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Jackson's C4 speech prompts ITC probe call
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has prompted a complaint to the Independent Television Commission after telling guests at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch that the channel was no longer a
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C4 GUNS REPORT DELAYED
The Independent Television Commission's report on Channel 4 documentary Guns on the Street - which is at the centre of a 'fakery' row - is not expected to be published until
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C4 AND TRUST OFFER INDIES DEVELOPMENT CASH
Grants of up to£6,000 are being made available to independent programme-makers keen to make documentaries about international development subjects, thanks to a new fund set up by Channel 4 and
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Foulkes leaves C4 features for ICG role
The series editor of Channel 4's Right to Reply, Jerry Foulkes, is leaving to join the BBC's independent commissioning group (ICG), working as a commissioning executive in factual programming, writes Tim
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C4 AND C5 AUDIO DESCRIPTION CONTRACT AWARDED
The Independent Television Facilities Centre has scooped the contract to supply Channel 4 and Channel 5 with audio description services. The announcement comes less than a month after the company landed
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FOUR MEDIA POSTS 32 PER CENT RISE IN REVENUE
Four Media Company, which recently acquired UK facilities TVP Group and TVI, has reported a 32 per cent rise in revenue for its third quarter ending 2 May. Profits for the
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BBC 2 DIGS IN TO LOOK AT FIRST WORLD WAR TRENCHES
BBC 2 is to air a 6 x 30-minute series on the first world war from 29 July. Called Western Front, it was commissioned by former BBC 2 controller Mark Thompson
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GINGER TO CHALLENGE ITV SATURDAY DOMINANCE FOR BBC 1
Ginger Productions has emerged as the production outfit behind BBC 1's new 50-minute primetime Saturday night show (Broadcast, 11.6.99). Red Alert will kick off in the autumn and is part of
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BBC 1 hires Davies for modern classic
Andrew Davies is to adapt the Kingsley Amis novel Take a Girl Like You for BBC 1.Davies, whose previous credits for BBC 1 include Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair, said
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Classic horror tops£1.9m slate for Itel
A UK/US adaptation of Henry James' horror story, The Turn of the Screw, forms part of a $3 million (£1.9 million) co-production slate brokered by UK-based distributor Itel since Mip-TV.The 120-minute
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Community Channel gets£0.9m grant
Plans for a new community-based TV channel have been given a shot in the arm with the award of almost£1 million from the National Lottery Charities Board, writes Alice Macandrew.The
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OFF THE RECORD - We woz robbed
The highlight of this year's LA Screenings, the annual Stateside TV jamboree, was not some dodgy pilot but the first ever footie match between the US studios and the pride of
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OFF THE RECORD - Ross uncovered
Stung by accusations that Off The Record has featured too many naked ladies, the good news is we can bring you an (almost) naked chap this week. The bad news is
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OFF THE RECORD - A Whale of a time
Staying with Talk, its late-night presenter James Whale had this on-air message for listeners who had complained to the Broadcasting Standards Council (sic) over his allegedly gratuitous use of the word
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United Sports sets sail with round-the-world race
United Productions' sports arm, United Sports, has picked up a contract to handle news coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race, formerly The Whitbread (right), in partnership with digital sports entertainment company
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Sky One picks up The PJs
Sky One has picked up another hit US series with the UK premiere of Eddie Murphy's first animation project, The PJs, writes Alice Macandrew.The 13 x 30-minute run won rave reviews
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Trouble at the Mill
The past year has seen more than 100 jobs axed at Pebble Mill. Can new chief Kate Marsh restore BBC's Birmingham fortunes? Tim Dams trains his binoculars on HQ.
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OFF THE RECORD - LA woman
Still in LA, Channel 5 head honcho Dawn Airey lived up to her actionwoman image when she went bungee-jumping in a scene straight out of her favourite C5 show, Fort Boyard.
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Nickelodeon unveils new kids' station
Nickelodeon UK has confirmed plans to launch a new pre-school children's channel, as revealed in Broadcast last week (4.6.99), writes Alice Macandrew.
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Prince saves ITV wedding
ITV is understood to have threatened to drop its live coverage of this month's royal wedding in a row over cash with the BBC, but reinstated its plans after the personal intervention of Prince Edward, writes John Plunkett.