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    Early ratings success for Big Brother

    2000-07-20T13:07:00Z

    Audience share hits 20 per cent for Big Brother special

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    Christiansen leaves Gem for Sportsworld

    2000-07-20T13:03:00Z

    Managing director of GMG Endemol's commercial arm to head Sportsworld's European and Latin American operation

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    New National Geographic production head

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    The National Geographic Channel International (NCGI) has promoted director of production and on-air for NCGI's European ventures Bryan Smith to the newly-created position of senior vice-president, production. Smith will relocate to

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    Tots TV sold to Discovery

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Ragdoll has licensed Tots TV to Discovery Kids for broadcast through Central and South America, the Caribbean and the Falkland Islands, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The Itsy Bity Entertainment Company, Ragdoll's US

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    Granada's Plantin lands first foreign deal

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Granada Creative director of international entertainment production and formats Marcus Plantin has secured his first deal with an oversees broadcaster since taking the job earlier this year. US broadcaster Fox has

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    Zig Zag closes overseas deals

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Zig Zag Productions has scored deals with German producer Bullseye, The Discovery Channel and Australia's Channel 10, writes Colin Robertson.The Bullseye deal will see the two companies develop

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    Christiansen leaves Gem for Sportworld

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Managing director of GMG Endemol's commercial arm to head Sportsworld's European and Latin American operation

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    Turner's Carey joins Crown Media

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    US pay-TV outfit Crown Media Holdings has hired former Turner Network Television executive Andre Carey as executive vice-president of worldwide production and original programming. He will report to chief executive officer

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    BSkyB signs new Irish distribution deals

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BSkyB has signed new deals with NTL-owned Cablelink in the Irish Republic and Irish Multichannel to secure long-term distribution of Sky One and Sky News. The move means both channels are

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    Brit comedy writers launch society

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    More than 40 writers have set up the British Society of Comedy Writers to provide international and UK broadcasters with writers. The Wolverhampton-based society also plans to provide advice on formats

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    Brighter Pictures lands US commission

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- Indie Brighter Pictures has been commissioned to produce the European output of 26 x 50-minute Columbia Tri-Star series Ripley's Believe It or Not. Leo Carlyon will direct the

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    Channel 5 joins distributors association

    2000-07-20T12:58:00Z

    Channel 5 International has become a member of The British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA), the industry body which promotes and protects TV exports and the interests of UK-based distributors. C5 International

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    Diverse heads for Leeds

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Office in northern city is first of a number of planned regional centres specialising in multicultural programmes

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    Meridian holds crisis talks with United

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Byers' announcement forces emergency board meetings

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    BBC poaches Anglia's Howard

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE- BBC Birmingham lifestyle and features has poached Anglia executive producer, talk Sally-Anne Howard to become deputy editor, reporting to head of lifestyle and features Kate Marsh, writes Tara

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    ITN promotes 5 News staff

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Rabin, Fordham, Clein and Hasan step up

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    RTL considering buying United's Channel 5 stake

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    RTL interested in bidding£5bn for United News & Media to increase Channel 5 holding

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    Channel 4 chasing Branagh to star in film

    2000-07-20T11:39:00Z

    Major television drama lined up for Kenneth Branagh

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    Tusa lays into Dyke and Thompson

    2000-07-20T11:20:00Z

    Former World Service head derides BBC plan for genre-based TV channels as 'miserably small-minded'

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    Carlton Food Network serves up three treats

    2000-07-20T11:04:00Z

    BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - Carlton Food Network channel director Anne Gray has commissioned three new series from Carlton Entertainment and Factual, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Easy as Pie is a 13 x 30-minute series