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Off the Record - Camping at the Crossroads.
Talking of camp, the public relations bumf for the relaunched Crossroads (above) is among the best we've ever seen. Carlton has produced a horribly cheesy brochure of the upgraded hotel. It
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TRADE TALK - Pete the builder.
Hit chief exec Peter Orton has brought together Barney and Bob the Builder in a£190m deal and is on his way to creating a 'mini-Disney'.
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BSkyB and Fox link to create teen soap.
BSkyB and its sister Fox companies in the US and Australia are banding together to create a multimillion pound teen soap to run on Sky One as part of the channel's
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ON THE BOX - Not the marrying kind.
C4 commissioning editor, multicultural Patrick Younge gives Best of Both Worlds the thumbs- down while Referendum Street gets his vote.
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Off the Record - ITV drama boss' perfect excuse.
ITV drama king Nick Elliott has come up with a cracking excuse for not responding to proposals and we believe him. We really do. He usually drives to his country pad
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BBC events boss opens new indie.
Former BBC head of millennium events Avril MacRory has set up a multimedia production company following her departure from the corporation last October (Broadcast, 15.9.00), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Talent hunt starts at BBC.
The BBC is launching its second Talent initiative next week with the help of an animated promotional campaign, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC COURTS WRIGLEY.
Endemol Entertainment UK controller of entertainment Ruth Wrigley is understood to have been offered the post of BBC controller of light entertainment to replace David Young who is leaving at the
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BBC SETS UP THIRD CO.
The BBC has been given the go-ahead by secretary of state for culture, media and sport Chris Smith to set up its third wholly owned subsidiary, BBC Technology Ltd. The corporation
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WEB LIFE GUIDE AT BBC.
BBC Online is stepping up its support for the creation of online communities, with the addition of h2g2.com, the website developed by The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator Douglas Adams.
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BBC staff vote over expenses.
BBC staff are set to go ahead with the first corporation-wide resistance to director general Greg Dyke's planned overhaul, following a vote last week by BBC Bectu members for industrial action over proposals to change expenses allowances, writes Georgina
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BBC gears up for 'fun' dome bid.
BBC Worldwide is this week holding further talks with Madam Tussaud's and a number of property developers about being part of a consortium bidding for the Millennium Dome, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NEW DETECTIVE SERIES FOR BBC SCOTLAND.
BBC Scotland head of drama Barbara McKissack and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey have commissioned Skyline productions to produce Rose's Patch, a 60-minute comedy drama for BBC 1. Starring Denis Lawson
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TOUR TO BBC?
Tour de France producer Venner Television has begun exclusive negotiations with the BBC over rights to screen this year's Tour de France, after the programme was axed by Channel 4, writes
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BBC factual lines up indie orders.
BBC controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody has turned her sights to the independent sector, ordering a raft of commissions to run across BBC 1, 2 and BBC Choice. Moody, who earlier
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BBC FACES WRIT.
The BBC was due to receive a writ on Wednesday (21 February) from a security firm that claims it is owed£1.9m by the corporation. AC Control won a tender in
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BBC Resources chief to retire.
BBC resources chief executive Margaret Salmon is to take early retirement after less than two years heading the corporation's facility group. Although no firm date has been set, Salmon is understood to
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Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.
WEDNESDAY Let's be honest, jobs have to be cut and money has to be saved. But sometimes it's not hard. Plenty more fish in the sea, or is that shooting fish in
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Dyke and Gavin battle over Worldwide future.
BBC Director General Greg Dyke and BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin are understood to be at loggerheads over the future of BBC Worldwide. The two chiefs have allegedly failed to come
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BANNISTER TO LAUNCH DANCE DJ COMPANY.
Former BBC director of marketing Matthew Bannister is launching a new dance music DJ talent company this summer. Bannister will be chairman and chief executive of the company, Trust the DJ,