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COVER: BREAKING OUT A3 Out to make money, the BBC is shaking up the world's airwaves--and competitors aren't too happy about...
...screen aren't so much on network television these days as they are on cable, where characters like Larry David, Tony Soprano and David Brent exist. Wait, who's Brent? If you have to ask, you haven't seen The Office, the British comedy airing on the cable channel BBC America. An absurdist mockumentary, The Office is a critical and popular smash in Britain. And with its second season premiering in the U.S. this month, it has claimed a cult following and turned Brent, played by British actor Ricky Gervais, into a hit with the media cognoscenti. A couple...
...Office is one of several shows that should help BBC America become profitable within the next 18 months. The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) launched BBCA five years ago to liven up the Beeb's image in the U.S., export more British culture and, since it runs ads, turn a profit. BBCA is the Beeb's low-rent cousin...
Arnie's Win a Sign of U.S. Discontent - The rejection of the status quo which led to the California result has echoes all across the country, writes the BBC's Katty...
...Blair in the Glare Re your notebook item on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his testimony at the Hutton Inquiry [Sept. 8]: nobody has come out a winner in this situation, as far as I can see. Blair, the British government, the intelligence forces and the bbc have all "spun" things to suit their various claims. No one knows what to believe anymore. The Hutton Inquiry has certainly given us a fascinating insight into how the government is run and what sort of influence the Prime Minister's appointees, such as communications chief Alastair Campbell, have over government policies...