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INTERVIEW - Dramatic visions
Since arriving as Channel 4's drama chief 18 months ago, Gub Neal has overhauled the department and now plans to air one original piece a week. Will new shows like Queer as Folk prove a new dawn for drama on C4?
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OFF THE RECORD - One man and his dosh
OTR is astonished at the brouhaha surrounding the Beeb's decision to axe One Man and his Dog, which it had always assumed was a fair summation of its likely audience. The
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MPS FIGHT FOR SHEEP DOGS
MPs from all parties have condemned the BBC's 'high-handed and insensitive' decision to axe One Man and His Dog. More than 10 MPs have already signed an early day motion expressing
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MTV PREMIERES TWO DOCUMENTARIES IN MARCH
MTV will screen two UK premieres in the series Movie Special. The first, on 7 March, is an exclusive documentary on the Sundance Film Festival.The second, on 15 March, is The
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Dino debut leads in new Hit shows
Hit Entertainment has unveiled a new slate of animation - effectively doubling the UK producer/distributor's current animation spend to over£18 million over the next year-and-a-half.New programming includes the latest show
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ITK's Millennium Machine limbers up for IBC debut
Innovation TK's (ITK) forthcoming high-definition telecine will make its prototype debut at this year's IBC in September.ITK managing director Stuart Hunt said the new telecine, codenamed the Millennium Machine, was being
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PARKER DEATH SHOCKS LWT
London Weekend Television was said to be 'shocked and saddened' last week by the death of tape editor Clayton Parker in a car accident. Parker joined LWT at the age of
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EU LIMITS TV SPORTS DEALS
Karel Van Miert, European Union (EU) commissioner for competition, has announced the EU will scrutinise broadcasters' long-term exclusive rights to sports events in the future, as part of new guidelines drawn
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Directors join up to fight for extra cut
A host of television directors are threatening collective action against TV companies in a bid to up their share of repeat fees and programme sales.Around 200 directors, who want extra payments
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Creek stars front ITV psycho thriller
Frenchman's Creek star Tara Fitzgerald is to lead the cast of a new psychological thriller for ITV from United Productions, writes Nicola Methven.The 4 x 60-minute drama, In the Name of
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MCLAREN TAKES CREATIVE DIRECTOR POST AT SCI-FI
Sci-Fi has appointed Tor McLaren, former head of creative services at XYZ Entertainment Australia, as its new creative director. The appointment follows the promotion of Sci-Fi's previous creative director, Michael Barry,
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Hewlett denies that NatGeo co-pro deal is floundering
Carlton Television programming chief Steve Hewlett has quashed speculation that its joint production venture with National Geographic Television (NGT) is floundering, writes Alice Macandrew.But Hewlett admitted this week that the deal,
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NEW CONSORTIUM NAMED
The digital consortium put together by Talk Radio,Virgin Radio parent Ginger Media Group (GMG) and international TV and radio outfit Clear Channel was this week named Switch Digital. The consortium, which
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THE FOUNDRY SELLS KEYLIGHT COMPOSITING TOOLS
Software development specialist The Foundry has sold three Keylight compositing tools to Mill Film. Keylight enables artist to composite blue and green screen shoots more easily by modelling the interaction of
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ITV COMMISSIONS FLY-ON-THE-WALL DOC ON EX-SOAP STAR
ITV has commissioned a one-off film from Granada Entertainment charting Martine McCutcheon's progress since leaving BBC soap EastEnders. It will cover the recording of her first album in New York and
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Docu-soap kings clash at digital production festival
Suds might fly at The Production Show 1999's Digital Production Festival as leading docu-soap exponents line up for what should be a colourful debate. Headlined by Grant Mansfield and Jeremy Gibson,
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the demise of LWT warhorse Gladiators ..
A one-time family favourite, the LWT show - once dubbed It's a Knockout on Steroids - has been dodging the axe for some time1991 The US import gets shaky reception when
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CARLTON TV MAKES SPORTS DOC FOR DIGITAL CHANNEL
Carlton TV is making a 26 x 60-minute series for its digital documentary channel, Carlton World, on the relationship between athletes and their coaches. Commissioned by Carlton Digital head of programming
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CARLTON DENIES SAS RECONSTRUCTION MISLED PUBLIC
Carlton Television has denied claims that its 1996 series, SAS - The Soldiers' Story, misled the public by using agency extras to help re-enact the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy
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Wallace leaves CWC for Cable & Wireless
Graham Wallace, former chief executive of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has been appointed to lead Cable & Wireless plc, writes Helen Sage.He will be replaced in his current job at