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    OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY ..

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    David Briggs, creator of ITV hit Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, wishes he had been Jeremy Clarkson.

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    RA to launch new formats in February

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority is to begin replacing station promises of performance with new-style formats from next month, write John Plunkett and Tim Dams.The new regulation will be introduced on a region-by-region

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    Granada Media faces strike

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media (GM) could be hit by company-wide strike action over pay and job security next month, after the broadcasting unions balloted their members this week, writes John Plunkett.Ballot papers were

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    Export strength

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Government has given financial support to the UK presence at Natpe, and this year a minister will also attend.

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    THE ECONOMY - PART TWO - How to weather the storm

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Meg Carter concludes Broadcast's guide to surviving the economic downturn by examining how independents can protect their businesses against the chill winds of recession - from simple good housekeeping tips to seeking out alternative sources of revenue.

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    DYER STEPS UP AT PACT

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Producers' alliance Pact has elected Johannah Dyer as chair of the association's national and regional committee. Dyer is managing director of Birmingham-based KPA Television.The chair for the past five years, David

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    OFF THE RECORD - DUTY LOG

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    This week's round-up of incoming calls is from GMTV's regular caller, AG Matthew. Readers can now call our own duty office on ...

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    SEACHANGE HEADS MAYFAIR NATPE DRAMA RAFT

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Mayfair Television Entertainment has a number of new drama and documentary programmes for sale at Natpe. The drama line-up includes Seachange, a 26 x 60-minute series produced by Artist Services for

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    RDF UNVEILS NEW SLATE OF DOCUMENTARIES

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Independent UK producer/distributor RDF Television is taking a series of documentaries to Natpe, including Omagh - One Year On. Others in the line-up include The Bounty Hunters, produced for Channel 4,

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    FARM TAKES ON DOANE AND WOODRUFFE AS EDITORS

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Farm has made four new appointments. Editor Spencer Doane, who has worked for both Paul Miller Post Production (PMPP) and The Muse, joins fellow new editor Lars Woodruffe who arrives

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    SMG fury as ITC rules on ITV digital service

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Media Group (SMG) executives have reacted angrily to the Independent Television Commission's decision to conduct a public interest test over their proposed digital ITV service for Scotland.Scottish 2 Television, a

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    WARBURG LANDS DEVELOPMENT ROLE AT HIT PRODUCTIONS

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Madeleine Warburg has been appointed senior development executive at Hit Entertainment subsidiary Hit Productions. Warburg has been freelancing for the last year and has previously worked in senior positions for Barron

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    LWT makes Smith factual deputy

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    LWT head of current affairs Will Smith has been promoted to the new position of deputy head of factual, following his success at winning new commissions for the department, writes Nicola

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    Eurosport delays full launch of UK service

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Pan-European sports channel Eurosport has delayed the full launch of its new UK service because of continuing trials of new digital facilities.British Eurosport, which is set to replace the European service

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    PRESSURE GROUP TO DEBATE PUBLIC SERVICE REMIT

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Voice of the Listener & Viewer will hold its fifth international conference, Broadcasting, Democracy & Social Inclusion, next month. The conference will focus on the future remit of public service

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    ITV SETS MARCH DATE

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    ITV is believed to have decided on Monday 8 March as the date for the introduction of its post-News at Ten schedule. Meanwhile, Tonight with Trevor McDonald is said to have

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    Granada TV digs deep to make Cruel Earth drama

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television is in post-production with futuristic series Cruel Earth, which, at£700,000 an hour, is the most expensive contemporary drama the company has made, writes Nicola Methven.Granada TV director of

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    OFF THE RECORD - END CREDITS

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Clark, managing director of Clark TV, has a secret tape of two TV bigwigs talking in a Notting Hill house ...

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    Component has created the titles and content graphics for LWT three-parter Infidelity. Designed by Keith Livingstone, the sequence features a red rose opening in the foreground of a shot of a

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Component has created the titles and content graphics for LWT three-parter Infidelity. Designed by Keith Livingstone, the sequence features a red rose opening in the foreground of a shot of a

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    ITC upholds Yorkshire complaints

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission has upheld 42 complaints from viewers about the violent content of Yorkshire Television's (YTV) ITV mini-series, Trial and Retribution II, writes Jeanette Blair.The ITC deemed that images