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OFF THE RECORD - Will Dyke crack?
If that nice man from the Department of Trade & Industry, Stephen Byers, rejects Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Manchester United, it could ruin Greg Dyke's chances of becoming the next
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NEW COUNTY SOUND MD
Valerie Handley is the new managing director of Guildford-based County Sound Radio Network. She is due to start her post in May. Handley is presently projects director of County Sound parent
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Tough cookie
Sophie Turner Laing, new acquisitions controller at the BBC, takes the biscuit - no-one has a bad word to say about her, Hilary Curtis discovers.
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Granada Plus unveils first original commission
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) channel Granada Plus has ordered its first original commission, a daily studio-based magazine show, writes Alice Macandrew.GSkyB director of programmes Gary Shoefield has ordered a 52 x
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Collins lined up for Tiger's ITV comedy
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has commissioned two new comedy series, giving leading roles to Michelle Collins and Timothy Spall, writes Nicola Methven.Collins will star in Up, Rising, a Liddiment
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VTR CLAIMS FIRST UK LICENCE FOR QUANTEL PLUG-INS
VTR is claiming it is the UK's first facility to be licensed to run the new range of Quantel plug-ins for its three Henry suites.Created by software development company 5D in
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Live lays off staff in City TV rethink
Live TV has laid off around a third of the staff in its Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester offices as part of a rethink of its City TV services.The 18 redundancies across
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Chrysalis to head north for material
Chrysalis Television is launching a Sheffield-based northern division to take advantage of the drive by broadcasters to source more material from outside the M25, writes Tim Dams.Chrysalis Television North will be
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Chrysalis and GMG in multiplex hat
Chrysalis Radio and Virgin Radio parent Ginger Media Group (GMG) are tipped to be among the applicants vying to run one of three spare channels on the commercial national digital multiplex,
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EX-PRIMETIME CHIEF LEWORTHY JOINS CASE TV
Richard Leworthy, former CEO of Primetime, is to join independent Case Television as director. He joins founders Sue Francis and Patricia Williams and will oversee Case's production joint-venture with Canadian producer
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CWC considers cable merger with Telewest
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has confirmed that it is considering a proposal to merge its cable TV interests with rival operator Telewest in a deal that would leave just two
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Latest BSC report slaps three wrists
BBC 1's Watchdog, Channel 4 investigative documentary Undercover Britain: Stolen Goods and ITV docu-soap Motorway Life have all been criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) in its latest monthly report.Watchdog
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Neil takes on broad remit at Discovery Europe
Former BBC Production chief executive Ron Neil has re-emerged on the broadcasting scene as editorial consultant to Discovery Communications Europe (DCE), writes Alice Macandrew.Neil, who retired from the BBC at the
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WILDSCREEN ROARS INTO BRISTOL FOR TENTH FESTIVAL
Wildscreen 2000, the tenth biennial festival of moving images from the natural world, will take place in Bristol from 7-13 October 2000. The centrepiece of the festival will be an expanded
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DOGMA HEADS MIRAMAX SLATE BOUGHT BY FILMFOUR
FilmFour has acquired the UK rights to five Miramax films: Dogma, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon; teen film She's All That; Jane Campion's Holy Smoke; the first full-length feature from
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PROMAX COURSE TO BOOST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Promax UK has launched a foundation course to provide entrants to the TV and radio promotions and marketing industry with practical training. Sponsored by ITV and supported by facilities company M2
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UNITED CHIEFS WIN BONUS
United News & Media chief executive Clive Hollick was last year awarded 77,710 shares - worth£600,000 - as part of the group's executive reward scheme, in addition to his£667,626
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TX - BOB THE BUILDER
Producer: Hit EntertainmentBroadcaster: BBC 1Start: 15.45, 12 AprilLength: 26 x 10-minutesCommissioned by: Theresa Plummer-AndrewsExecutive producers: Kate Fawkes, Peter CurtisOriginal idea: Keith ChapmanDirector: Sarah BallBob the Builder is the latest character
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Over-regulation blamed for UK TV's export deficit
Over-regulation of the domestic broadcasting market is holding back sales of UK programmes overseas, according to a long-awaited report on TV exports.In a draft copy of the David Graham Associates (DGA)
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ITV's Elliott sentences The Bill to two years
Long-running Pearson Television drama The Bill, which was being written off by industry pundits just a year ago, has been recommissioned for two more years, writes John Plunkett.The police station-based drama