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OFF THE RECORD - Super arse
OTR has no time for the malcontents who accused London's 'only alternative' radio station, Xfm, of losing the plot since it was taken over by the suits at Capital Radio last
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BBC CHOICE APPOINTMENT
The selection process for the new programming head of BBC Choice is due to be completed by Friday (24 September). Front-runners are said to include UK Play editor Stuart Murphy, BBC
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ANALOGUE SWITCH-OFF AND PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES IN BRIEF
Switch-off- A timetable for the switch-off of analogue TV, dependent on the availability and affordability of digital TV- The switchover could be as early as 2006 and be completed by 2010,
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OFF THE RECORD - Cause for alarm
Things didn't get much better when a rogue fire alarm shook assorted heavy hitters - including David Liddiment, Alan Yentob and David Brook - from their bedrooms at the unearthly hour
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OFF THE RECORD - Who wants to be a tit on air?
Back to that man Isaacs again, who didn't exactly shower himself in glory at a whacky Cambridge version of ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Isaacs, who is of course
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TV Corp agrees deal for Mentorn
The Television Corporation has agreed the financial terms for its acquisition of Mentorn Group, writes Dominic Timms.The deal is understood to value the company at£8-25 million depending on whether the
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FIVE JOIN BBC COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT
The BBC has appointed five members to its GLR-based community affairs unit, whose brief is to ensure the multi-cultural diversity of London and the south-east is reflected in the corporation's TV,
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FRAMESTORE ADDS COREN TO ANIMATOR TEAM
FrameStore has appointed Stephen Coren as senior animator. Coren joins Helen Mackenzie, both founding members of animation outfit Drum, who joined the commercials facility last month. FrameStore has also taken on
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BLOOMBERG TO ADDRESS NEWSWORLD CONFERENCE
Bloomberg founder and chief executive Michael Bloomberg will address this year's Newsworld Conference. Bloomberg joins leading Russian media specialist Boris Berezovsky, UN director of communications Shashi Tharoor, design consultant Martin Lambie-Nairn
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BBC BROADCAST ACQUIRES REMASTERED THUNDERBIRDS
BBC Broadcast controller of programme acquisition Sophie Turner Laing has bought a digitally remastered version of Gerry Anderson's 1960s puppet animation classic Thunderbirds (left) from Carlton International for BBC 2. Thunderbirds,
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FORGET ABOUT IT BRINGS IN WORLD CUP ON RADIO WALES
Radio indie Forget About It Productions has been commissioned for a one-off play to air on BBC Radio Wales before the opening match of next month's Rugby World Cup. It's a
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Birt admits to 'few regrets' about BBC tenure
Outgoing BBC director general Sir John Birt told delegates he had no regrets about his tenure at the helm of the corporation, in a valedictory session at Cambridge on Thursday, writes
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CHRYSALIS TO UNLEASH 92 HOURS OF NEW PROGRAMMING
Chrysalis Distribution will be taking 92 hours of new programming to Cannes next month. Among the Chrysalis titles making their international debut will be new contemporary drama series Jackson's Wharf (52
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Millionaire? takes 51 per cent share
ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? lured an average 51 per cent share and 11.5 million viewers across its latest 12-show run, with ratings running almost consistently above 10 million
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TV Corp records 44% fall in profits
The TV Corporation has announced a 44 per cent slide in half-year pre-tax profits due to investment and restructuring costs.The facilities group, which announced a profit warning earlier this year, said
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Rapido scoops first commissions from Channel 5 to add to C4 order
Rapido TV has won its first commissions from Channel 5 as well as picking up a new assignment from Channel 4, writes Tina Mistry.The indie has been given the go-ahead to
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Hadlow adds arts to C4 history brief
Channel 4 commissioning editor for history and religion Janice Hadlow has added arts commissioning duties to her brief.She takes on the new brief from January next year, replacing Janey Walker, who
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New shows for C4 in night-time revamp
Channel 4 night-time commissioning editor Stevan Keane has ordered seven new shows and revamped 4Later's idents and programme links, writes Wale Azeez.The idents, produced in-house, and the 'Conrad and Jane' links
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C4 unveils disability initiatives
Channel 4 has unveiled two new initiatives to encourage people with disabilities to work in television, writes Wale Azeez.The first of the schemes, the C4 TV Skills Course, is being run
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Sayle returns to R4 with Sorry About Last Night
Alexei Sayle has scripted and will star in his first comedy-drama for radio, Sorry About Last Night, writes John Plunkett.The 5 x 30-minute series is produced by BBC light entertainment and