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INTERVIEW - Packing a punch
Channel 4 head of news, current affairs and business David Lloyd believes in 'big, bold and urgent' television. With the launch of an expanded, new-look Dispatches this week, he hopes to punch through the schedules.
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TX - DYNASTIES
Broadcaster: ITVProducer: RDFStart: 22.00, 12 OctoberLength: 3 x 60-minutes, Commissioning editor: Grant MansfieldExecutive producer: Stephen LambertProducer/director: Mark RubinsOh, the tortured commissioning process. The hours of development, the ceaseless redrafting of
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OFF THE RECORD - Top secret
The secrecy shrouding the BBC's sneaky shunting of the news to 22.00 was pretty damned impressive. In a bid to prevent leakage from the arty types who were designing the new
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OFF THE RECORD - A knock at the door
Ally McBeal viewers will know what we mean (so apologies to those of you with testicles) when we say we were reminded of Billy's confidence-boosting babe entourage when we heard about
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OFF THE RECORD - Teledruggies?
The beautiful thing about Mipcom in Cannes (apart from the refuge the centre provides for agoraphobics and the privilege of paying a tenner for a gin and tonic) is the way
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OFF THE RECORD - Name games
Still in Cannes there was much speculation over the future name of the company to be born out of the merger between Granada and Itel. Wags suggested Granite, with its connotations
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OFF THE RECORD - Taking it to the edge
Hooray. Crack open the champagne to celebrate the birth of a new programme genre. The bouncing bundle of delight comes courtesy of staff at Ideal World, who are making a series
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Lookalikes - Story of a Family Guy
Get pumped up over the stunning resemblance between Kiss 100 and Magic overlord Mark Story and the dad from Channel 4's Family Guy. While one means well and, despite the odd
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Sportsworld takes majority stake in X-treme Video
Acquisition creates Europe's largest extreme sports footage distribution and production company
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Prince Charles to visit Coronation Street set
HRH The Prince of Wales will visit the set of Coronation Street on December 8 to help celebrate the show's 40 thanniversary.Coronation Street was first broadcast on December 9 1940, and
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ITV finally greenlights US survivor format
ITV has finally announced it has commissioned Survivor, the real-life gameshow billed as a cross between Big Brother and Castaway. Director of programmes David Liddiment told an audience of advertisers this
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Fireside to make second series of House of Rock
Channel 4 commissioning editor of music and young people's programmes Jo Wallace has asked Fireside Favourites to make a second run of animated comedy House of Rock to air from next
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Robbie asks Done & Dusted for 90 minute tour special
Indie Done & Dusted has been asked by Robbie Williams to produce a 90-minute TV special from the Manchester leg of his forthcoming tour. Channel 4, through commissioning editor, music and
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Robbie Williams asks Done & Dusted for 90 minute tour special
Indie Done & Dusted has been asked by Robbie Williams to produce a 90-minute TV special from the Manchester leg of his forthcoming tour. Channel 4, through commissioning editor, music and
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Broadband companies add to anti-BT chorus
MediaWave, Chello and Madge Web accuse BT and Oftel of dragging heels over ADSL roll-out
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Rose Bay to produce parents gameshow
Producer and distributor Rose Bay has been given the go-ahead to produce a 2 x 30-minute gameshow Parents Know Best! for a regional broadcast by Meridian Broadcasting. Ordered by Meridian controller
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John Peel tipped to present Meridian interview series
Meridian's controller of regional programmes Mark Southgate has ordered a 7 x 30-minute interview series The Things We Do for Love from Zenith Entertainment's new media division Workhouse Television.BBC
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Attila the Hen nears completion
Visionsound is in post-production with 2 x 20-minute animation specials called Attila the Hen for Channel 4 and S4C Wales. The animation features a group of chickens confronting environmental issues, such
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Osman tipped as Bannister's replacement
BBC controller of press and publicity is insiders' favourite