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    ITV tussles with F1 boss over TV rights

    1999-07-02T00:00:00Z

    ITV faces the prospect of shelling out more cash to maintain its coverage of Formula One (F1) motor racing after a contractual dispute with F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone forced it to drastically cut back its coverage of the French Grand Prix last weekend, wr

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    OPINION - Dyke must ring the changes at BBC 1

    1999-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Is it too cynical to suggest that Alan Yentob's review of BBC 1, announced before Greg Dyke's appointment, comes a little late in the day?Given the governors' unusually robust comments in

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    MCKEOWN PUMPS£100,000 INTO ISLE OF WIGHT CHANNEL

    1999-07-02T00:00:00Z

    TV producer and founder of Select TV Allan McKeown has invested more than£100,000 in the UK's first terrestrial restricted service licence (RSL) channel, TV12. The investment in the local community

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    Trade Talk - Sarah Thane

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    On the need to redefine the role of public service broadcasting in the interests of a national majority.

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    Off the Record - Wild wild Westcountry

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    There have been comings and goings and 'appenings of late down at Westcountry Television - or Carlton West as it is more popularly known these days.The Plymouth broadcaster recently settled out

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    Off the Record - Poopy trap

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    ITV's rival to MacIntyre Undercover Hoaxbusters kicks off this week with an investigation into the tricks of the conman's trade. The United show also reveals just how easily duped the British

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    Trade Talk - Worth nicking

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    LNN's Nick Atkins is off to On Digital with his wicked sense of humour. But for some reason he's not smiling. Tara Conlan investigates.

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    NEW PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDERS TO REVOLUTIONISE TV

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The coming generation of personal video recorders (PVRs) will mean a fundamental change to the TV business with broadcasters increasingly relying on subscription and pay-per-view revenue, NDS chief executive Dr Abe

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    RDF SIGNS UP OZ'S NETWORK TEN FOR SHIPWRECKED

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The second series of Channel 4's Shipwrecked - in which a group of young people have to survive as a team on a desert island - will be a co-production between

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    PRIORY MAY REPLACE TFI

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Speculation is mounting that The Priory - commissioned for a third series on Channel 4 - could replace the axed TFI Friday, also made by Ginger TV. C4 head of entertainment

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    Tiger odds on for lottery

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect has been signed up as the production partner of the Richard Branson-backed bid to run the National Lottery, writes Colin Robertson.

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    SWITCHDIGITAL LAUNCHES WITH NINE RADIO STATIONS

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Switchdigital, London's second digital radio multiplex, launched on Monday with nine digital radio services. The line-up includes three existing London stations: Heart 106.2, Jazz FM and BBC London Live. The six

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    Opinion - ITV should stick to its schedule

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    What a sorry tale the News at Ten row is turning into. The ITC appears to have seized on the issue as a way of justifying its future in the regulatory

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    Interview - Turning the tables

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Besides overseeing an ever expanding analogue and digital radio empire at GWR, Steve Orchard is a vociferous advocate for the industry's regulatory turnaround and, judging by his colleagues' awe, he will be listened to.

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    Sky and ITN start interactive news

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sky News appeared to have outflanked ITN and NTL by launching the UK's first interactive news service on Monday (26 June), just as further details of ITN's 24-hour interactive news channel

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    International News - Ronin moves into Germany

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Indie Ronin Entertainment has signed a collaboration deal with German-based production company Brainpool TV and an unnamed US indie to develop, produce and market formats for UK, US and central European television, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    PRESS GANG

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    No matter how frantically busy today's TV types get, somehow they can always find time to give themselves a plug in the papers. We round up their latest inky musings so you don't have to bother ...

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    LIVING ORDERS PEARSON TO MAKE 'PSYCHIC' GAMESHOW

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Flextech channel Living has commissioned Pearson Television to produce a new 30 x 30-minute game show series that features psychics and clairvoyants. Hosted by Paul Ross, the series is called Mystic

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    And Finally ..

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Stuart Thomas, editor of LBC and part-time insomniac, reveals a passion for sausages and daytime TV ...

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    SYNTHETIC PLANS EXPANSION FOLLOWING FLOTATION

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Computer animation and content developer Synthetic Dimensions is gearing up for rapid expansion following flotation last December. The outfit plans to recruit up to 25 people - tripling the size of