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NewsBBC Trust approves Freesat
The BBC Trust has provisionally approved the launch of Freesat, the corporation's planned free-to-view satellite service in partnership with ITV.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - FIREWORKS MOVES INTO FACTUAL WITH MUGSHOTS
CanWest Entertainment distributor Fireworks International has moved into the factual market for the first time following its acquisition of criminal profile strand Mugshots. Produced by US indie Parco for Court TV,
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - PBS SIGNS RAGDOLL'S TELETUBBIES UNTIL 2008
US public service broadcaster PBS has extended its commitment to Ragdoll-produced Teletubbies after licensing a further 75 episodes. The new deal will see Teletubbies screened on PBS until 2008 and give
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - WORLDWIDE LOSES TEAR AND POWELL TO CARLTON
Carlton International has raided BBC Worldwide to fill two new roles in its Consumer Products Group (CPG). Sarah Tear joins as UK licensing manager working across all CPG's products, which include
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TRADE TALK - A Good catch
In luring digital television supremo Peter Good from MTV, Channel 4 has pulled off a creative coup. Ashley Davies assesses the young terrier.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Breaking into the BBC
The ICG's demise has put the BBC on a collision course with indies. While corporation chiefs talk up plans for a new commissioning system, Pact is demanding a fair deal for all, as Tara Conlan reports.
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OPINION - BBC 1 must halt its sliding share
It's worth taking stock of the power of television in the week that the BBC was able to crow about its ability, despite local Premiership difficulties, to pull in the punters
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NewsParents value kids TV, Pact tells MPs
Pact has presented a parliamentary select committee with evidence that homegrown kids programming contributes to the UK's cultural identity, as it attempts to get MPs to join its campaign to save kids TV.
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CLASSICAL ADAPTATIONS - Going by the book
For several years TV costume drama has been on the ascendant. But it has become so commonplace, the genre may be growing stale while the source books are being trivialised in the rush for ratings. Steve Clarke reports.
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INTERVIEW - Donald the brave
Faced with heavy criticism over a lack of regionality, low company morale and shrinking commissions, Donald Emslie is charged with expanding SMG's TV business out of Scotland ... while lifting the bottom line.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Crisis out of a drama
In Broadcast's continuing ratings analysis series, Katy Elliott uses Peaktime data to analyse how recent adaptations of classic novels have performed on the small screen.
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RATINGS - TX - BARKING MAD
Broadcaster: BBC 1Producer: BBC features BristolStart: 20.00, 27 JuneLength: 8 x 30-minutes, Commissioning editor: Peter SalmonSeries editor: Susan McDermottExecutive producer: Mark HillA story of unrequited love. George adores Mildred, but she
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BROADCAST RATINGS
Where has all the BBC 1 share gone? Each week it posts a lower share of audience than this time last year, so where is it being lost - and who
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OFF THE RECORD - Economic downturn
Rarely seen BBC economics editor Peter Jay has received plenty of flak of late for his lack of screen appearances. But all that is about to change with his latest BBC
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OFF THE RECORD - Snow joke
Channel 4 News anchorman Jon Snow last week hosted one of OTR's favourite shindigs: the One World Media Awards 2000, attended by luminaries such as Michael Grade, Sheena MacDonald and, erm,
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OFF THE RECORD - Screenings are pants
As Watchmaker's Clive James has never tired of pointing out, seemingly innocent-sounding words in one culture can have unforeseen and hilarious connotations in others. OTR was reminded of this while perusing
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OFF THE RECORD - Football fever
Cable and satellite station Bravo has managed to capture the Euro 2000 mood perfectly in its latest press ad campaign for post-match analysis show Pitch Fever (above right) - at least
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OFF THE RECORD - Extremely strange Games
More sport - this time of the extreme variety. Those of you who glaze over at the thought of this autumn's Sydney Olympics should consider watching the first World Extreme Games
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Glassworks; new backing within three weeks
Facility expects support from content owner or producer following decision by Eidos to withdraw backing