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The BBC is to co-produce a third animated series with Italian and German public service broadcasters Rai and ZDF under the aegis of the European Broadcasting Union, writes Tim Westcott. The
The BBC is to co-produce a third animated series with Italian and German public service broadcasters Rai and ZDF under the aegis of the European Broadcasting Union, writes Tim Westcott. The
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Oz channel inks Corrie deal
Australian cable and satellite channel UK.TV has struck a two-year deal with Granada International to air Coronation Street, writes Tim Dams.UK.TV is planning to air Coronation Street back to back with
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NEW SAT1 NEWS PROGRAMMING IMAGE CREATED BY OYI
UK production and design outfit Ortmans Young International (OYI) has created a new brand image for SAT1's news programming (left) to coincide with the German commercial broadcaster's move to a broadcast
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VAMPIRE SHOW AMONG CINAR EUROPE'S ASIAN SALES DEAL
Cinar Europe has concluded a slew of sales to Asian broadcasters including the sale of animated series Mona the Vampire to Singapore's TV12. The 26 x 30-minute series was produced by
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ISRAELI CABLE FIRM SIGNS UP TO MILLENNIUM BROADCAST
Israel Cable Programming (ICP) has signed up to take part in the 2000 Today millennium broadcast, which is being put together by a consortium of broadcasters from 58 countries led by
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3DD SALES MANAGER JOB GOES TO PARTON
Music distributor 3DD has promoted sales executive Charlotte Parton to sales manager, following Lara von Ahlefeldt's move from head to director of sales. Parton (right) will take over Scandinavia and Benelux
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AUSTRALIAN INDIE DRAMA PRODUCTION SPEND DOWN£24M
Expenditure on Australian independent drama production has fallen by A$60 million (£24 million) to A$159 million (£63.5 million), according to new figures from the Australian Film Commission (AFC). The AFC's annual
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BBC WORLDWIDE LANGUAGE PROJECT TARGETS KIDS
BBC Worldwide has launched a multimedia English teaching initiative aimed at children around the world called Learning English with Ozmo. The broadcast-led project is designed to teach children aged between five
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STAR TV JOINS CABLE & WIRELESS FOR HONG KONG VENTURE
News Corp's Star TV and Cable & Wireless HKT have formed a joint-venture to offer digital pay-TV and online home entertainment in Hong Kong next year, with plans to extend access
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Leading lady
Charming yet tough, Jane Tranter, new head of serials across BBC 1 and 2, has been hailed as an in-house champion of drama, writes Tim Dams
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Steve Clarke
On Gerald Kaufman's mischief-making over his desire to see News at Ten return to our evening screens.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Change of tune for ITV?
As ITV packs the schedules with ratings-grabbers such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Men for Sale, Peter Keighron asks if it is backing away from its public service remit.
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OPINION - Fuzzy signals for Vivendi's liaison
Why has the Government only now decided to investigate Vivendi's purchase of a 24.5 per cent stake in BSkyB, even though this has been on the cards since the French group
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GENRE AUDIT: DOCUMENTARIES - Documentary in danger?
Are ever-tightening budgets and the rise of the docu-soap squeezing out the 'serious' documentary? Not necessarily, says Meg Carter, kicking off a three-page special.
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GENRE AUDIT: DOCUMENTARIES - The British disease
UK audiences may have lapped up docu-soaps but viewers in Europe and the US found them less appetising. Andy Fry reports on how UK distributors are fighting the handicap of being British to sell factual shows abroad.
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INTERVIEW - Man of the people
Granada Media chief executive Steve Morrison plans to empower Britain's citizens by launching education, health and public information channels. But is he muscling in on the BBC's traditional public service role?
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OFF THE RECORD - Animal magnetism
Channel 4 is obviously keen to wrestle the mantle of pornographer-in-chief back from Channel 5 if its latest natural history show about sexual diversity in the animal kingdom is anything to
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OFF THE RECORD - Millennium schmillennium
As the festive season looms closer, it's time for Off The Record's annual Bah Humbug award for the scrooge of the year. Given the increasingly tight-wadded world of TV, it's expected
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OFF THE RECORD - Dedicated followers
Never underestimate the power of Live TV. Its small but, er, dedicated band of viewers were apparently so distraught at the station's demise that they won't let go. Several punters who