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NEW CONSORTIUM NAMED
The digital consortium put together by Talk Radio,Virgin Radio parent Ginger Media Group (GMG) and international TV and radio outfit Clear Channel was this week named Switch Digital. The consortium, which
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MPS FIGHT FOR SHEEP DOGS
MPs from all parties have condemned the BBC's 'high-handed and insensitive' decision to axe One Man and His Dog. More than 10 MPs have already signed an early day motion expressing
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BSKYB IN CANAL+ TALKS
BSkyB is in talks with French pay-TV operator Canal+, it was confirmed this week. The announcement from Canal+ on Tuesday (23 February) follows long-standing speculation that the two companies had been
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BBC chief warns on daytime talk shows
BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has warned that daytime chat shows must remember their public purpose and will be axed if they become 'primarily focused on entertainment for entertainment's sake'.However, Bland,
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Indies welcome BBC Radio review
Radio independents have welcomed a review of the BBC Radio commissioning process announced by new BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky, writes John Plunkett.Top of indies' shopping list are likely to
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PPV art film operator is near launch
New pay-per-view (PPV) arthouse movie operator digital broadcasting company (dbc) has confirmed plans to launch its first services on BSkyB's digital platform this summer.As reported in Broadcast last year (24.7.98), the
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C4 cashes in on Lewinsky scoop
Channel 4 has more than recouped the£400,000 it paid for the Monica Lewinsky interview in international sales, writes Tim Dams.The broadcaster revealed this week that it had sold the footage
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Three new BBC 1 dramas for ICG
Three new BBC 1 dramas have gone into production, commissioned through the independent commissioning group (ICG), writes Tim Dams.Twenty Twenty Television is behind Second Sight, a thriller by Paula Milne with
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C4 GRANTS BBC 1 RIGHTS FOR COMIC RELIEF TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 has agreed to allow BBC 1 to air a one-off edition of TFI Friday (right) for Comic Relief night. The unusual deal will see Chris Evans host a live
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CARLTON DENIES SAS RECONSTRUCTION MISLED PUBLIC
Carlton Television has denied claims that its 1996 series, SAS - The Soldiers' Story, misled the public by using agency extras to help re-enact the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy
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GRIFFITHS GETS MARKETING ROLE FOR BBC NETWORK RADIO
BBC Radio 4 marketing manager Vanessa Griffiths has been appointed marketing manager for the whole of BBC Network Radio. Griffiths, 30, joined the BBC in 1997 as part of R4 controller
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MTV PREMIERES TWO DOCUMENTARIES IN MARCH
MTV will screen two UK premieres in the series Movie Special. The first, on 7 March, is an exclusive documentary on the Sundance Film Festival.The second, on 15 March, is The
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LNN SEEKS BLACK JOURNALISTS FOR TV TRAINING SCHEME
London News Network is to set up a training scheme aimed at encouraging non-white journalists to join its ranks. Starting from April, three African, Caribbean or Asian radio or print journalists
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LIVE TV TO AIR ULTIMATE WRESTLING MATCHES IN MAY
Live TV has joined forces with the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance (UWA) to televise its night of matches at Crystal Palace on 11 April. The Mirror Group-owned cable TV channel will film
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LOACH FIRST PATRON OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S TV WORKSHOP
Renowned film-maker Ken Loach is to become the first patron of HTV West's Television Workshop for young people. Drama workshop leader Adam Fresco said that gaining the support of Loach, who
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BLAKSTAD DEPARTS CORPORATION FOR BRAVE MOVE
Documentary film-maker Lucy Blakstad has left the BBC after 10 years to join The Brave Film Company as a freelance director working on commercials and documentary projects. Blakstad, whose most recent
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PARKER DEATH SHOCKS LWT
London Weekend Television was said to be 'shocked and saddened' last week by the death of tape editor Clayton Parker in a car accident. Parker joined LWT at the age of
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GRIERSON DOC AWARD
The Grierson award for the best British documentary will be announced at a ceremony to take place at the Savoy on Thursday 25 March. The speaker will be Sir Denis Forman
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BBC WALES GOES FM
BBC Radio Wales switches on to the FM frequency on Monday (1 March).This is the first phase of a rolling show to put Radio Wales onto FM and covers almost half
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TALK'S MELLOR AD BANNED
A controversial advertisement for Talk Radio depicting David Mellor as a giant breast has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.The ad for Talk Radio's Saturday afternoon sport programme, 5.05, shows