Row over future of Parliamentary TV

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NTL, Telewest, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) are involved in a heated debate over a potential sale of the Parliamentary Channel to the BBC. Insiders say the three major shareholders of the channel are said to have three main subjects of contention, one of which is the desire the Telewest and CWC to sell channel to the BBC immediately. Meanwhile, NTL, believed to be anxious over the planned selling price, appears eager to continue Parliamentary as a cable-backed channel. Loans given to the channel by shareholders are also subject of their debate.

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UK: Three major shareholders of Parliamentary channel are in a heated debate over the potential sale of the channel to BBC

Strategy & planning, TV Stations, Television stations

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Dalrymple to front BBC 2 travel series

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BBC 2 controller Mark Thompson has signed a deal to commission the travel series "Quest" from Icon Films, to be based on the best-selling books written by travel writer William Dalrymple. The 3 x 50-minute program, which is slated to be broadcast on BBC 2 in 1999, will have Dalrymple as writer and presenter. "Quest" is Dalrymple's second TV show following "The Stones of the Raj," which was aired over Channel 4 in 1997. The series will be produced and directed by Hugh Thomson of Bristol, UK-based Icon.

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Its controller Mark Thompson signs a deal to commission the travel series "Quest" from Icon Films

Services information, Television broadcasting industry, Television broadcasting, British Broadcasting Corp.

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