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NewsJowell gives BBC Digital Curriculum green-light
Media secretary Tessa Jowell today set out the ?strongest ever series of conditions' for a new BBC service as she confirmed the corporation had been given the green-light to launch its controversial£150m digital curriculum, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Broadcast Week unveiled
Broadcast is launching a week-long programme of conferences and events.
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Celador LE exec poached by BBC
BBC head of entertainment Wayne Garvie has poached a key development executive from Celador Productions to oversee some of the BBC's main light entertainment shows, including Weakest Link, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Carlton/PBS tie-up to make Olympics doc
Carlton is to produce a series on the Ancient Greeks' Olympics for Channel 4 as part of the next $9m (£5.6m) tranche of programmes to come from its development deal with the US network PBS, writes Steve Aston
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Ex-Fox Kids MD takes key job at Talent
Talent Group, formerly Talent Television, has expanded into children's programming with the appointment of former Fox Kids UK managing director Annie Miles as a director of the company, writes Jon Rogers
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Roger Moody bids farewell to Sky Sports
Roger Moody, one of the original architects of the Sky Sports network, is set to retire after 13 years at the satellite broadcaster, writes Paul Revoir
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Stampede sets up regional arm
London-based factual indie Stampede has become the latest producer to open a regional office just outside the M25 with a new division in Luton, writes Penny Hughes
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Woolfe takes charge of Ftn entertainment
Living TV channel controller Richard Woolfe has added the channel controller brief for Flextech's new free-to-air entertainment offering, Ftn, to his role, writes Paul Revoir
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Radio battles for London listeners
The fight for listeners in the crowded London radio market took on a new intensity this week with the launch of an FM station and two flagship breakfast shows, writes Leigh Holmwood
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UTV pays£9m for Dublin's Lite FM
ITV minority shareholder Ulster Television (UTV) has continued its push into radio by acquiring Dublin station Lite FM in a£9m deal, writes Steve Aston
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Paying by interactive TV
Interactive digital TV may well for the way of the internet, in the sense that conventional advertising revenues wi...
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Last Sex in the City series, and no more of the Office
Fans of quality comedy were dealt a double blow last night with the demise of Sex and the City and a decision by Ri...
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Gambling magnate Chandler signs up for TV greyhound racing joint venture
Gaming insight has landed one of the highest-profile names in the bookmaking industry in a move aimed at securing t...
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Sex and Sopranos ready to bow out on ratings high
At any other television network, losing two acclaimed series at the same time might be regarded as a catastrophe. ...
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How BBC4 got such a poor reception
Some programmes on the BBC4's digital 'culture' channel are reaching fewer than 10,000 viewers. Media editor Tom L...
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Big TV fight for pop singer
Tony Hadley, the former Spandau Ballet singer, is to fight John Pienaar, the political journalist, in a television ...
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Sex and the City - it all ends in tears
Sex and the City, the TV show that attracted millions of viewers with its celebration of New York women's love of m...
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Reporter accuses BBC of sex bias
A radio journalist accused the BBC of sexual discrimination yesterday, claiming that men reporters were given jobs ...
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BBC gives thought to younger priests
The BBC has recruited a former football commentator and hymn-writer to revitalise Thought For The Day radio slot af...