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Ali G wrestles with Parkinson for TV Bafta
Spoof interviewer takes on chat show king for entertainment award
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OFF THE RECORD - Video vault
One of the hottest viewing tapes at Mip-TV this week has been from Channel 5's newly launched distribution arm. But forget the Erotic Oscars, the most sought-after video in C5 International's
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SPORTS PRODUCTION - No one-trick pony
Although Trans World International has built its reputation on sports production, managing director Bill Sinrich has moved the company into new territory and is now looking towards a converged TV and internet service.
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UK Play ups music quota
UK Play channel editor Myfanwy Moore is increasing the channel's music programming commitment with five new commissions, writes Tara Conlan.BBC music entertainment is to make three shows for the UKTV music
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Lego starts up production
Toy company Lego has drafted in children's veterans Vanessa Chapman and Michael Carrington to set up a UK production arm and is seeking production staff to create kids' programming that it
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Postcard from ... Martin Jackson in Portugal
Don't ever complain of Bafta awards over-running again. Portugal's Golden Globes - the local version of Bafta and the Brit Awards rolled into one, staged and televised by SIC, the major
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ITN STAFF WANT REDUNDANCY
Fifty-four ITN staff have applied for voluntary redundancy as part of a package offered by management in February, in exchange for new terms and conditions.Most come from technical staff working in
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Macbean resigns from Itel
Itel chief executive Andrew Macbean has resigned from the distributor as it emerged this week that Itel and Carlton International could be merged by October, write Lucy Rouse and Colin Robertson.According
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SKY'S SWINGEWOOD HIRES RUDDER FOR NEW MEDIA ROLE
BSkyB director of new media John Swingewood has announced the full-time appointment of Sky News deputy head Jim Rudder as head of new media for movies and news. Rudder, who was
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TRADE TALK - Hip hoaxer
New E4 head of programmes Andrew Newman cut his teeth on shows like The Word and Brass Eye. But just how far will he go, asks Ashley Davies.
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OFF THE RECORD - Gone write to his head
Fun and games at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild awards, where writer Andrew Davies was in typically bombastic form. Picking up the award for his adaptation of Wives and Daughters, Davies
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GMG and Wireless scoop RA licences
The Radio Authority has handed out two new digital licences, with the Switch Digital consortium winning the second local digital multiplex for Greater London and the Guardian Media Group (GMG) scooping
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OPINION - Time to home in on global kudos
For some, travelling to Cannes for Mip-TV is about as welcome as a takeover bid from an ITV company with north-west franchises. But the twice-yearly exodus does provide a sense of
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - National romps home at fifteen to four
The Grand National on BBC 1's Grandstand on Saturday (8 April) led the ratings race this week, galloping in way ahead of other competitors, writes Georgina Lipscomb.According to unofficial overnights, Grandstand's
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OFF THE RECORD - That sinking feeling
There was much gnashing of teeth not so long ago when the beautiful people of Bafta decided to split the TV and film awards into two separate categories, with fears that
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Merged giant may float by end of year
The newly merged Pearson TV/CLT-Ufa broadcast-production company could be floated on the London stock exchange with a new name by the end of the year.Speaking at Mip-TV in Cannes this week,
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EBU TO BE HONOURED WITH GOLDEN ROSE AT MONTREUX
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to be honoured with a special award at The Golden Rose of Montreux in May. The Golden Rose of Honour will be presented to the
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STANDARDISED SCRAMBLING SYSTEM TESTED BY EBU
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said this week that is has successfully tested a simple standardised scrambling system, suitable for digital satellite news gathering, that can work with all makes of
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Dyke poised to fill nations and regions post by Easter
BBC director general Greg Dyke is expected to appoint a new director of nations and regions before Easter, thereby filling one of the most senior and politically sensitive vacancies at the
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TV does not push drugs
Television does not influence people to take drugs and is even a deterrent, according to a major new study due to be published this week by the Broadcasting Standards Commission, writes