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A stateside story
Pat Mitchell has experienced a bust 18 months. Since becoming head of US public broadcaster PBS, she has overhauled the schedule and opened up commissioning. Jane Marlow finds out what she
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NewsBBC2 sets up arranged marriages
BBC2 will employ the traditional methods used to make arranged marriages in Asia to find partners for single Westerners in a new five-part series.
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A drama of epic proportion
As exports of British drama remain in the doldrums, UK distributors are having to offer products as diverse as feature-length epics to long-running series in a bid to attract foreign buyers.
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A new spin for an old genre
As the factual genre fragments into different styles and sub-genres, finding innovative ways to investigate traditional themes incorporating human interest is important, but strong narrative remains the key across the board.
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MIPCOM 2001
Broadcast International presents an in depth guide to what's hot and what's not at this week's international programme market
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FA speaks out on World Cup rights deadlock
FA chief executive Adam Crozier describes German media group's£171 asking price as 'obscene', and calls on FIFA to intervene
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BBC1 scores with Match of the Day Live
9.8m tune in for England v Greece on Saturday as elsewhere BBC2's Band of Brothers makes an impressive debut
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Channel 4 bags acclaimed Anne Frank mini-series
Drama nominated for 11 Emmys is snapped up at MIPCOM
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File swapping websites face further legal action
Entertainment industry steps-up campaign against file swapping websites
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NTL launches budget broadband-at-home
NTL HOME customers offered low bandwidth 'stepping stone' broadband service for the same price as dial-up and significantly cheaper than ISDN
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Barrymore up for sixth consecutive entertainment award
Troubled presenter nominated once again in the entertainment presenter category of the National TV Awards despite ITV1 holding back his latest show due to police investigation
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Jackson named media's second most creative figure
Outbound Channel 4 chief executive and BBC director general Greg Dyke place high up the UK Creative 50 list
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Action Time sets up Dream Home
Action Time has brought the rights to the lifestyle entertainment series Dream Home at MIP-TV writes Jon RogersThe 13 x 30-minute show combines elements of both a home makeover show and
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Nick bags a brace
Nickelodeon UK has bought the rights to Paramount's live-action comedy Raising Dad at MIPCOM, writes Jon RogersThe 13 x 30-minute series follows Sarah, whose mother has died, through high school as
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Government releases£30m funding for broadband roll-out
Regions to get funds based on number of residents without access to broadband services
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C5 pips C4 to peak-time share
Fifth terrestrial broadcaster scores rare victory over rival as chief executive Dawn Airey's claim to a six per cent share by 2002 looks in good shape
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Company asks Is This Love? for ITV drama
ITV has commissioned Company Pictures to make a major 4 x 60-minute drama called Is This Love?.
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Spheriks ready for kick-off
Slave Studios has completed work on the first 13x30-minute episodes of a new children's animation show, Spheriks, writes Jon Rogers.A second batch of a further 13 episodes is expected to be
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BBC and ITV resume Kirch talks
Deadlock is broken as german media group invites broadcasters back to the table to resume World Cup rights negotiations
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BBC apologises for Bowen/Adie gaff
Corporation says line of questioning which revealed Tony Blair's travel plans 'should not have happened'