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    Dee quits Talk Radio

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Talk Radio director of programmes (sport) Moz Dee has quit the station less than three months after he was appointed to the new position. A Talk spokesman said Dee, who has

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    Off the Record - Snatch of the Day

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    No-one was more surprised by Des Lynam's (right) defection to commercial TV than Match of the Day executive editor Niall Sloane. Speaking after the Office of Fair Trading's court case defeat

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    European cup-winning legend joins MUTV

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Manchester United Television (MUTV) has secured footballing legend Paddy Crerand as a co-commentator in time for the new season. Crerand, a member of Matt Busby's 1968 European Cup winning side, kicked

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    Off the Record - Server cues

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    A disturbing press release arrives from the good people of Sony regarding the trial of its new server system at the BBC's Millbank studios. The Beeb, it appears, has decided not

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    Fox moves up at CRCA

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has appointed Rachell Fox as its operations director. Fox, who continues in her role as CRCA research and communications manager, will deputise for CRCA chairman

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    AT IT Productions has produced the title sequence for new Sky One six-part entertainment travel show Weekender. The series, narrated by Sara Cox, throws a different group of strangers together each

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    AT IT Productions has produced the title sequence for new Sky One six-part entertainment travel show Weekender. The series, narrated by Sara Cox, throws a different group of strangers together each

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    Eclipse - Covering the eclipse

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The UK's broadcasters have taken different approaches to the country's first solar eclipse since 1927. While the BBC is offering extensive live coverage of the event on television and radio, ITV will rely on ITN for updates.

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    United Sport wins Spurs closed circuit contract

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    United Sport head of production Tony Baines has signed a year-long deal to produce closed circuit coverage of home games for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club at its White Hart Lane stadium.

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    Everett to move on as Choice revamps

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC Choice head of programming Katherine Everett is leaving in October to take up a new position in the corporation after overseeing a revamp of the digital channel's schedule.Everett, a member

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    Chatsworth signs up Dyson to head new factual department

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Chatsworth Television is expanding from its mainstay of entertainment production by setting up a factual department headed by new signing producer/director Mark Dyson, writes Ashley Davies.Dyson, whose credits include a number

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    Newsnight gets Campbell

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Nicky Campbell, BBC Radio 5 Live and ITV presenter, is to join Newsnight as a presenter. The main Newsnight presenting team of Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark and Jeremy Vine will remain

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    Meyer takes the helm at Warner Bros

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Time Warner chairman Gerald Levin has promoted head of Warner Bros' TV operations Barry Meyer to become chairman and chief executive of the studio.Meyer, who as Warner Bros executive vice-president and

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    Canal+ on brink of Italian pay-TV deal

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Canal+ is on the verge of completing a deal to sell stakes in its Italian pay-TV subsidiary Tele+ to investors including telecoms operator Wind, according to a newspaper report.The agreement being

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    Bravo buys Smack the Pony

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 International (C4I) has sold TalkBack Productions' all-female sketch show, Smack The Pony, to US cable channel Bravo, writes Wale Azeez.The deal for the 7 x 30-minute series, which has

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    Off the Record - Cheese bored

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    OTR is a sucker for food programmes and can't wait for Crazy About Cheese, the latest offering on the widely watched Carlton Food Network. The show, which starts next week and

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    Off the Record - Blinded by the light

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Readers concerned about how to take a peek at next week's solar eclipse without hurting their eyes need only consult Virgin Radio spin guru Russell Millard. Our Russ, OTR is informed,

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    RA wants bids for Wales

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority advertised the new regional independent local radio licence for south Wales on Wednesday (4 August).The FM licence will reach a potential adult audience of one million including Cardiff,

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    BBC mulls options for London rejig

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has completed a wide-ranging review of its entire regional television and radio output in London, writes John Plunkett.Options that have been put before BBC governors are understood to include

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    BBC calls in bouncers for winter

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    BBC features in Bristol has produced a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on security firms for BBC 1's winter schedule, writes Wale Azeez.Called Muscle, the 6 x 30-minute series focuses on a crack

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    McCartney to host BBC music show

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Paul McCartney is to present a 4 x 30-minute rock and roll music series for BBC World Service - the first time he has hosted a radio show in the UK,