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  • News

    Jobs on line at Reuters

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Forty jobs are under threat at news agency Reuters Television after it announced plans to fully automate its London newsroom, writes John Plunkett.

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    LION TO MAKE NEW SERIES OF PADDINGTON GREEN - The League of Gentlemen set for second run on BBC 2

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Lion TV has been commissioned to make a second series of docu-soap Paddington Green for BBC 1. Jeremy Mills and Bridget Sneyd will executive produce. Lion has also landed commissions for a documentary on family relationships for Channel 4's Equinox strand

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    TIGER ASPECT MAKES C4 DATE FOR NEW STREETMATE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect is developing a new Channel 4 series hosted by Denise Van Outen. Provisionally called Under the Cherry Tree, the series is billed as an entertainment show about relationships, featuring

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    TOUCHING EVIL LINED UP FOR THIRD OUTING

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Successful crime thriller Touching Evil has been recommissioned from United Productions and Coastal Productions for a third run on ITV. Again starring Robson Green as Detective Inspector Dave Creegan, the 4

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    NICK ASKS WISEDUP TO MAKE CURRENT AFFAIRS DEBUT

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon director of programming Howard Litten has commissioned Wisedup Productions to make the channel's first current affairs show. A 13 x 30-minute run of Nick News will premiere at the end

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    WARK TUNES INTO CHILDREN FOR RADIO 4 SERIES

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark is to present a 6 x 30-minute series on BBC Radio 4 aimed at shedding light on how children develop in the first five years of their

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    BBC BIRMINGHAM SERIES TO MARK SIKH ANNIVERSARY

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Asian unit at BBC Birmingham's network production department is producing a series for BBC 2 to mark the 300th anniversary of the establishment of modern Sikhism. The 3 x 30-minute

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    C4 TRADING UP WITH NEW BAZAL GAMESHOW

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to screen a new gameshow at the end of February called Trading Up. Made by Bazal Productions, the show is presented by This Morning's showbiz reporter Claudia Winkleman

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    PETER WILLIAMS ENTERS PARLIAMENT FOR SONGS OF PRAISE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Peter Williams Television has been commissioned by the BBC to produce Songs of Praise from the Houses of Parliament. Producer Peter Williams and director Simon Hammond will film a service in

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    Corrie writers go solo for ITV drama

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Two Coronation Street writers have been commissioned by ITV to make a humorous drama series on life in a northern family.Yorkshire TV is to produce the 6 x 60-minute At Home

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    Anglia lands ITV2 show

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Anglia Television has secured a factual series commission from ITV2 that follows people who live extreme lifestyles, writes Nicola Methven.

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    BBC 2 to air interactive gameshow

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    An interactive gameshow produced by Children's BBC has been commissioned by BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson, writes John Plunkett.

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    BBC takes millennium medicine

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has added two new series to its line-up of millennium programming including Frontiers of Medicine from BBC science, focusing on the most dramatic recent breakthroughs in medical science, writes

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Audience eludes the Scarlet Pimpernel

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1's latest costume drama, The Scarlet Pimpernel, was trounced when it made its debut on Sunday (24 January), writes Alice Macandrew.

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    Smith urges net gain for licence fee

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Media Secretary Chris Smith believes the BBC could supplement its present licence fee and other income by introducing advertising on its internet services, writes John Lewis.

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    MTV to offer niche outfits for digital

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    MTV Networks Europe is set to unveil three new genre-specific music channels in the next few weeks, one of which is thought to be a spin-off of VH1, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    CWC sheds two execs

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has parted company with another two executives, including Ben Bull, director of digital strategy, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    Drabble to leave BBC after 30 years

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Jane Drabble is to step down as BBC Broadcast and Production director of education this summer after 30 years at the corporation.A BBC insider said she was leaving for personal reasons

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    Grimsdale quits C4 to head ICG factual

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Peter Grimsdale, Channel 4 commissioning editor for history, religion and features, is leaving to join the BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) as head of factual programming, writes Tim Dams.

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    ITV companies reveal regional news plans

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The ITV companies have unveiled changes to their regional news programming in preparation for the network's new-look, post-News at Ten schedule to be introduced on 8 March, writes Liz Shackleton.