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Danish Millionaire 'imitator' blocked
UK indie Celador Productions has successfully blocked transmission of a Danmarks Radio Television (DRTV) show which Celador claims is a copy of its Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? format.DRTV was
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FIRST BLACK WOMEN'S FILM AND TV FESTIVAL LAUNCHES
Women in Film and Television (WFTV) is holding its first one-day Black and Asian Women's Film and Television Festival at Bafta on Saturday 12 June. The event, called Shooting From the
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OFF THE RECORD - Dancing Birt
Maybe John Birt isn't such a boring old suit after all. Hard to believe I know, but anyone who doubts his immaculate taste need only have shuffled along to the Prince
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EVENT FILMS BENEFIT FOR BREAST CANCER CHARITY
Event Television has been commissioned by BBC 1 to televise a major benefit concert, Wicked Women, for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. It will be staged in Hyde Park on 24 July and
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OFF THE RECORD - Don't believe the hype
Viewers to Channel 4's Big Breakfast last week may have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which it promoted the new BBC 1 show, Richard Whiteley Unbriefed. So much so that
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OPINION - Could Eyre be the Beeb's Third Way?
When Richard Eyre delivers his Edinburgh Television Festival MacTaggart lecture this summer, will he be speaking as the BBC's new director general?His subject, how to redefine public service broadcasting for the
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Marsh drafted in to BBC's trouble spot
BBC Production chief executive Matthew Bannister has drafted in a former BBC Radio 1 colleague to run the troubled BBC network production department in Birmingham.Kate Marsh, 37, takes over from Chris
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BBC names editorial executives
The BBC has named Adam Kemp and David Mortimer as its new editorial executives - the two newly created posts designed to ease the workload of BBC 1 and 2 controllers
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BBC forum reaches out to the indies
The BBC is holding a three-day symposium later this month for independent producers from culturally diverse backgrounds, writes Liz Shackleton.The event - BBC Programming For 2000 And Beyond - takes place
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BBC science series looks into phobias
BBC science is working on a major new series looking at the phenomenon of phobias, write Ashley Davies and Claire Handley.
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BBC Broadcast hires Drori for Online role
The BBC has appointed Jonathan Drori as head of commissioning for BBC Broadcast Online, writes Claire Handley.
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Burrell Durrant Hifle has created the titles for new driving series So You Think You're a Good Driver?. Commissioned by BBC Bristol series producer Sue Kennet, the sequence was designed and
Burrell Durrant Hifle has created the titles for new driving series So You Think You're a Good Driver?. Commissioned by BBC Bristol series producer Sue Kennet, the sequence was designed and
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Stevenson to lead education at BBC
BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt has appointed a new director of education to replace outgoing boss Jane Drabble.Michael Stevenson, currently BBC Broadcast deputy director of national and regional broadcasting, will
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OR BACKS FIRST FILM
London-based indie OR Media is backing its first feature film, Soul Stealer - a $10 million (£6.3 million) adaptation of a true story about an orphan Inuit boy. It will be
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New cartoon award started
Nickelodeon International has launched a new global animation competition in a bid to develop new talent for its kids' TV channels, writes Alice Macandrew.
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FESTIVE FOLLOW-UP DUE FOR AUTUMN DELIVERY
French animation company Millimages and Columbia TriStar Television are co-producing one-off children's animation Do You Believe In Santa Claus?, featuring Rik Mayall as the voice of Father Christmas. Written by Geoffrey
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AUTODESK POSTS SHARP FALL IN PROFITS
Autodesk, the software company which acquired Discreet Logic earlier this year, has reported a sharp drop in profits for the first quarter ending 30 April 1999. The company posted net profits
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LIDDIMENT TO TALK ON AUDIENCES AT RTS DINNER
ITV's director of programmes, David Liddiment, is speaking at the Royal Television Society (RTS) dinner on 1 July. His topic for the evening will be 'The Honourable Pursuit of Large Audiences'.
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CBS HAS HIGHEST OVERALL AUDIENCE IN MAY SWEEPS
CBS claimed the largest overall audience of the May sweeps, the period when the US networks set advertising rates for the coming season. CBS had a 9.0 rating and 15 share,
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Hague under fire for attack on Dyke
A last-minute attempt to revive Greg Dyke's bid to become BBC director general was under way this week following William Hague's claim that Dyke's politics should rule him out of the