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    OFF THE RECORD - Our glorious press

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    A new low was reached at last week's quarterly Rajar press conference, where the latest radio audience figures were revealed.The assembled masses managed to come up with just one question between

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    Miles quits Granada for Fox Kids MD role

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Fox Kids has drafted in Granada International Productions director of animation Annie Miles to replace Rod Henwood as managing director, writes Tim Dams.

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    Friedricks and Fierman sign for Team International

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    US producer/distributor Team Communications has appointed Larry Friedricks and Paula Fierman as co-presidents of newly created international distribution subsidiary Team International Distribution (TID). Friedricks and Fierman are joining Team from Paular

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    OPINION - ITV must move to replace Eyre fast

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    What a week. It began with Greg Dyke's much-anticipated debut at the BBC - and no sooner was he through the door than he'd announced a review of Broadcast as if

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    LWT's The Lab experiments with two regional jobs

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The Lab, LWT's experimental production unit, is working on two new regional commissions. LWT has ordered a 60-minute special from The Lab, Countdown to the Millennium, for December, which will look

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    Odetics hails first Euro sale of Roswell

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Odetics Broadcast has completed the first sale in Europe of its Roswell facility management system, combined with a Bowser visual asset manager, to ATG in Sweden, which airs horseracing and betting

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    OFF THE RECORD - Turn on, toon in, drop out

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Congratulations to Nickelodeon, which continued its campaign for global kids domination last week with news of a new start-up in Malaysia. But a word of caution - remember the hot water

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    Liberty/Four Media deal shocks Soho

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Soho's broadcast facilities were in a state of shock after Liberty Media, owner of UK facilities Tele-Cine and Todd AO, agreed a $238 million (£145.1 million) takeover of Four Media, which bought TVP Group and TVI earlier this year, writes Dominic Timms.

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    Worldwide in Video deal

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has signed a licensing deal with Video Networks that will provide BBC content on demand to Video Networks' Home Choice service.The deal, which involves more than 600 hours of

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    Itel signs deal with Emmy winner JWM

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    UK distributor Itel has signed a first-look development deal with Emmy award-winning US indie factual specialist JWM Productions.Under the deal, Itel has first refusal on distribution rights to new factual programming

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    Simply Money to record daily show at Sound Republic

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Interactive digital TV channel Simply Money has signed a£2 million three-year deal to broadcast a three-hour daily show from the studios at Sound Republic, the nightclub in Leicester Square. The

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    NEWS SPECIAL: THE THIRD QUARTER RAJARS - Commercial radio loses national lead

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has leapfrogged the commercial sector in the battle for radio listeners according to the latest Rajar figures, thanks to a strong showing by the corporation's local and regional stations.Overall,

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    NBC drops US version of Cold Feet

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The US version of Granada Media comedy drama Cold Feet has been axed by NBC after just four episodes, writes Jason Deans.

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    QVC producers Chris Clarkson and Nigel Cole-Brown have created a new series of Christmas and millennium idents. They feature an ice palace and ice queen who comes to life inside a

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    QVC producers Chris Clarkson and Nigel Cole-Brown have created a new series of Christmas and millennium idents. They feature an ice palace and ice queen who comes to life inside a

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    INTERVIEW - Change in the Eyre

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    He's decided to take up a new challenge as chief executive of Pearson, so is it merely a case of 'job done' or did the politics of the most difficult job in broadcasting finally get to departing ITV chief executive Richard Eyre?

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    SGI shuts Soho Square training centre

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Silicon Graphics (SGI) is jettisoning its central London training and demonstration centre Silicon Studios as part of a global effort to trim costs. An SGI spokeswoman confirmed it was moving its

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    C-Cube to merge DiviCom subsidiary with Harmonic

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    C-Cube Microsystems has signed a definitive agreement with US fibre-optic manufacturer Harmonic, which will merge with its wholly owned DiviCom subsidiary.The deal, expected to close early next year, will also see

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    Carlton leaps at Springer

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Jerry Springer is expected to sign a deal with Carlton Television for a new four-part Sunday night talk show to air next April on the ITV network.The working title is Springer

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    Cargill plans Scot move

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs Ken Cargill is joining the team planning the headquarters' move to Pacific Quay in Glasgow. His role includes ensuring the new set-up takes

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    OFF THE RECORD - Bush fires

    1999-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Remember the fuss at Channel 4 over the title of hit drama Queer as Folk (originally called Queer as Fuck before it was toned down by C4)? Apparently the station is