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    JVC SALES SHAKE-UP

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    JVC Professional has reorganised its sales operation in the wake of the retirement of Neil Burtonshaw as manager of broadcast sales. Burtonshaw is due to retire in July, having spent more

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    SMG KICKS OFF NARDINI POLICE THRILLER FOR ITV

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    SMG has gone into production on its two-part thriller, Sirens, for ITV. The 2 x 90-minute episodes, which feature This Life star Danielle Nardini as a police constable clashing with her

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    ITN speaks out on regulation

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    ITN IS poised to lobby the government with what it considers to be a 'third way' approach to regulation of the BBC, writes Steve Aston.

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    Interviews start for Lux job

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    A further round of musical chairs kicked off among entertainment executives this week following confirmation that BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux is to join Channel 4, write Leigh Holmwood

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    INTERVIEW - Surviving the slump

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    In spite of high-profile departures, a profits warning and a drop in audience share, Capital Radio's operations director Paul Davies has no doubt about the rosy future facing the group he's been a part of for nearly 20 years.

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    Smash Hits launch knocks MTV share

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    MTV's grip on the UK music TV market appeared to slip this week, following reports from Emap Performance that the launch of its Smash Hits Television channel helped clock up a combined 50 per cent music audience share for the division in Sky Digital homes

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    Granada splashes out on women's TV

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Granada is set to pour unprecedented funds into its Granada Breeze women's proposition in a move which is being seen as a 'last throw of the dice' for the channel, writes Simon Ellery.

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    GORMENGHAST WIN

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    BBC drama series Gormenghast has racked up another commendation after its music score, composed by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, won best original television music at the Ivor Novello Awards. The BBC

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    Goodman walks out of Virgin Radio post

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio deputy programme director Nik Goodman has quit the company without a job to go to, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Rapture to go live from Ibiza

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Clubbing channel Rapture Television is gearing up to broadcast what it claims is the UK's first live broadcast from nightlife hotspot Ibiza as part of its third season from the Balearic island, writes Simon Ellery.

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    OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY ..

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    John Ryley, executive editor Sky News, on an X-mas party encounter with Sam Chisholm.

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    Silent film revived by TV's Kiss of Life

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    A NEW London-based independent has produced what it claims is the first silent movie ever made for television, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    WILDCAT EUROPE MOVE

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Graphics card developer 3Dlabs is opening up its Wildcat technology to European developers and system integrators with the launch of a partner programme. The Wildcat graphics card, which hit the market

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    Floating Earth lines up high-spec truck

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Classical recording company Floating Earth has commissioned a high-spec recording and broadcast truck, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Hit founder Orton steps down

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment founder and chief executive Peter Orton has stepped down from the company's day-to-day management to be replaced by Lyrick Group chief executive Rob Lawes, writes Katy Elliott.

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    WESTBROOK DOC AT GRANADA

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Granada has lined up a one-off documentary on former EastEnders star Daniella Westbrook for Channel 4, which is set to be made by the company's entertainment department, writes Steve Aston. The

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    TMMY, THE DIGITAL STAR

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The company behind virtual newscaster Ananova is launching yet another digital star, popstar-come-presenter Tmmy, writes Penny Hughes.

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    ITV Digital runs into problems

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Carlton and Granada's plans to relaunch digital terrestrial service On Digital as ITV Digital are being stymied by the network's smaller licence holders, writes Steve Aston.

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    SCHOOLS PROGRAMMING - Lessons in digital

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Will educational output be ousted from terrestrial television - its home for 40 years - by digital technology's offering?

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    Unions seek deal at Sky

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    THE NUJ and Bectu are lobbying BSkyB to try to improve redundancy terms for 36 Sky News employees, writes Simon Ellery.