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Sparke joins Mentorn to sell E-Vision service
Mentorn International has recruited APTN development executive Tim Sparke to sell its masthead TV version of current affairs magazine The Economist across the globe, writes Tim Dams.
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Brit writer to scribe US pilot
The Warner Brothers network has signed up British writer Brian Elsley to write the 30-minute pilot for the US version of The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, writes Ashley Davies.
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UNIVERSAL IN TALKS TO LAUNCH 13TH STREET IN JAPAN
Universal Studios Networks (USN) is understood to be in talks to launch its 13th Street action and adventure channel in Japan. USN president Tony Garland said there had been 'tremendous interest'
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EC DISMISSES ROHAN'S FORMULA ONE THREAT
The European Commission (EC) has played down a suggestion by Silverstone Circuits chief executive Derek Rohan that all Formula One races could be held outside Europe if the commission forces the
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20TH CENTURY FOX NAMES GLOBAL PAY-TV AND PPV CHIEF
Twentieth Century Fox senior vice-president, international pay- TV and pay-per-view Peter Levinsohn has been promoted to executive vice-president, worldwide pay-TV and pay-per-view. Levinsohn - who joined Fox in 1989 - will
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BUENA VISTA FACES COURT ACTION ON US MILLIONAIRE
Buena Vista Entertainment is being sued by Lloyd's UK insurance firm Goshawk, which is concerned that the US version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is producing too many winners.
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NBD SELLS REMASTERED HENDRIX GIG AND MACCA SPECIAL
NBD Television has sold a number of shows from its music catalogue. A 120-minute remastered version of Jimi Hendrix: Live at the Isle of Wight (right) - produced by Hendrix's estate
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PRIX ITALIA SET TO RETURN TO BOLOGNA IN SEPTEMBER
This year's Prix Italia will be held in Bologna on 16-23 September. The international arts, drama and documentary festival was last held in Bologna five years ago. This year's event marks
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Postcard from ... Vital-Joseph Philibert in Munich
The German production sector is increasingly looking to the English-speaking world to keep its current period of growth fertile. Never has Germany seen such a radical transformation of its broadcasting landscape
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Trade Talk - The night-owl
In true maverick style, Darren Bender is determined to present a fresh face to new talent as C4's new night-time boss. Ashley Davies reports.
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Trade Talk - Sarah Thane
On why the participation of ethnic minorities in television must continue to be encouraged.
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News Analysis - Changing its digital tune
Although it has been little publicised, BBC chiefs are in the midst of a comprehensive overhaul of their digital TV output. Tim Dams asks whether upping the tempo will get more coins in the hat.
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Opinion - BBC's critics look after number one
This editorial requires a brief justification: a defence of why we're writing about the BBC yet again. The corporation faces one of the biggest tests of its history as the government
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Indie Business - A pitch is worth 1000 words
You've worked for weeks on your idea, now you have just minutes to sell it. Below, commissioning editors tell Georgina Lipscomb what they look for in a pitch while, right, programme-makers discuss their attempts to become salesmen.
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Indie Business - The whole picture
In the competitive world of modern television, the way you pitch an idea for a programme has become almost as important as what you are pitching. Peter Keighron offers a step-by-step guide to mastering the hard sell.
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Interview - The Red invasion
Nicola Shindler set up Manchester-based independent Red Productions in 1998 with an impressive list of drama credits behind her, including Our Friends in the North and Hillsborough. Two years on, the company is thriving.
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TX RATINGS
APE-MANProducer: BBC scienceBroadcaster: BBC 2Start: 21.00, 22 FebruaryLength: 6 x 50-minutesCommissioned by: John LynchExecutive producer: Deputy head of BBC science John LynchSeries producer: Philip MartinIn the footsteps of The Human Body
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Off the Record - Nary a kilt to be seen
Would-be spotters of the Loch Ness monster got more than they bargained for recently, if an upcoming show on Channel 5 is anything to go by. The show, ambiguously entitled the
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Off the Record - Highs and lows
Off The Record was as pleased as the next man (and his name's Gary Lineker) that the Beeb has given Match of the Day a regular 22.30 slot, as opposed to
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NewsITV1 serves up second helping of Daily Cooks!
ITV1 has ordered a second series of Daily Cooks!from Prospect Pictures and doubled the episode length.