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OCTAGON TO PRODUCE SUPERBIKES SERIES FOR SKY AND BBC
International sports marketing agency Octagon CSI has been appointed by British Motorsports Promoters (BMP) to produce the British Superbikes series. The production will include live coverage as well as one-hour highlights
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VERA WINS C4 RECOMMISSIONS FOR BREMNER AND THOMAS
Vera Productions has bagged a number of recommissions from Channel 4 head of entertainment and music Kevin Lygo. A ninth 6 x 60-minute series of Bremner, Bird and Fortune has been
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BRIGHTER CLOCKS UP FIFTH SERIES OF FLAVA
Brighter Pictures has won an order for a fifth series of black music show Flava (left). The new 8 x 30-minute run, Flava V, was ordered by Channel 4 deputy commissioning
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NewsLion names US development head
Lion Television USA has appointed Christy Spitzer as director of development as it continues to expand its presence in the US market.
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BAZAL NAMES BIG BROTHER PRODUCTION TEAM FOR UK
Bazal, the production arm of GMG Endemol Entertainment, has announced the senior members of the production team for the UK version of Big Brother for Channel 4. Executive producer of the
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DISNEY TO FILM STORIES OF 17 COMPETITION WINNERS
Seventeen young writers will see their stories made into live-action dramas or animated tales after taking part in Disney Channel's£1 million Incredible Story Studio project to identify young talent. Almost
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RADIO 1 FOLLOWS IN BERLIN LOVE PARADE'S FOOTSTEPS
BBC Radio 1 is staging its own UK version of the Berlin Love Parade in July. The event, which is one of the world's biggest street music festivals, will be held
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Anderson to front BBC 1 news show
BBC 1 is working on plans for a new topical news show fronted by Clive Anderson, expected to be ready for autumn's schedule.Hat Trick Productions is developing the new show, which
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C4 drops Harry Hill Show
Channel 4 head of entertainment and music Kevin Lygo will not recommission The Harry Hill Show in its current format, writes Ashley Davies.
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Bravo plans fan's view of Euro 2000
Flextech channel Bravo has commissioned Chrysalis TV to produce a 13 x 30-minute series that takes an alternative view of the year's premier football event, Euro 2000, writes Simon Ellery.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Cops and Queen Bess boost C4's Thursday
The return of NYPD Blue and the debut of four-part series Elizabeth gave Channel 4 a strong night on Thursday (4 May), writes Simon Ellery.According to unofficial overnights, Elizabeth, fronted by
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HTV West to investigate Victorian sex
Channel 4 commissioning editor for history, arts and religion Janice Hadlow has commissioned a three-part documentary series on Victorian sexuality from HTV West's news history department, writes Colin Robertson.
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HTV West's Payne leads HTV Wales
HTV West managing director Jeremy Payne has been confirmed as the new chief of sister outfit HTV Wales, filling the role left vacant by Menna Richards when she moved to run BBC Wales, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC web deals to net talent
The BBC is poised to step up its attempts to hold onto top talent with an ambitious plan to offer a number of its key faces commercial deals with the corporation's own websites, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsMillichip returns to RDF Rights as COO
Former RDF Rights director of acquisitions Jane Millichip is returning to the company after an 18-month stint in New Zealand to take up the new position of chief operating officer.
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Jackson reaffirms C4 remit promises
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson last night reaffirmed the broadcaster's commitment to its remit and outlined his arguments against the threat of privatisation.Delivering this year's Fleming Lecture to the Royal
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BBC plans seven-day breakfast news show
BBC News' new three-hour breakfast programme will be a seven-day-a-week operation when it launches this autumn, airing every morning on digital channel News 24, writes Tara Conlan.
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WARK JOINS KBJ MANAGEMENT TALENT AGENCY
Presenter Kirsty Wark is to join talent agency KBJ Management whose clients include Kirsty Young, Dermot Murnaghan, and Newsnight's Martha Kearney.Wark presents Newsnight and Rough Justice. KBJ Management was formed in
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CARLTON FACTUAL BAGS FOUR COLUMBUS GONGS
Carlton Television's factual department has picked up four gongs at this year's Columbus International Film & Video Festival due to take place in Ohio, USA, on 24 October. The four 'Chris
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CARLTON ENTERS FRAY FOR HORSE-RACING RIGHTS
Carlton Communications has become a late runner in the race to scoop UK horse-racing rights, as predicted by Broadcast (29.9.00).According to a letter from Carlton Communications chief executive Gerry Murphy, the