All News articles – Page 5420

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    Pre-tax profits up for HIT as Bob prepares to build US Empire

    2001-03-12T09:57:00Z

    Bob and Barney look the perfect pairing but investors remain unimpressed

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    Vivendi confident of meeting targets after maiden results

    2001-03-09T17:19:00Z

    Figures are below analyst expectations but Messier says company is still on track

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    Vivendi confident of meeting growth targets after maiden results

    2001-03-09T17:17:00Z

    Figures are below analyst expectations but Messier says company is still on track

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    CME meets Czechs in court

    2001-03-09T15:19:00Z

    A dispute between Ronald Lauder, controlling shareholder of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), and the government of the Czech Republic over Czech television channel Nova TV moved to the UK courts

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    YTTTP to make C4 special

    2001-03-09T14:59:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has secured the company's most ambitious factual entertainment project to date - a five-hour 100 Greatestmovie special for Channel

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    Linda Robson to front Nick Jr pilot

    2001-03-09T14:35:00Z

    Kids channel Nick Jr is making a broadcast pilot starring Birds of a Featheractress Linda Robson.You Do Too , a 25-minute 'make and do' show, will be made at Nickelodeon's

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    Winter return for Only Fools and Horses

    2001-03-09T14:26:00Z

    Only Fools and Horses is expected to return to BBC 1 for a new series this winter.Writer John Sullivan has been in 'delicate discussions' with the BBC for some time

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    Sky looks to expand into digital radio

    2001-03-09T11:32:00Z

    Likely deal with Radio First would pave way for national digital radio network around Premiership football clubs

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    X-Ray FX loses Quantel Editbox to con-men

    2001-03-09T10:02:00Z

    £200,000 piece of kit stolen in broad daylight

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    Carlton strike threat could hit Crossroads

    2001-03-09T09:54:00Z

    Union members at Carlton Central balloted on industrial action following rejection of 2.5% pay increase

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    RADIO 2 SCOOPS BEE GEES ONE-OFF CONCERT.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 has secured an exclusive concert by the Bee Gees - their only planned performance for this year.The group will record the 60-minute special before an audience of 300

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    Baines quits ITN after 24 years' service.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    ITN managing director new media Garron Baines is to leave the company after almost 25 years to join computer giant IBM, writes David Wood.

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    C4's Bender to freelance.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, night-time, Darren Bender has quit, writes Steve Aston.

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    Emap/C4 teen portal scrapped.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Emap Digital and Channel 4's planned teen portal, Slam.com, has been shelved after the two companies admitted they had drastically rethought the project, writes Steve Aston.

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    E4 TO PREMIERE EMINEM SHOW.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 and E4 have picked up exclusive rights to Eminem: Live in Concert from producer and international distributor Portman Television.The two channels have rights to a 90-minute version of the

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    C4 poaches factual head from Rapido.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, factual entertainment Sue Murphy has strengthened her department, poaching Rapido TV's head of factual entertainment Stephen Wright, writes Steve Aston.Reporting to Murphy, Wright will become editor, entertainment/

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    YTTTP to make C4 film special

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTTP) controller of features Bridget Boseley has secured the company's most ambitious factual entertainment project to date - a five-hour 100 Greatest movie special for Channel

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    S4CI ties with Einstein for series of docs.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    S4C INTERNATIONAL (S4CI) and Einstein Entertainment have struck a£1m deal to make a series of primetime documentaries for both the domestic and international markets, writes Simon Ellery.The two companies plan

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    C5 shifts news and adds chat.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 is shifting its main evening news programme to 17.30 from the start of the forthcoming general election campaign, despite the fact that the Independent Television Commission (ITC) has not

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    C5 GLADIATOR TRIUMPH.

    2001-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has won the British terrestrial television first-run rights to the multi-Oscar nominated film Gladiator after a 'keenly contested' battle with other broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.