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David Docherty
UK TV must wake up to the interactive revolution and the wealth of creative possibilities that it offers.
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GOVERNMENT CRITICISM PROMPTS NZTV'S MEO TO RESIGN
Chairwoman of New Zealand state-owned broadcaster NZTV Roseanne Meo resigned last week, following government disapproval of her hiring and firing of newsreader John Hawkesby last year. Prime minister Helen Clark criticised
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TVC to complete on Mentorn option
The Television Corporation is planning to buy the remaining 50 per cent of Mentorn Group that it does not already own, writes Tim Dams.The deal will be completed by the end
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Chyron stakes its faith on new media
The operating loss for Chyron Corporation more than tripled last year - but the company says expanding its products into new media markets will turn it back to profitability - a
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ITN/NTL to launch free news channel
ITN's new joint-venture 24-hour news channel with cable giant NTL will aggressively challenge Sky News and BBC News 24 by offering the channel to cable operators for free.ITN and NTL executives
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CARLTON THREE-PARTER TO SCRUTINISE LONDON MAYOR
Roger Bolton Productions is to make three programmes for Carlton's regional First Edition strand about the issues facing the new London mayor. Focusing on transport, crime and the economy, the series
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Carlton one-off lands new peaktime ITV slot
ITV has ordered a full series of celebrity profile show Stars and Their Lives, from Carlton TV and Hanrahan Television Productions, writes Colin Robertson.ITV has signed-up a 6 x 40-minute run
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CARLTON HITS OUT AT NoW
Carlton TV is talking to its lawyers over reports published in the News Of The World about Carlton's The Cook Report programme. A Carlton spokesman said company lawyers had 'informed the
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OFF THE RECORD - Dirty Tricks goes to Carlton
Off The Record's favourite celebrity pair, Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant, might just be kicking themselves this week after it was revealed that Michael Dibden's novel Dirty Tricks is to be
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Canal+ set for London expansion
Canal+ has made its first major move into the UK market by backing a new London-based production and talent management outfit to be run by ex-William Morris Agency chiefs, writes Ashley
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EM.TV buys Jim Henson
The Jim Henson Company has been bought by German media group EM.TV & Merchandising, in a£427 million deal which could lead to a revival of The Muppets, writes Tim Dams.The
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BUSH HOUSE FACES STRIKE
World Service trade union representatives will meet senior BBC News management next Wednesday (1 March) in a bid to resolve their dispute ahead of the planned overhaul of working practices at
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Virtue opens internet broadcast studio
Virtue Interactive has opened what it claims to be the first studio in the UK built exclusively to produce audio and video for webcasting, writes Nick Radlo.Programmes are streamed live from
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Hill takes on new Border radio role
ITV chairman and former Central TV chief executive Leslie Hill has become chairman of Century Radio's bid for the west Midlands radio licence, writes John Plunkett.The licence will be advertised in
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Red Pepper wins Champions rebranding bid
TV branding outfit Red Pepper Film Company has won the contract to design a new on- and off-screen identity for the biggest club football tournament in Europe - the UEFA Champions
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BBC's NHU plans continent specials
The BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU) is to expand this autumn's£4 million blue chip BBC 2 series - working titled South America: The Lost Continent - into an annual series
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BBC's Garvie wins shows
BBC Production's Manchester based entertainment and features department has secured a raft of commissions, including a new peaktime BBC 1 entertainment strand and a new mid-week lottery format, writes Tim Dams.The
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BBC'S ROSS PONDERS INDIE
BBC independent commissioning group head of drama Tessa Ross and Pathe head of production Andrea Calderwood have quashed speculation that they are planning to set up their own drama indie. Ross'
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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - Smith funding plan pleases both sides
The industry rallied behind the government's carefully balanced package of measures on future BBC funding this week, suggesting media secretary Chris Smith had appeased both BBC supporters and detractors.The corporation said
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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - Resources under pressure
BBC Worldwide and BBC Resources are expected to take centre stage in the BBC's drive to cut costs following the government's call for£1.1 billion of 'self-help' savings, writes John Plunkett.Despite