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Deputy This Morning ed promoted
Granada Television has appointed This Morning deputy editor Karen Smith to the post of editor, as predicted by Broadcast (26.5.00), writes Colin Robertson.Smith, who takes over from Sharon Powers, will assume
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New C4 deaf series
Channel 4 education editor Richard McKerrow has commissioned a new series to replace C4's axed series for deaf viewers, The Vibe (Broadcast, 7.4.00), writes Ashley Davies.
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Capital suffers more losses
Capital Radio has lost another member of staff with the departure of head of programmes for adult brands Jeff O'Brien, who has quit following the latest staff restructure, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Interactive specialist expands with new recruits
Pittard Sullivan managing director John Holland has made two senior appointments to expand the London office of the US-based branding agency, which specialises in interactive TV, writes David Wood.
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The share price of Granada Media opened at 540p when conditional trading began on Tuesday (11 July). The issue price was 515p, capitalising the company at£7.5bn and raising£1.3bn. Granada
The share price of Granada Media opened at 540p when conditional trading began on Tuesday (11 July). The issue price was 515p, capitalising the company at£7.5bn and raising£1.3bn. Granada
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BSKYB LIKELY TO RAISE STAKE IN OPEN ..
BSkyB is understood to be on the verge of taking a controlling interest in Open ..., the e-commerce TV platform it jointly owns with the HSBC bank, Japanese electronics giant Matsushita
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RAPTURE GOES FULL TIME ON SKY DIGITAL
Youth channel Rapture Television (right) has announced it is to extend its hours of broadcasting on Sky Digital to 24 hours a day, seven days a week from 24 July. Since
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BEEB UNION MEMBERS VOTE FOR THREE PER CENT RISE
Bectu members at the BBC have agreed to accept a three per cent pay offer. In a ballot of BBC staff which went out on 23 June, members voted to accept
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CULTURE CHANNEL TO BROADCAST ON SKY DIGITAL
Oneword, the plays, books and comedy channel broadcast on Digital One, has signed a deal with BSkyB to broadcast its entire daily output on Sky Digital. The station has also become
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FORMER BBC DG BIRT TO ADVISE BLAIR ON CRIME
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has been appointed by prime minister Tony Blair as an unpaid crime adviser. Birt will spend one day a week advising on the causes of
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SIX NATIONS RUGBY AND OPEN GOLF STAY ON RADIO 5
BBC Radio 5 Live has renewed its exclusive contract to broadcast the Six Nations Rugby Championship with a deal that extends an existing contract by two further seasons until the end
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TOUR DE FRANCE INDIE BOUGHT BY TELEVISION CORP
The Television Corporation (TVC) has bought sports indie Venner TV (VTV), producer of Channel 4's coverage of the Tour de France. The award-winning indie was set up in March 1995 by
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GRANADA BROADBAND TO BUILD ITV2'S WEBSITE
Granada Media's new media division, Granada Broadband, formed just a month ago, has won a contract to build the new ITV2 website. Set to launch next week, the deal was brokered
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STUART COSGROVE TO GIVE MASTERCLASS IN NEW MEDIA
Channel 4 head of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove will present a cutting-edge guide to film and TV in the new media age at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival. The event,
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CARLTON DIGITAL PRODUCER GOES TO RENAMED SIT-UP.TV
Interactive TV outfit sit-up.com has changed its name to sit-up.tv and hired former Carlton Digital producer Jo Sarsfield, currently a programming consultant with the Travel Channel, as its head of production.
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NOW DIGITAL GETS THE COVENTRY DIGITAL RADIO LICENCE
Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of the GWR Group, has been awarded the Coventry local digital multiplex licence by the Radio Authority. Now Digital, the sole applicant, will start broadcasting
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COKE HEAD TO LEAD SPONSORSHIP ARM OF NTL
NTL has lured Coca-Cola head of sponsorship Pippa Dunn to head its sponsorship arm as the cable giant gears up to expand sponsorship of TV programmes and top football clubs. Dunn
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FOREVER RADIO PREPARES£25M FLOTATION
Radio company Forever Broadcasting is planning a stock market flotation to raise£1m, which will value the company at between£25m and£30m. The money will be used to market existing
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MICROSOFT BACKS AWAY FROM JOINT CONTROL OF TELEWEST
Microsoft has agreed not to take joint control of Telewest, although it will keep its 23.7 per cent stake in the company. The deal was thrashed out to appease European Commission
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VIRGIN RAIDS WIRELESS FOR NEW HEAD OF MUSIC
Virgin Radio has appointed James Curran as its head of music. He replaces Carl Watts who left the company in May. Curran, 36, was previously The Wireless Group head of music,