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    RTE to offload transmission network stake

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Ireland's national broadcaster RTE is to sell a majority stake in its transmission network, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Minotaur promotes Tong to VP

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Flextech distribution arm Minotaur International has promoted head of sales Sarah Tong to the newly created position of vice-president, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Wark merges with Monogram

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Indie Wark Clements this week signed a£2m merger with London-based drama indie Monogram, creating the largest independent in Scotland.Under the terms of the deal, Monogram managing director Eileen Quinn

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    Orsten reshuffles management at Paramount

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Paramount Comedy Channel managing director Tony Orsten has completed a management reshuffle, handing all programming responsibilities to programming director Sally Habbershaw, writes Simon Ellery.

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    O'TOOLE'S RUGBY MAGIC

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Italian Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro has applied his unique camera technology to a commercial for Zurich Financial, sponsors of the British Lion's rugby tour and Premiership, writes Barbara Marshall.

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    Off the record - Lookalikes

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    It's enough to make your flesh crawl. ITV head honcho Stuart Prebble looks uncannily like Odo from Star Trek. But whereas one has a job to survive on the fringes of

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    WORLD RADIO NETWORK TO MEET IN LONDON

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The World Radio Network is to host a two-day conference on global radio from 31 May to 1 June at the Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel, London. BBC Monitoring head of world

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    Lambert to leave Real Life position

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    RDF MEDIA director of programmes Stephen Lambert is to step down as editor of ITV factual strand Real Life, handing control to ITV controller documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes, writes Steve Aston.

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    ITC plans local reforms

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission is set to shake up local broadcasting with new rules for restricted service licences, writes Steve Aston.

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    INTERVIEW - Joined-up television

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    When Gerry Murphy was named chief executive of Carlton last July the company had just been severely bruised.Its audacious plan to merge with United News & Media had been given a

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    INTERVIEW - Pillar of strength

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis' Richard Huntingford has no shortage of top projects to oversee: from winning another London digital radio licence, to challenging ITN as news provider for ITV and overseeing Cactus TV's format for Channel 4's Richard and Judy show.

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    STORM TO LAUNCH INTERNET RADIO THE SPIRIT

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Storm Radio has unveiled plans for a new internet radio channel called The Spirit. Running alongside Storm Live, the automated service will target up-and-coming talent and feature new, unsigned acts. It

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    FRANCE FIRMS MERGE

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    RTL Group, Canal+ and Groupe Jean-Claude Darmon have merged their sports rights arms to form a rival to German powerhouse Kirch Media. The as-yet- unnamed group combines rights to French national

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    RADIO FESTIVAL LOOMS

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Festival, to be held between 9 and 11 July at Manchester's International Convention Centre, will feature speeches from media secretary Chris Smith and BBC director general Greg Dyke on

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    ITC responds to epilepsy views

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has responded to industry concern over the guidelines for flashing images which can cause photosensitive epilepsy and is poised to issue amendments to its technical specification.The

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    GWR ENJOYS PROFIT RISE

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    GWR Group, owner of Classic FM, has announced a rise in full-year profits of 8 per cent to£20.7m, with turnover surging 24 per cent to£127.2m. However, advertising revenues fell

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    ITV finds Perfect ending for Monday primetime

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The slot to watch this week was at 21.00 as BBC 2 scheduled snooker every night until the start of the final on Sunday evening (6 May).That rated 3.87 million, peaking

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    NOLAN NAMED EDITOR

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Former Sky News deputy head Mike Nolan has been named editor of British Satellite News, the daily television service, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, that transmits to more than

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    ITV strengthens drama output

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV Controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two one-off feature-length dramas from Yorkshire Television, including the first TV drama from Gimme Gimme Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey, Beating Jesus.Starring Sarah Lancashire,

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    SRH PROFITS DOWN

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings, owner of stations such as Clyde 1 and Forth FM, has announced a 5 per cent fall in interim pre-tax profits to£5.9m for the six months to