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NewsHoney to mem
Media group Medal Entertainment & Media plc (MEM) has appointed Pinewood Studios' marketing director (TV) of two years, Diana Crystal Honey, as business development consultant.
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Journalist jobs to go in BBC radio cull
As many as 50 radio journalists are to be axed from the BBC in the next six months, as the corporation gears up for a radical restructure of its radio newsgathering operation.
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Profits up for BSkyB
BSkyB has reported record operating profits in its financial year to date, up 15% to£660m for the nine months ending 31 March 2006, boosted by strong growth in revenues from its TV gambling service Sky Bet.
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Trust in media rises
Almost half the UK's population trust the media more than the government, according to a poll by the BBC and Reuters. The survey, conducted with US think-tank The Media Centre, found 47% of Britons trusted the media more than their government, lower than the international figure of 61% but up ...
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Fry talks up salary
Stephen Fry has waded into the BBC salary leak scandal, claiming he earns more presenting QIthan the£245,000 Jeremy Paxman is paid for University Challenge -but adding they both deserve such rates.
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Ultimate Force a Casualty of BBC onslaught
ITV1 slumped to its second worst all-hours share ever last Saturday as Ultimate Forceproved to be less than fighting fit.
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Sarpong to continue with T4 'into 2007'
June Sarpong has signed a contract with Channel 4 to continue presenting teen weekend strand T4 'into 2007', dousing speculation she was about to leave for the BBC.
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Kids programming will remain on BBC2
Saturday morning kids programming on BBC2 is to become a permanent fixture after the trial schedule swap between BBC1 and BBC2 was deemed a success by BBC1 controller Peter Fincham.
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NewsVodafone to offer live sports coverage
Sky Sports and Vodafone UK are to offer live international cricket and live Football League playoff matches on mobile phones, starting from this weekend.
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Opinion - Comment - Grand theft indie?
London super-indies are opening offices in the nations - butElizabeth Partyka questions if it is a commitment that will lead to asustained production base or merely opportunism.
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NewsPEER POLL: The BBC under Thompson
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Mark Thompson has been director general of the BBC for two years. Has he been good for the corporation?
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NewsTerrestrial channels commit to new movies
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have committed to screening new blockbuster Hollywood movies on their main channels after Broadcastthis week revealed Five is considering dropping terrestrial premieres from its schedule.
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NewsWallace quits Sky One
Sky One director of original programming Jo Wallace has quit the channel just weeks after new director of programming Richard Woolfe arrived at the broadcaster.
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NewsNew Zealand minister blames BBC for tsunami panic
The New Zealand civil defence minister has lashed out at the BBC for causing panic in the country after its coverage of yesterday's tsunami warning for the Pacific basin.
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NewsSetanta pays£392m for two Premier League packages
Irish pay TV broadcaster Setanta has paid£392m for the rights to two Premier League packages for the next three football seasons, giving it 46 live games a year. BSkyB has paid£1.3bn for the other four packages, which total 92 games annually.
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NewsSony Pictures appoints new international vice president
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has made Tom Davidson vice president of its international networks. He will relocate to London, as the US studio giant prepares to roll out more channels internationally.
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VideoVideo: Superstars ready
Five has commissioned a series of promos ahead of its revival of iconic sport show Superstars.
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NewsNick Pollard leaves Sky News
Nick Pollard is to step down as head of Sky News after a decade - the last six months of which have been overshadowed by a poorly received relaunch.
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NewsLicence fee numbers don't add up, says Allen
Industry bigwigs witnessed a “clash of the titans” as BBC director general Mark Thompson and ITV chief executive Charles Allen locked horns in debate over the BBC's licence fee bid.
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NewsUltimate Force still can't cut it with 4.1m
The second episode of ITV1's SAS drama Ultimate Forcewasn't able to make the grade this week only attracting 4.1m (20%) at 9.10pm.