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MURDOCH IN LINE TO LAND BUNDESLIGA RIGHTS
Rupert Murdoch is being tipped as a likely bidder for the TV rights to the premier German domestic football league, the Bundesliga, when the contract comes up for grabs this summer.
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JENNY JONES PRODUCER TO APPEAL NEGLIGENCE RULING
The producer and distributor of US talk show Jenny Jones are to appeal against the award of $25 million (£15.3 million) in damages for negligence last week. A Michigan jury ruled
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Tom Roberts
On why today's programme-makers have to fight for their reputations as well as their commissions.
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Cable dealer
Graeme Stanley has experienced a meteoric ascent in the UK cable TV industry, but his toughest challenges lie ahead, says Alice Macandrew.
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NewsInform/Premium merger
Digital sports content providers Inform Group and Premium TV have merged.
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Winners take it all?
As the industry packs away its frocks and finery after last weekend's British Academy Awards, Tim Dams asks if the endless round of TV awards are all they're cracked up to be.
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OPINION - Yentob and Hall for the top posts?
How unfortunate that some enterprising independent, say Lion Television or Hart Ryan, was not allowed to film behind the closed doors of the BBC's annual away day at Wood Norton this
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COVERING WAR - Is truth always a casualty of war?
Opening a three-page special on the reporting of the Kosovo conflict, academic Philip Hammond takes broadcasters to task for slavishly accepting Nato's version of the truth, while right and on page 17 news editors defend their coverage.
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INTERVIEW - Head over heels
Sally Head executive produced two of the hardest-hitting dramas of recent times in Prime Suspect and Cracker. Now with her own indie, the Granada and LWT veteran has high hopes of Plastic Man, airing this week on ITV.
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OFF THE RECORD - Thanks for the mammary
Off The Record is disturbed to report the theft from TalkBack's London offices of a pair of four-feet high comedy breasts. The magnificent polystyrene chest, which was being stored in the
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OFF THE RECORD - Gentleman John
Departing director general John Birt was roundly lambasted by programme-makers over his criticism of BBC sitcoms. Nevertheless, OTR can't help but admire him for the courage of his convictions and his
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OFF THE RECORD - When insects attack
It seems the makers of OTR's favourite cable and satellite show, When Animals Attack, could do worse than get down to the Channel 5 HQ in Long Acre. OTR mentions this
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OFF THE RECORD - Only here for the beer
Shock news in a press release from those good people at the Student Radio Network, who are fed up with students (right) being stereotyped by the media. 'Say the word student
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OFF THE RECORD - Empty-handed
To the Baftas, where OTR was shocked to see Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud leaving without their complimentary bags - courtesy of Sky. They can obviously do without a free aromatherapy
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OFF THE RECORD - Finished symphony
Exciting times at Classic FM, which launched its Music of the Millennium poll last week in the hunt for its listeners' favourite piece of music.The station's presenters were given 60 minutes
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KidsCo branches out
KidsCo, the international kids channel created by Sparrowhawk Media, US indie DIC Entertainment and Canadian distributor Nelvana, launches in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey on Friday (7 September).
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OFF THE RECORD - Bird brained
Media Secretary Chris Smith was among a host of, er, celebrities asked to choose their favourite museum piece to help launch a new museums website.So what did Smith opt for? The
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Celador attacks 'rip-off' of Millionaire by Danes
UK independent Celador Productions is attempting to block transmission of a Danish show that managing director Paul Smith claims is a 'blatant rip-off' of the outfit's Who Wants To Be A
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Root aims to raise profile of arts on 2
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is reviewing arts programming on the channel in a bid to boost audiences for the genre, writes Jason Deans.Root is understood to be keen to commission
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RDF TV swoops on Blair's constituency for C4 series
Independent RDF Television is nearing completion on a Channel 4 observational documentary series shot in Tony Blair's Sedgefield constituency, writes Jason Deans.The documentary will feature characters from the local community, as