broadcasting and Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Wall regarding the vacant ITV chief executive role. Sources close to Wall said he is

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    Strong set to return to Hat Trick

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Hat Trick Productions has rehired its former commercial director Hilary Strong, just five months after she left the indie, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Snap happy

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    When requesting pictures of media climbers, Broadcast hacks are given special training in sounding gently amused and surprised by responses like: 'All I've got is one of me as a toddler

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    STE hit as Hinchcliffe goes

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Media Group's (SMG) network production talent base has been dealt a further blow by the departure of Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) controller of drama Philip Hinchcliffe, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Hire outfit opens in Glasgow

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Broadcast equipment hire specialist Metro Ecosse is to open a Glasgow office in BBC Broadcasting House, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Gannon script for ITV

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a new eight-part drama series from Lucy Gannon and Carlton TV, writes Colin Robertson.

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    OFF THE RECORD - Gift of the gab

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Those classy bastards at Carlton drama are well known in media circles for their exquisite taste. Boy, could they teach Stephanie Beecham a thing or two about dazzling the world with

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    Palmer flies to Sky

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has ordered two new shows - a two-part, co-funded Australian drama starring Patsy Palmer and a major new women's strand from Granada TV, write Simon Ellery and Colin Robertson.

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    Stewart to be honoured in hall of fame

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Fifteen to One's William G Stewart and Granada Creative executive chair Andrea Wonfor (left) are to be honoured with membership of the Royal Television Society's Hall of Fame, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Eurosport to launch rival for Skysports

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Eurosport is locked in carriage talks with UK platform providers, following a decision to push ahead with the launch of a European sports news channel to rival BSkyB's Skysports.comTV.Eurosport News 1,

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    TV players to lead ecommerce future

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    TV producers and broadcasters will be at the forefront of the new ecommerce economy, according to the latest thinking from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).In its new consultation document,

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    OPINION - Dyke owes us more than hype

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    By the time you read this you may already have heard Greg Dyke's second James MacTaggart lecture. The address is auspicious for a number of reasons, all of which have been

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    Drama hire for Kudos

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    UK Indie Kudos has hired Jane Featherstone to the new role of head of drama as the outfit gears up to tackle a rising drama workload, writes Simon Ellery.

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    RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY DEVELOPS MARKETING SKILLS

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Red Lorry Yellow Lorry has lured Rachel Hayward from Quantel to the role of account executive. Hayward will develop the public relations, marketing and design services, in addition to improving the