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RTS's Bunce to step down in mid-2000
Michael Bunce is to step down from his role as executive director of the Royal Television Society next summer after nine years in the job, writes Tim Dams.Bunce, 64, has overseen
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Nickelodeon cuts Nick AM
Nickelodeon is to axe its long-running breakfast show, Nick AM, as part of a restructuring that will see the merger of its live and studio production outfits, writes John Plunkett.Staff were
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Money Channel will air all day
The Money Channel has announced it will broadcast 24 hours a day when it launches next February and will plough significant extra investment into programming and e-commerce, writes John Plunkett.The station,
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NTL AND VIVENDI DEALS REFERRED TO COMPETITION BODY
Trade & Industry Secretary Stephen Byers last week made two controversial referrals to the Competition Commission, formerly the Monopolies & Mergers Commission. NTL's proposed takeover of the domestic area of rival
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EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS HELP SLASH CAPITAL RADIO PROFITS
Pre-tax profits at Capital Radio slumped 39 per cent to£15.8 million for the 12 months to the end of September due to a raft of exceptional items, including an operating
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SKY PICTURES GOES UNDERGROUND WITH TUBE TALES
Tube Tales, the first of a slate of theatrical and Sky Premiere showings from BSkyB's UK film production house, Sky Pictures, is set to air this week. Produced by Richard Jobson,
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NAT GEO PROMISES EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE FOR MEN
The National Geographic Channel has launched a new channel, Adventure One, aimed at 18 to 35-year-old men. The channel, which is free to air on Sky Digital, airs for 18 hours,
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CHRYSALIS APPOINTS HEALY AS GALAXY CHIEF
Chrysalis Radio has poached Emap Radio creative director Martyn Healy to become the new managing director for Galaxy 105-106 in the north-east. Healy, 41, replaces Jim Hicks who was appointed managing
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CELTIC COMPANIES SHARE£80,000 FOR FILM DEVELOPMENT
Six Welsh and Irish television production companies will share£80,000 from the Celtic Development Fund, co-financed by the Welsh Development Agency and Film Makers Ireland. The awards are the first since
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NOMINATIONS FIGHT IT OUT AT BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS
Granada Media's Cold Feet and BBC Production's Ted and Ralph and Jonathan Creek Xmas Special: Black Canary have been nominated for best TV comedy drama at this year's British Comedy Awards,
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RADIO AD REVENUE UP 13%
Commercial radio revenue grew by 13 per cent to a record£453 million in the year to the end of September, according to figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).
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CABLE OPERATOR LOSSES UP
Cable operators NTL and Telewest both reported big increases in losses for the first nine months of the year last week. Net losses at NTL increased to $857 million (£529 million)
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C5 NEWS PROMOTES MONCK
5 News news editor Adrian Monck has been promoted to programme editor of 5 News and Sport, replacing Gay Flashman who has moved to become a programme executive at BBC Knowledge.
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JONES MOVES TO SGRIN
Former BBC Wales controller and S4C chief executive Dr Geraint Stanley Jones has been appointed chair of Sgrin, the media agency for Wales. He takes over from Lord Elis-Thomas who resigned
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CHRYSALIS POACHES OWEN
Chrysalis Radio has poached Daniel Owen from the Radio Authority to become its new strategy and development manager. Owen, who was deputy director of development at the RA, joins in March
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Smith gets to grips with digital chaos
Media Secretary Chris Smith has held a successful first meeting with the industry about finding ways to end consumer confusion about digital.In a speech to the Digital Television Group's conference on
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ITC clears Channel 4 of Animal Passions in Hidden Love series
The Independent Television Commission has cleared Channel 4 of breaching taste and decency codes after 40 viewers complained about Hidden Love - Animal Passions, which explored sexual relations with animals, writes
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Emap plans station based on music mag Q
Emap is planning to launch a new radio station based on its music magazine, Q, as part of a long-term drive to create a raft of new digital TV and radio
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Singer hits out at 'subsidised' C4
Flextech chairman and chief executive Adam Singer has criticised Channel 4 and the Government over the broadcaster's moves to launch new channels without the constraints imposed on the BBC or commercial
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BBC awards online ideas£5,000 each
BBC Online awarded two producers£5,000 to develop online programme ideas at the international co-production conference Sharing Stories on Sunday (14 November), writes Tara Conlan.Producer Jonnie Turpie from Maverick Television/Hi8us Projects