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STRANGE BECOMES A PIONEER IN THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
Bob Strange, former deputy commissioning editor for science and talks at Channel 4, has joined science documentary specialist Pioneer Productions.Strange is working as a series producer on Tornado! - a 4
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SKY SOAP SHELVED TO MAKE WAY FOR MORE HISTORY
BSkyB is shutting down Sky Soap in order to double the analogue transmission hours for the History Channel. The change, which will come into effect on 1 May, will see BSkyB/A&E
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GRANADA MEDIA INTERACTIVE VENTURES GET NEW HEADS
Granada Media director of channels Stuart Prebble has been promoted to managing director of channels and interactive media. In a simultaneous move, Julian Turner, currently business manager, broadcast and entertainment, for
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CLEARY PLANS MORE WEIGHTY DOCS FOR GOLDHAWK MEDIA
Former head of documentaries at Carlton TV Paul Cleary has joined Goldhawk Media as senior executive producer taking charge of development. Cleary, who left Carlton in February (Broadcast, 19.2.99), is in
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CURRIE TAKES ROLE AS MAGIC 105.4 PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Emap Radio's The Box Music Channel has appointed Francis Currie, former programme director of Emap Radio's Magic 105.4 FM, as its new programme director. In his new role, Currie will take
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CONTACT SYSTEM TO SMOOTH CAREER PATH FOR BBC TALENT
The BBC is setting up a system of key talent contacts to make the corporation more accessible to on-screen talent and their agents. The move comes after meetings between members of
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RA OFFERS NEW LICENCES
The Radio Authority has announced the next round of regional and smaller-scale analogue radio licences to come up for tender. The regional licences are South Wales, west and south Yorkshire, plus
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ITN BOOSTS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ITV head of public affairs Mark Gallagher is to join ITN in the new position of director of public affairs. Gallagher, whose responsibilities will also cover press relations, has been at
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HOCKADAY TAKES ON ASIA
Mary Hockaday has been appointed editor of the south and east Asia editions of the BBC World Service morning news programme The World Today. Hockaday's previous roles at World Service radio
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CABLE TAKE-UP RISES
Take-up of cable TV services reached an all-time high in the last quarter, to hit 23.7 per cent penetration on 1 January 1999. Overall, the UK cable operators added a total
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R3 LAUNCHES OPERA SERIES
Former BBC Radio 3 controller Sir John Drummond is to present a new five-part series for R3 looking at the state of opera in Britain since 1945. A Price Worth Paying?
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Griffee to take control of the English regions
BBC director of national and regional broadcasting Mark Thompson has appointed Andy Griffee to replace Nigel Chapman as controller, English regions.Griffee will take up his post, based at the BBC's Pebble
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LNN poaches Atkins as head of news
London News Network (LNN) managing director Denise Harker has poached the editor of BBC sports news, Nick Atkins, to become head of news, writes Nicola Methven.
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Ward to head up Lucky Dog
Babes in the Wood producer Lucky Dog has appointed Pete Ward to run the company, following the departure of managing director Kenton Allen, writes Nicola Methven.
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CE Digital is sole taker for Birmingham
CE Digital, the Capital Radio/Emap Radio digital joint-venture, has emerged as the only applicant for the local digital radio multiplex in Birmingham, writes John Plunkett.
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The Dog & Dinosaur Show is BBC Choice's new children's programme, presented by two animated hosts. US-based computer animation company Protozoa created the Dog and Dinosaur characters separately and t
The Dog & Dinosaur Show is BBC Choice's new children's programme, presented by two animated hosts. US-based computer animation company Protozoa created the Dog and Dinosaur characters separately and then composited
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The House created the title sequence for Blaze, produced by Darlow Smithson for Channel 4. The titles show a room being demolished by fire but as it progresses the burning reverses
The House created the title sequence for Blaze, produced by Darlow Smithson for Channel 4. The titles show a room being demolished by fire but as it progresses the burning reverses
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Killer in the Family
BBC Resources Manchester's graphics department created the titles for one-off documentary Killer in The Family. The sequence, designed by Ian Bate and Susan Frost, moves through a gallery showing symbolic images
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Callister joins Sky News exodus
Sky News anchor Stefanie Callister has become the latest in a stream of presenters to depart the 24-hour news channel in recent weeks.Callister, who has been with the channel since it
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ITC censures LWT for 'uncritical' sex
The Independent Television Commission has rapped LWT for the sexual content of its ITV programme, Vice: The Sex Trade, after receiving 53 viewer complaints.Viewers complained that the first two episodes of