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OPINION - A seminal moment in UK broadcasting
Seminal moments in British broadcasting occur far less often than network controllers and programme publicists would have us believe. But, make no mistake, 8 March 1999 is a day destined for
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OPINION - Off message
It takes two to tango, and, so it seems, at least two to broadcast a jazz music station.Jazz FM has become the latest radio station catering to minority tastes to realise
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CURRENT AFFAIRS - Time up for current affairs?
With TV current affairs in the doldrums, much hangs on the launch of new ITV contender Tonight in the old News at Ten slot. If the programme fails to find an audience, it may leave the genre fatally weakened. John Plunkett reports.
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ITV SPECIAL - And finally
As the last bong sounds for News at Ten, ITV director of programmes David Liddiment talks about the launch of his new peaktime schedule, freed up by the axing of the long-running bulletin.
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INTERVIEW - Testing times ahead
Jane Root sees BBC 2 as a 'laboratory' for British TV. But three months into her job as controller of BBC 2, the controversy over the axing of One Man and his Dog shows she has her work cut out refocusing the channel
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ADVERTISER-FUNDED PROGRAMMING - Commercial break
Programme producers and advertisers are beginning to make tentative advances towards each other. Will it be a marriage made in heaven or is a messy divorce just around the corner? Lucy Rouse investigates.
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OFF THE RECORD - Blast from the past
Who is this fresh-faced young thing (below) posing for an ad which Off The Record unearthed for September Films' British Sex on Sky One? Why, it's none other than gorgeous Kelly
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OFF THE RECORD - Accidents will happen
Viewer-friendly ITN was naturally concerned last week when it received a phone call complaining about its coverage of the Grammy Awards. Plenty of pictures of a muscle-bound Madonna, moaned the caller,
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio daze
If there's one thing to be learned from Lorraine Heggessey's hilarious on-air apology last year on behalf of a certain Blue Peter presenter, it's that controllers should stick to doing just
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OFF THE RECORD - The party's over
OTR is grateful to Noel Edmonds for pointing us towards the real reason why his side-splitting House Party has gone down the pan. Worn-out Gotchas?The demise of Mr Blobby? Er, no.
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OFF THE RECORD - Boogie nights
ITV big kahuna David Liddiment has really earned his nickname this time.His latest commission from Yorkshire TV, The Day Britain Turned Disco, is proof indeed of Disco Dave's yearning to be
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OFF THE RECORD - Table for two
The frosty relations between Channel 4 and The Guardian - glacial since C4's Hard News put the paper's coverage of The Connection affair under the microscope - appear to be thawing.
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This week's round-up of incoming calls is from Live TV. Readers can now call our own duty office with their comments on ...'I think me husband's trying to kill me. I
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AND FINALLY
Glenn Marshall, creator of ITV Evening News' brand-new look, drinks just over 23 units a week. Must be the pressure.What is your proudest achievement?Having no plans for the millenniumWho do you
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Survival faces court battle with Oz indie
United Productions wildlife arm Survival Anglia is being sued for half a million pounds by an Australian indie over allegations of copyright theft.Prospero Productions has issued a writ claiming Survival Anglia
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Carlton acquires Planet 24 for£15m
Carlton Communications has bought Big Breakfast producer Planet 24 in a cash deal said to be worth£15 million.Under the terms of the sale, Planet 24 joint-owner Waheed Alli joins Carlton
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Live celebrates sale of Lie Detector to ITV
Live TV has confounded its critics by selling confessional show Lie Detector to ITV - the first time the cable channel has sold one of its own programmes to a terrestrial
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Bazal wins top prize at Indie night
Bazal scooped the award for best all-round company performance in 1998 at the annual Indie Awards on Tuesday (9 March), writes Alice Macandrew.
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Root planning History Zone in BBC 2 revamp
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has announced plans for a new weekly peaktime History Zone strand, writes Jason Deans.