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Telewest to defy rebel over resue attempt
A frustrated Telewest is to press ahead with a£3.5 billion financial resue attempt, in defiance of a threat by Bil...
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Emap may borrow£650 million for radio
Emap, the magazine and radio group, yesterday said that it was prepared to borrow up to£650 million to build itsel...
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Indie queen has 'teeth'
The BBC's new 'indie champion', Elaine Bedell, has said she is determined that independents will be taken more seriously within the corporation and that the 25% indie quota will be exceeded, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Investors wary as Sony pulls surprise out of the box
Sony, the struggling electronics giant, yesterday amazed its rivals with the surprise launch of the PSX, which puts...
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NewsSky News set for launch in America
BSkyB is planning to roll out its Sky News service in the US and is in discussions with a number of platform providers, which could see it launch as early as July, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsJazz FM swings onto TV
Guardian Media Group is preparing to launch a TV version of its Jazz FM national radio station as part of a wider strategy to strengthen and expand its radio assets, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsUK execs to produce soap opera in Cambodia
Former EastEnders executive producer Matthew Robinson and ex-Sky One editor Andrew Lowrey are quitting the UK to set up a social awareness soap opera in Cambodia, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsC4 will let couples be single again
Channel 4 has commissioned a delicate new reality show in which couples who have come to a crossroads in their relationship will be forced to separate for a month, writes Penny Hughes
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Radio 1 to air exclusive Foo Fighters gig
BBC Radio 1 has clinched an exclusive one-off gig with indie band Foo Fighters. The performance will be broadcast live from 20.00 to 22.00 on 20 August. As a preview, the band's lead singer, Dave Grohl, will co-host Jo Whiley's show between 10.00 and 12.45 the day before the gig.
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BBC1 recommissions traffic cops from folio
Television Corporation subsidiary Folio has been commissioned to make a second run of police documentary series Traffic Cops. The 10 x 30-minute series, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and senior commissioning executive, factual Richard Klein, follows the South Yorkshire police. It will be series ...
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Cintel cuts 12 jobs
Telecine manufacturer Cintel has reduced its 60-strong workforce to 48 after making 12 redundancies at its UK office. Peter Swinson, who headed the marketing and development team and was a Cintel employee for almost 20 years, is one of those let go. Cintel marketing manager Kate Kilpatrick told ...
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M2 buys digital fusion
Soho post facility M2 has bought a Digital Fusion effects package. General manager Keith Williams, discussing the purchase, said: 'The company required an sfx device that was resolution independent. We tried to do that with Cyborg but came unstuck. So we also needed something that ran on Cyborg hardware, and ...
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R2 mulls fate of UK music
The fragile state of the British music industry will come under scrutiny in a dedicated evening of programming from BBC Radio 2, writes Michael Rosser.
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Blur to get two-hour profile on Radio 2
Britpop stalwarts Blur are to be the subject of a BBC Radio 2 documentary written by the band's official biographer, Stuart Maconie. The 2 x 60-minute profile, Parklife: The Blur Story, will air at 21.00 on 14 June. Integrating interviews and music, the programmes will ...
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Donovan simply the best for C4
Talkback Productions is making a Faking It-style series for Channel 4, in which former 11 O'Clock Show presenter Daisy Donovan undertakes a series of professional challenges, writes Penny Hughes.
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Hip-hop poetry gets late slot on Radio 4
Burgeoning talent from the hip-hop poetry scene will showcase fresh material on new BBC Radio 4 series Bespoken Word. The 6 x 15-minute programmes will air weekly at 23.00 from 11 June, presented by poet and actor Dr Stewart. Blaxploitation movie star Melvin van Peebles ...
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Radio 4 to air sitcom about pathologist
Forensic pathology is the unlikely subject of a new BBC Radio 4 sitcom starring Peter Davison. The 6 x 30-minute series, which will air weekly at 23.00 from 12 June, is the first sitcom to be written by Dead Ringerscontributor Laurence Howarth. The show follows ...
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Ann Summers shows all in Carlton doc
Ann Summers, the erotic shop chain that recently went to the high court to get the right to advertise in job centres, is to be the subject of a series for Carlton's London region, writes Jon Rogers.
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Blue Peter's Bacon to front Five gameshow
Five has ordered a raft of entertainment commissions from Objective Productions including a gameshow hosted by former Blue Peterpresenter Richard Bacon, writes Penny Hughes.
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UK Gold to host Blackadder weekend
UK Gold is to commemorate 20 years of the BBC's classic historical comedy Blackadderwith a weekend of programmes. The channel will screen shows from all four series over the weekend of 14 to 15 June from 21.00. The tribute weekend will also include links by ...