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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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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - UK DRAMA DOES WELL AT MIPCOM DESPITE EXPECTATIONS
Members of the British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA) have reported strong drama series sales at this month's Mipcom market. Chairman and BBC Worldwide director of international television Mike Phillips said that
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UK HORIZONS ORDERS DOUBLE DECKER DOCUMENTARY
Ticket to Ride, a documentary following the exploits of five travellers on a red double decker bus travelling around the world, has been ordered by UK Horizons channel editor Andrew Lowrey.
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DTI NOT REFERRING PINEWOOD/SHEPPERTON DEAL
The Department for Trade & Industry has decided not to refer Pinewood Studios proposed acquisition of Shepperton Holdings to the Competition Commission. The two companies voluntarily notified their proposed merger to
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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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OFF THE RECORD - The crutch of the matter
Two Way TV international rights guru Anthony Robb-John has been telling anyone who will listen that drink had nothing to do with a wee mishap in Cannes which resulted in him
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FORD UK TO TAKE STAKE IN DIGITAL RADIO CONSORTIUM
The MXR digital radio consortium has announced that car manufacturer Ford UK is to join the group as a shareholder in the company. As part of the MXR consortium, Ford intends
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OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - a fawlty connection
Viva the similarities between these two comic geniuses - Fawlty Towers' Manuel, played by Andrew Sachs, and Pozzitive TV's Geoff Posner. While one became embroiled in a fictional catering establishment, the
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RAPTURE TV GREENLIGHTS GLOBAL CLUBBING SERIES
Rapture TV has greenlit a global clubbing series trailing leading DJs around the world as its first indie commission. Called Club Class, the series has already gone into production and comes
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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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STARS TO READ FAVOURITE STORIES ON CLASSIC FM
Classic FM head Roger Lewis has commissioned a 6 x 60-minute weekend series Classic Winter Tales to be narrated by Ross Kemp, Helen Baxendale and Classic FM regular Stephen Fry. The
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Smith rouses industry to 'embrace' digital cinema
Digital cinema will 'broaden the audience and revolutionise the way of viewing events' according to media secretary Chris Smith.Speaking at the DCMS/DTI-backed roadshow Celluloid or Silicon? last week, Smith called on
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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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SKY PROMOTES FREUDENSTEIN TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
BSkyB general manager Richard Freudenstein has been promoted to the new post of chief operating officer although he does not take on any new duties.Credited with Sky's digital roll-out, Freudenstein (left),
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Pact's deputy chief to quit at year's end
Pact is about to lose its two highest profile executives as deputy chief executive Diane Freeman prepares to leave the organisation on medical grounds.The announcement was made this week by chief
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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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GRANADA AND CARLTON PLAN TO SHARE ITV CHAIRMAN ROLE
Granada Media and Carlton Communications are understood to be in discussions over sharing the ITV chairman role after the network's current chair, Leslie Hill, retires, probably before the end of 2001.
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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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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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WIRELESS GROUP BUYS SOUTHAMPTON'S WAVE FM
The Wireless Group (TWG) has bought the entire share capital of Southampton-based radio station Wave 105 FM for£21.3m. TWG already owned a 24.6 per cent stake in Wave. This is