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    Five divides factual dept

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has scrapped the controller of factual role he previously held and split the department into two genres - history and science.

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    Kerrang! gets midlands digital launch

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Emap is to launch Kerrang! digital radio in the West Midlands on 1 January as an appetiser to its forthcoming FM station. The heavy rock station, owned by Broadcast's publisher, is currently only available in London but will roll out an analogue service in the ...

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    Discreet's US parent in move to shed jobs

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Discreet is to streamline its management operation as part of a rationalisation process announced by its US parent company, Autodesk.

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    Rise news editor gets London news role

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    ITV has revealed that the new regional London ITV news service will be run by the former news editor of Channel 4 breakfast flop Rise. Stuart Thomas has been named editor for the service, which will be called ITV London News Service when it relaunches ...

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    Five looks at extreme plastic surgery

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Yorkshire Television has been commissioned by Five to explore just how far people will push the boundaries of plastic surgery. Drastic Plasticwill track the extreme enhancements taken by both men and women across 2 x 60-minute programmes and is due to be broadcast early next ...

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    Fox Kids posts profit

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Fox Kids Europe has recovered from its $28.9m (£17.2m) loss last year and posted a $3.8m (£2.26m) profit for 2002/03. The broadcaster, which is 76% owned by Disney, upped advertising revenues by 36% to $30.3m (£18.0m) for the 12 months ending 30 September. Overall revenues were up by 14% to ...

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    Lipsync hires fyvie

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Lipsync Post has hired Stuart Fyvie as senior colourist to utilise its Quantel iQ-based grading system. Previously at Resolution, his credits include Band of Brothers and Dreamkeeper. This year he has worked with Ray Harryhausen on the restoration of archived 16mm material.

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    Mitcorp set to plug gap left by McMillan

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Following the closure of broadcast equipment reseller McMillan last week, Mitcorp UK has announced that it is to set up a subsidiary to fill the gap in the regional market left by the company's demise.

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    IPPR records PSB increase

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    Terrestrial broadcasters have increased the amount of public service programming in their Christmas schedules over the past decade, according to new research.

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    Sky still Premier winner

    2003-12-18T08:30:00Z

    A few months before he departed the top job at Sky Tony Ball was asked how worried he was about the European Commission's investigation of the exclusive rights deal the satellite giant had signed with the Premier League for the 2004-2007 seasons.

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    Redmond plans to sell off Mersey TV

    2003-12-18T08:17:10Z

    Brookside creator Phil Redmond is looking to sell Mersey Television, the Liverpool-based indie he set up 21 years ago.

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    Sky rivals to vie for games

    2003-12-18T08:17:00Z

    The BBC, ITV and Five are set to pitch for some or all of the eight Premiership football games BSkyB will be forced to sell from next season.

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    E4 looks to US for ideas

    2003-12-18T08:16:30Z

    Channel 4 sister offering E4 is looking across the pond for new programme ideas in order to inject more irreverent MTV-style content into its schedule.

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    Hollingworth quits Five for rival ITV

    2003-12-18T08:16:20Z

    One of Five's founding programme executives, controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth, is leaving to join ITV as head of continuing series.

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    ITV bosses warned to get 'on message'

    2003-12-18T08:16:10Z

    The ITV management team has ordered senior ITV, Carlton and Granada managers to brief all employees on the 'post-merger vision' - and has tasked an external researcher to cold call staff to make sure it is done properly.

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    Anderson future in doubt at ITV

    2003-12-18T08:16:00Z

    ITV controller of news Steve Anderson could leave the network after it was revealed his role is to be scrapped after the merger.

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    Ban on freelance work could be costly for BBC

    2003-12-18T08:15:50Z

    The BBC's ban on its journalists writing newspaper and magazine columns has already run into trouble after it emerged the move may cost the corporation tens of thousands of pounds.

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    BBC1 follows actors making screen debut

    2003-12-18T08:15:40Z

    The BBC is to screen a one-off, fly-on-the-wall documentary following the progress of new actors on two of its flagship soaps.

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    Sky will not renew Shine output deal

    2003-12-18T08:15:30Z

    Sky has decided not to renew its output deal with Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.

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    BBC gives indies Profile strand

    2003-12-18T08:15:20Z

    The BBC is to hand an entire current affairs strand over to independent producers in a bid to increase its indie quota.