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OFF THE RECORD - Audio action
The rarely-heard-from Clyde Broadcast Products (purveyors of quality radio equipment) has been in touch this week - waxing lyrical about some of its 'very special offers'. Top of the list of
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ABRAMSKY TO HEAD BBC ASIAN NETWORK RADIO
BBC Network Radio is take over managerial control of local radio station BBC Asian Network from the English Regions division. BBC Asian Network, edited by Vijay Sharma, will move under BBC
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The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
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WIRELESS GROUP COMPLAINS TO EC ABOUT EBU
The Wireless Group (TWG) has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission to try and stop the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) from securing both TV and radio sports rights for
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ABBOT SIGNS FOR THREE EPISODES OF RED'S CLOCKING OFF
Paul Abbott has been signed up to write at least three episodes of the second series of Clocking Off, which Red Productions is making for BBC 1. Other writers on board
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AIRBORN PULLS TOGETHER BRA WARS FOR C5
Independent UK producer/distributor Airbourne TV has sold a 30-minute documentary called Bra Wars to Channel 5. Bought by C5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford, Bra Wars follows the battle between multi-national
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Eyre rebuffs C5 plan to nab Bill and Neighbours
Channel 5's plans to poach The Bill and Neighbours were dealt a severe blow this week after Pearson TV chief Richard Eyre vowed the company would not transfer shows from their current homes to channels where it is a shareholder, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Indies and C4 clash over online rights
Producers' alliance Pact and Channel 4 are locked in talks about online rights, after a group of major indies claimed the broadcaster tried to impose a new media rights agreement in
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C4 plans disabled Seven Up series
Channel 4 has commissioned a long-running series similar to the award-winning Seven Up programmes but focusing on the lives of disabled children.C4 editor, education programmes Richard McKerrow has lined up Ricochet
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C4 bolsters daytime department
Channel 4 has appointed Sadie Wykeham as the new deputy commissioning editor, daytime and has bolstered up its entertainment department by appointing former This Morning editor Sharon Powers to oversee The Big Breakfast, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Former controller of BBC Radio 4 James Boyle has joined the board of Scottish indie Wark Clements, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The TV indie, headed by managing director Alan Clements, hopes to
Former controller of BBC Radio 4 James Boyle has joined the board of Scottish indie Wark Clements, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The TV indie, headed by managing director Alan Clements, hopes to
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C4 TO SCREEN EXTERMINATING ANGEL'S EMMANUELLE DOC
Channel 4 is airing a 60-minute documentary about classic softcore porn film Emmanuelle, the controversey that surrounded it when it came out in 1974 and the effect it had on moving
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The Edit House has produced new titles and stings for the fifth series of Channel 4 music show Flava produced by Brighter Pictures. Directed by Anthony Thomas, the sequences were shot
The Edit House has produced new titles and stings for the fifth series of Channel 4 music show Flava produced by Brighter Pictures. Directed by Anthony Thomas, the sequences were shot
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VTR to be third TV4C partner
Post-production house VTR is to become third equal partner in TV4C, the children's animation production and licensing house formed by Chatsworth Television and Flicks Films last October (Broadcast, 8.10.00), writes Barbara
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OFF THE RECORD - Leadbeater finds C4 friends
As fast as the BBC loses strategists, C4 seems to gain them. Take, for example, big-brained author Charles Leadbeater - who doubles as a guru for left-wing think tank Demos. He's
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ITN 24-HOUR NEWS PICKS CROSSLEY-HOLLAND AS DEPUTY
ITV Nightly News programme editor Dominic Crossley-Holland has been named as deputy editor of ITN's new 24-hour news channel. He will report to editor Bill Dunlop and takes up his post
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Channel 4 has created a package of 22 short promotions for its England v West Indies test cricket series coverage this summer. The promos were shot on location in Trinidad and
Channel 4 has created a package of 22 short promotions for its England v West Indies test cricket series coverage this summer. The promos were shot on location in Trinidad and
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BBC Resources graphic designers Victor Martinez and Sandra Nicholson, aided by graphic producer Stephen Venning, are the force behind the title sequence for the BBC coverage of Euro 2000. Combining th
BBC Resources graphic designers Victor Martinez and Sandra Nicholson, aided by graphic producer Stephen Venning, are the force behind the title sequence for the BBC coverage of Euro 2000. Combining the
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BT plans live-action Euro 2000 broadcast
BT Broadcast Services is to distribute live action from Euro 2000 to four major European broadcasters plus the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), writes Barbara Marshall.
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TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5 Title Day Start Viewers
TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5 Title Day Start Viewers