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    BBC thrives at awards ceremony

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Some of ITN's founding fathers, including former editors Nigel Ryan and David Nicholas, joined Trevor McDonald and chief executive Stuart Purvis to collect a special prize for News at Ten at

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    BBC WINS BEST DOC AWARD

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has won the Grierson Award for best British documentary for the second successive year - the sixth time overall. The winning show, Inside Story: Tongue Tied from BBC documentaries

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    Discreet's Brett to quit for rival Avid

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Discreet Logic UK country manager Simon Brett is quitting the company to join rival manufacturer Avid Technology.Brett, who joined Discreet four years ago, is expected to take up the position on

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    New facility eyes autumn launch date

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Soho will get its first major new commercials facility in four years when plans being hatched by market research company founder Philippa Gillies come to fruition this autumn, writes Dominic Timms.Code-named

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    CARLTON GOES TO AUCTION WITH TRANSMEDIA DOCU-SOAP

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Carlton head of regional programmes Emma Barker has ordered a new 10 x 30-minute docu-soap on two auction houses from Transmedia Productions.The series, which has the working title Auction House, will

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    PERCY TO LEAD BARCUD-DERWEN ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Barcud-Derwen, the UK's largest regional facilities group, has lured former Bafta director Nia Percy to head up its TV facilities for the new Welsh Assembly. She joins operations manager Mike Joseph,

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    TV Corp shops around for kids/drama outfit

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The Television Corporation is looking to spend up to£50 million on a 'rights-related acquisition' - probably in the shape of a children's or drama production company - according to chief

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    BROADCAST RATINGS ANALYSIS - Time for a change

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is set in its ways - old-timers Brookside and Countdown are still its most popular shows. Is it time for the once-innovative broadcaster to try something new?

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    OFF THE RECORD - Alive and kicking

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    OTR was astonished to receive a phone call this week from none other than legendary funnyman Benny Hill. Well, not exactly because our Benny (he was a big hit in America,

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    OFF THE RECORD - Paxman's Airfix kit

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    There's nothing like an armed conflict to give TV news bulletins the excuse to wheel out their latest groovy computer-generated maps and graphics.Except, apparently, if you work on Newsnight (above right).

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    United to defend Prospero action

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    United Productions is to defend the action being brought against it for alleged copyright theft by Australian independent Prospero Productions, writes Nicola Methven.The indie issued a writ in March (Broadcast, 12.3.99),

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    Whose Line? airs once more on ABC

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    ABC has recommissioned Hat Trick Productions' Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a 22-episode run in its autumn schedule later this year.Drew Carey will once again take up the role as

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    C5 'must improve quality and range'

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has told Channel 5 to improve both the quality and the range of its programmes across the board, in its second end-of-year report on the broadcaster.In its

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    CHANNEL 5 GETS SECOND HELPING OF FLOYD

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Keith Floyd is set to appear in his second food and drink show for Channel 5, Floyd Around the Med. Produced by Denham Productions, the 9 x 30-minute series will be

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    OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Arrow hits mark with record C5 audience

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 hit the bull's-eye with the terrestrial premiere of Broken Arrow last Tuesday (23 March), scoring its best-ever rating for a film, writes Alice Macandrew.The John Travolta/Christian Slater action thriller

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    C4's new shows attract ITC praise

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The ITC praised Channel 4 for making some 'promising developments' in 1998 after it was criticised the previous year for a lack of innovation and landmark programming.In its 1998 Annual Performance

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    C4 BUYS SHORT FILM

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has acquired short film Whoosh, the directorial debut of actor Daniel Hill (Casualty, Waiting for God), for its main channel and FilmFour. It tells the story of a woman

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    FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required aroun

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    FrameStore's Tim Webber supervised the effects as well as acting as second unit director for Channel 4 mini-series Merlin. Produced by Hallmark Entertainment in association with NBC, it required around 550

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    Watchmaker brings Copenhagen to R3

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Independent Watchmaker Productions has been commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to produce a version of Michael Frayn's award-winning West End play, Copenhagen, writes John Plunkett.The three-character play, which transferred to the

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    3DD wins rights to Fergie testimonial

    1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Distributor 3DD Entertainment has secured international free-to-air and pay-TV rights to the Simply Red and friends concert plus a one-off football match featuring Manchester United against an all-star Rest of the