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Sky and Fox clash over kids move
A row is brewing between BSkyB and sister channel Fox Kids following Sky One's decision to make an aggressive move into children's programming, writes Simon Ellery.
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Neal christens new indie
Outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal's new indie will be christened Box TV Productions, and is developing three new dramas with leading writers for the channel, writes Ashley Davies.
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Off the Record - A right proper Charlie
For those of us who have wondered how the stars of leisure programmes are discovered, somebody has forwarded an email doing the rounds at Carlton.Headed: 'Page 3 stunner who can do
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Pact to champion indie sector rights
Shed Productions managing director Eileen Gallagher is to be Pact's new vice-chair (television) and has vowed to work for independent producers' rights to compete in a fair environment in the run-up
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CASTAWAYS WANT TO STAY
Some of the castaways on the island of Taransay taking part in Castaway 2000 have made enquiries about staying on after the lease taken by indie Lion Television expires at the
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NTL NAMES JWT'S CARTER AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Cable outfit NTL has named Stephen Carter, chief executive officer of ad agency J Walter Thompson, as its chief operating officer. Carter, who was being wooed by ITV to fill the
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Granada and CanWest set up Irish film fund
Granada and Canadian broadcaster CanWest have set up a joint-venture investment fund to promote local production and co-production in Ireland, writes Colin Robertson.
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Endemol buys Treasure Island
Endemol Entertainment UK has taken a stake in another reality television programme, survival game show Treasure Island, writes Tara Conlan.
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LEITCH TECHNOLOGY TO BUY DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Video-processing specialist Leitch Technology Corporation is planning an $86.5m (£61.8m) acquisition of graphics and editing manufacturer Digital Processing Systems (DPS). The deal is expected to close by the end of this
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Off the Record - Gong ... Buerk in gay fan-fest
You'd be forgiven for not immediately knowing how much Big Brother's Craig has in common with BBC news bunny Michael Buerk. It is said that while the Buerkster has been on
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BRUCE GYNGELL
Bruce Gyngell, who died last week after a long illness, was unquestionably one of the most colourful characters ever to work in the British TV industry.His career was also one of
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RATINGS - TX - A HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Broadcaster: BBC 2Producer: The History Channel/ BBC DocumentariesStart: 20.05, 30 SeptemberLength: 16 x 60-minutesCommissioning editors: Michael Jackson/Janice HadlowExecutive producer: Martin DavidsonFive years in the making, a£5m budget and an acclaimed
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CAPITAL BRINGS CENTURY TO LONDON DIGITAL MULTIPLEX
Capital Radio is bringing its newly acquired Century Radio brand into the London market by launching it on the CE Digital Multiplex. Century London is the final service to be announced
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Granada splits factual brief
Granada Television has restructured its factual department and created two separate controller roles for current affairs and documentaries, writes Colin Robertson.
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BLACK SCREEN FESTIVAL REVEALS LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS
Panellists at this year's Black Screen Film & Video Festival will include Channel 4 commissioning editor of multicultural programmes Pat Younge (left), Real Life Productions managing director Ali Rashid, Film Council
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Off the Record - Is it a bird ... is it a plane ..
What is it with senior BBC folks and their insatiable cravings for thrills and danger? New business guru Sarah Geater and Mark 'Mandelson' Thompson are both learning to fly aeroplanes. Could
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ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY TO HOST BIG BROTHER EVENT
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is hosting a Big Brother workshop on 18 September at the Groucho Club. The event costs£10 for RTS members,£13 for non-members and£7 for
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Off the Record - Big Brother is watching you
As the official Big Brother trade mag we thought it was our duty to find out which programmes the evicted contestants most missed while they were in confinement. Off The Record
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VAN DEN BERG RETURNS WITH ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS
Entertainment Rights has hired former Alliance Atlantis London director of programming Chloe Van Den Berg (right) to take on the new role of sales director. A former senior sales manager for
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NUJ'S CORBETT BECOMES NEW CHIEF OF WRITERS' GUILD
National Union of Journalists freelance organiser Bernie Corbett has been appointed the new general secretary of The Writers' Guild. Corbett, 47, joins at the beginning of October. He replaces assistant general