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Lucky Dog drama is axed
A Many Splintered Thing, indie Lucky Dog's comedy drama about adultery, emerged this week as the first drama series to be axed by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC entertainment wins lottery slots
BBC entertainment is to be awarded 28 Saturday night primetime BBC 1 lottery show slots for 2001, providing the first concrete evidence of director general Greg Dyke's promise to boost in-house
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Avalon shows reordered
Avalon Television has secured recommission orders for its Al Murray vehicle Time Gentlemen Please and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned series from Sky Television and ITV respectively, writes Colin Robertson.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC's One Foot digs a hole for Millionaire
BBC 1 and ITV waited with baited breath for the results of the move of BBC 1's evening news bulletin, writes Jon Rogers.
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Staff call in lawyers over MTV dispute
Lawyers have been drafted in to resolve a row between MTV and its 100-strong broadcast services division over new terms of employment, writes Simon Ellery.
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Morris steps in for Leddy at Channel 4
Channel 4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy is to take maternity leave from next month and has drafted in The Ricky Gervais Show producer Iain Morris to look after her beat for about six months, writes Ashley Davies.
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Lion TV plans sale of minority stake
Lion Television chiefs are planning to sell a stake in the indie in a bid to fund more of its own productions, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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News heads call for evening switch
Regional ITV news heads have made informal approaches to ITV News editor Nigel Dacre about moving the 18.30 Evening News back to 18.00 in a bid to position both ITV's major
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TOTP to quit Elstree studios
The BBC's Top of the Pops is to move from its Elstree studios base to BBC Television Centre, with the BBC drama department expected to take over the studio, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UK Online to oversee government digital channel
Government internet portal UK Online, which aims to give the public a single point of access to all its services via the web, is to develop into a digital TV channel, writes Colin Robertson.
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PANORAMA HAS NEW EDITOR
BBC documentaries producer Mike Robinson has been made the editor of BBC 1 current affairs series Panorama, replacing Peter Horrocks who is now head of current affairs. Robinson, who will take
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SALES CO APPOINTS WRIGHT
BBC films head of business development Jane Wright has been named acting chief executive of BBC Worldwide co-owned film sales outfit The Sales Company, replacing Alison Thompson who is to leave
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Deaf group warns Sky over subtitling
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) president Lord Ashley has warned satellite and cable operators that they could face legal action for failing to provide adequate subtitling services.In a heated
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Granada ups broadband staff
Granada Media is creating a major new broadband production centre at its Yorkshire Television base and is to recruit up to 80 new production staff, writes Colin Robertson.
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Vivendi gets clearance for Seagram merger
French media company Vivendi is to sell its 22.7 per cent stake in BSkyB in a move that has won European Commission clearance for its merger with Canadian giant Seagram, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada Int'l chooses md
Granada Media has this week confirmed the appointment of Granada Media International managing director Nadine Nohr as head of the merged GMI and Itel distribution arms, writes Colin Robertson.
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Norton renews C4 contract
Comedian Graham Norton has signed a further 12-month exclusive deal with Channel 4, scotching suggestions that he is poised to join the BBC, writes Colin Robertson.
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BRITAIN DOMINATES INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS
British programmes comprised more than half of the 21 nominations for this year's International Emmy Awards. The British nominations are: Best drama - Warriors (BBC drama and Deep Indigo Productions) and
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TWO WAY TV TO TAKE OVER ON DIGITAL'S GAMESHOW SERVICE
Two Way TV is to take over On Digital's On Games One service as predicted by Broadcast (29.9.00). Under the five-year deal Two Way will offer standalone versions of quiz and
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BBC HEDGES ITS BETS ON HORSE-RACING RIGHTS
The BBC is in talks with both Carlton Communications and the rival consortium, comprising BSkyB, Channel 4 and racecourse owner Arena Leisure, to secure TV rights for horse-racing at the majority