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    BBC Worldwide signs major deal for India

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has signed its biggest ever programming deal for the Indian subcontinent at this year's BBC Showcase in Brighton.The corporation's commercial arm is to license 260 hours of programming a

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    BBC PULLS OUT OF HONG KONG TO FOCUS ON SINGAPORE

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC News is scaling back its Hong Kong operations and opening a new bureau in Singapore in October to cope with the change in news focus in Asia. Three of seven

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    BAZAL'S HOUSE INVADERS GIVEN SECOND RUN

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC Broadcast daytime head Jane Lush has recommissioned a second series of House Invaders from indie Bazal. The daily 30-minute show returns to BBC 1 in the spring in a morning

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    NTL SIGNS DEAL FOR LIVE BASKETBALL COVERAGE

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    NTL has signed a two-year sub-licence deal for 'first-look' rights to broadcast National Basketball Association games on cable and satellite channel TNT. An existing three-year deal between the NBA and ITV

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    Barrymore sitcom gets second series

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    ITV Network Centre controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a second run of the Michael Barrymore sitcom Bob Martin before the first series has been broadcast.The first 6 x 45-minute

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    Carlton bags Britain in Colour order

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television is planning a range of new 'black and white in colour' documentary programmes on the back of its successful Second World War in Colour series and a second commission

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    DYKE TO SPEAK AT RACE IN THE MEDIA AWARDS

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke will be the keynote speaker at this year's Race in the Media Awards on 7 April. More than 300 entries have been submitted to the awards,

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    YORKSHIRE TV TO HOST AUDIENCE WITH MEDIA SECRETARY

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Media secretary Chris Smith will use a Yorkshire Television-sponsored event to further outline broadcasting policy for the digital age next week. Smith will visit Leeds next Wednesday (9 March) to talk

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    GENRE AUDIT: CHAT SHOWS - How to chat with attitude

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The familiar chat show has become a hybrid of ingredients including the ubiquitous celebrities touting their wares, subversive acts and a presenter with attitude. What does the future hold for the chat show? Meg Carter finds out.

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    Einstein launches UK production arm

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    European science and technology channel Einstein has launched Einstein Productions, a low-cost, high-volume production arm making science shows for the broadcaster that is set for a UK digital launch this autumn.The

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    GMG appoints Judd to control G-Wizz venture

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media Group has created a new controller position for its internet venture G-Wizz and has appointed Dark Ages executive producer Justin Judd to the role, writes Colin Robertson.The move is

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    ESSEX RADIO GROUP APPOINTS KERSHAW AS MD

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    John Kershaw has been appointed managing director of Essex Radio Group following the departure of Rob Van Pooss last September. Kershaw steps up from his role as managing director of the

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    EUROSPORT ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE CARTING COVERAGE

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    British Eurosport has announced its programming for this season, which includes exclusive coverage of the Cart FedEx Championship. The single-seater series will be broadcast, with a mix of live and delayed

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    Makeover for animal showcase

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    ITV has revamped its occasional natural history celebrity showcase In The Wild, redirecting it towards 'mission oriented' stories, writes David Wood.Tigress executive producer Andrew Jackson, who oversees the ITV show, told

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    CARLTON LICENSES DRAMA TO LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Carlton International has licensed more than 80 hours of drama and documentaries to Latin America and Spain. The slate of programming includes Sharpe - a series of Napoleonic war films set

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    CINTEL'S ALEXANDER POACHED BY INNOVATION TK

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Innovation TK has poached Cintel's US eastern sales manager Sam Alexander to be its sales and support engineer in the region. Alexander worked for Cintel for 20 years as telecine system

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    The BBC launches its TimeBank campaign this week, which will run until June. It aims to encourage viewers in the UK to share their passions and skills with others, depositing the

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The BBC launches its TimeBank campaign this week, which will run until June. It aims to encourage viewers in the UK to share their passions and skills with others, depositing the

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    HISTORY CHANNEL AND TELEWEST AGREE DISTRIBUTION DEAL

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The History Channel has agreed a new distribution deal with Telewest Communications for digital and analogue distribution. The channel will air on Telewest's Active Digital cable TV service from 06.00 to

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    Films at 59 plumps for high definition

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Films at 59 in Bristol is installing a high-definition production capability, which includes the first Snell & Wilcox HD 1012 production switcher sold in Britain.'We've been doing a lot of research

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    CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS IDEAL HOME SHOW PROGRAMME

    2000-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has commissioned GMG Endemol to make a daily 5 x 45-minute series from the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show. The programmes will