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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Arrow hits mark with record C5 audience
Channel 5 hit the bull's-eye with the terrestrial premiere of Broken Arrow last Tuesday (23 March), scoring its best-ever rating for a film, writes Alice Macandrew.The John Travolta/Christian Slater action thriller
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C4's new shows attract ITC praise
The ITC praised Channel 4 for making some 'promising developments' in 1998 after it was criticised the previous year for a lack of innovation and landmark programming.In its 1998 Annual Performance
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C4 BUYS SHORT FILM
Channel 4 has acquired short film Whoosh, the directorial debut of actor Daniel Hill (Casualty, Waiting for God), for its main channel and FilmFour. It tells the story of a woman
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FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required aroun
FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required around 550
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Watchmaker brings Copenhagen to R3
Independent Watchmaker Productions has been commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to produce a version of Michael Frayn's award-winning West End play, Copenhagen, writes John Plunkett.The three-character play, which transferred to the
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3DD wins rights to Fergie testimonial
Distributor 3DD Entertainment has secured international free-to-air and pay-TV rights to the Simply Red and friends concert plus a one-off football match featuring Manchester United against an all-star Rest of the
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PICKARD RECOMMISSIONS MOPATOP'S SHOP UNTIL 2001
Nigel Pickard, ITV controller of children's and youth programmes, has recommissioned pre-school series Mopatop's Shop until 2001. Programme-makers Carlton and The Jim Henson Company have signed a deal to supply ITV
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BBC 2 lines up Flaubert two-parter
BBC films and single drama is producing a two-part adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.Pre-production on the 2 x 75-minute drama is due to start
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BBC 2 TO BROADCAST RUGBY SUPER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
BBC 2 is to broadcast JJB Super League rugby league highlights across the north of England from May. The weekly 30-minute show will be transmitted in an opted-out Monday evening slot
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Hill recounts Home Stories and serves up Fresh Food for BBC 2
Mark Hill, BBC features leisure programmes editor, is overseeing a new BBC 2 documentary series on the history of different homes, writes Alice Macandrew.The 6 x 20-minute series, Home Stories, was
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Tiger's Perfect World on BBC 2
Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to make comedy series Perfect World starring comedian Paul Kaye for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.Kaye, better known as celebrity taunter Dennis Pennis, will make
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BBC 2 cleans up at 1998 RTS awards
A year of ratings and critical success for BBC 2 was capped by eight trophies at the Royal Television Society (RTS) 1998 programme awards this week, writes Tim Dams.BBC 2 won
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1998 review: ITC verdict on network players
ANGLIAPerformed strongly in 1998, taking a fresh look at its news and showing several well-made new series. Last year's concerns over regional entertainment had been addressed but arts output was too
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3DD is launching a 90-minute film about punk giants The Clash at Mip-TV next week. The film includes exclusive new interviews with former band members and rare footage shot between 1977
3DD is launching a 90-minute film about punk giants The Clash at Mip-TV next week. The film includes exclusive new interviews with former band members and rare footage shot between 1977
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Keith Rogerson of Man-Made was commissioned by Nickleodeon to write and direct a new series of Fruit-tella sponsorship stings. DoP Nick Tebbet used 16mm colour film shot at varying speeds to
Keith Rogerson of Man-Made was commissioned by Nickleodeon to write and direct a new series of Fruit-tella sponsorship stings. DoP Nick Tebbet used 16mm colour film shot at varying speeds to
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OFF THE RECORD - Put a sock in it!
Off The Record is no stranger to receiving unusual presents in the post - not long ago it was sent a pair of melons to celebrate the return to our (satellite
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Queering the pitch
Beck's decision last week to pull its sponsorship from Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk highlights the often fraught relationship between programme-makers and sponsors. Nicola Methven reports.
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State of the nation
Famed literary magazine the New Yorker shocked its readership last week with a story claiming NBC and Sony had held secret talks about a possible joint-venture.The magazine said senior Sony executives
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Yentob signposts a move upmarket
BBC director of television Alan Yentob has signalled his desire to move the corporation upmarket in the face of ITV's ratings surge.Speaking at the launch of BBC 1 and 2's£320
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MONSTER SUCCESS
This year's Oscars saw success for the BBC-backed Gods and Monsters, with Bill Condon taking best adapted screenplay. Other UK triumphs included Jenny Shircore's best make-up Oscar for Elizabeth, part-funded by