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NewsMark Thompson's speech in full
The full version of Mark Thompson's speech to BBC staff regarding future job cuts following the lower than hoped for licence fee settlement.
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C4 warms up for opera
Channel 4 commissioning editor, music and performance Jan Younghusband has given the go-ahead for three operas to be broadcast this year, writes Ashley Davies.
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Channel X moves into toons
Families at War producer Channel X is making its first foray into animation with a 26-part series to be co-produced with French animation outfit Moi, J'aime La Television! (MJTV), writes David Wood.
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Cable TV subscriptions pass three million mark
Cable TV recorded its ninth successive quarterly increase in take-up, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission, which show 3.2 million homes taking cable at the beginning of the year, writes Tim Dams.
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NEWS 24 AND ITV HEAD THE HONOURS AT TRIC
BBC News 24 was named the satellite/digital channel of the year at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards (TRIC) on Tuesday (14 March).The channel beat off competition from Discovery and
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IRISH TROUBLES FILMS AIR AGAIN IN ADVANCE OF BRITS DOC
BBC 2 is to mark the broadcast of Peter Taylor's new documentary series on Northern Ireland, Brits, with a repeat of two episodes from his acclaimed previous two series on the
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GMG RADIO PUTS MYERS UP TO HEAD RADIO INVESTMENTS
Guardian Media Group Radio managing director John Myers has been appointed chief executive of Radio Investments Ltd (RIL), which is part-owned by GMG. Myers' new job is an extension of his
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MACKENZIE CRIES FOUL AS BBC CLINCHES CRICKET DEAL
Talk Sport chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has complained to the Office of Fair Trading after the BBC scooped the rights to domestic test match cricket last week. Talk Sport has complained
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NewsBenidorm loses shine with 4.5m
ITV1's new sitcom Benidormlost some of its appeal with viewers last night as the second episode attracted 4.5 million (20.8%) at 10pm, a fall of 800,000 viewers on last week.
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SHAKESPEARE RAISES CURTAIN ON NEW-LOOK KNOWLEDGE
The repositioning of BBC Knowledge, headed by Liz Cleaver (right), as a TV version of BBC Radio 4 kicks off on 7 April with an evening dedicated to Shakespeare. The night
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DYKE TO DELIVER THIS YEAR'S MACTAGGART LECTURE
BBC director general Greg Dyke (left) is to deliver the keynote MacTaggart Lecture at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Dyke said: 'This autumn the industry will be preparing for
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SMG/GINGER TAKEOVER GETS CLEARANCE
The Radio Authority has given the green light to Scottish Media Group's (SMG)£225 million takeover of Ginger Media. The authority said on Monday (13 March) that the merger would not
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NewsBBC to launch digital radio on medium-wave
The BBC will become the first broadcaster in the UK to transmit digital radio on medium-wave when it trials new technology from the end of April aimed at enhancing the quality of AM services - a move which could usher in a new era of high quality reception for BBC ...
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ITC URGES BAN FOR ADULT X SATELLITE CHANNEL
The Independent Television Commission is recommending that media secretary Chris Smith ban foreign satellite channel Adult X. The ITC claims the Adult X service offends good taste and decency. Under the
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DMG ADDS MEDWAY FM TO SOUTH-EAST HOLDING
DMG Radio has added Medway FM to its eight radio licences in the south-east of England. The new acquisition means DMG Radio now has stations operating in five counties in the
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NET ONLY SOUL RADIO STATION PREPARES FOR LAUNCH
A 24-hour internet radio channel devoted to soul music will start broadcasting on 31 March. Soul 24-7 will comprise 20 pages of playlist information, programming schedules, presenter profiles, charts and interviews
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CNN MOBILE UPGRADES WAP SERVICE
Global mobile phone news and information service CNN Mobile has launched an upgraded service for WAP phones. The new service features longer stories and headlines and greater access to CNN newsgathering.
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NewsBlog: Words of advice for Michael Grade
At a recent media society event various TV veterans gave words of advice for ITV's new executive chairman. But what do you think Grade should do? Have your say on Broadcast's latest blog.
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ULSTER TV ANNOUNCES RESULTS
Ulster TV pre-tax profits slumped to£7.8 million for 1999, from 1998's£12.5 million, the company revealed last Thursday (9 March). The reduced income was due to a£4.8 million restructuring
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C4 leads RTS field
Channel 4 has emerged as the frontrunner in this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, picking up nominations for 22 of the 74 shortlisted entries.BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV