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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Failing the family
Have broadcasters given up on the traditional Sunday afternoon teatime drama for all the family? With a sizeable fireside audience still tuning in, they should be wary of neglecting the genre.
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OFF THE RECORD - A close shave for Bolton
Fans of Roger Bolton's Right to Reply on Channel 4 (and we're sure there are many) will be familiar with the host's coiffured good looks. Imagine our shock, then, when Mirror
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OFF THE RECORD - Eyres rock
Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted a familiar face in the crowd of ITV's Saturday morning extravaganza, SM:TV Live - none other than Network Centre bigwig Richard Eyre. The ITV chief executive
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OFF THE RECORD - One man and his dosh
OTR is astonished at the brouhaha surrounding the Beeb's decision to axe One Man and his Dog, which it had always assumed was a fair summation of its likely audience. The
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OFF THE RECORD - Big screen debut
Channel 5 is set to multiply its reach at a stroke when it makes a cameo appearance in the eagerly awaited follow-up to Four Weddings and a Funeral.The producers of the
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OFF THE RECORD - Watery rave
OTR is sorry to note there was no Jarvis Cocker-style tomfoolery at last week's Brit awards for ITV to edit from its programme the following night. But some of the legions
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the demise of LWT warhorse Gladiators ..
A one-time family favourite, the LWT show - once dubbed It's a Knockout on Steroids - has been dodging the axe for some time1991 The US import gets shaky reception when
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BBC 1 and 2 link up for peaktime battle
BBC 1 and 2 are forging closer ties to beef up their peaktime programming in a bid to combat ITV's post-News at Ten schedule.According to insiders, BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon
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'The doc-father' signs for United
The father of fly-on-the-wall documentaries, Paul Watson, is quitting Granada Media Productions to join rival ITV company United Productions.The Bafta and Emmy award-winning producer/director will take on a dual role at
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RA cleared of Newsnight allegations
The Radio Authority (RA) is demanding a broadcast correction from the BBC after it was cleared of allegations of impropriety by an independent inquiry, writes John Plunkett.
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Mansfield orders new ITV '7-Up'
ITV has commissioned RDF TV to make a documentary billed as the network's new version of acclaimed documentary 7-Up, writes Jason Deans.
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Resources complaint goes to OFT
BBC Resources Ltd has been referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after a regional commercials facility accused it of unfair trading, writes Dominic Timms.
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C4 REQUESTS TOP DJS FOR LOOK AT UK NIGHTCLUB SCENE
Channel 4 has commissioned facilities and production outfit the 400 Company to produce a 6 x 30-minute chat and music show about the UK's nightclub scene. Nightlife Legends will take an
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SOUL STARS IN J EDGAR HOOVER FOR BBC RADIO 4
Former Starsky and Hutch star David Soul is to appear in a new 4 x 45-minute drama about J Edgar Hoover for BBC Radio 4. A BBC drama production, J Edgar
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TRIFFIC LIGHTS UP NO SMOKING DAY WITH THE OUTLAW
Triffic Films has produced a new animated series that will air on Channel 4 throughout the week of National No Smoking Day. Based on Michael Heath's Spectator strip, The Outlaw (left)
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FINAL CURTAIN FOR NOEL'S HOUSE PARTY
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has axed Noel's House Party, ending months of speculation about the future of the long-running Saturday night entertainment show. But Edmonds will be back in BBC
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CARLTON FOOD NETWORK SERVES UP TRIO OF NEW SHOWS
Head of programming for the Carlton Digital channels Anne Gray has ordered three new programmes for Carlton Food Network (CFN), including two from CFN stalwart Transmedia Productions. The first, Ross on
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VANESSA MADE SHORTER FOLLOWING BBC REVIEW
The Vanessa Show is to be shortened from 70 to 45 minutes from Monday (8 March), in a move designed to strengthen the programme editorially following revelations about the use of
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PICKARD EXTENDS CAPTAIN PUGWASH ON ITV
ITV controller of children's programmes Nigel Pickard has commissioned a third and fourth series of Captain Pugwash from The Britt Allcroft Company. The first 13 x 10-minute run will be delivered
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RAGDOLL TO MAKE 105 MORE EPISODES OF TELETUBBIES
Independent Ragdoll Productions has signed an agreement with the BBC to produce 105 more episodes of the Teletubbies. The deal means a total of 365 episodes will be available when filming