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3BM BOSS QUITS
3BM Television founder Jeremy Bennett has stepped down from his role as managing director. His successor has been named as Simon Berthon a partner and fellow founder of 3BM. Bennett, who
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NewsBSkyB slams iPlayer test
BSkyB has hit out at the new BBC Trust, claiming that its public value test (PVT) for the iPlayer is inadequate.
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SNOW IN CNN DEBATE
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow is to chair CNN's weekly 30-minute International Correspondents show this Saturday examining the current crisis in Afghanistan. Other participants include CNN European political editor Robin
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SHAKE-UP AT RADIO 5
BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show editor Ceri Thomas has been appointed head of news at the station. Taking up the post at the end of October, he replaces Bill Rogers
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IBT SHIFTS FOCUS
Independent producer and lobby group International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) will stop making programmes to concentrate on working with broadcasters and other independents on social action TV projects following the departure of
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BSkyB kicks off interactive football trials
BSKYB has unveiled further details of its interactive strategy which kicks off next weekend (20 October) with the first trials of its 'pay-to-play' interactive Premiership football, writes Simon Ellery.
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NewsFive begins thaw with niche plan
Five's freeze on commissioning has come to an end as Lisa Opie begins to set out her vision for the channel. Early indications from indies suggested she may shift the channel to become more male-skewing.
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BBC confirms new division
The BBC this week confirmed that its fourth commercial division, formed from the broadcast and presentation department, could be up and running in the new year, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BBC may close minority units
The BBC's flagship minority programme centres - the disability programme unit (DPU) and the Manchester-based Afro-Caribbean programme units (ACPU) - are being 'closed by stealth', according to insiders.Sources have told Broadcast
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Atlantic overhaul
Struggling long-wave dance music station Atlantic 252 is expected to be overhauled as a sports-oriented station after its sale to sports internet and radio company Teamtalk Media, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Media Centre's Locke goes to imagineering
The BBC has appointed a head of imagineering after founding head Fiona McKenzie resigned to return to programme making, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - BBC football coverage kicks ITV into touch
BBC 1's coverage of England's World Cup qualifying match with Greece this week put another boot into ITV's ratings, writes Steve Aston.
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BIDE LEAVES CARLTON
Carlton controller of factual Polly Bide is set to step down from her position because of ill health. She joined the broadcaster from the BBC in October 1998 to head the
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SHIPMAN INQUIRY ACCESS
CNN is expected to present its case for camera access to film the inquiry into the murders carried out by Dr Harold Shipman to the High Court on Thursday (11 October).
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BRASS EYE IN THE CLEAR
The Independent Television Commission ruled that Channel 4's Brass Eye, which satirised talk-show confessions of child abuse, did not breach rules on taste and decency. The commission failed to uphold six
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INITIAL MUSIC VENTURE
Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has signed a deal with the Association of Independent Music (Aim) to develop music programming together. Aim will contribute talent to the programmes as it
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CZECHS TO GET TUBBIES BBC
Worldwide has licensed 250 episodes of Teletubbies to leading Czech commercial channel Nova, to air from March. Meanwhile 156 episodes of the pre-school show have been licensed to TVP1 in Poland.
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MIPCOM PERSONALITY
MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston was named personality of year at Mipcom this week in recognition of 'outstanding leadership and creative contributions'.
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US sales boost ITV companies
Beleaguered ITV companies Carlton and Granada received a much-needed confidence boost this week after signing a raft of programme deals at Mipcom.Granada International announced a six figure co-production and distribution deal
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Target Distribution to set up animation arm
Target distribution is planning to set up an animation arm over the next year and is already in discussions with a number of UK indies to develop shows for it, writes Georgina Lipscomb.