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CITV mulls Dome toon
The body behind the Millennium Dome, the New Millennium Experience Committee (NMEC), is talking to the ITV Network Centre about a millennium-related children's animation series, writes Jason Deans.An NMEC spokesman said
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Hill recounts Home Stories and serves up Fresh Food for BBC 2
Mark Hill, BBC features leisure programmes editor, is overseeing a new BBC 2 documentary series on the history of different homes, writes Alice Macandrew.The 6 x 20-minute series, Home Stories, was
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Arrow hits mark with record C5 audience
Channel 5 hit the bull's-eye with the terrestrial premiere of Broken Arrow last Tuesday (23 March), scoring its best-ever rating for a film, writes Alice Macandrew.The John Travolta/Christian Slater action thriller
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BBC 2 cleans up at 1998 RTS awards
A year of ratings and critical success for BBC 2 was capped by eight trophies at the Royal Television Society (RTS) 1998 programme awards this week, writes Tim Dams.BBC 2 won
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BBC rejects criticism of Westminster coverage
The BBC has refuted suggestions from MPs that it is failing in its duty as a public service broadcaster to provide proper coverage of parliamentary proceedings, writes Alice Macandrew.The corporation was
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Manchester radio jobs shed by BBC
BBC Production is shedding almost two-thirds of the radio production posts at its Manchester-based entertainment and features department due to a loss of commissions.Staff were told that 21 radio production and
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United to defend Prospero action
United Productions is to defend the action being brought against it for alleged copyright theft by Australian independent Prospero Productions, writes Nicola Methven.The indie issued a writ in March (Broadcast, 12.3.99),
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Tiger's Perfect World on BBC 2
Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to make comedy series Perfect World starring comedian Paul Kaye for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.Kaye, better known as celebrity taunter Dennis Pennis, will make
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BSC'S EMPTY SEAT
Lady Howe stepped down from her position as chair of the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) on Wednesday (31 March), without a successor appointed to replace her.The Department of Culture & Media
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MAN UTD RULING DUE
Manchester United finance director David Gill said on Monday (29 March) that he expected a government ruling on the proposed takeover of the club by BSkyB on or around 13 April.
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TURNER LAING PROMOTED
Sophie Turner Laing has been promoted to controller, programme acquisitions at BBC Broadcast, replacing Alan Howden who is retiring from the position at the end of August. Howden is stepping down
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BBC WINS BEST DOC AWARD
The BBC has won the Grierson Award for best British documentary for the second successive year - the sixth time overall. The winning show, Inside Story: Tongue Tied from BBC documentaries
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PHILIPS CUTS PRODUCTION
Dutch electronics group Philips has denied press reports that it is taking a break from manufacturing On Digital set-top boxes due to sluggish sales. Philips spokesman Peter Stevens said it was
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Carlton TV suffers from network's indie policy
Carlton Television appears to be the ITV company suffering most from the Network Centre's wooing of independent producers, judging by newly released Independent Television Commission figures, writes Nicola Methven.The number of
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ITC raps ITV for risking documentary tradition
The Independent Television Commission has been impressed with ITV's 'determination to refresh and revitalise' its schedules in 1998, but said shortcomings in factual, current affairs, comedy and the arts needed to
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C4's new shows attract ITC praise
The ITC praised Channel 4 for making some 'promising developments' in 1998 after it was criticised the previous year for a lack of innovation and landmark programming.In its 1998 Annual Performance
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1998 review: ITC verdict on network players
ANGLIAPerformed strongly in 1998, taking a fresh look at its news and showing several well-made new series. Last year's concerns over regional entertainment had been addressed but arts output was too
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ITC RAPS CARLTON/GRANADA
The Independent Television Commission has issued a formal warning to Carlton Communications and Granada Media for what it described as unreasonable discrimination against BSkyB's digital satellite advertising campaign. The warning concerned
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BBC BOOSTS NEW WRITING
BBC drama has asked seven writers new to TV to submit a treatment on the theme of sisters, one of which will be commissioned and made into a 30-minute film for
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C4 BUYS SHORT FILM
Channel 4 has acquired short film Whoosh, the directorial debut of actor Daniel Hill (Casualty, Waiting for God), for its main channel and FilmFour. It tells the story of a woman