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    Granada bolsters international ops

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media is boosting its international production operation with two appointments to lead the drive to win overseas comedy and entertainment commissions.LWT controller of comedy Humphrey Barclay is to become Granada

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    Mavers takes leave for Carlton's Blue Murder

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television is to make a single drama thriller for ITV starring Peak Practice actor Gary Mavers, writes Nicola Methven.Mavers is to be released from filming series eight of Peak Practice,

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    DNE'S BIRTHDAY DEAL

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) celebrated its tenth anniversary this week by unveiling its first digital cable carriage deal, with Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC). The agreement covers all seven of Discovery's

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    Coles to fuel Saga licence bid

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The Saga Group has appointed Ron Coles to the newly created post of full-time director of radio to spearhead its bid to win a commercial radio licence, writes John Plunkett.Saga has

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    Ray Fitzwalter On why the decision to block Rupert Murdoch's bid for Manchester United could mark a turning point

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The decision to block Rupert Murdoch's takeover of Manchester United could prove to be a watershed for football, for broadcasting, even perhaps for the Blair government.Football, or the most prominent part

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    BECTU AND YORKSHIRE TALK

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has held talks, supervised by Acas, with Yorkshire Television over the current Granada Media-wide pay dispute that has led to union members taking their statutory 12-hour breaks between

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    BBC and ITN count cost of covering Kosovo war

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and ITN could be forced to scale down their in-house coverage of major news stories later this year because of the enormous expense of covering the war in Kosovo.Industry

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    Yentob emerging as top BBC candidate

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC Broadcast director of television Alan Yentob is emerging as the leading internal candidate to succeed Sir John Birt as director general and is believed to have the support of Media

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    NEW MEDIA UNIT READIES FRONT ROOM FOR BBC KNOWLEDGE

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC Birmingham's new media unit has been commissioned to produce one of the flagship shows for BBC Knowledge, the corporation's new digital service launching on 1 June. Front Room, a 60-minute

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    BBC conjures up kids magic

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Head of BBC children's commissioning Roy Thompson has ordered a new BBC 1 Sunday teatime action drama to be co-produced by UK independent Kudos Productions and Canadian outfit the Forefront Entertainment

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    ITV follows BBC down peaktime garden path

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of daytime Dianne Nelmes has commissioned the network's first gardening show for a peaktime slot from Action Time, writes Alice Macandrew.The 6 x 30-minute series, The Answer Lies in

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    Bowman leaves BBC for ITC post

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    BBC entertainment managing editor Marion Bowman is to join the Independent Television Commission as deputy director - programmes, writes Nicola Methven.Bowman, former ITV deputy controller of factual and Carlton TV head

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    BBC DIGITAL FEE 'UNFAIR'

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Richard Eyre and Leslie Hill, chief executive and chairman of the ITV network respectively, told the All Party Parliamentary Media Group on Tuesday (20 April) that a proposed additional licence fee

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    Illumina was commissioned by BBC Learning and BBC Knowledge to design the titles and stings for Get Webwise for the BBC's Learning Zone. Graphics were created by Gareth Edwards in-house using

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Illumina was commissioned by BBC Learning and BBC Knowledge to design the titles and stings for Get Webwise for the BBC's Learning Zone. Graphics were created by Gareth Edwards in-house using

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    Talk bags rights to cover England tour

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    In a further blow to the BBC's sports coverage, Talk Radio has for the first time snatched live radio rights to an England overseas cricket tour.Talk Radio will have exclusive ball-by-ball

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    Sony finally ties knot with Avid

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    After years of speculation and false starts Avid Technology and Sony Corporation have announced that they are to collaborate to produce a range of non-linear editing systems.The two companies, which have

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    PROGRAMME-MAKER ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY STAGE: JON THODAY, AVALON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Avalon executive producer Jon Thoday's association with Jim Tavare began in a club on the London comedy circuit when he was more or less known as 'the man who does the

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    Granada Australia takes on Waiting at the Royal

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media International (Australia) has acquired its first two projects for distribution. Waiting at the Royal is a TV movie telling the story of how four women confined in a maternity

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    GENRE AUDIT - New Labour, no laughs?

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Just when it seemed that political satire had died out with the Tories, TV's funnymen are starting to find fertile ground under Labour. Tim Dams opens a three-page report.

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    INTERVIEW - Favourable Aspect

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect is about to become the first indie producer to be awarded an Honorary Golden Rose at Montreux. Despite its growing status, the outfit is keen to maintain the small company ethos that has served it so well.