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SMG resolves ITV brand row
Carlton and Granada have resolved their dispute with ITV shareholder SMG over the use of the ITV brand and secured the launch of ITV2 in Scotland.Along with Channel, Ulster Television and
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NTL takes on Sky with new chief
NTL is to step up its campaign to lure potential subscribers away from BSkyB with the appointment of former Fox Kids Europe managing director Rod Henwood as director of TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada axes jobs
Granada is slashing a further 80 jobs in Manchester following a decision to screen only acquired programming on its Granada Sky Broadcasting flagship women's service Breeze. According to sources, the money
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BBC OFFER REJECTED
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz is understood to have turned down an offer from the BBC to replace former controller of entertainment commissioning, Dani-elle Lux. Lux quit the BBC to
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DCMS SKIPS REVIEW
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has said it will not be conducting a review of BBC 1's news move from 21.00 to 22.00. A DCMS spokeswoman told Broadcast that
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C4 UPS BIG BREAKFAST
Channel 4 has asked indies submitting ideas to replace the Big Breakfast to broaden their ideas to reach a wider demographic. C4 is also thought to have extended the deadline, with
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Gameshow network Challenge has commissioned IMG Media-owned producer TWI to make a second series of gameshow Take It or Leave It.
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FOREVER BOSS QUITS
Forever Broadcasting group programme director Giles Squire has resigned from the radio outfit this week and left with immediate effect. Squire has been replaced by development director Steve King who has
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ENDERS AIRS FRIDAYS
The BBC has confirmed that the fourth weekly episode of EastEnders will air on Friday evenings from 10 August as predicted by Broadcast (29. 6.01). The episode's regular slot will be
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Jowell summoned to give media plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to be summoned before the Commons media select committee to spell out her plans for broadcasting as soon as the summer recess is over.The move follows
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Support grows for journalists in war zones
A further nine news organisations from around the world have signed up to the guidelines established last year to protect journalists working in war zones, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Vision Charity
The 31st annual Vision Charity ball last month raised more than£100,000 for visually impaired and dyslexic children.
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Sports to rise at Capital Gold
Capital Gold is set to significantly increase the amount of hours it dedicates to sport programming as part of a ploy to increase its non-football output, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ratings - ITV kids special leaves dinosaurs for dead
A children's special of Stars in their Eyes sparkled for ITV despite being scheduled against Spielberg's Jurassic Park on BBC 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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WRESTLING TOO MUCH FOR C4
Channel 4 will not renew its contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) when it ends this December because of the sport's 'increasingly extreme nature', writes Penny Hughes. C4 commissioning editor,
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Off the record - January 5 2007
Stories that were 'Off the Record' from January 5 2007 issue of Broadcast.
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SKY NABS CARLTON HEAD
Sky One has poached Carlton factual entertainment head of development Zoe Watson to become Sky One commissioning editor for daytime. Watson, who starts this week reporting to newly hired Sky One
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DEP ED FOR BREAKFAST
BBC Breakfast editor Richard Porter has bolstered his editorial team with the appointment of a new deputy editor. BBC World programme editor Aziz Rashid takes on the role later this summer,
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RSL COMMENTS WANTED
The Independent Television Commission this week issued a consultation document inviting comments on the introduction of local programming commitments for restricted service licences (RSLs). Proposals are taking place to ensure that
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EXETER MULTIPLEX BID
The Radio Authority had received one application for the local digital multiplex licence for Exeter and Torbay by the closing date on Tuesday (24 July). The application was submitted by Now