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Tait to join BBC board of governors
Downing Street has taken steps to make the BBC's board more relevant, bringing in a leading City lawyer and former ITN editor-in-chief Richard Tait.
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Jowell meets Bectu
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to meet broadcasting union Bectu to discuss its fears about the sale of BBC Technology. Jowell will meet union representatives before the government makes a decision on the proposed sale of the technology offshoot to German firm Siemens. The meeting is expected to take ...
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GWR claims footie to blame for dip in revenues
Classic FM-owner GWR has blamed the Euro 2004 football tournament for a dip in revenues at the station in June.
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Endemol board takes home more pay
Big Brother maker Endemol UK's boardroom pay jumped from£1.74m to£5.69m last year, the company's annual results have shown. The indie's entire wage bill rose by almost£9m in 2003 from£6.4m to£15.3m. The company's highest paid director, thought to be chairman Peter Bazalgette, took home£1.49m, nearly£1.3m ...
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Xfm breaks record
Xfm has reported a record number of listeners around the country, breaking through the 700,000 mark for the first time. The Capital-owned new music station broadcasts nationwide on digital and boosted its listenership by 22,000 over the quarter. Its breakfast show, hosted by Christian O'Connell, is listened to by an ...
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MTV calls on Murphy for ?dance idol' show
Big Brother and Fame Academy series producer Sean Murphy has been drafted in by MTV to work on a new 'dance idol' series.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Fiona Campbell
The commissioning editor, independent productions, Channel 4 News is keen to see more domestic investigative exclusives which will make a splash in the press
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Heart capitalises on Vaughan flop
The flagship station of the Capital Radio group was abandoned by 230,000 listeners in the three months to 20 June, recording an average weekly reach of only 2.11 million, according to ratings body Rajar.
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CBBC serves up kids cookery show
CBBC controller Dorothy Prior has commissioned a cookery programme for children. The 104 x 20-minute Planet Cook , made by indie Platinum Films, will be hosted by chef Kevin Woodford who plays Captain Cook - a hero from Planet Cook whose mission is to defeat ...
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Novel makes fimbles spin-off for CBeebies
Indie Novel Entertainment has been commissioned to make a spin-off from its popular pre-school series The Fimbles for the CBeebies channel. The 100 x 15- minute Roly Mo Show , ordered by head of pre-school Clare Elstow, will feature a character who lives underneath Fimble ...
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Challenge picks up Property Rescue
Challenge, the Flextech-owned entertainment channel, has picked up the rights to a new series of Property Rescue and commissioned UK-specific links for the first time. The show, made in New Zealand by Touchdown TV, follows a team of experts as they transform a property that ...
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Distraction sells Ciao Darwin format
Distraction Formats has sold primetime entertainment format Ciao Darwin to broadcasters in Poland, Hungary and Lebanon. SBS' Hungarian channel TV2 will launch the series in September, while TVN in Poland will begin production later this summer. Lebanon-based pan-Arabic network Future TV has yet to release broadcast plans. The format involves ...
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DB wins contract
Broadcast systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to build two transmission survey vehicles for BBC strategy & distribution. The specialist vehicles will be used to measure terrestrial TV and radio reception throughout the UK, including DTT and DAB.
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MacKenzie set for November day in court
The eagerly awaited legal clash between ratings body Rajar and Kelvin MacKenzie will be heard by a court in November.
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Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD
Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...
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Liverpool FC TV deal
Liverpool FC has signed a deal with TWI to distribute the club's newly created official programming block overseas. Liverpool FC TV will feature a minimum of three hours of soccer action and other features, including a round-up of the week's news, analysis and pre-match build-up. The programming block will be ...
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Fatboy Slim show goes down under
Fatboy Slim is to see his radio show launch across Australia in a one-year deal between UBC Media-owned G-One and syndication group MCM Entertainment. The weekly two-hour show - Fatboy Slim's Brighton Beach Mix - will be syndicated on radio stations across the five Australian state capitals for a year ...
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New faces at Saga
New Glasgow FM licensee Saga 105.2 has confirmed some of its new presenters ahead of its 7 September launch. Scottish Television's Angus Simpson will present On the Move from 4pm until 7pm daily, while Radio Clyde veteran Dave Marshall will present the Monday to Friday mid-morning show. Bill Black also ...
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Resolution opens nine-suite facility
Resolution has opened its second new facility in as many weeks by taking over the building previously occupied by facilities company Head First.
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Sky One serves up pop factual
Sky one has lined up a raft of new popular factual shows including a history spin-off of Brainiac: Science Abuse and a travelogue featuring Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor.