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C4 cycling gets slating
Hundreds of angry viewers have complained to Channel 4 over its decision to relegate coverage of this year's Tour de France, writes Steve Clarke.
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RADIO 4 DRAMA FOR GOLDHAWK UNIVERSAL PRODUCTIONS
Radio indie Goldhawk Universal Productions is producing a 1 x 45-minute drama for BBC Radio 4, Inspector Bucket and the White Sepulchre. The humorous Victorian detective series, written by James Hendry,
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FULCRUM TO MAKE NEW SERIES OF 4 LATER SHOW PULP
Independent Fulcrum Production's Sheffield-based regional arm, Fulcrum North, has been commissioned to make a third series of Channel 4 late-night slot 4 Later book programme Pulp. Fulcrum's London office made the
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Rapido/C4 Lolo film
Rapido is making a documentary about the late, surgically enhanced Eurotrash star Lolo Ferrari and has licensed the film to Channel 4, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 DROPS RACING CHANNEL
Channel 4 has shelved plans to launch a digital racing channel after withdrawing its£250m bid - with NTL subsidiary Premium TV and the BBC - for the exclusive rights to
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New C4 deaf series
Channel 4 education editor Richard McKerrow has commissioned a new series to replace C4's axed series for deaf viewers, The Vibe (Broadcast, 7.4.00), writes Ashley Davies.
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Ricochet 4 is behind the titles and stings for the new BBC children's series Clever Creatures. The history-based quiz features four teams of puppets shown racing to get to the start
Ricochet 4 is behind the titles and stings for the new BBC children's series Clever Creatures. The history-based quiz features four teams of puppets shown racing to get to the start
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Oscar-winning actor Ron Moody (left) heads HTV West's new regional drama line-up, starring in Steps, a new 30-minute piece about three soldiers lost in time on an island in the Bristol
Oscar-winning actor Ron Moody (left) heads HTV West's new regional drama line-up, starring in Steps, a new 30-minute piece about three soldiers lost in time on an island in the Bristol
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FOREVER RADIO PREPARES£25M FLOTATION
Radio company Forever Broadcasting is planning a stock market flotation to raise£1m, which will value the company at between£25m and£30m. The money will be used to market existing
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RTE KEEPS HOME AND AWAY UNTIL 2005 AND RESTRUCTURES
RTE Television has continued its rights agreement with distributor Southern Star for Australian soap Home & Away on its Network 2 channel until the end of 2005. The Irish broadcaster also
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LION DELVES INTO WORK PRACTICES WITH BBC 2 SERIES
Indie Lion Television has been commissioned by BBC 2 controller Jane Root to make an 8 x 30-minute series about work called Work Rules. The observational series will examine work hierarchies
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GRANADA BROADBAND TO BUILD ITV2'S WEBSITE
Granada Media's new media division, Granada Broadband, formed just a month ago, has won a contract to build the new ITV2 website. Set to launch next week, the deal was brokered
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Code Design and Direction, previously M2 Design, has created the titles for the second series of BBC Scotland's teen show UKool. The titles, designed by Chris Jennings and Arundi Asregadoo, feature
Code Design and Direction, previously M2 Design, has created the titles for the second series of BBC Scotland's teen show UKool. The titles, designed by Chris Jennings and Arundi Asregadoo, feature
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ITV2 has signed up US chat show host Jerry Springer to produce a series of promotional shorts as it gears up for its biggest promotional push to date, writes Colin Robertson
ITV2 has signed up US chat show host Jerry Springer to produce a series of promotional shorts as it gears up for its biggest promotional push to date, writes Colin Robertson.
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4:2:2 hires team for growth
The 4:2:2 group has announced a raft of new appointments which are part of its drive to expand business following the completion of a£5m management buyout earlier this year (Broadcast,
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TV export figures for 1998 released
The British Television Distributors Association's (BTDA) first official export figures have revealed that in 1998 BTDA members racked up overseas sales of $503.8m (£335m).Television programming sales accounted for nearly $378.5m (£252m)
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WEST 175 MEDIA GROUP SETS UP IN NEW ZEALAND
Aim-listed producer/distributor West 175 Media Group is signalling a drive into the radio sector with the acquisition of a radio frequency in Christchurch, New Zealand to be called Radio Canterbury. The
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PINNACLE SYSTEMS PURCHASES AVID SPORTS FOR£16M
Pinnacle Systems has acquired Avid Sports, which provides sports editing and online sports media management solutions. Having spun out from Avid Technology approximately four years ago, the company has been purchased
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Resources aims to up profits by£12m
BBC Resources director of London operations Jim Brown has unveiled details of the restructure which will see Resources Ltd shrink from a turnover of£330m to£150m.He also confirmed that the
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BBC details 1,100 job cuts reshuffle
BBC director-general Greg Dyke confirmed on Monday (10 July) that more than 1,000 jobs will be cut in the next phase of his restructure as exclusively predicted in Broadcast (17.3.00).In addition