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    Cox pins on deputy's badge at C4

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has recruited Barry Cox, former head of the ITV Association, as its new deputy chairman, writes Tim Dams.

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    TIGER ASPECT MAKES C4 DATE FOR NEW STREETMATE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect is developing a new Channel 4 series hosted by Denise Van Outen. Provisionally called Under the Cherry Tree, the series is billed as an entertainment show about relationships, featuring

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    WARK TUNES INTO CHILDREN FOR RADIO 4 SERIES

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark is to present a 6 x 30-minute series on BBC Radio 4 aimed at shedding light on how children develop in the first five years of their

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    C4 TRADING UP WITH NEW BAZAL GAMESHOW

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to screen a new gameshow at the end of February called Trading Up. Made by Bazal Productions, the show is presented by This Morning's showbiz reporter Claudia Winkleman

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    Grimsdale quits C4 to head ICG factual

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Peter Grimsdale, Channel 4 commissioning editor for history, religion and features, is leaving to join the BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) as head of factual programming, writes Tim Dams.

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    RDF looks at Common people for C4

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Indie RDF Television is making a documentary highlighting homosexual activity on Clapham Common for Channel 4's Cutting Edge strand, writes Jason Deans.The show, coming in the wake of the Ron Davies

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    C4 INTRODUCES DISABLED TALENT DATABASE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is launching a new disability talent database as part of an effort to offer disabled people a fast-track route into programmes and programme-making. The database, comprising actors, presenters, journalists,

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    Deakin leaves Uden for arts position at C4

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has recruited Camilla Deakin, senior producer at Uden Associates, to become deputy commissioning editor, arts and music, writes Tim Dams.

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    ITV and C4 scoop MGM movie deal

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    ITV and Channel 4 have joined forces for the the first time to negotiate a complex $40 million (£24.2 million) deal for a package of movies from Hollywood film studio MGM.Films

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    C4 unveils trio of schools shows

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's schools department has commissioned a raft of programmes to air around the turn of the new millennium, writes Tim Dams.

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    Drabble to leave BBC after 30 years

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Jane Drabble is to step down as BBC Broadcast and Production director of education this summer after 30 years at the corporation.A BBC insider said she was leaving for personal reasons

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    3DD SELLS CHIPPENDALES ONE-OFF INTO EUROPE

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Distributor 3DD Entertainment has pre-sold a one-off special, The Chippendales - For One Night Only, to a number of European pay-TV broadcasters.The show airs exclusively in the UK on Sky Box

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    SOPEL REPLACES EDWARDS AS NEWS 24 POLITICAL CHIEF

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC political correspondent Jon Sopel is to replace Huw Edwards as chief political correspondent for BBC News 24. Sopel will lead the 24-hour news channel's coverage of the Scottish, Welsh and

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    HBO PREPARES FOR MARCH LAUNCH OF 24-HOUR HDTV

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    US cable network HBO has committed over $3 million (£2.4 million) on Panasonic's D-5 high-definition format VTRs in anticipation of the launch of a 24-hour HDTV service from 6 March. The

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    LION TO MAKE NEW SERIES OF PADDINGTON GREEN - The League of Gentlemen set for second run on BBC 2

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Lion TV has been commissioned to make a second series of docu-soap Paddington Green for BBC 1. Jeremy Mills and Bridget Sneyd will executive produce. Lion has also landed commissions for a documentary on family relationships for Channel 4's Equinox strand

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    Anglia lands ITV2 show

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Anglia Television has secured a factual series commission from ITV2 that follows people who live extreme lifestyles, writes Nicola Methven.

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    BBC 2 to air interactive gameshow

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    An interactive gameshow produced by Children's BBC has been commissioned by BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson, writes John Plunkett.

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    TalkBack scoops BBC 2 series

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    TalkBack has been commissioned to make a new series about personal finance, Your Money or Your Life, for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    Street-Porter in cathedral BBC 2 tour

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Janet Street-Porter is to front a new six-part series on British cathedrals for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.

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    Mentorn scoops France 2 slot for new format

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Mentorn International, an arm of UK independent Mentorn Barraclough Carey, has won a primetime format commission from France months before the show goes out on BBC 1, writes Lucy Rouse.