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CHANNEL 4 MADONNA COUP
London-based entertainment specialist At It Productions has scooped a rare interview with pop star Madonna weeks after she pulled out of an appearance on BBC 1 show Parkinson. The 75-minute documentary
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SCOTTISH NEWS 24 PROPOSED
The BBC is understood to be exploring the idea of creating a BBC Scotland-branded News 24 service as part of discussions for the future of the corporation's news channel. According to
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CHANNEL 5 SHOPPING SERVICE
Channel 5 is thrashing out plans to launch a TV shopping service similar to BSkyB's interactive shopping platform Open. The new service, which could launch within a year, will be a
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RACING DECISION POSTPONED
The Racecourse Association has postponed for another week its decision on whether to award racecourses' terrestrial and interactive media rights to Go Racing - the Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure
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YENTOB DEPUTY APPOINTED
Former United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) director of legal and business affairs Jan Rowland has been appointed to the new role of BBC drama, entertainment and children chief operating officer, reporting
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STAR TV TO LAUNCH ON SKY
News Corporation-owned Asian broadcaster Star TV is launching in the UK on Sky Digital this January, as a rival service to Zee TV. It includes Indian entertainment channel Star Plus and
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Emap and MTV dispute music share
EMAP is damaging the market share of its own music video channel, The Box, by launching back-to-back music video channels such as QTV and Kiss, according to research obtained by Broadcast, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITC acts against joint airtime sales
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) reinforced its reluctance to see the formation of a single ITV this week, producing new advertising guidelines that rule out the joint sale of Carlton's and
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Researchers to gain extra funding
Glasgow-based The Research Centre for Television & Interactivity is looking to co-fund more black and Asian researchers' posts in regional independent production companies and is seeking applications for next year's researchers development programme, writ
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Scrapheap goes to LA
RDF Media is to close its Bristol office and open a new production base in Los Angeles from which it will produce Scrapheap Challenge and its US version Junkyard Wars, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEW TALENT ARM WINS OVER DONNA AIR
Production outfit Money has launched a new talent arm, Money Management, and has poached presenter Donna Air from Princess Talent Management. Money Management is a subsidiary of The Money Group -
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AWARD FOR 'OUTSPOKENNESS' TO BE GIVEN
The Carlton Women in Film and TV Awards is to be held on 8 December. The 10th award ceremony will include a new category - The Carlton TV Mae West Award
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MACINTYRE CALLED AS WITNESS
BBC journalist Donal MacIntyre is due to give evidence at an ongoing trial at Blackfriars Crown Court of two alleged football hooligans. The pair were accused in BBC history and documentaries'
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BBC RADIO WALES EDITOR APPOINTED
BBC Wales education correspondent Julie Barton has been appointed to the post of BBC Radio Wales editor. Barton will be responsible for developing the programme strategy for the station and leading
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DYKE TO BE IN CONVERSATION AT RADIO FESTIVAL
BBC director general Greg Dyke is tipped to be speaking at the Radio Festival next year. He is expected to take part in the 'in conversation with' session, in which, this
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BBC RADIO DRAMA HEAD MOVES TO TELEVISION
BBC head of radio drama Kate Rowland is moving across to television to take up the post of creative director, new writing, in the drama, entertainment and children's division. She will
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WORLD SERVICE REPORTERS VOTED F0R STRIKE
BBC World Service journalists have voted to strike for 48 hours in protest at night working plans. In a ballot held last week, 66 per cent voted for strike action. The
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CHANNEL 4 CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE
Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treves will be the keynote speaker at the Voice of the Listener & Viewer autumn conference on 28 November. His speech will outline his vision for the
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Financial round-up
Losses at Dutch cable operator United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) have trebled to EUR97m (£58m) in the third quarter this year, up from EUR25m (£14.8m) in the same period last year. The
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UK takes four out of seven Emmys
UK producers this week bagged four out of seven International Emmy Awards at this year's ceremony in New York.On Monday night (20 November), the international council of The National Academy of