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    ATLANTIC 252 LAUNCHES NEW-LOOK BREAKFAST SHOW

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Atlantic 252 launches a new breakfast show on Monday (1 March), hosted by newcomer Marc Brow. Executive producer Rowan Somerville said the show, aimed at 15 to 25-year-olds, would provide an

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    NEW SERIES OF GET REAL FOLLOWS CHICAGO AWARD

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    ITV has agreed a second series of sitcom Get Real, starring Lindsay Duncan, from Tandem TV for Carlton Productions. The series, produced by Sue Birbeck and directed by Paul Waite, has

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    BIG ISSUE TO TACKLE LONDON ISSUES FOR LWT SERIES

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The Big Issue Film Unit has been commissioned to make a series for LWT on the back of a pilot that transmitted last June. Urbanrites is a 6 x 30-minute regional

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    MELINDA MESSENGER TO HOST NEW C5 GAMESHOW

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Melinda Messenger is to present Channel 5's new comedy gameshow, Can We Still Be Friends?, from LWT. The 15 x 30-minute programme, which starts in the spring, is described as a

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    DEELEY BECOMES LATEST VICTIM OF TALK RADIO SHAKE-UP

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Talk Radio afternoon host Peter Deeley has become the latest victim of the station's shake-up following Kelvin MacKenzie's takeover last year. Deeley, who presented the 15.00-17.00 Drivetime slot, was expected to

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    CARLTON TV MAKES SPORTS DOC FOR DIGITAL CHANNEL

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Carlton TV is making a 26 x 60-minute series for its digital documentary channel, Carlton World, on the relationship between athletes and their coaches. Commissioned by Carlton Digital head of programming

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    C4 CHOOSES CHANNEL X TO MAKE ONE-HOUR COMEDY SHOW

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned independent Channel X to produce a one-hour special featuring comedian Paul Zenon. The show, as yet unnamed, will screen over Easter and will feature Zenon trawling the

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    Dino debut leads in new Hit shows

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment has unveiled a new slate of animation - effectively doubling the UK producer/distributor's current animation spend to over£18 million over the next year-and-a-half.New programming includes the latest show

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    First Circle to chronicle Deaf Century for Channel 4

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned First Circle to produce a 3 x 60-minute series chronicling the experiences of deaf people over the last 100 years, writes Tim Dams.The Deaf Century is based

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    Creek stars front ITV psycho thriller

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Frenchman's Creek star Tara Fitzgerald is to lead the cast of a new psychological thriller for ITV from United Productions, writes Nicola Methven.The 4 x 60-minute drama, In the Name of

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    Radio 4 lines up disabled comedy first

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 4 has lined up a new four-part comedy series it hopes will become the disabled equivalent of successful R4 and BBC 2 series, Goodness Gracious Me, writes John Plunkett.Drop

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Sci-fi return dwarfs ITV Lawrence film

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2's new series of Red Dwarf VIII clocked up a sizeable audience of 5.4 million and a 23 per cent share when it launched last Thursday (18 February), writes Tim

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    Blaxill to quit Granada for indie role

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Ric Blaxill has resigned from his dual entertainment and music posts at Granada Media to work in the independent sector, writes Nicola Methven.Currently Granada Media head of music and Yorkshire Television

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    ITC set to fan flames in ITV/Sky row

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission is to reignite the smouldering row between ITV and BSkyB at a meeting on Thursday (25 February) over whether ITV should be forced to supply ITV2 to

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    Hewlett denies that NatGeo co-pro deal is floundering

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television programming chief Steve Hewlett has quashed speculation that its joint production venture with National Geographic Television (NGT) is floundering, writes Alice Macandrew.But Hewlett admitted this week that the deal,

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    Indie lands rights to Archer dramas

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    London-based independent producer Jam Pictures has put together a deal to co-produce a series of TV adaptations of Jeffrey Archer novels for the international market.In a two-year agreement with a rolling

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    R4 Commons review brought forward by BBC

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    BBC chairman Christopher Bland is bringing forward his consultation with MPs and the public over last year's controversial changes to BBC Radio 4's parliamentary coverage.The move of R4's Yesterday in Parliament

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    Ferreira recruited for key role at ACU

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Wayne Garvie, head of BBC entertainment and features, has recruited Angela Ferreira to be executive producer of the Manchester-based department's African-Caribbean unit (ACU), writes Jason Deans.Ferreira, who is a producer on

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    EU LIMITS TV SPORTS DEALS

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Karel Van Miert, European Union (EU) commissioner for competition, has announced the EU will scrutinise broadcasters' long-term exclusive rights to sports events in the future, as part of new guidelines drawn

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    MACKENZIE GOES TO OFT

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Talk Radio chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing the BBC of 'anti-competitive behaviour' because the Radio Times does not include the station's listings.