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    Betting hots up on next DG

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The odds on who will be the next BBC director general have turned upside down since the favourite - Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson - ruled himself out of the race last week, writes Tim Dams.

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    TVE BECOMES MAIN UK RESELLER FOR ICEFX

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    TVE Group, one of the UK's largest independent Avid hire companies, has been appointed as the main UK reseller for ICEfx. The boards, which are available for sale or hire, promise

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    BBC/Discovery make pilot for US Children's Hospital

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC Production is developing a version of long-running BBC 1 docu-soap Children's Hospital for Discovery Communications in the US as part of the BBC/Discovery joint-venture, writes Jason Deans.

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    SAMSON QUITS BBC FOR CHATSWORTH

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Chatsworth Television has recruited Jen Samson, who has joined from BBC TV drama Wales where she was a development executive. Samson's credits as a producer include work on drama Crocodile Shoes,

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    BBC Klaus Kinski documentary heads Cafe Productions slate

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Cafe Productions has won a slate of new commissions, including a feature-length documentary on late actor Klaus Kinski for the BBC.Kinski is a co-production between Cafe and Werner Herzog Productions and

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    Webb takes European role for BBC News

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Former BBC Breakfast News presenter Justin Webb has been appointed as the BBC's Europe correspondent based in Brussels, writes Tim Dams.

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    UK Play buys in BBC music pair

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has recommissioned two series from BBC music entertainment, including a second series of The Chris Moyles Show, writes Alice Macandrew.

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    BBC recruits Jason for first world war drama

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    David Jason is to star in first world war drama All The King's Men, one of BBC films and single drama's biggest projects to date with an estimated budget of£2.5

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    Mundell moves up at BBC Scotland

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Claire Mundell has been appointed editor of BBC Scotland's children's unit as it gears up to produce a fifth series of Sunday morning kids' show Fully Booked, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    BBC wields the knife

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The BBC denies cutting drama jobs will affect the quality or quantity of its output. But does this mean the long-running series has finally triumphed over single drama? Nicola Methven reports.

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    OPINION - What kind of BBC will a new DG lead?

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The mist begins to lift. Michael Jackson has declared himself out of the running for the BBC director general's job. Greg Dyke, meanwhile, is quoted in The Guardian as saying: 'It

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    OFF THE RECORD - BBC World derailed

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Interesting news from the Heathrow Express, the high-speed rail link that ferries air travellers to and from Paddington station. Regular passengers will already know that the BBC secured a deal last

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    BARB - Measuring up to the future

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    When a prototype Barb was founded 20 years ago its mission was to unify the ITV and BBC ratings systems. Now it faces its toughest test - devising a method to satisfy broadcasters and advertisers. Peter Fiddick reports.

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    OFF THE RECORD - The sliding Bannister

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    In the race for the DG-ship, even bad publicity is good publicity - just look at the shortening odds on BBC World Service head honcho Mark Byford.Which makes the behaviour of

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    Discreet hits back with Flint relaunch

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Discreet Logic is planning a further attack on rivals Softimage and Avid with the relaunch of its Flint effects and editing system. The surprise move comes less than three months after

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    OFF THE RECORD - Taking a back seat

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Off The Record is shocked to read a derogatory account of this magazine's acclaimed Production Awards by none other than Anne Robinson, host of BBC 1's Watchdog. Ms Robinson was none

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    BBC SCORES PREMIER LEAGUE GALA AWARDS

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The FA Premier League has given broadcast rights to its first gala awards evening exclusively to the BBC. The awards will take place on Saturday 22 May, the day of the

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    GWR scales new peaks in Austria

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The GWR radio group is increasing its presence in the Austrian radio market by taking a stake in a new commercial station, writes Michael Leidig.

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    Tiger Aspect scoops Honorary Golden Rose

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions will receive an Honorary Golden Rose at the 39th Golden Rose of Montreux in April, marking the first time an independent production company has picked up the award, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    Swan Lake headlines NVC Arts deal with Performance

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Cable-exclusive arts channel Performance has acquired 175 hours of programming from arts production and distribution company NVC Arts in its biggest programming deal to date, writes Alice Macandrew.