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Pearson status no threat to ITV indie quota
ITV's mandatory quota of indie commissions is not expected to be affected by Pearson's loss of its independent producer status, writes Colin Robertson.
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Off the Record - It's how you see it
OTR is glad to report another famous victory for free speech, after 12 malcon-tents complained about the posters for the Channel 4-funded movie, East Is East. The complainants took offence at
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Off the Record - News hounds
Shock news from OTR's favourite leisure and listings website, Flextech-owned Scene One, which reports that people in Britain watch a lot of TV. Hold the back page! 'The results of the
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Off the Record - Highs and lows
Off The Record was as pleased as the next man (and his name's Gary Lineker) that the Beeb has given Match of the Day a regular 22.30 slot, as opposed to
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GREENWAY LEAVES ITV
Tory MP John Greenway has resigned from his role as an ITV consultant to become a shadow culture, media & sport minister. Greenway, an ITV adviser for the last two years
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NBD SELLS REMASTERED HENDRIX GIG AND MACCA SPECIAL
NBD Television has sold a number of shows from its music catalogue. A 120-minute remastered version of Jimi Hendrix: Live at the Isle of Wight (right) - produced by Hendrix's estate
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LITTLE TO FRONT KOSOVO INVESTIGATION ONE YEAR ON
BBC 2 is to screen a detailed investigation into the Kosovan war that claims to reveal new evidence about the allies' real reasons for intervening.The 120-minute show is being produced by
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HEART PUTS RADIOS IN FLEET OF LONDON TAXIS
Heart 106.2 has installed passenger radios in 50 London taxi cabs tuned exclusively to the Chrysalis-owned London station. The campaign, in association with taxi ad-contractor Taxi Media, follows a similar initiative
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Scots MPs fear for Grampian identity
Gerald Kaufman's media select committee is being urged to widen its inquiry into ITV's new evening schedule to consider allegations that the Scottish Media Group is failing in its coverage of the Grampian region, writes John Lewis.
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Off the Record - Facilities news
Rumours that ITV's Year of Promise charity non-event is rapidly going down the pan were completely flushed out of the system this week when the campaign's latest supporter was revealed -
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Sparke joins Mentorn to sell E-Vision service
Mentorn International has recruited APTN development executive Tim Sparke to sell its masthead TV version of current affairs magazine The Economist across the globe, writes Tim Dams.
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Edinburgh TV fest shifts venue
The Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (GEITF) is decamping from the city centre for the first time in 25 years, in favour of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), writes Colin
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Dyke revises Producers' Guidelines
Greg Dyke is to unveil a revised version of the BBC Producers' Guidelines later this week, in what is being seen as an attempt by the new director general to stamp his authority on BBC editorial values, writes Tim Dams.
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Marriage duo reunites for ITV film
The producer and director of acclaimed BBC 2 drama A Rather English Marriage have reunited to make a two-parter for ITV from Carlton TV and Little Bird, writes Steve Clarke.
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GRANADA STARTS FILMING WINSTONE DRAMA FOR ITV
Production has begun on Granada Television's 2 x 90-minute ITV drama serial Tough Love. Commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott and starring Ray Winstone and Adrian Dunbar, the serial
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LWT drafts in format squad
LWT Productions (LWTP) is stepping up its drive to develop formats for the international market with the creation of a special four-strong task force, writes Steve Clarke.
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EC DISMISSES ROHAN'S FORMULA ONE THREAT
The European Commission (EC) has played down a suggestion by Silverstone Circuits chief executive Derek Rohan that all Formula One races could be held outside Europe if the commission forces the
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Discovery looks to fresh indie talent
Discovery has commissioned seven indies it has never worked with before to produce 7 x 30-minute documentaries for its Power Zone slot.The shows were ordered by Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) commissioning
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On Digital Sport launch
On Digital will overhaul its sports programming at the end of this month with the launch of two sports channels, On Sport 1 and On Sport 2, according to sources, writes John Plunkett.
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OPEN ... STRIKES DEALS WITH LADBROKES AND GOING PLACES
Interactive TV service Open ... has announced deals with Ladbrokes and Going Places that will see the two high-street names join the BSkyB-backed platform. Ladbrokes will open an interactive home betting