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Health channel in pipeline
A former BSkyB programme executive is launching an interactive women's lifestyle channel called Channel Health with plans to fill at least a quarter of its airtime with original productions, writes Simon Ellery.
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GMTV wins OK!TV show from Carlton
Carlton TV has lost its OK!TV commission, with GMTV expected to pick up the contract.OK! magazine publisher Richard Desmond has asked GMTV to check the next series of the show for
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Indie duo take Foreign Office deal
Two independent broadcast specialists have won the Foreign Office contracts to run British Satellite News (BSN) and London Radio Service (LRS), writes Steve Clarke.
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NewsLion gets to Entertain You again
Lion Television's BBC2 daytime variety show Let Me Entertain Youhas been commissioned for a second series.
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Euronews selects C5 deputy Adams
ITN channel Euronews has appointed Channel 5 news deputy editor Mark Adams as its new Lyons-based editorial director, writes Colin Robertson.
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NEW THIS MORNING EDITOR
Granada is looking to recruit a new editor for This Morning following editor Sharon Powers' decision to quit the show at the end of its current run. Powers, who has no
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LANE QUITS PRINCESS
Kelly Lane, assistant managing director of Princess Productions' recently launched talent agency Princess Talent, has left the company less than three months after joining. Lane, who joined the new start-up from
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R4: 'NO RADICAL CHANGES'
Helen Boaden, the new controller of BBC Radio 4, reassured MPs this week that there would be no radical changes in the pattern of R4 broadcasting.MPs have become jittery after last
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WIRELESS GROUP TO FLOAT
The Wireless Group is to float on the stock exchange this Thursday (25 May). Shares will be priced at 190p to raise£40 million for acquisitions, valuing the group at£183
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WAP INTERACTIVE TV PLANS
Radio indie Somethin' Else has signed a deal with Ericsson to develop a platform for use by broadcasters wanting to deliver interactive content to both WAP-enabled mobile phones and the internet.The
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TF1 AND CANAL+ OUT ESPN
TF1 and Canal+ have bought out ESPN shares in sports channels Eurosport International and Eurosport France. The international service is now jointly owned by the two with TF1 holding 50.5 per
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KERSHAW SPINS SWANSONG
BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw is to leave the station after 14 years. Kershaw's contract ended last week and he presents his final show on R1 on Thursday (25 May).
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Loughrey quits NI to head up regions
BBC Northern Ireland controller Pat Loughrey is to succeed Mark Thompson in the key BBC post of director of nations and regions.Loughrey has been appointed ahead of a restructure of BBC
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NHS to fund digital services
Granada Broadband, Granada Media's newly formed new media division, and Flextech are vying for up to£5 million from the National Health Service, in a bid to incorporate government services into their forthcoming digital health channels, writes Colin Robe
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Sunset + Vine hit a six at RTS sports awards
Sports specialist indie Sunset + Vine (S+V) scooped two awards for its coverage of test cricket for Channel 4 at Monday night's Royal Television Society (RTS) TV sports awards, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned Red Productions to make a second series of Clocking Off (above), writes Ashley Davies. The new 6 x 60-minute series is expected to go
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned Red Productions to make a second series of Clocking Off (above), writes Ashley Davies. The new 6 x 60-minute series is expected to go
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Inglish leaves ITN for consultant job
ITN Radio's editor of LBC 1152AM, Sue Inglish, is leaving at the end of June, eight months after the station's relaunch last October, writes Georgina Lipsomb.
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RA PLANS TO MAKE VOICE HEARD IN WESTMINSTER
New Radio Authority chairman Richard Hooper has said the Authority is preparing to make a strong contribution to the government's forthcoming Communications White Paper. In the past, radio chiefs have complained
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CORRESPONDENT PRODUCER TO EDIT NEW LONDON LIVE
BBC News Correspondent senior producer Sandy Smith is to edit new BBC News TV show London Live when it replaces Newsroom South East early next year. Smith has been appointed by