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OFF THE RECORD - Cable stitch-up
Eyebrows were raised last week when it emerged that BSkyB big kahuna Tony Ball had enjoyed lunch with competition minister Kim Howells just days after Vivendi's proposed purchase of a quarter
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OFF THE RECORD - Shaggy stories
Word reaches OTR of hirsute goings on at Channel 5, where those wacky terrestrial upstarts are going moustache-mad.The idea - the brainchild of research and planning head honcho Susanna Dinnage -
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OFF THE RECORD - A bug's rife
The millennium bug has struck early at ITV. It would appear that gremlins have been at work in the network centre's newly installed 'labels database' (sounds fascinating), resulting in a cock-up
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OFF THE RECORD - Trolley rage
Anybody contemplating the horrors of Christmas shopping will have sympathy for locals in Acton, west London where Richmond Films & Television is currently shooting ITV comedy pilot Privates, starring Brian Conley.
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OFF THE RECORD - Derailed
OTR was grateful to receive a bumper Beeb press pack about the week of programmes on the rail industry, with the puntastic title of Track Record (below). The series will seek
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OFF THE RECORD - Caught in the web
There's not much that Illuminations boss John Wyver doesn't know about the new frontier of high-tech telly. He claims to be the first programme-maker to use the term 'internet' on British
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - In the beginning ..
Broadcast began life as Television Mail in August 1959. Martin Jackson examines the news and personalities covered in that first issue and explains how it moved from gossipy trade mag to serious debating forum.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - TV moves into the modern age
Rod Allen, editor of Television Mail/Broadcast from 1967 to 1978, looks back to a time when ITV entered the modern age with the licence-renewal process and when the idea of a fourth channel was first mooted.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - Broadcast's golden era
Patti Williams, editor of Broadcast from 1978 to 1984, recalls the exciting years of the early eighties, when the launch of Channel 4 opened up new sources of revenue for the magazine and saw its readership double in two years.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - Peacock brings less cosy world
Martin Jackson, editor and publisher of Broadcast between 1985 and 1992, recalls how the Peacock inquiry, first set up to examine the future of the licence fee, had an epoch-shaping effect on the ITV franchises.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - Competitive advantages
While the television landscape has undergone radical changes in the past few years, Broadcast has continued to enjoy its monopoly position, maintaining a key role within an increasingly competitive industry, writes Steve Clarke.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - Visions of the future
Over the next five pages, broadcasting heavyweights predict how the sector will look in five years' time. Digitisation, a new Broadcasting Act and monumental change will revolutionise the industry.
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - THE FUTURE - Visions of the future
MICHAEL GREEN - chairman of Carlton CommunicationsPredicting change in the media is a mug's game, but here goes.In five years' time, almost every home in the country will have at least
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40 YEARS OF HISTORY - BROADCAST 1959-1999 - THE FUTURE - The view ahead
How will television viewing change over the next 10 years? Channel 5 head of scheduling Ashley Hill and consultant Budd Margolis got together with Broadcast 1959-1999 to identify the key areas of concern.
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Flextech unveils Minotaur buy-out
Flextech Television has struck a deal to become a major player in the distribution market after agreeing to buy independent distributor Minotaur International.The deal, understood to be worth around£4 million,
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Carlton/United sparks job concerns
The proposed£7.8 billion merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media (UNM) has sparked intense industry speculation about the future of senior executives at the two companies, writes Jason Deans.
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ITC relaxes rule for ITV regional shows
ITV companies will be allowed to drop their commitment to regional programmes in the troubled 17.30 weekday slot following a relaxation of rules by the Independent Television Commission.The move is designed
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Salmon and Root may join board
BBC 1 and 2 controllers Peter Salmon and Jane Root could be elevated to the BBC's main board of management as part of the BBC restructure ordered by director general designate Greg Dyke, writes Tim Dams.
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Smith looks at telecoms
Media Secretary Chris Smith announced on Wednesday (1 December) that the next broadcasting bill will include a wide-ranging review of both broadcasting and telecommunications legislation for the first time in UK broadcast history, writes David Wood.
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YOUNG HOSTS NATIONAL 'MORAL AUDIT' FOR C5 SWANSONG
Kirsty Young's final appearance on Channel 5 before her move to ITV is expected to be in a United Productions special, Britain Behaving Badly, which is scheduled to go out on