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OFF THE RECORD - Teletubbies v tellytubby
Shock news. Vanessa 'I feel wretched' Feltz is going upmarket in the battle for daytime viewers. According to Off The Record insiders, her flailing BBC 1 show is turning its back
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OFF THE RECORD - PC plod
As former England coach Glenn Hoddle knows to his cost, sensitivity is a key requirement when referring to people with disability. Broadcast hacks found themselves in similarly hot water last week
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OFF THE RECORD - Nowt as queer as folk
Looks like luvvies in C4's drama department are also having problems with their terminology.The title of Horseferry Road's latest 'cutting-edge' drama about gay men in Mancunia has been magically transformed from
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OFF THE RECORD - Media luvvie
The great and the good turned out at Sky News' tenth birthday celebrations at The Avenue in fashionable Piccadilly last week. Charlie Whelan was there too, dressed like a lumberjack and
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the musings of TV's grands fromages
Ardent Productions Edward Windsor has always staunchly resisted making shows about the royals ...1993 Edward sets up Ardent saying: 'You're not going to see a rush of royal shows.'1994 No royal
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ITV snubs BBC offer of chat show talks
ITV has spurned a rare offer of collaboration from the BBC to devise a joint strategy to prevent bogus guests appearing on daytime chat shows.BBC Broadcast head of daytime Jane Lush
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Bishop exits in Carlton revamp
Carlton Television entertainment and comedy chief John Bishop is leaving the company as part of an ongoing overhaul by director of programmes Steve Hewlett.The company also confirmed that head of documentaries
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Hall scraps plans for bi-media news
BBC News chief executive Tony Hall has scrapped plans to make the production of flagship BBC 1 news shows bi-media, writes John Plunkett.
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MacKenzie asks Smith to back bid
Talk Radio has appealed to Media Secretary Chris Smith to help its offensive against the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and support its bid for live radio rights to Euro 2000, writes John Plunkett.
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ITV PULLS PLUG ON GLADIATORS AFTER SEVEN SERIES
ITV has confirmed that Saturday night stalwart Gladiators (left) will not be returning for an eighth run this autumn, as revealed in Broadcast last week (12.2.99). Discussions over specials and events
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AT IT'S WEEKENDER FILLS SKY ONE SUNDAY SLOT
Sky One has ordered a new factual entertainment series from At It Productions to fill the Sunday-night slot currently occupied by the ... Uncovered strand.Weekender, commissioned by Sky One head of
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VIRGIN POACHES KENNEDY AS EVANS WARM-UP ACT
Virgin Radio has poached GLR DJ Phillip Kennedy to host its weekday pre-breakfast show from 04.00 to 06.30. Kennedy, who has hosted the slot on the London station since 1994, began
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CARLTON TO MAKE SECOND SERIES OF THE VICE FOR ITV
ITV has recommissioned Carlton Productions to make a second series of new police drama The Vice. The series' length has been increased from six episodes to an 8 x 60-minute run,
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UK PLAY WINS RIGHTS TO LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has secured exclusive cable and satellite rights to new BBC 2 comedy series The League of Gentlemen from BBC Worldwide. The 6 x 30-minute series,
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FLASHBACK TO MAKE SECOND WITNESS SERIES FOR HISTORY
History Channel head of programming Sarah Allan has commissioned Flashback Productions to make a second 5 x 30-minute series in the I, Witness strand to air on the channel in April.I,
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THE LAB FILLS LWT NIGHT-TIME SLOT WITH NIGHTLIFE
The Lab, LWT's new unit for low-cost, high-volume and innovative programming, has secured its first commission. The 10 x 60-minute regional series, Nightlife, will have a Friday night 23.30 slot on
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SPRINGER IN TALKS TO REPLACE MADELEY ON THIS MORNNG
Granada Television has confirmed it is in talks with US talk show host Jerry Springer over the possibility of him co-presenting This Morning alongside Judy Finnegan. Her usual co-presenter, husband Richard
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NEW SABAN SHOWS TO PREMIERE ON FOX KIDS IN SPRING
Fox Kids director of programming Phil Sissons has acquired two new series from Saban Entertainment, which will make their UK TV premieres in the channel's spring schedule. A 13 x 30-minute
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Initial popsters on song for CBBC slot
GMG Endemol Entertainment production subsidiary Initial has started filming a new Children's BBC series featuring a pop act put together by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller.The 13 x 25-minute series,
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Sky to show fantasy drama
Sky Productions has teamed up with UK independents Carnival Films and Production Line in association with Hallmark Entertainment to make a major new drama, writes Alice Macandrew.