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Hilary in front to replace Root at ICG
Bill Hilary, BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) head of entertainment, has emerged as the most hotly tipped candidate to replace Jane Root as head of the ICG, writes Jason Deans.Hilary has
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ITV NEARS 38% TARGET
ITV is understood to have come close to reaching its stated target of a 38 per cent peaktime share in 1998, achieving a 37.9 per cent average across the year.Excluding the
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EXTRA WORK FOR DOCHERTY
BBC Broadcast deputy director of television David Docherty has been given the additional title of director of new services. Docherty, who has been heavily involved in the development and launch of
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PACT VOTES FOR GRAHAM
Wall to Wall managing director Alex Graham has been elected unopposed as the vice-chair (television) of producers' alliance Pact, working alongside new chairman Beryl Vertue.Graham briefly held the vice-chair position two
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MOTORWAY LIFE TO RETURN
ITV has postponed the return of its docu-soap, Motorway Life, which was pulled last year after three episodes. The series was expected to return on 19 January but will now not
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STV SCRAPS REDUNDANCIES
Scottish Television, which also owns Grampian Television, has shelved plans for 41 compulsory redundancies after staff voted to strike in protest. Managers have agreed a moritorium on all compulsory redundancies until
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Story named MD in Kiss restructure
Emap Radio executive Mark Story has been made managing director of London dance station Kiss 100 FM as part of a radical company restructure.Story, a former Virgin Radio programme director, has
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Clarke loses top Bafta job
Bafta has ousted its chief executive Jane Clarke just one year after she was hired by the academy, writes Tim Dams.The Bafta board voted unanimously to terminate the contract just before
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Microsoft lines up Westminster Cable
US computer giant Microsoft is understood to be tabling a bid to take control of the influential Westminster Cable TV franchise, writes Alice Macandrew.BT-owned Westminster Cable is expected to be sold
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UK Arena channel editor Rob Warr has commissioned Arena 100, a series of short films featuring the best of twentieth century British art, from indie Illumina. The 100 x 6-minute shorts
UK Arena channel editor Rob Warr has commissioned Arena 100, a series of short films featuring the best of twentieth century British art, from indie Illumina. The 100 x 6-minute shorts
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Ross to anchor C4 film programme
At It Productions has signed Jonathan Ross to front a studio discussion programme that will form the centrepiece of Channel 4's film censorship weekend, writes Claire Handley.The 50-minute special, provisionally titled
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EX-TV PRODUCER MP WILLS MOVES TO TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Michael Wills, the former TV producer who is now MP for North Swindon, has been appointed a trade and industry minister and is likely to take direct responsibility for telecoms policy.
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CARLTON WINS INTERVIEW CLIP COPYRIGHT CASE ON APPEAL
Carlton TV has won a landmark appeal case concerning the use of a clip from a paid-for TV interview in ITV current affairs programme The Big Story. The copyright of the
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SKY PASSES 200,000 DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION TARGET
BSkyB is understood to have passed its target of signing 200,000 subscribers to its digital service by Christmas. The satellite operator, which launched its digital service on 1 October, refused to
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MIRROR AND RANGERS LINK UP IN TV DEAL
Mirror Group has joined forces with Glasgow Rangers football club to develop the club's TV interests. Mirror Group said it had launched a new division, Mirror Networks, to negotiate and manage
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C5 SPARE DIGITAL CAPACITY PASSES TO SDN
Channel 5 has struck a deal with its digital multiplex licence-holder, S4C Digital Networks (SDN), for the use of its spare digital capacity. Under the terms of the deal, concluded on
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RAVEN PROMOTED TO DEPUTY MD AT MERIDIAN
Jim Raven, United Broadcasting & Entertainment director of news and sport strategy, has been appointed deputy managing director of Meridian Broadcasting to assist managing director Mary McAnally, who is recuperating from
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MILLER APPOINTED CHAIR OF EDINBURGH TVYP COMMITTEE
The Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival has appointed a new director and new committee chair of its training and youth arm, Television & Young People (TVYP). The new director is Varsha
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CURRIE TO FRONT BBC SCOTLAND SALMONELLA SPECIAL
Former Tory minister Edwina Currie is to front the first documentary made with her co-operation about salmonella in eggs since she resigned over the issue 10 years ago. Produced by John
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ITC ACTS ON DTT PROMOTION
The Independent Television Commission has issued a Direction to all digital terrestrial (DTT) broadcasters prohibiting the provision of misleading or denigratory information regarding competing services. The Direction will ensure that licensees