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VIRGIN AGREES NEW LICENCE TERMS FOR AM STATION
Virgin Radio has accepted the terms to renewal its AM national licence with the Radio Authority. The station currently pays£2.2 million a year and four per cent of ad revenue,
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JIM HENSON TV POACHES LITTLE PONDS' BLAKE
The Jim Henson Company has hired Little Pond chief Juliet Blake as Jim Henson TV senior vice-president, creative affairs. Blake was a Pearson TV senior vice-president, programming until she moved to
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AD AGENCY BBH PREPARES ADVERTISER PROGRAMME PUSH
Leading ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has made its first move into advertiser-funded programming and interactive TV. The agency has made head of TV production Rebecca Atkinson its first head
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ROGER COOK GETS LEGAL WITH NEWS OF THE WORLD
Roger Cook has issued a High Court claim for defamation against the News of the World newspaper, following a series of articles that have accused Carlton Television's The Cook Report of
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SKY'S SWINGEWOOD HIRES RUDDER FOR NEW MEDIA ROLE
BSkyB director of new media John Swingewood has announced the full-time appointment of Sky News deputy head Jim Rudder as head of new media for movies and news. Rudder, who was
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C4 CHIEF JACKSON TO GIVE RTS' ANNUAL FLEMING LECTURE
Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson will deliver this year's Royal Television Society Fleming Memorial Lecture. Entitled South Fork to South Park, his talk will explore the effect of convergence on
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UNITED LINKS UP WITH INTERNET AUCTION OUTFIT IBIDLIVE
United Productions has struck a joint venture agreement with internet auction specialist Ibidlive. Under the terms of the deal, Ibidlive's auction technology will be exclusively available to United Productions. A number
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BSKYB REBRANDS SPORTS NEWS AS A DOTCOM CHANNEL
Sky Sports has rebranded digital channel Sky Sports News as Skysports.comTV, in a move that sees it become a sports news text and programme channel.The service relaunched this week, airing popular
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RA ASKS FOR BIDS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND MULTIPLEX
The Radio Authority has opened up the bidding for a new local digital multiplex that will potentially serve the whole of Northern Ireland. The national commercial radio multiplex operated by Digital
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EX-MANCHESTER EDITOR UNGER CHOSEN BY JAZZ FM
Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly has appointed Manchester Evening News former editor Michael Unger to the new position of general manager of Jazz Fm 100.4, the station's north-west operation. He
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BOADEN TO ADDRESS CHURCHES BROADCASTING CONFERENCE
The new controller of BBC Radio 4 Helen Boaden (left) will address the Churches Broadcasting Conference in June. The conference will focus on the future of public service broadcasting and religious
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EBU TO BE HONOURED WITH GOLDEN ROSE AT MONTREUX
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to be honoured with a special award at The Golden Rose of Montreux in May. The Golden Rose of Honour will be presented to the
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TOP SPEAKERS LINED UP FOR UK DIGITAL TV CONFERENCE
The UK Digital TV conference has lined-up a host of top-level speakers, including former BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt. Running from 17 - 19 April at the Hyatt Carlton Hotel
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Richards to launch BBC Wales review
In her first public speech since taking over as controller of BBC Wales in February, Menna Richards has revealed that she is planning a review of BBC Wales' structure, which is
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Brook Lapping quits Timeline
Brook Lapping has pulled out of Timeline Productions, its joint production deal with ORTV and APTN, but the remaining two parties are pressing ahead with the freshly signed arrangement, writes Ashley
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UK Play ups music quota
UK Play channel editor Myfanwy Moore is increasing the channel's music programming commitment with five new commissions, writes Tara Conlan.BBC music entertainment is to make three shows for the UKTV music
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CNN nabs BBC Brewer
CNN Interactive has poached David Brewer, managing editor of the BBC's award-winning BBC News Online, to spearhead the broadcaster's push in online news, as revealed in Broadcast (7.4.00), writes David Wood.Brewer,
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Exit Studio's Andy Cole designed and directed the titles for new Zig Zag Productions documentary for Channel 5, Streakers. The titles are designed to give a quirky introduction to the show
Exit Studio's Andy Cole designed and directed the titles for new Zig Zag Productions documentary for Channel 5, Streakers. The titles are designed to give a quirky introduction to the show
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Trouble graphic designers Simon Harris and Nyree Mason designed, shot and directed new titles for the teen channel's new careers show, Way to Go. The programme, which is due to air
Trouble graphic designers Simon Harris and Nyree Mason designed, shot and directed new titles for the teen channel's new careers show, Way to Go. The programme, which is due to air
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Baraka Post Productions has just completed work on the 3D computer-animated opening sequence for new Playstation game Gekido. The minute-long CGI film was created using Alias Wavefront Maya software a
Baraka Post Productions has just completed work on the 3D computer-animated opening sequence for new Playstation game Gekido. The minute-long CGI film was created using Alias Wavefront Maya software and gives