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BBC appoints agnostic for religion and ethics
The BBC has appointed an agnostic as head of religion and ethics for the first time in its 78-year history, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Festival D-day for Jowell
The BBC is expected to learn if it can go ahead with its planned new TV and radio services at the Edinburgh International Television Festival next month.Media secretary Tessa Jowell is
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SMG TV takes on Celador producer
SMG TV Productions is attempting to reinvigorate its entertainment department with the appointment of Celador producer Rob Clark as the company's first head of entertainment, writes Simon Ellery.
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CA calls for info push on digital
The Consumers' Association (CA) this week called on the government to come up with a public information campaign to step up efforts to drive analogue switch-off, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITC hails foreign players
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has called on British media companies to welcome foreign media players to the UK to help spread the cost of digital, writes David Wood.
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Blair is warned over Davies appointment
Opposition MPs have warned prime minister Tony Blair that he will storm into a political row if he appoints Gavyn Davies as a successor to outgoing BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland, as Whitehall makes prepar-ations for a shortlist, writes David Rose.
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BBC acting editor steps up
Acting Editor of BBC light entertainment Jonathan Glazier has been appointed editor, while the search for a new controller of entertainment goes on, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Lion TV to back Leopard
September Films head of factual James Burstall has quit the indie to set up a new joint venture company with Lion TV, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC NI to embark on docusoap trail
BBC Northern Ireland is set to ramp up its docusoap output - several months after the genre was consigned to the backwaters of the mainland's television schedules.Despite London-based television executives having
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HUNT FOR OPERA STAR
Channel 4 is to embark on a Popstars-style push to find the next Pavarotti (left), writes Penny Hughes. Night at the Opera from Diverse will audition non-professional singers across the country
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WORLDWIDE DELAYED
The long-awaited review into BBC Worldwide has been further delayed, with an announcement now expected at the end of the week. A spokeswoman told Broadcast that final approval on a press
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ITV SPORT KICKS OFF
ITV Sport Channel has struck its first external carriage deal with NTL and is understood to be in talks with Telewest. ITV Digital, the new name for On Digital as of
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NewsBerry and Brown to host shows for Capital
Television presenters Dave Berry and Matt Brown are to host a month of special shows for Capital Radio.
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DIGITAL TV DRIVE
BSkyB and ITV Digital have joined forces with British Telecom in a marketing initiative to boost digital TV uptake by exploiting BT's customer base.BT's 20 million residential customers will be offered
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INTERACTIVE GOLF
The BBC is to follow its acclaimed interactive coverage of Wimbledon by launching similar features for the Open Golf Championship which begins next Thursday (19 July), but only on digital satellite
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OLDHAM FILM IN DOCK
The BBC, Sky News and Granada are fighting a legal battle this week to block a police call to hand over their video footage of the Oldham riots. As Broadcast went
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COMMUNICOPIA DEAL
Brighton-based indie Communicopia, which produced programming for failed consumer financial service The Money Channel, has offered its sacked 80-strong workforce around£500 each to tide them over before they receive any
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Special edition of gameshow
Some of the industry's biggest names are to appear in a special edition of BBC hit gameshow The Weakest Link to air at next month's Edinburgh International Television Festival. BBC 1
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Cactus woos This Morning editor Smith
Cactus TV has lured former This Morning editor Karen Smith to become editor of its new Channel 4 Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan vehicle, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC 2 history man joins RDF
RDF Media has made yet another senior appointment, poaching BBC 2's The History of Britain executive producer Martin Davidson, writes Penny Hughes.