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WATCHDOG RELAXES PEAKTIME CANADIAN CONTENT QUOTA
Canadian broadcasters and producers have welcomed a relaxation of the regulations governing peaktime Canadian content requirements. From September 2000, Canada's largest broadcasters - CTV, CanWest Global Communications, TVA Group and Western
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SWEDEN'S KANAL 5 PICK UPS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Avalon International has sold Avalon Television's Fantasy Football League format to Sweden. As part of the deal, Avalon's executive producer for entertainment and sport Andy Jacobs will work with Nordisk Films
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EUROSPORT LANDS SOCCER RIGHTS IN UFA DEAL
Eurosport has clinched a four-year deal with Ufa Sports, the sports rights arm of German media group Bertelsmann, giving it the TV rights to around 500 football matches. As part of
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TURNER LAUNCHES TURKISH-LANGUAGE NEWS CHANNEL
CNN parent Turner Broadcasting System International (TBSI) and Dogan Media Group are joining forces to launch a 24-hour Turkish-language news channel, CNN Turk. The new venture, expected to be launched in
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NewsABC orders US version of DanceX
Flop BBC1 format DanceXhas been given a new lease of life after US network ABC ordered a fresh version from BBC Worldwide.
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RDF SELLS EDWARD & SOPHIE PROFILE WORLDWIDE
UK indie RDF Television has sold the 60-minute Sky News profile Edward & Sophie - the Making of a Royal Marriage to 12 foreign broadcasters in advance of the couple's wedding
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Homing instinct
Granada lifestyle controller James Hunt wants to be the Peter Bazalgette of ITV. But is he guilty of simply aping BBC successes, asks David Wood.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Zoning in on the viewer
BBC 2 argues that its tactic of packaging shows such as Timewatch (above) into the History Zone is working. Jason Deans reports on how zoning is taking over television.
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NewsEndemol: BB8 had to play it safe to survive
Endemol has admitted it deliberately played it safe with Big Brother 8after Ofcom's intervention in the show's celebrity version earlier this year.
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OPINION - TV needs to be a risky business
Michael Jackson's address last week to the Broadcasting Press Guild underlined something that Broadcast first reported in April (30.4.99). Channel 4 is no longer in the business of making minority programming
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AD PRODUCTION - Commercial revolution
What will the advent of digital mean for the advertising production industry? Viewers will change the way they watch and big brands will have to approach the small screen in new ways, as Dominic Timms reports.
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INTERVIEW - On the threshold
Ralph Bernard says building the GWR radio empire was just like playing a game of Monopoly - he snapped up 'properties' to make sets. Now a major player, he wants the Radio Authority to change the rules of the game.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - ITV gets better
The Network Centre's revamped peaktime schedule dominated the winter season, with its instant success coming mainly at the expense of lacklustre competition from BBC 1.
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OFF THE RECORD - A Noble calling
Does Kelvin MacKenzie's talent for generating column inches know no bounds?This week, Off The Record hears that Big Mac has been hunting for talent to present Talk Radio's royal wedding coverage
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OFF THE RECORD - Reformist agenda
Chart-topping teeny boppers S-Club 7 - aka the stars of Initial Kids' show Miami 7 - might prefer the beach, but the venue for their latest gig couldn't have been more
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OFF THE RECORD - Copped it
Spare a thought for Channel 4 News' industrious chief correspondent, Alex Thomson. ITN deep throats tell us the scoopmungous Thomson has been immersed in a deep undercover investigation into the mysterious
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OFF THE RECORD - The real story?
It's been another week of pace-setting current affairs scoops for ITV's Tonight with Trevor McDonald.First our Trevor scooped a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours.Then OTR came across another - an
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OFF THE RECORD - End of the Century
As the saying goes, a month's a long time in radio. So long, in fact, that top execs at Border Radio forgot to mention their ol' mucker John Myers in their
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OFF THE RECORD - = DUTY LOG
This week's round-up of incoming calls is from Anglia and Broadcast's own duty log. Call with your own comments on ... 0171 505 8352.
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Guardian launches radio outfit
The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is planning a major assault on the UK radio market and has hired former Border Radio Holdings chief John Myers to mastermind the drive.GMG chief executive