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NEW ROLE FOR RYBCZYNSKI
Acting editor of the BBC One O'Clock News Chris Rybczynski has been appointed to the new role of BBC television news weekend editor taking charge of the output on BBC 1,
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FILM FIRST FOR ON REQUEST
Fox Movies has signed a deal with On Digital's pay-per-view service On Request for The Beach, Entrapment and Never Been Kissed. Sky Box Office already has the rights to the films
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CAPITAL BACKS BLACKWOOD
Capital 95.8 FM new programme controller Jeff Smith is in advanced talks with comedian and TV presenter Richard Blackwood about taking on the star as a permanent DJ to present a
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HOME CHOICE TO EXPAND
Video-on-demand firm Video Networks has secured a non-exclusive local delivery licence from the Independent Television Commission. The move means that the firm's consumer brand Home Choice, which already supplies pop videos,
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Gibson turns down head of docs role
BBC Bristol head of factual Jeremy Gibson has pulled out of talks to become the new BBC controller of documentaries and investigations and is instead in line to become the new
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Sky/ITN news battle hots up
The battle for rolling news services intensified this week with NTL and ITN launching their 24-hour news service as BSkyB chiefs revealed plans to compete for ITN's contract with ITV, writes Simon Ellery.
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DNE channel doubles shows
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) channel Animal Planet is doubling UK original commissions by calling for an extra 50 hours of output for next year, writes Simon Ellery.
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Elton to head Pollyanna for Carlton
Carlton Productions has added a further executive producer to its drama team to oversee a major new TV adaptation of Eleanor Porter's classic story Pollyanna, writes Colin Robertson.
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Programme chief leaves Emap radio
Emap Performance Network group programme director Dave Lincoln is to leave the radio outfit at the end of this week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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SIMPLY MONEY TIES UP NEW CARRIAGE DEALS
Consumer finance channel Simply Money has struck carriage deals with On Digital and video-on-demand firms Yes TV and Video Networks brand Home Choice. The channel, which was launched in January this
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BBC WALES APPOINTS HEAD OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
BBC Wales commissioning editor, education Eleri Wyn Lewis has been made the new head of education and learning as a result of controller Menna Richard's recent restructure. Freelance director Paul Islwyn
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VIRGIN AND NTL SPLIT INTERNET SERVICE PROVISION
NTL and Virgin are to split the jointly owned Virgin Net ISP and entertainment business leaving the cable giant with 500,000 internet subscribers. The deal, which will involve a share swap
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BBC TO PRODUCE INTERACTIVE NATURAL HISTORY SERIES
The BBC's interactive TV department has teamed up with the corporation's Bristol-based natural history unit to produce broadband non-linear versions of natural history series X-Creatures and UK Wild. The broadband version
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PEARSON TV UNVEILS SIX-MONTH RESULTS
Pearson has announced interim results for the six months to 30 June 2000 with the media group reporting a 32 per cent rise in operating profits to£148m and an 18
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C4 AND C5 AUDIENCE SHARE UP WHILE BBC AND ITV LOSE OUT
The Independent Television Commission's latest quarterly audience figures shows that both BBC 1 and BBC 2 along with ITV lost audience share year on year, but Channel 4 and Channel 5
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ELLIS ANNOUNCES BBC SOUTH EAST MANAGEMENT TEAM
BBC head of regional and local programmes Laura Ellis has unveiled her senior management team for the new BBC South East service. South East Music Live co-ordinator David Farwig becomes newsgathering
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INTERNET MUSIC RIGHTS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHED
Aim, the Association of Independent Music that represents indie record labels, has launched a six-month trial to regulate the use of music on the internet. The move aims to simplify internet
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CHOICE APPOINTS KAVANAGH AS FULL-TIME SCHEDULER
BBC Choice acting scheduler Damian Kavanagh has been given the role full time. Kavanagh, the channel's deputy scheduler until he was given the acting role in January, starts his new job
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SCORE IS ONLY APPLICANT FOR NORTHERN IRISH MULTIPLEX
Scottish Radio Holdings wholly owned subsidiary Score Digital was the only company to lodge an application for the local digital multiplex licence for Northern Ireland before the deadline last week. Score
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C5 MOVES TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA SUPPORT FOR SUBTITLES
Channel 5 is set to switch its multi-million pound subtitling contract from its current supplier ITFC to Independent Media Support after a bid involving a number of different organisations. Initially for