Pact hits out at BBC regional spending

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BBC has been criticized by Pact, an alliance of independent producers, for failure to achieve its regional production goals and for reporting inaccurate regional figures. BBC stated in its report, Statement of Promises to Viewers and Listeners 1998/99, that it spent only 31.3% of its network programming budget to regions in the 12 months that ended March 31, 1998. The report admitted the company failed to achieve its target of spending one-third of its programming budget outside of London, UK, and Southeast. Diane Freeman, deputy chief executive of Pact, argued that the figures reported by BBC is misleading, given that the statistics included 10 of the network's major drama, which were filmed in the regions but were produced by independents based in London, UK.

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Is criticized by Pact for failure to achieve regional prodn goals & for reporting inaccurate regional figures

Radio Broadcasting, Public affairs, Radio broadcasting industry, British Broadcasting Corp.

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C4 to preview film service

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Channel 4 is set to bring a preview of Film Four, its new pay-TV service on Nov. 1, 1998, clearing 10 hours of programming for the simulcast launch. A week prior to the launch, C4 will bring preview movies that will be shown over Film Four and during the launch, the channel will bring movies that include What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, The Pillow Book as well as The Usual Suspects. Film Four will bring 500 movies, uncut and uncensored, annually every day of the week from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am and 25% of the movies will be foreign language films.

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Is set to bring preview of Film Four, its new pay-TV service on 11/1/98, clearing 10 hours of programming for simulcast launch

Cable Networks, Services introduction, Pay Television, Pay-per-view television, Channel 4, Subscription television, FilmFour Ltd.

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