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Jono moves into weekend slot at LBC
Jono Coleman, the breakfast DJ axed from Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 last week, is to host a new weekend show on its sister speech station, LBC 97.3. Coleman will host his last show at Heart on 24 March and will take up his 10am to 1pm slot at LBC on 9 ...
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Jowell reassures
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has given assurances to potential bidders for BBC Broadcast that they will be provided with financial information prior to bidding for the commercial transmission arm. 'I understand that the BBC plan is to begin the formal sale process by early March and will make increasing levels ...
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Ladbroke wins multiple radio order
Ladbroke Productions has picked up 17 commissions from BBC radio including a range of drama and documentary series. Highlights include a three-hour recording of period stage play Don Carlos, starring Sir Derek Jacobi, for Radio 3. The executive producers on all shows, which will air across ...
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Optomen tests religions
World record-holding triple jumper and devout Christian Jonathan Edwards is to front a Channel 4 show that tries to help members of the public improve their lives with spiritual practice.
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Smooth to roll out
Guardian Media Group Radio is to launch its Smooth FM station nationwide on the Sky Digital platform. The station, which currently airs a mix of soul and R'n'B music in the north-west, will begin broadcasting across the country on channel 878 from 14 February. It rebranded as Smooth last year ...
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Voting for UK Post
The shortlist for the delayed second regional seat on the UK Post board has been confirmed. The candidates include managing director Gerard Brady, Offline Central; managing director David Mousley, Red Vision;
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NewsE4 gets new chief and£20m boost
Channel 4 is set to pump an extra£20m into its digital entertainment service E4 and has appointed Julian Bellamy to run it.
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NewsHeggessey: on way out?
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey looks likely to be the replacement for Peter Fincham at Talkback Thames, creating a vacancy for one of broadcasting's biggest jobs.
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NewsBBC sets up regional indie fund
The BBC is launching a£500,000 annual development fund to encourage indies to make programmes outside London.
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NewsFox in talks to buy indie Scream Films
Fox Television Studios is in talks to buy indie Scream Films, the producer of BBC3 spoof documentaries Dale's Weddingand Sex Lies and Michael Aspel.
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NewsMen and Motors lined up for ITV4
ITV is looking at launching lads channel Men and Motors on Freeview and eventually turning it into ITV4.
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BBC hunts fresh Lottery formats
The BBC has met with leading entertainment production companies in a bid to overhaul its National Lottery coverage.
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Endemol woos Goodwin
Endemol UK is trying to poach Talkback Productions editorial director Daisy Goodwin in a bid to beef up its factual entertainment output.
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Tinopolis talks to London indies
Tinopolis, the Welsh indie that recently listed on the London Stock Exchange, has begun talks with potential acquisition targets in and around London.
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HIT and GWR launch joint radio venture
Hit Entertainment has joined forces with Classic FM-owner GWR to bring characters such as Bob the Builder to radio.
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UKTV builds commissions
UKTV has poached BBC senior commissioning executive for documentaries and contemporary factual Jo Clinton Davis to take on a new chief commissioning role across all its channels.
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ITV to up regional output
ITV chief executive Charles Allen this week told Broadcastthe network would commission more high-quality drama from the regions as a result of changes to its regional obligations, announced by Ofcom this week.
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NewsDetailing Ofcom's vision
In a paper entitled Competition for Quality, Ofcom this week published its phase three report into the future of public service television as the move towards digital switchover renders the old PSB model extinct. Conor Dignam looks at the recommendations and their impact.
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NewsOfcom sets out digi-switch timetable
Ofcom today unveiled its proposals for turning off analogue signals, which it said would kick off in the ITV Border region from 2008, with London being one of the last to switch.
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News2.1m see MacArthur return
Ellen MacArthur's victorious return to the UK provided BBC1 with a morning ratings triumph as 2.1 million (37%) watched the Ellen Sailing into Historyspecial at 11am.