1999 commissions earn Avalon L12m

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Avalon Television has reported earning 12 million pounds sterling as commissions for 1999. Avalon secured several contracts to produce shows including a new version of the BBC sports show QuizBall of the 1960s intended for a peaktime slot in BBC 1. The first episode of the new QuizBall, which is scheduled to film the first of two series in November 1998, will be aired in spring of 1999. The gameshow will be directed by Peter Harris and will be produced by Andy Jacobs. Meanwhile, other projects include the fourth series of The Frank Skinner Show, 1999 Christmas special, and two series of the comedy show Harry Hill.

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Reports earning GBP12 million as commissions for 1999

Sales, profits & dividends, Television Production, Avalon Television

HTV launches English language soap opera

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HTV Wales is developing a new television soap opera program to be titled Nuts and Bolts. The new soap opera, which is part of HTV's plan to expand its drama production to 20 hours per year of English drama from 10 hours, will be based in South Wales, UK, and will be about the conflicts between the urban and rural life, and classes. Production of the first ten episodes is scheduled in March 1999 while transmission is scheduled by autumn 1999 in the ITV Wales region. HTV already assigned six new writers to write the scripts.

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Is developing a new television soap opera program to be titled Nuts and Bolts

Services information, TV Program Production, HTV Wales

Wise Buddah opens talent shop

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Wise Buddah, an independent radio production outfit, has launched a new division to handle the development and management of its major radio broadcasters. The division, which will be headed by Samantha Dawe formerly of BBC Digital Radio by November 9, 1998, will include Wise Buddah's founder DJ Mark Goodier and Emma B. Wise Buddah, which also reported the hiring of freelance radio producer Alison Vernon-Jones to become its executive producer of its radio programming, is currently reorganizing its corporate structure.

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Launches a new division to handle the development and management of its major radio broadcasters

Radio Broadcasting, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Radio broadcasting industry, Wise Buddah