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MacKenzie takes on Rajar.
THE Wireless Group (TWG) is set to trigger one of the biggest splits in the history of radio audience measurement by launching a nationwide rival to Rajar, writes John Plunkett.
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TOP RTL JOB VACANT.
RTL, the Europe-based broadcaster which owns 65% of Five and production powerhouse Fremantle, is looking for
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CAMPBELL TONIGHT.
Alastair Campbell has become the latest big-name interviewee signed up by ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
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Smithson buys Darlow's share.
Indie Darlow Smithson Productions has undergone a restructure following the departure of co-founder David Darlow, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC WINS FA CUP MOVE.
The BBC is free to show live FA Cup ties in peaktime after the police abandoned
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FREEVIEW APPOINTMENT.
NTL product marketing director Matt Seaman has been appointed as general manager for DTV Services, the
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ABC BUYS EVANS SHOW.
Channel 4 entertainment show Boys and Girls, made by Chris Evans' UMTV, has been picked up
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Disney moves past 5 million.
THE Disney Channel, the UK's only subscription-based kids channel, has been taken up by half of the multichannel market, the company claimed this week, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC acts on Lambert report into News 24.
The BBC's News 24 channel is to increase its coverage of regional and world news and
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Digital tsar admits switch off now likely to be 2014.
Digital 'tsar' Barry Cox, the TV executive figure entrusted with steering the broadcasting industry towards analogue switch-off, has admitted that it is 'unlikely' that the government will hit its target window of 2006 to 2010, writes David Wood.
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RATINGS - BBC2 tops previous ratings for cult import 24.
THE second series of US import 24 pulled in a higher audience for BBC2 than any of the last series' episodes, writes Jon Rogers.
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MTV prepares to square up to Sky.
MTV is beefing up its original production in anticipation of the forthcoming battle with Sky's three new music TV offerings by setting up a new development unit committed to cultivating at least three new formats and 20 pilots this year, writes Paul Revoi
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Five rolls up for Gladiator show.
First there was Celebrity Boxing - now Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn will renew their legendary rivalry in Celebrity Gladiators on Five, writes John Plunkett.
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CDN to create fresh targets.
The Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) is to issue new ethnic minority employment targets for broadcasters after it emerged that the BBC, Channel 4 and Five have failed to meet their existing current targets, writes Penny Hughes.
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Woolwich loses bully case.
The issue of bullying in the broadcast industry was put under the spotlight this week after
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Living TV in seance bid to reach Diana.
Living TV is courting controversy with a show featuring a seance attempting to contact Princess Diana beyond the grave, writes Paul Revoir.
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Mayer sues BBC over 'climate of fear'.
Veteran BBC newsreader Laurie Mayer is suing the corporation for unfair dismissal after claiming he was sacked for protesting against the bullying of junior staff, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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New BBC indie champion to face stiff test.
THE BBC is on the verge of appointing its much-vaunted 'indie champion' just days after it emerged the corporation would miss its independent quota for the second year running, writes John Plunkett.
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Channel 4 appoints Ahmed to run religion department.
Channel 4 has appointed its first ever non-Christian to look after religion, following a year-long search to find a suitable candidate, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITV1 plans Colditz epic.
Thirty years after the classic BBC drama Colditz, ITV1 has commissioned Granada to make a #5m romantic epic based around the infamous German prison camp, writes John Plunkett.