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BBC execs on call on Millennium Eve
A team of top-level BBC executives will be on standby at TV Centre on Millennium Eve in case of internal, domestic and global Y2K crises.The Millennium Operating Regime will be headed
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Xfm fined£50,000 after bestiality charge
The Radio Authority has fined Capital Radio-owned Xfm£50,000 and threatened to withdraw its licence after two editions of the station's breakfast show broadcast 'descriptions of bestiality ... and ill-judged references to pornography', writes John Plunke
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ITN FACES STRIKE THREAT
ITN could be hit by strikes next month after Bectu and NUJ members voted to hold a ballot for industrial action as eleventh-hour talks at Acas broke down this week. Unions
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GRANADA HIRES RICHMOND
Granada Television controller of entertainment Duncan Gray has hired Siubhan Richmond to be the new executive producer of This Morning. Richmond, who series produced Talent TV's The Villa for Sky One,
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MERGER DEADLINE NEARS
The deadline for submissions to the Office of Fair Trading from third parties wishing to comment on competition or public interest issues raised by the proposed Carlton/ United merger falls on
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PRISM POACHES JOHNSON
Former Fox Kids UK managing director Rod Henwood's new internet and interactive TV outfit, Prism Entertainment, has poached Action Time head of children's programmes Amelia Johnson. She joins next month.
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HAYNES JOINS SKY PICS
Sky Pictures has poached Valencia Haynes from London-based sales outfit Capitol Films to join its production team next month. Haynes will work alongside Sky Pictures head William Turner in a production,
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MACBEAN HEADS BTDA
Itel chief executive Andrew Macbean has been voted in as the new chairman of the British Television Distributors' Association. He takes over from Hit Entertainment managing director Charlie Caminada in January.
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NTL SPORT BOOST
NTL's plans to launch a sports channel next year were boosted after its wholly owned subsidiary, Premium TV (PTV), struck a£10 access deal with BBC Sport for its archive. PTV
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BBC jobs at risk in Hall's News rejig
Newly installed BBC News deputy chief executive Richard Sambrook has warned he cannot guarantee jobs will not be lost as a result of chief executive Tony Hall's latest restructuring.Hall's review of
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MPs concern over new ITN politics chief
MPs are concerned that ITN has not yet announced its replacement for political editor Michael Brunson, who is due to retire at the beginning of next year, writes John Lewis.
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Indie hours for ITV network rise by 9 per cent
The total number of hours produced by independent producers for the ITV network has risen by 9 per cent year-on-year, writes Jason Deans.
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BBC draws radio indie ire
Radio indies have expressed concern about a fall in the number of commissions from the BBC after BBC Radio 4 informed producers of its latest commissioning round last week, writes John Plunkett.
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C4 to mount Flying Ducks
Channel 4 commissioning editor, features and special projects Liz Warner has ordered interior design series Flying Ducks from TalkBack Productions.The new 6 x 60-minute series will follow six house-owners as the
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LIVE TV TRIO TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE VENTURE
Former Live TV managing director Mark Cullen is to launch an interactive TV venture with his former colleagues from the defunct TV channel, programme executives Mark Murphy and Adrian Swift.The outfit,
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CULLEN STEPS UP AT BBC DRAMA SERIES
BBC drama head of series Mal Young has appointed Serena Cullen as head of development. Cullen, who was previously a development producer in the department, replaces Patrick Spence who has left
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EURONEWS PLANS HOURLY BROADCASTS OVER NEW YEAR
ITN-operated pan-European news channel EuroNews will broadcast live hourly updates from across the globe during its millennium special. The broadcasts will begin in New Zealand at 13.00 (Central European Time) on
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DISCOVERY EUROPE SEALS DIGITAL DEAL WITH TELEWEST
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has signed a digital carriage deal for all its channels on the Telewest cable network. Telewest will carry Discovery Channel Europe, Discovery Home & Leisure and Animal
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RTS TO HONOUR WYATT'S 34 YEARS AT BBC
The Royal Television Society is holding a dinner for outgoing BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt on 27 January. Wyatt (right) retires this month after a career at the corporation spanning
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DE FOUGEROLLES JOINS TWO WAY TV FROM MTV EUROPE
Interactive outfit Two Way TV has recruited Jean de Fougerolles from MTV Europe to become its head of distribution. He will oversee the service's roll-out on emerging digital platforms including digital