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BRAVO TO PRODUCE SERIES OF SHORTS IN-HOUSE
Bravo has commissioned a raft of one-minute shorts, called Bravo Bullets, which will air in between its main programmes from 4 October. The interstitials, to be broadcast as the end credits
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R5 LIVE TO COVER 35 OF 41 RUGBY WORLD CUP TIES
BBC Radio 5 Live is to broadcast live coverage of 35 of the 41 matches at this year's Rugby World Cup. The R5 Live commentary and presenting team for the tournament,
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ITV UNVEILS YEAR OF PROMISE CAMPAIGN
ITV's Year of Promise campaign will launch on-screen on 17 October with a 75-minute show at 18.00. A 30-minute update will be transmitted in December, with the on-screen centrepiece of the
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FORGET ABOUT IT BRINGS IN WORLD CUP ON RADIO WALES
Radio indie Forget About It Productions has been commissioned for a one-off play to air on BBC Radio Wales before the opening match of next month's Rugby World Cup. It's a
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RAPTURE HONOURS BLAIR WITCH PROJECT WITH WEEKEND
Cable and satellite youth channel Rapture is to broadcast a weekend of programming dedicated to the cult horror film, The Blair Witch Project. The weekend on 30-31 October, the channel's first
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Real Life secures second run on ITV
ITV has announced it has commissioned a second series of its new 12 x 50-minute documentary strand, Real Life, in the same week the first series made its network debut, writes
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Rapido scoops first commissions from Channel 5 to add to C4 order
Rapido TV has won its first commissions from Channel 5 as well as picking up a new assignment from Channel 4, writes Tina Mistry.The indie has been given the go-ahead to
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Collins looks at Big Bands
Phil Collins is to present a series about Big Bands for BBC Radio 2 to be produced by independent Unique Broadcasting, writes John Plunkett.The 5 x 60-minute show, The Big Band
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New Hornblowers get go-ahead
United Productions has secured a recommission from the ITV network for two new episodes of costume drama Hornblower, writes Jason Deans.A co-production with US cable nework A&E, the new commission comes
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC 1 triumphs with return of Casualty
A host of new series marked the television landscape last week, with the return of BBC 1's Casualty on Saturday (18 September) the most impressive in ratings terms, writes Tina Mistry.According
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BBC ditches QED branding
The BBC has quietly dropped the award-winning BBC 1 science documentary brand QED.QED, which aired as a science strand for 18 years, reappeared for its BBC 1 autumn run under the
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TV Corp agrees deal for Mentorn
The Television Corporation has agreed the financial terms for its acquisition of Mentorn Group, writes Dominic Timms.The deal is understood to value the company at£8-25 million depending on whether the
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LBC revamp takes shape
Simon Bates is understood to be taking over the breakfast show on LBC 1152 AM in a wide-ranging overhaul of the weekday schedule by its new editorial controllers, ITN, writes John
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Hadlow adds arts to C4 history brief
Channel 4 commissioning editor for history and religion Janice Hadlow has added arts commissioning duties to her brief.She takes on the new brief from January next year, replacing Janey Walker, who
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Fyfe quits Telecom NZ to take over day-to-day operations at On Digital
On Digital has recruited Rob Fyfe from Telecom New Zealand to become its new chief operating officer following a wave of management departures earlier this month, writes John Plunkett.Fyfe will join
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MacKenzie bids£25 million for IRG
Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group is understood to have made a£25 million bid for the Independent Radio Group (IRG), writes John Plunkett.The Talk Radio parent company emerged as the front-runner to
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UNEASE AT DG SWITCHOVER
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport is understood to be uneasy at the lengthy handover between outgoing BBC director general Sir John Birt and director general designate Greg Dyke. The
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BBC CHOICE APPOINTMENT
The selection process for the new programming head of BBC Choice is due to be completed by Friday (24 September). Front-runners are said to include UK Play editor Stuart Murphy, BBC
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GMG BOOSTED BY ENDEMOL
A substantial increase in GMG Endemol Entertainment's profits helped its joint owner, Guardian Media Group (GMG), achieve record profits in 1998-99. GMG holds a 50 per cent stake in GMG Endemol,
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ITV RAPS BROADCASTERS
MTV, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), Channel 5 and GMTV were severely reprimanded by the Independent Television Commission in its August programme complaints report. The regulator reproached MTV for bad language,