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Off The Record - Ideas above its station
Size does matter if Channel 4 International's presence at last week's Natpe programming bash in New Orleans was anything to go by. The chaps from Horseferry Road outdid themselves with a
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Off The Record - Messing about on a river
But forget Will Wyatt (and you will). The social event of the year was due to take place on a boat on the river Thames this Thursday (3 February), intent on
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GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
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C4 considers NTL for E4 partnership
Cable giant NTL is understood to have talked to Channel 4 about becoming an equity partner in the broadcaster's planned general entertainment channel, E4, writes John Plunkett.
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Planet Wild's garden show returns to C4
Liverpool-based Planet Wild has been recommissioned by Channel 4 for a second series of The Gardener's Garden. The 8 x 30-minute series will air in June, looking at the gardens of
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Gardam C4 review urges revamp of top brands
Channel 4 programme chief Tim Gardam has circulated a secret performance review, calling on commissioners to refresh some of the channel's best known brands, including TFI Friday, The Big Breakfast, Brookside,
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ITC's shares show C5 up and C4 steady
The Independent Television Commission's share figures for the whole of 1999 reveal falls for the BBC and ITV, while Channel 4 held steady and Channel 5 notched up a rise, writes Paul Donovan.
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C4I and NBC hook up for Old Testament docs
Channel 4 International (C4I) has struck a co-production deal with NBC for two 60-minute documentaries, The Ark of the Covenant and Sodom and Gomorrah. The films, which were commissioned by Channel
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Planet 24 prepares second Blackwood run for C4
Planet 24 is about to go into production on a second 8 x 30-minute series of late-night chat show The Richard Blackwood Show (right) for Channel 4's spring schedule. The recommission
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Chris Patten to deliver first of Reith Lectures 2000
Chris Patten will deliver the first in the series of this year's Reith Lectures, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and the internet. His lecture
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BBC 2 picks Rees to edit History Zone
Laurence Rees has been named editor of BBC 2's History Zone, the channel's regular Saturday night 90-minute history slot, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC 2 complaint upheld
The BBC's Programme Complaints Unit received 163 complaints about 143 items between October and December 1999. Fifteen were upheld, including one case against BBC 2's Living with the Enemy: Art. Three
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ITV2 buys into women's sport
ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick has commissioned a 13 x 30-minute series of women's sports show, Game Girls, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 launches record label with Queer As Folk 2
Channel 4 is launching its own record label, Channel 4 Music, on 14 February.It will primarily publish music from its 'strand brands', but the first release will be the soundtrack from
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ITV2 snaps up rights to HTV soap
HTV Wales has struck a deal with ITV2 for the digital channel to air its new regional soap, Nuts & Bolts, writes Ashley Davies.
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CFC completed 150 shots on 20th Century Fox film The Beach. In one scene, Leonardo diCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen make love in the sea, illuminated by phosphorescent plankton. Designed by 3D
CFC completed 150 shots on 20th Century Fox film The Beach. In one scene, Leonardo diCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen make love in the sea, illuminated by phosphorescent plankton. Designed by 3D
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Kiss 100 promotes Long to head of specialist output
Emap Radio-owned Kiss 100 has appointed Simon Long to the new post of head of specialist programming. Long, 23, will be responsible for developing new shows as well as nurturing on-air
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BBC Radio 1 to stage Summer Love parade in Leeds
BBC Radio 1 has announced plans for a Leeds-based annual summer street music festival. Love Parade UK will be based on the Berlin Love Parade festival, which has been taking place
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BBC 1 brings satire back to primetime
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon is hatching plans to launch a new primetime satirical comedy show, marking its first tentative step into a genre that has been in scant supply on
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Ex-R1 DJ John becomes Capital Gold's Man Of Kent
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Adrian John is to present the breakfast show on Capital Radio's Capital Gold service in Kent. John, who will replace Tim Stewart, was due to join