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OFF THE RECORD - Over the top shelf
Trouble is brewing at TV Centre, where saucy lads' mags such as GQ and FHM have been removed from one of its in-house eateries. The magazines, according to a letter in
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OFF THE RECORD - No (ode to) joy for Dyke
Pearson TV head honcho Greg Dyke came out of the closet last week - as a lover of classical music. Dyke made the shock admission after Pearson's annual results, when he
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OFF THE RECORD - Waste of Resources?
Say what you like about John Birt, but you can't deny he's turned the BBC into a ruthlessly efficient organisation. Why, take this internal memo circulated by BBC Resources entitled What
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OFF THE RECORD - Love is on the air
Bit of a cock-up at Classic FM, which announced it would be playing some particularly schmoozy music this weekend to get couples in the mood to conceive for the millennium. What
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OFF THE RECORD - Pregnancy for dummies
On a similar note, those marketing chaps at Granada have gone into overdrive to publicise their own bonking bonanza, Birth Race 2000, on ITV next month. Hundreds of dummies have been
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OFF THE RECORD - Creative sparks wanted
Good to see the Beeb has finally come round to advertising the soon-to-be vacant DG-ship. Applicants, said the ad, must have 'personal resilience' and a proven track record of visionary leadership
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Indies voice anger at BBC radio proposal
Radio indies are up in arms over new contracts being drawn up by the BBC, which one producer said would 'create a whole new level of bureaucracy'.The contracts, which are currently
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Graef lambasts TV ratings obsession
Leading documentary-maker Roger Graef has publicly criticised 'suits looking at ratings' as threatening to undermine recent calls for original and innovative programmes by senior figures at Channel 4, BBC 1 and
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Bravo takes run from US shock-jock
Flextech-owned channel Bravo has clinched the exclusive UK cable and satellite rights to US cult disc jockey Howard Stern's TV show, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Trio of pilots to battle for Springer slot
ITV controller of daytime Dianne Nelmes has lined up three pilots as possible afternoon replacements for The Jerry Springer Show, writes Nicola Methven.
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Initial stages concert for millennium night
GMG Endemol Entertainment production subsidiary Initial is to stage a multi-million pound concert from Greenwich on New Year's Eve for BBC 1, writes Hilary Curtis.
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SKY ONE ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO JAPANESE SERIES POKEMON
Sky One has bought the hit Japanese animation series, Pokemon, based on the Nintendo video game of the same name. A flashing special effect in two episodes - which will not
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BTTC GETS EXTRA EXPOSURE FROM BBC SPORT
BBC Sport is expanding its live coverage of the British Touring Car Championships (BTTC). Six rounds will be shown live on BBC 2: two races at Donington on 5 April, two
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CITV SECURES THE WOMBLES UNTIL AT LEAST 2001
Children's ITV (CITV) has signed up The Wombles (left) until at least 2001 following the success of the two latest series. United Productions, Cinar and FilmFair have been commissioned to make
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WISE BUDDAH SCORES COMMISSIONS FROM R1 AND 2
Radio indie Wise Buddah has won a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 1 and 2 including a one-off on Kurt Cobain to mark the fifth anniversary of his suicide. Entertain
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UK PREMIERES LEAD SCI-FI SPRING/SUMMER SCHEDULE
The Sci-Fi channel's spring/summer schedule will include four UK premieres exclusive to the channel. The Crow is a 22 x 60-minute action drama from Polygram Television based on the cult Brandon
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BBC BIRMINGHAM DIGS IN WITH GARDENING NEIGHBOURS
BBC Birmingham network production's latest commissions include a second 6 x 30-minute series of Gardening Neighbours for BBC 2. The peaktime fly-on-the-garden-wall show will again be fronted by garden designer and
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STARS LINE UP TO PROVIDE VOICES FOR ITV WATERSHIP DOWN
Stephen Fry, Rik Mayall and Jane Horrocks are among those providing voices for the rabbits in ITV's animated adaptation of Watership Down. Independent Alltime Entertainment began recording the dialogue in London
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STRAIGHT FORWARD SHOOTS THIRD AWASH WITH COLOUR
County Down-based Straight Forward Productions is shooting a third series of Awash With Colour, its teach-yourself-painting show presented by artist Dermot Cavanagh, for BBC 2 daytime. The 15 x 30-minute series
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Coastal lands pair of dramas on ITV
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has ordered three new dramas for 2000, two starring Robson Green and co-produced by his indie, Coastal Productions.In The Last Musketeer, Green will play a