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RDF pre-sells Sky Edward and Sophie wedding doc
RDF International, the distribution arm of UK indie RDF Television, pre-sold 60-minute Sky TV documentary Edward and Sophie - The Making of a Modern Marriage to a number of territories at
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Hallmark sells epic production The Tenth Kingdom
US distributor Hallmark Entertainment has sold its 10-hour production The Tenth Kingdom to Germany's RTL, Italy's Mediaset and Spain's Telecinco following a deal announced at last week's Mip-TV. The Tenth Kingdom
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Smart Alex
Talented, glamorous, hungry and extremely ambitious - is Alex Connock a media mogul in the making? Hilary Curtis meets the man behind 10 Alps.
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Ray Fitzwalter On why the decision to block Rupert Murdoch's bid for Manchester United could mark a turning point
The decision to block Rupert Murdoch's takeover of Manchester United could prove to be a watershed for football, for broadcasting, even perhaps for the Blair government.Football, or the most prominent part
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Opportunity knock-off?
The failure of Hughie Green's action against a New Zealand TV station for allegedly copying Opportunity Knocks showed how difficult it is to prove plagiarism. Will a new code make it any easier, asks Tim Dams.
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OPINION - The Times gets it wrong on Dyke
Greg Dyke has not yet been summoned to Broadcasting House to be grilled by the BBC's board of governors for the director general's job but already the Murdoch press is conducting
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OPINION - Off message Mathew Horsman
There are lies, damn lies and digital take-up rates. That sums up the view of many in the broadcasting industry following the announcements in recent weeks by On Digital and BSkyB
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GENRE AUDIT - New Labour, no laughs?
Just when it seemed that political satire had died out with the Tories, TV's funnymen are starting to find fertile ground under Labour. Tim Dams opens a three-page report.
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NewsMurdoch: premium rate phone-ins are grubby
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch has said that the satellite broadcaster decided against launching premium-rate phone quizzes on its channels because they felt 'pretty sleazy'. [ALL]
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Sein language
British comedy shows can learn from their US counterparts. And if you don't like Seinfeld, argues comedy scriptwriter Graham Lineham, then you can't be watching enough of it.
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Comedy - The Business Page - Circuit training
Coaxing comedy talent out from the clubs onto the screen is a fraught business, as Jane Marlow discovers, while gameshows, another genre featured at the Montreux Golden Rose, have a greater international appeal.
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PROGRAMME-MAKER ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY STAGE: JON THODAY, AVALON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Avalon executive producer Jon Thoday's association with Jim Tavare began in a club on the London comedy circuit when he was more or less known as 'the man who does the
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INTERVIEW - Favourable Aspect
Tiger Aspect is about to become the first indie producer to be awarded an Honorary Golden Rose at Montreux. Despite its growing status, the outfit is keen to maintain the small company ethos that has served it so well.
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OFF THE RECORD - Tonight on the rocks
Fears that the new ITV current affairs show, Tonight, would shirk its duties in the hard-hitting investigations department were surely laid to rest last week. One item on the causes of
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OFF THE RECORD - Get cuffed
And so to Cannes, where punters crowded aboard the Soho House Boat last week to witness the launch of Shed Productions' new drama, Bad Girls, at Mip-TV. Could the enthusiastic attendance
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OFF THE RECORD - Terminator terminated
Spare a thought for Fox Kids Europe big kahuna and Arnold Schwarzenegger look-a-like Ynon Kriez (below right), who has been hard at work all year. No, we don't mean hard at
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BSkyB is developing a stand-alone broadband service which could see it become a major competitor in the broadband and telephony market. [ALL]
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OFF THE RECORD - But DJ keeps on running
One runner who enjoyed a more successful day out at the Marathon was Nana Amoatemaa-Appiah, who has the grand title of 'head of empowerment' at promotions production company Dunlop Woods. Nana,
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OFF THE RECORD - Wacko thriller
As if watching Fulham FC wasn't punishment enough, ageing pop star Michael Jackson was also treated to a visit to London's 'fastest growing radio station', Liberty Radio, on a visit to
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OFF THE RECORD - Kelvin gets clap
Talk Radio boss Kelvin MacKenzie resorted to some unusual tactics when he launched his traditional attack on the BBC at the Music Radio conference in London last week. Alongside his familiar