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Third Watch to air on Sky and C4
Sky One and Channel 4 have secured exclusive UK first-run rights to Third Watch, one of the hit dramas of the 1999-2000 fall season in the US, writes Jason Deans. The
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Pannaman curbs 4MC/Liberty fears
Liberty Media's $238 million (£145.1 million) acquisition of Four Media will have a limited impact on UK post-production, according to TVP Group co-founder Nick Pannaman, despite the deal putting four of
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RDF Television is working on a major Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall series following a group of under-25s packed off to survive on an uninhabited Pacific island, writes Jason Deans. Shipwrecked, being film
RDF Television is working on a major Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall series following a group of under-25s packed off to survive on an uninhabited Pacific island, writes Jason Deans. Shipwrecked, being filmed
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Government urges restraint on Y2K bug
A government delegation led by Margaret Beckett has held top-level talks with the BBC and ITN to ensure news bulletins do not cause unnecessary panic about the threat of a millennium
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BBC 2 war doc to launch at LPM
BBC Worldwide will launch programmes including BBC 2 historical documentary series War of the Century internationally at the London Programme Market (LPM) next week.The four-parter was written and produced by Timewatch
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Diverse Design has created the title sequence for ITV drama series Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married. Designed by Najma Bhatti, the wedding party sequence was shot on Super 16mm, using Motion
Diverse Design has created the title sequence for ITV drama series Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married. Designed by Najma Bhatti, the wedding party sequence was shot on Super 16mm, using Motion
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BBC 1 review stresses remit
The BBC has completed its long-awaited review of BBC 1 and is expected to unveil a series of proposals this week that reiterate and clarify the channel's 'distinctive public service remit'.Pledges
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BBC drama prepares two new series for BBC 1
BBC Production's drama department is in production with two new drama series for BBC 1 next year. A Likeness in Stone, a thriller written by Michael Crompton and dramatised from Julia
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BBC 1 opens daytime Club
BBC 1 is launching a daytime female magazine show next week to air against ITV's This Morning, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC 1 - BBC dinosaur bites back
Earlier this year, BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon might have been forgiven for collecting his coat and leaving but now the schedule appears to have perked up. Peter Keighron canvasses industry opinion on Salmon's great leap forward.
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The TUBE is back
Radio One DJ Chris Moyles and MTV star Donna Air are the new faces to host a revival of the ground-breaking television music show The Tube.The duo will help resurrect the cult programme in a one-off extrava
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major test
Their declaration will put under threat a number of BBC docusoaps including Paddington Green, the series which launched the singing career of transexual prostitute Jackie McAuliffe, and Airport which made Jeremy