BBC's voyage of Discovery

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An alliance between UK broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. (BBC) and US-based Discovery Communications is expected to be announced at the beginning of 1998 after two years of negotiations. Discovery plans to provide the BBC with financial backing to make programmes, in exchange for use of all factual programmes made by the BBC. The Joint Venture Programming deal will guarantee the BBC funds of at least $175 million, while Discovery will have first refusal on all programming ideas. The BBC hopes to expand into the US via a dedicated cable station to be funded by Discovery.

Joint ventures, Discovery Communications Inc., Documentary television programs, Television documentaries

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Rolling ambition: the global news gurus gathering in Berlin for News World '96 are all watching their budgets as much as their rivals' services

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BBC News is facing a difficult task in introducing a 24-hour domestic TV news channel by the end of 1997. It will have to be funded without any extra licence-fee money, and BBC News chief executive Tony Hall will be seeking a 30% efficiency saving from BBC News's annual budget during the next five years. There are concerns about how the company will maintain the quality of its other output whilst launching a viable rolling news service.

News syndicates, News Syndicates & Wire Svcs, Services, Computer programming, News agencies, Broadcast journalism

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Southern revivalists

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MAI Productions (MAIP) has been set up by MAI in order to grow its business on the networks. It owns 20% of Channel 5 and this is expected to be a source of work for its Southampton studios. It also has studios in Newbury and Maidstone which will be used to produce programmes that will then be sold on to other markets. MAI owns Meridian Broadcasting and its existence is expected to grow broadcasting business in the South-east.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Broadcasting-Programming, Television broadcasting, Market share, Broadcasting, MAI Productions

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