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Dyke plans to invest in education
BBC director general Greg Dyke has put a plan to governors to invest an extra£9.6 million in education programming, doubling that to£19.2 million in the next financial year, writes Tara Conlan.
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CLUBS REVIEW VOD RULES
Media advisors to the Premier League are to review rules that refuse clubs video-on-demand rights to their own matches and draw up rules to allocate a league video-on-demand package. The league's
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NewsFive shows two execs the door
Two of Five's commissioning editors, Ben Frow and Sham Sandhu, will leave the channel within the next few weeks. A third departure is expected later this year.
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WORLDWIDE GOES TO JAPAN
BBC Worldwide is to open a new office in Japan, headed by existing agent Katsu Waza. The expansion into another territory will coincide with the unveiling of BBC Worldwide's 1999/2000 annual
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ITN FACTUAL PICKS DAMPIER
ITN has appointed Philip Dampier as executive producer of ITN Factual. He will report to head of ITN Factual Julian Ware and will be charged with overseeing development. Dampier has been
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C4 STAR CHAMBER MEETS
Channel 4's so-called Star Chamber of senior programming heads met this week to finalise decisions on spending for next year's programmes. The meeting is a culmination of the channel's budget rounds
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GLASSWORKS SEEKS LINKS
London post-production facility Glassworks is seeking new creative and financial partnerships, following the decision by Eidos to withdraw its involvement with the outfit.Eidos' move is part of a rationalisation of non-core
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SKY SIGNS EUROSPORT DEAL
BSkyB's business broadcasting arm Skybusiness has signed a deal with British Eurosport to bring the channel to its digital clubs and pubs subscription package. The deal involves British Eurosport coverage including
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James leaves as STE restructures
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) managing director Darrel James is leaving the company as parent company Scottish Media Group gears up to overhaul its TV department.SMG managing director of TV Donald Emslie
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BBC targets north radio comedy
BBC Manchester is spearheading a drive into radio comedy following the appointment of Graham Frost as executive editor, radio comedy entertainment, writes Tara Conlan.
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NewsAmerican Idol sets up kids camp
American Idol creator 19 Entertainment and producer FremantleMedia are setting up a performing arts summer camp for kids costing $2,900 (£1,476) per student.
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C4 is top of class at RTS
Channel 4 came top of the class at this year's RTS Education Awards, winning in six of the 12 categories on offer, writes Tara Conlan.
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Bennett-Jones sets up new agency
PBJ Management, run by Tiger Aspect chairman Peter Bennett-Jones, is setting up a second talent management agency to represent presenters, writes Ashley Davies.
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MPs back lifting Channel 4 spending limits
Labour peer Lord Puttnam has told Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson that MPs would back an all-party lobby in support of lifting constraints on the channel's spending on new digital or online ventures, writes John Lewis.
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NewsSix Degrees given kiss of life
US network ABC has rescheduled its New York based drama Six Degreesafter it got disappointing ratings - but the show is still likely to be sidelined on to ITV2 or ITV3 when it airs in the UK.
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CHANNEL 5 FACES ITC PROBE OVER SEX AND SMUT
The Independent Television Commission is to investigate complaints that Channel 5 is broadcasting too much sex and smut, following culture secretary Chris Smith's unusual intervention in the Commons on Monday (12
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EC TO SCRUTINISE ADSL AND CABLE TECHNOLOGIES
The European Commission is to investigate the importance of the two main interactive TV technologies, ADSL and cable, as part of its ongoing investigation into Microsoft's proposed purchase of a 29.7
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NewsLighting to stay put at Five
Five has denied that its chief executive Jane Lighting is considering her future at the broadcaster.
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HEART 106.2 REJIGS TO LURE LONDON'S THIRTYSOMETHINGS
Heart 106.2 has revamped its schedule in an attempt to position itself as the only station for thirtysomething Londoners to listen to at work.From late September, stand-up comedian Greg Burns will
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RICHARD DIGANCE BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN TALENT TV
Comedian and businessman Richard Digance has bought a 51 per cent stake in indie Talent TV. The investment will form part of Digance's Write Good Group, which has a number of