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Off the Record - A Capital offence.
How's this for a cock-up. Capital FM's news site on Friday had a story about how a message from the Queen to the Queen Mother had brought a human touch to
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Zeal plots management buyout from Sportsworld.
Zeal Television is poised to undergo a management buyout as its owner Sportsworld Media Group goes to the wall, writes Penny Hughes
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Burton is 'new Morse'.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a new three-part crime series starring Amanda Burton that is tipped to become 'the new Inspector Morse', writes Leigh Holmwood
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OFT probe into BSkyB 'too slow'.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has come under fire for being too slow to act on allegations of anti-competitive behaviour following the latest delay in its probe into BSkyB, writes Simon Ellery
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BRIAN WADDELL MAKES TRAVEL REALITY SHOW.
Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned to produce a new 'travel reality series' for National Geographic Channels International commissioning editor Bryan Smith. The 13 x 30-minute series, Chasing Time in ...,
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THE OFFICE WINS BPG GONG.
BBC 2 comedy The Office was named best entertainment programme at the annual Broadcasting Press Guild awards on Friday (12 April). Last month, the comedy picked up the best comedy award
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On The Box - Political intrigue.
Tor McLaren, Universal Studios Networks director of channels, is captivated by life on The West Wing but thinks 24 is drama by numbers
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BOUJOU LAUNCHES.
2d3 has launched new Boujou products at NAB 2002, aimed at both high-end film applications and entry-level television production. Boujou2 and BoujouVE are extensions of the company's highly rated automated tracking
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News World rejigs board for Dublin event.
News World, the annual gathering of international news broadcasters, has restructured its senior management team giving director Patrick Stoddart a more hands-on role, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Blow to Granada as SPL TV vetoed.
Granada sport suffered a massive blow this week as its #163;20m deal to provide content for the planned new Scottish Premier League (SPL) channel collapsed, writes Penny Hughes
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CAPITAL GOLD MOVES BLACKBURN TO WEEKEND.
Capital Gold has rejigged its schedule and shunted veteran DJ Tony Blackburn from his weekday drivetime show. From 18 April, Blackburn will present the weekend breakfast show from 06.00 to 09.00
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NEW CHAIRMAN FOR BBFC.
Former Teddington Studios chairman Ewart Needham has been appointed as the new chairman of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Needham, who during 40 years in the television industry also
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Unions call for BBC to clarify cuts.
The National Union of Journalists has called on the BBC to end the uncertainty over potential compulsory redundancies in its factual and learning department as the corporation once again delayed its decision, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Glitches hamper global BBC site.
The launch of the BBC's website for non-UK residents is suffering severe delays because of a number of unanticipated technical challenges, the corporation has admitted, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC DEFENDS PROJECT.
The BBC's proposed digital national curriculum, will make a 'significant difference to the experience of education', despite heavy criticism, according to BBC co-director of factual and learning Michael Stevenson. Speaking at
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BBC gives England interactive channel.
The BBC IS to provide England football fans with their own dedicated interactive television channel this summer as part of its commitment to the World Cup finals.The channel, developed by BBCi,
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REAL RADIO BEATS BBC.
Guardian Media Group Radio head John Myers claimed this week that the company's new Scottish commercial station Real Radio had already pulled in more listeners than BBC Radio Scotland. Real Radio,
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BALL FILLS IN AT CAPITAL.
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Zoe Ball is returning to the airwaves with a seven-week stint on Capital Radio-owned London station XFM. Ball will fill in for Ricky Gervais and Stephen
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ROOT BACKS SECOND SERIES OF MANCHILD.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second, longer series of 40-something comedy drama Manchild. The 8 x 30-minute series, to be produced in-house by Peter Thornton and executive produced
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Hot-House TV - Telly's test tube babies.
The growth of a new breed of 'ideas labs', designed to hot house new TV hits, shows that broadcasters are desperate for new ideas. Is the in-house approach working?