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    Tiger odds on for lottery

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect has been signed up as the production partner of the Richard Branson-backed bid to run the National Lottery, writes Colin Robertson.

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    SWITCHDIGITAL LAUNCHES WITH NINE RADIO STATIONS

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Switchdigital, London's second digital radio multiplex, launched on Monday with nine digital radio services. The line-up includes three existing London stations: Heart 106.2, Jazz FM and BBC London Live. The six

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    Opinion - ITV should stick to its schedule

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    What a sorry tale the News at Ten row is turning into. The ITC appears to have seized on the issue as a way of justifying its future in the regulatory

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    Interview - Turning the tables

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Besides overseeing an ever expanding analogue and digital radio empire at GWR, Steve Orchard is a vociferous advocate for the industry's regulatory turnaround and, judging by his colleagues' awe, he will be listened to.

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    Sky and ITN start interactive news

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sky News appeared to have outflanked ITN and NTL by launching the UK's first interactive news service on Monday (26 June), just as further details of ITN's 24-hour interactive news channel

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    International News - Ronin moves into Germany

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Indie Ronin Entertainment has signed a collaboration deal with German-based production company Brainpool TV and an unnamed US indie to develop, produce and market formats for UK, US and central European television, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    PRESS GANG

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    No matter how frantically busy today's TV types get, somehow they can always find time to give themselves a plug in the papers. We round up their latest inky musings so you don't have to bother ...

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    LIVING ORDERS PEARSON TO MAKE 'PSYCHIC' GAMESHOW

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Flextech channel Living has commissioned Pearson Television to produce a new 30 x 30-minute game show series that features psychics and clairvoyants. Hosted by Paul Ross, the series is called Mystic

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    And Finally ..

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Stuart Thomas, editor of LBC and part-time insomniac, reveals a passion for sausages and daytime TV ...

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    SYNTHETIC PLANS EXPANSION FOLLOWING FLOTATION

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Computer animation and content developer Synthetic Dimensions is gearing up for rapid expansion following flotation last December. The outfit plans to recruit up to 25 people - tripling the size of

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    MTV SEEKS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR UK OPERATION

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    MTV is looking to fill the new post of executive producer to oversee the day-to-day running of more than half of MTV UK's programme output and its documentary specials. Reporting to

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    Off the Record - Executive straining

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Clearly you need to be able to do two jobs to survive the knife at the BBC these days. Take BBC TV head of comedy Geoffrey Perkins, for instance.As well as

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    ECOSSE PLANS TWO US-BASED FEATURES

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Ecosse Films is expanding into the US film market, developing two features set in America with production budgets of more than $50 million (£33.3 million). Judi Dench vehicle Helen's Boy is

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    SCHARF STEPS DOWN AS EBU PRESIDENT

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was electing a new president as Broadcast went to press. The incumbent, Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation director general Albert Scharf, is stepping down after 17 years in

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    WORLD PRODUCTIONS DOC-MAKER JOINS ROYAL HOLLOWAY

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    World Productions drama producer Tony Garnett and documentary-maker Mike Grigsby have joined the media arts department at Royal Holloway, University of London. Garnett, a leading producer behind hits such as Cathy

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    Off the Record - The Docho to flay

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Another advocate of the multi-career approach is the BBC's outgoing deputy director of television and new services David Docherty. As keen Off The Record readers will know, last year he managed

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    DNE programme team sees three new posts

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has restructured its programming department creating three new managing editor posts with new commissioning powers, writes Simon Ellery.

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    KISS TV LAUNCH TO RECORD DJS LIVES IN NEW FEATURES

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Kiss TV, which launched this week, is drawing up plans to produce a series of short features focusing on DJs. The channel (owned by Emap, publisher of Broadcast), which broadcasts on

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    DOC DISTRIBUTOR ELECTRIC SKY MOVES INTO KIDS

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    UK-based documentary distributor Electric Sky is continuing its strategy to move into children's programming and is developing a new kids' strand. The outfit has just secured the international distribution rights to

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    GALLAGHER TO HEAD SEPTEMBER FILMS DEVELOPMENT

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    September Films has promoted Elaine Gallagher to the role of head of development, replacing Kate Thompson who is leaving the company to have her second child. Gallagher has made a number