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FOOTBALL BIDS CLOSE
Bids closed last week for the TV and radio rights to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) for four years from next June. The new packages are understood to include a new
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TWO JOIN BFI BOARD
S4C chairman Elan Closs Stephens and documentary film-maker John Akomfrah have been appointed to the British Film Institute board. They join a 15-strong board chaired by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell
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LEADER - Digital needs better promotion
The digital action plan just published by the trade and media departments leaves a lot to be desired. Although the government has delivered on its promise - made at the RTS
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BBC local news goes digital
Digital satellite viewers in England will finally receive BBC 1 regional news services after the corporation announced plans to launch them on the platform from the start of next year.At a
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BBC blow to ITV daytime
ITV's daytime crisis has been dealt a further blow after the BBC announced it had poached ITV head of network scheduling Stephen Price to become its new daytime scheduler, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC CREATES ROLES
BBC sport has created two new roles within its new media and development departments to push programming innovation. Executive editor, sports news Graeme Reid-Davies will add new production to his remit,
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ITN IN BBC NEWS ROW
ITN has asked the government to put pressure on the BBC to move its news bulletin back to 21.00. In a briefing note sent to Downing Street this week, ITN argued
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BBC Resources gets new boss
BBC Resources has appointed RTL technical division chief executive Mike Southgate as managing director, writes Barbara Marshall.
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BARLOW JOINS BEYOND
Edinburgh TV Festival director Fran Barlow is leaving the event to join distributor Beyond International as commercial director. Barlow took over running the festival three years ago and was previously marketing
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BAFTA UNVEILS KIDS LIST
Bafta has revealed the shortlist for its sixth Children's Awards, with ITV dominating the nominations with 14 entries. The BBC has picked up 13 nominations while Channel 4 has garnered 11.
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Baby man is BBC choice
Baby Films director Jon Wright has won the first Choice Cuts BBC Talent initiative and will have four short films screened on BBC Choice as a result, writes Barbara Marshall.
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YOUNG ANIMATOR WINS
The winner of this year's European Junior Animator's Award, organised by Softimage, is Owen Simons, currently working for Blue Monkey Studios in Cardiff. He was presented with the award for The
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OFF THE RECORD - Never work with animals
The Chinese State Circus, which recently took out some ad spots on Big Blue, Chelsea FC's new 24/7 radio station, asked if it could hold a photo call at the club.
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TV Corporation gives Anderson board seat
Visions managing director Martin Anderson has been promoted to the TV Corporation board as managing director for group facilities, responsible for outside broadcast facility Visions and post facility Molinare.The decision to
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NEWS ANALYSIS - In the mainstream?
The BBC's specialist programme units are being cut or wound down as their activities are subsumed into other departments, but some doubt whether this approach will benefit minorities or people with special needs.
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OFF THE RECORD - The somnaturist strikes again
Cannes does funny things to people. Jason Thorp, top buyer for Sci Fi and The Studio, started his infamous sleepwalking shenanigans again at Mipcom last week. It was only when he
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Two Four TV to grow series funded by ads
Two four TV is looking to grow its advertiser-funded programme output and has appointed Shout Television head of commercially funded programming Jason Langley to oversee the drive, writes Simon Ellery. As
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DAYTIME TV GOES ACTIVE
Granada Broadband and Carlton Active have teamed up to produce an enhanced TV service for ITV 1's troubled daytime strand This Morning. Digital TV viewers will be able use their remote
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ITC head calls for action on ITV unity
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chairman Sir Robin Biggam has called on the government to enact emergency legislation relaxing ownership rules to allow the formation of a single ITV.Speaking at an ITC
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Orders abroad for Worldwide
The Weakest Link frontwoman Anne Robinson is to be replaced by American actor George Gray when a daytime version of the hit quiz show airs in the US early next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.