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OFF THE RECORD - Accidents will happen
Viewer-friendly ITN was naturally concerned last week when it received a phone call complaining about its coverage of the Grammy Awards. Plenty of pictures of a muscle-bound Madonna, moaned the caller,
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio daze
If there's one thing to be learned from Lorraine Heggessey's hilarious on-air apology last year on behalf of a certain Blue Peter presenter, it's that controllers should stick to doing just
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OFF THE RECORD - The party's over
OTR is grateful to Noel Edmonds for pointing us towards the real reason why his side-splitting House Party has gone down the pan. Worn-out Gotchas?The demise of Mr Blobby? Er, no.
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OFF THE RECORD - Boogie nights
ITV big kahuna David Liddiment has really earned his nickname this time.His latest commission from Yorkshire TV, The Day Britain Turned Disco, is proof indeed of Disco Dave's yearning to be
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OFF THE RECORD - Table for two
The frosty relations between Channel 4 and The Guardian - glacial since C4's Hard News put the paper's coverage of The Connection affair under the microscope - appear to be thawing.
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This week's round-up of incoming calls is from Live TV. Readers can now call our own duty office with their comments on ...'I think me husband's trying to kill me. I
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AND FINALLY
Glenn Marshall, creator of ITV Evening News' brand-new look, drinks just over 23 units a week. Must be the pressure.What is your proudest achievement?Having no plans for the millenniumWho do you
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Survival faces court battle with Oz indie
United Productions wildlife arm Survival Anglia is being sued for half a million pounds by an Australian indie over allegations of copyright theft.Prospero Productions has issued a writ claiming Survival Anglia
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Carlton acquires Planet 24 for£15m
Carlton Communications has bought Big Breakfast producer Planet 24 in a cash deal said to be worth£15 million.Under the terms of the sale, Planet 24 joint-owner Waheed Alli joins Carlton
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Live celebrates sale of Lie Detector to ITV
Live TV has confounded its critics by selling confessional show Lie Detector to ITV - the first time the cable channel has sold one of its own programmes to a terrestrial
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Bazal wins top prize at Indie night
Bazal scooped the award for best all-round company performance in 1998 at the annual Indie Awards on Tuesday (9 March), writes Alice Macandrew.
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Root planning History Zone in BBC 2 revamp
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has announced plans for a new weekly peaktime History Zone strand, writes Jason Deans.
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C4 CLEARS TWO-HOUR LATE-NIGHT SLOT FOR MUSIC SERIES
Channel 4 is to launch a weekly 120-minute slot in May devoted entirely to music. The new late-night strand will run for 15 weeks and feature a mixture of originally commissioned
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BBC RADIO UNVEILS NEW SCIENCE PRODUCTION UNIT
BBC Production has announced the creation of a new 30-strong science unit producing programmes for BBC Radios 1, 4, 5 Live and the World Service.The unit, which combines all the existing
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UNITED FOCUSES ON FAMILY FEUDS FOR ITV
United Productions has been commissioned to make a one-off 60-minute film for ITV about families at war. Ordered by ITV controller of documentaries, arts and features Grant Mansfield, Family Feuds contains
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CHANNEL 4 SIGNS UP IANNUCCI AND MORRIS
Channel 4 has persuaded Armando Iannucci to produce and present two new entertainment series through TalkBack Productions. Iannucci's credits include I'm Alan Partridge, The Day Today, The Friday Night Armistice and
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OPTOMEN TO SERVE UP NEW FOOD SHOW FOR CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, education, Liz Warner has ordered a new food series from Optomen Television, the independent behind BBC 2's Two Fat Ladies. The 6 x 30-minute run, provisionally called
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MCCALL TO FRONT ITV SEARCH FOR FIRST MILLENNIUM BABY
Don't Try This at Home presenter Davina McCall is to present the first night of programming in ITV's mission to find the first millennium baby, in a strand called Birthrace 2000.
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R3 SOUNDS OUT LADBROKE FOR ORCHESTRA SERIES
BBC Radio 3 has commissioned radio indie Ladbroke Productions for a 10 x 75-minute series, The Orchestras of North America. The programmes feature a mixture of interviews, narration and exclusive performances
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Thirkell unleashes BBC science slate
Robert Thirkell, head of BBC science's business and adventure unit, has unveiled a slate of new shows, including a series following Sally O'Sullivan's fledgling publishing company, Cabal Communications.Currently being shot on