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OFF THE RECORD - Soho hoedown
Undoubtedly the hottest party invite of the week was Granada big kahuna Simon Shaps' Christmas knees-up at Soho House, a shindig put on specially for the broadcaster's massive stable of talent.
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HASLINGDEN TAKES ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ROLE
David Haslingden has become chief executive for National Geographic Channels International, replacing Sandy McGovern who will now oversee the launch of the National Geographic Channel in the US. McGovern remains as
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Gardam warns indies to maintain standards
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam urged independents to maintain high production and post-production standards if they want to win more commissions, writes Tara Conlan.Gardam said his commissioning editors saw
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OFF THE RECORD - Name game
Fun and games at the snappily titled Nations & Regions conference in Leeds last week, where OTR's favourite gameshow host, Richard Whiteley, held a competition for the best name for a
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NCC moots new public service fund
The National Consumer Council (NCC) has suggested that public service broadcasting could be funded by a dedicated 'public service' fund in the future, writes Paul Donovan.A new NCC report, Tuning in
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OFF THE RECORD - Yorkshire Folk tales
Unlikely news reaches OTR from the good people of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, who are apparently adapting Channel 4's controversy-courting (surely 'hard-hitting'? ed) drama, Queer as Folk, for the stage. It
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Ray Fitzwalter
On why there is still hope for regional programming despite ITV's consolidation of power in London.
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ITV to fill news slot with history series
ITV controller of documentaries and features Grant Mansfield has ordered a raft of history projects for the 22.00 slot, following the success of Trans World International/Carlton co-production The Second World War
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PAYNE TO FILL IN FOR RICHARDS AT HTV WALES
HTV West managing director Jeremy Payne is to oversee HTV Wales until a replacement is found for its outgoing managing director, Menna Richards. Richards is leaving HTV at the end of
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Poll gloomy on future of licence fee
UK consumers will be less willing to pay a licence fee as the broadcast industry becomes more sophisticated,, according to a report from Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe, writes Paul Rincon.The
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Flextech and Telewest merger eyes sport
Pay-TV outfit Flextech and cable operator Telewest announced this week they are in talks about merging in a move that would create a business worth almost£10 billion, writes John Plunkett.Industry
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US DTV suffers further setback
The US ATSC digital TV standard has suffered another setback after the Department of Defence (DoD) in the US warned that the system may not meet federal requirements for TV reception
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Sundance picks Wonder doc
A documentary by independent World of Wonder Productions will premiere in competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2000, writes Tim Dams.The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which aired as part of Channel
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DESIGNER GAVIN HONOURED BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
Virtual Video Studios head of design Pat Gavin has been honoured by the Smithsonian Institute for the design of the virtual sets of LWT's On Christmas Day in the Morning, transmitted
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Target hails overseas indie deals
Target Distribution has concluded overseas sales deals for UK indie-produced shows including Hewland International's Dream Team and Daylight Robbery, writes Jason Deans.Fox in the Netherlands has acquired Dream Team (78 x
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Sky strikes deal for Kirch pay-TV stake
Rupert Murdoch has taken his second major step into European pay-TV outside the UK by agreeing a£942 million deal between BSkyB and KirchPayTV in Germany.BSkyB, which is 40 per cent-owned
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SKY KEEPS LIVE RYDER CUP
Sky Sports has retained exclusive live rights to the next two Ryder Cups in 2001 and 2003 despite a row over its coverage this year. Sky has shown the last three
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RAPTURE COVERS DJ'S NEW YEAR'S EVE GIGS
Youth channel Rapture TV is to make a five-part documentary about BBC Radio 1 DJ Carl Cox's attempt to play two separate performances in Sydney and Honolulu on New Year's Eve.
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TWI convergence venture launched
TWI is preparing to launch what sources claim is the world's first fully converged broadcast and broadband service.The venture, backed by a multi-million dollar investment by Pacific Century Group (PCG), whose
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EU CONSIDERS FOOTBALL RIGHTS' COMPETITION EXEMPTION
Deals giving broadcasters exclusive rights to football may be exempted from EU competition rules if some of the money raised is ploughed back into the game at a grassroots level. EU