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ITV commitment to regions questioned
ITV's commitment to regional audiences in the wake of consolidation was the hottest topic at the New Frontiers: 1999 Television from the Nations & Regions Conference, organised by producers' alliance Pact
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LEAVESDEN CLOSING IN JANUARY TO REBUILD FACILITIES
Leavesden Studios is not taking any more bookings after 31 January 2000 and will close for up to two years while the design and planning process for a new studio complex
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OFF THE RECORD - Cliff top
OTR can exclusively reveal the real reason Cliff Richard managed to top the hit parade with his yuletide dirge, the Millennium Prayer. It was all down to BBC Wales, according to
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OFF THE RECORD - Cliff top two
Still with Sir Cliff, word has it he has become the most famous customer so far of that mountain of news clips and soundbites, the ITN Archive. Cliff, as readers will
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Survey cites 'slave labour' in TV
'Slave labour' working conditions, long hours and flimsy contracts are the norm in TV and film, according to a survey from Women in Film & Television, writes Tara Conlan.Unveiled this week,
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CHRYSALIS RADIO ONLINE RECRUITS HYDRA'S GOPSILL
Mary Gopsill has become the managing director of the newly formed Chrysalis Radio Online. Gopsill joins from media strategy consultancy Hydra, where she is currently a senior adviser in charge of
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ELLIOTT MOVES TO CHRYSALIS DISTRIBUTION
Chrysalis Distribution has hired Chrysalis Visual Entertainment contracts executive Alexander Elliott to take on the same post.Elliott, 25, was drafted in by Chrysalis Distribution managing director Christina Willoughby to head legal
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CHANNEL X TO MAKE DAVE SAINT SHOW FOR UK PLAY
UK Play, the UKTV music and comedy channel, has commissioned Channel X to produce The Dave Saint Show, a new 13 x 30-minute series starring John Thomson (The Fast Show, Cold
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Hooper to take up Gibbings' RA chair
Media secretary Chris Smith has appointed Richard Hooper as the new chairman of the Radio Authority, writes John Plunkett.Hooper, one of the founding members of the authority, will replace Sir Peter
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CAPED CRUSADER FLIES ON TO GRANADA PLUS
Granada Plus has bought 34 x 30-minute episodes of the original Batman series starring Adam West from 20th Century Fox. The satellite, cable and digital terrestrial channel will air the series
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DIGITAL ONE SEEKS CABLE CARRIAGE FOR RADIO SERVICES
National digital radio outfit Digital One is negotiating with NTL and other cable operators for carriage of its expanding bouquet. The Digital One multiplex, which includes the three existing national analogue
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Buffy spin-off tops Sky One's winter schedule
Sky One has acquired Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel and political satire The West Wing, starring Martin Sheen, both of which will appear in its winter schedule at the beginning
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BSC report calls for equal opportunities
Terrestrial channels do not have enough ethnic minority executives in key decision-making positions, a report claims this week, writes Tim Dams.Include Me In, a survey of race and TV published by
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Government prepares digital windfall for broadcasters
Broadcasters and independent producers could benefit from a wave of government contracts for digital television initiatives following a Cabinet Office initiative to use DTV to deliver government services, writes Lucy Rouse.In
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Broadcast launches on the web in joint-venture
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, has entered into a joint-venture with development company Netdecisions and Channel 5 to launch a website aimed at TV producers and broadcasters.As part of the deal, Broadcast
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BROADCAST SHORTLISTS POST-PRODUCTION OUTFITS
Broadcast has shortlisted six post-production companies for the best post-production house category of its Broadcast 2000 Awards. Those shortlisted are: Edit Works, M2 Television, Molinare, Tele-Cine, Todd AO and TSI.
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TRIO IN LONDON RADIO BID
The Guardian Media Group has joined forces with GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings to bid for the second digital radio multiplex for London. Each outfit would run one of the services
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Bergg exit opens door to Lamaison
ITV reacted swiftly to the shock defection of director of planning and strategy David Bergg to BSkyB by appointing ITV2 director of broadcasting Julia Lamaison as his successor.Bergg is expected to
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OFF THE RECORD - The great Bergg race
Universal surprise greeted news of David 'prince of darkness' Bergg's defection from ITV to Sky One. But perhaps we shouldn't have been so shocked at the latest move by the uberscheduler,
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ICG to get caretaker chief before Xmas
The BBC will appoint a caretaker chief at the Independent Commissioning Group (ICG) before Christmas to oversee the department until its expected restructure next year, writes Tim Dams.ICG head of factual