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News Analysis - Watching the clock
With a select committee report due before Parliament in March, ahead of the ITC's review of ITV's new evening schedule, the stage is set for the renewal of hostilities over News at Ten. Tara Conlan reports.
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Hit confirms Britt Allcott talks for kids empire
Hit Entertainment confirmed this week that it is in talks with Britt Allcroft about a possible takeover. Hit is valuing Britt Allcroft shares at£7.50 each, thought to be at the
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Interactive Channels - Get ahead, get a niche
New channels are launching all the time. But these days, in addition to good quality content and marketing, interactivity is key to attracting consumers. And if you can also forge yourself a niche, you've got it made.
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Cintel denies crisis as PR agent pulls out
Telecine manufacturer Cintel has denied it is facing financial difficulties after the surprise decision by its long-standing press and marketing advisor Hobbs Associates to terminate their nine-year relationship. Dick Hobbs said
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Radio Authority to advertise next licensing round
The Radio Authority is to advertise the next major analogue radio licence (the regional licence for the west midlands) in April and the west/south Yorkshire licence in September. The midlands winner
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Birkett named BBC One O'Clock News acting editor
Former BBC News managing editor, News 24 Chris Birkett will take over as acting editor of the BBC's News at 13.00 in March when Jay Hunt takes maternity leave. Birkett's job
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Off The Record - Ideas above its station
Size does matter if Channel 4 International's presence at last week's Natpe programming bash in New Orleans was anything to go by. The chaps from Horseferry Road outdid themselves with a
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Off The Record - Messing about on a river
But forget Will Wyatt (and you will). The social event of the year was due to take place on a boat on the river Thames this Thursday (3 February), intent on
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GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
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C4 considers NTL for E4 partnership
Cable giant NTL is understood to have talked to Channel 4 about becoming an equity partner in the broadcaster's planned general entertainment channel, E4, writes John Plunkett.
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Planet Wild's garden show returns to C4
Liverpool-based Planet Wild has been recommissioned by Channel 4 for a second series of The Gardener's Garden. The 8 x 30-minute series will air in June, looking at the gardens of
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Gardam C4 review urges revamp of top brands
Channel 4 programme chief Tim Gardam has circulated a secret performance review, calling on commissioners to refresh some of the channel's best known brands, including TFI Friday, The Big Breakfast, Brookside,
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ITC's shares show C5 up and C4 steady
The Independent Television Commission's share figures for the whole of 1999 reveal falls for the BBC and ITV, while Channel 4 held steady and Channel 5 notched up a rise, writes Paul Donovan.
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C4I and NBC hook up for Old Testament docs
Channel 4 International (C4I) has struck a co-production deal with NBC for two 60-minute documentaries, The Ark of the Covenant and Sodom and Gomorrah. The films, which were commissioned by Channel
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Planet 24 prepares second Blackwood run for C4
Planet 24 is about to go into production on a second 8 x 30-minute series of late-night chat show The Richard Blackwood Show (right) for Channel 4's spring schedule. The recommission
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Chris Patten to deliver first of Reith Lectures 2000
Chris Patten will deliver the first in the series of this year's Reith Lectures, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the BBC World Service and the internet. His lecture
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BBC 2 picks Rees to edit History Zone
Laurence Rees has been named editor of BBC 2's History Zone, the channel's regular Saturday night 90-minute history slot, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC 2 complaint upheld
The BBC's Programme Complaints Unit received 163 complaints about 143 items between October and December 1999. Fifteen were upheld, including one case against BBC 2's Living with the Enemy: Art. Three
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ITV2 buys into women's sport
ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick has commissioned a 13 x 30-minute series of women's sports show, Game Girls, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 launches record label with Queer As Folk 2
Channel 4 is launching its own record label, Channel 4 Music, on 14 February.It will primarily publish music from its 'strand brands', but the first release will be the soundtrack from