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Brown quits C4 history department
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, history, biography and religion Gill Brown has confirmed she plans to leave the broadcaster in January, writes Ashley Davies.
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Tragedy prompts guidelines
News executives from the BBC, Associated Press Television News, Reuters and CNN are meeting this week to begin thrashing out guidelines for reporters working in the world's troublespots, writes Tara Conlan.Sky
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Yes TV rolls out Scandinavian VOD
Video on demand (VOD) outfit Yes TV is in talks to roll out in a Nordic region instead of its earlier proposal to launch across the UK, writes Simon Ellery.
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Disney Channel UK wins advance showing of hit films
Walt Disney claims to have broken a film deal precedent with rights to show a raft of blockbusters on television within three years of UK theatrical release, instead of the normal
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C4 news share is up one percentage point
Channel 4 News increased its audience share from 4 per cent for June to August inclusive last year to 5 per cent for the same period this year, according to its
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Virgin to broadcast digital radio station online
Virgin has created a new online radio service, Virgin Radio Digital. The programming will remain the same as Virgin Radio, but will have separate station branding and will carry separate advertising.
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Bland says BBC local radio budgets are safe
BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has announced that BBC local radio budgets are protected for the next five years. Speaking at the Gillard Awards in Bristol last Thursday (21 September), Bland
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Women in film and TV summit details announced
Women in Film & Television is holding its international summit in London between 11 and 14 October. The keynote speech will be given by Pearson chief executive officer Marjorie Scardino on
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Radio 4 to build its image with new promotional blitz
The BBC is launching a brand-building marketing campaign for BBC Radio 4. On Monday (25 September), R4 controller Helen Boaden admitted at a Voice of the Listener & Viewer speech that
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Just group creates managing director role
Just Group has hired former Scottish Television Enterprises managing director Darrel James for the new role of managing director of its Just Entertainment division. His brief is to focus on TV
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Sportal joins British Internet Publishers' Alliance
Internet sports service Sportal has become the first dotcom-only company to join the British Internet Publishers' Alliance (Bipa), highlighting concern in the private sector over the BBC's online activities. Sportal, a
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Satellite & Cable Group demand digital subsidy
The Satellite & Cable Broadcasters Group, which includes broadcasters such as Nickelodeon, Discovery and MTV, has called for government funds to help it meet digital targets for subtitling, captioning and signing.In
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Radio authority seeks bids for north-west multiplex
The Radio Authority has invited applications for a regional digital multiplex to cover the north-west of England, including Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire. It should reach around 5.3 million adult listeners
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BBC Scotland announces contest for new HQ design
BBC Scotland has announced that it is staging an international competition for architects to design its first digital headquarters building at Pacific Quay on the Clyde in Glasgow. Architects are being
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CNN focuses on European news with CNN.com launch
CNN has launched CNN.com Europe to focus on European news as part of its localisation drive. Launched last week, the site is produced from a new European interactive studio and run
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UK competition looks good for Fox Kids Europe sales
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has said that increased competition in the UK could generate greater content sales for the company. FKE chairman and chief executive officer Ynon Kriez told Broadcast that
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Nikki Ashley quits Granada to begin acting career
Former Granada production coordinator Nikki Ashley has quit the company to start training as an actress after three months' fundraising to bankroll the career change. Ashley is being sponsored by facility
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BBC weather gets high-tech revamp
The BBC is carrying out a root-and-branch relaunch of its weather bulletins across all its channels from next week.The revamp will see the BBC weather service look the same across BBC
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Channel TV in drama drive
Channel Television, bought out by a consortium of former HTV executives this summer, is preparing to increase its investment in drama with plans to seek out co-production opportunities and co-financing, writes Ashley Davies.
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Online service targets creative professionals
A new creative services database, Artism, is launching this week, backed by top British media companies and figures, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Artism is an online and off-line service for professionals in TV,