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    NTL HIRES MANAGERS

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    NTL has made three senior management appointments: David Thatcher, chief operating officer of mobile internet outfit Mviva, becomes east and south-east managing director, while NTL director of broadband implementation Ian Jeffers

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    POCKETT HIRES STONIER

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    English & Pockett, part of FutureBrand Worldwide has hired Peter Stonier as head of convergent media. He will be responsible for the company's growing involvement in the media business, mainly in

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    Granada tries to save GBTV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Granada has launched an eleventh-hour bid to salvage its US joint-venture with the BBC, GBTV, which has sold no shows since the company was launched amid much fanfare two years ago, writes Katy Elliott.

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    Gameplan for Ofcom

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The board of Ofcom will be made up of 10 full-time directors and six non-executive directors, with no guaranteed board-level representation for the nations and regions, according to Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson,

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    ITV's reversal of fortune

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    There is only one story in town at the moment and I don't mean the imminent lynching of the creative team behind the Big Brother BT Cellnet sponsorship credits. It is

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    Liberty firms gain mds

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Rushes and Soho 601, both part of Liberty Livewire, have gained new managing directors it has emerged this week, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    INDIE AND NEW MEDIA FIRM TIE UP TO MAKE iTV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Birmingham-based indie Isis Media has formed a strategic alliance with new media specialist Newwave to work on broadcast-based interactive projects. The five-strong Isis Media team will be led by Isis Media

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    PEARSON FILLS TOP ROLE

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Pearson TV's newly formed International and Enterprises Division (PTIE) has announced that worldwide merchandising senior vice-president Simon Spalding has been promoted to head of worldwide licensing and will take on the

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    OFF THE RECORD - The killing fields

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Anyone who's ever wanted to kill his or her executive producer should take note. Exec Jack Smith was filming BBC/Discovery co-production Hidden History of Egypt in Cairo earlier this year, dressed

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    THIS MORNING ED QUITS

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    This Morning editor Karen Smith is to leave the series at the end of its run next month. Smith has been with This Morning for two and a half years and

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    Ealing Studios' future secured

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The owners of Ealing Studios are hoping to relive the glory days of the west London landmark after this week getting the go ahead for a£70m development.The plans, which were

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    Panasonic plans European drive

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Newly appointed Panasonic Broadcast Europe chief Ted Taylor admitted last week that 'the ship is a little off course and there are gaps in the product line-up'.Taylor, who took the helm

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    NEW VIEWS ON DIGITAL

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    A further round of consultation on the BBC's proposed digital services has been launched. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has written to industry figures, including Nickelodeon UK and Disney,

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    Media reform set for delays

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Prime Minister Tony Blair has plunged broadcasters into months of uncertainty by delaying a decision on liberalising the cross-media ownership laws.The Queen's speech on Wednesday (20 June) revealed that the government

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    Spectrum deals retuned

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 may soon be asked to pay for the use of their analogue spectrum, but the BBC should have its fees paid by the government, according to

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    Go Racing deal takes a tumble

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Horseracing consortium Go Racing's£307m TV rights deal has collapsed with Channel 4 threatening to refuse to take part in any further talks.The deal, which would have seen Go Racing launch

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    MIDAS FIRST FOR CTV

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    CTV Outside Broadcast is the first to buy a broadcast console from Worcestershire-based Midas. The Broadcast 2000 console was part of a re-fit of one of their three OB trucks which

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    Listen to the public, not critics

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    While press attention harks back to the days of yore when British television was truly funny, ITV's stance on nurturing the much-maligned sitcom seems to be in stark contrast to that

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    CORRECTION: THE SCOTTISH MEDIA GROUP

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Last week's feature on competition stated that Scottish Media Group (SMG) was hoping to increase its 23 per cent share in Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), which is close to breaching cross-media

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    CONFERENCE TO LOOK AT MEDIA GLOBALISATION

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission are among the organisers of the first International Media Conference. The event has been established to explore issues in the international media