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NEWSNIGHT AT WEEKENDS
BBC news and BBC 2 have agreed to air current affairs flagship Newsnight on Saturday evenings in the immediate run-up to the forthcoming general election. The extra edition will take Correspondent's
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LNN SEEKING HEAD OF NEWS
London News Network is believed to be in talks with former BBC news executive editor, TV bulletins Malcolm Balen to become its new head of news. The role has been vacant
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SKY TO AIR BRITNEY SHOW
BSkyB has scooped an exclusive Britney Spears concert in November as part of its drive to ramp up music content. The broadcaster will record a concert from the London Arena on
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C4 MULLS NEW BIG BROTHER
Channel 4 Ideas Lab head Liz Warner has said she will spend the next few weeks talking with key members of the Big Brother team at Bazal to discuss how a
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WARNERS IN VOD DEAL
Video-on-demand service Videonet has signed a three- year, 600-hour content deal with Warner Brothers International Television, giving it on-demand rights to shows including ER, Friends and The Sopranos. Videonet has also
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The future is niche for entertainment
Entertainment is a declining genre with fragmenting audiences, but now is a good time to create new entertainment channels, according to a new study from strategic research company Human Capital.The report,
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DNE opens US to UK indies
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) is planning to host a workshop for independent producers looking to break into its range of US channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada names drama head
Granada Television has confirmed that controller of comedy Andy Harries is taking the newly created role of controller of drama and comedy, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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New programme chief for Disney
Walt Disney Television International has named Howard Myers as the new production director for UK television and programme-making arm Disney UK Branded TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Sky One buys kids show from Decode
Sky One has snapped up a new animation series from Decode Entertainment that targets eight to 13 year-olds, writes Simon Ellery.
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TELEWEST AND VIS TO PUMP£4M INTO JUST ONE PROJECT
Telewest's deal with Scottish computer games company VIS Entertainment will see the two outfits spending£4m on a single interactive proposition.The two outfits joined forces last week to develop and create
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ITV2 TAKES LIVE BROADCAST OF US FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX
ITV2 will exclusively broadcast the new US Formula 1 Grand Prix live on Sunday (24 September), with ITV repeating the event later in the evening.ITV2 commercial director Andrew Chowns, who described
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TWO WAY TO MAKE INTERACTIVE GAMES BASED ON BBC HITS
Two Way TV has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to produce interactive standalone TV games based on hit programmes, including A Question of Sport. The agreement also takes in Mastermind,
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WIRELESS GROUP RESULTS SHOW TURNOVER UP
The Wireless Group (TWG) has announced its interim results for the six months ending June 2000, the first set of results to be released since the company floated in May. Turnover
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ITC HIRES C4 POLITICAL PRODUCER TO HEAD N&CA
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has hired Channel 4 News senior political producer Chris Banatvala as its new programme officer in charge of news and current affairs. He joined on Monday
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BBC ONLINE SIGNS WITH ON DIGITAL TO PROVIDE NEWS
BBC Online has signed a deal with On Digital to provide news headlines and a link to BBC news and weather on On Digital's new digital terrestial television internet service On
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ULSTER TELEVISION SHOWS STRONG PROFITS GROWTH
Ulster Television's group operating profit rose 24 per cent to£6.7m in the six months to June. Interim results released on Monday (18 September) revealed its television operating profit was up
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PEARSON COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MOVES UP AT RTL
Pearson TV director of communications Roy Addison has been promoted to director of communications for the RTL Group, following Pearson TV's merger with CLT-Ufa earlier this year. Addison, who will be
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SEPTEMBER LURES BURSTALL FROM FLAME TO HEAD FACTUAL
September Films has poached Flame executive producer James Burstall to become its first head of factual. Burstall, who will report to September chief executive David Green, will be charged with overseeing
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RECORD NUMBER OF COUNTRIES SIGN UP FOR WILDSCREEN
The upcoming Wildscreen Festival has attracted delegates from 43 countries to this year's event, a record number of nations. More than 800 attendees are booked in for the week-long festival, which