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OFF THE RECORD - Who nicked Vic and Bob's Bolly?
Johnny Vaughan Watch (a regular update): production staff on the former Big Brekkie presenter's late-night BBC chat show were left red-faced last week after light-fingered pranksters stole two bottles of very
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ON THE BOX - Change the record.
Jazz FM programme director John Baish found Friends still has the 'It' factor but that On the Record is not music to his ears.
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TRADE TALK - Laughing boy.
Jon Magnusson, producer of the new Graham Norton show, will need all his talent for comedy to keep the jokes coming five nights a week.
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DEAL OVER ITV BRAND.
Carlton and Granada have reached a financial settlement with Ulster Television over the use of the ITV brand for ITV Digital in Northern Ireland. As a result of the deal, ITV
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Story gets broad new role at Emap Radio.
Emap Performance has promoted managing director, dance Mark Story to a new group radio role overseeing output across the company's entire portfolio of stations, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Story takes up the expanded
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PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Still providing a service?
In anticipation of next week's Broadcast conference on public service broadcasting, Peter Keighron examines what the concept means in a multichannel environment where broadcasting is becoming increasingly fragmented.
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DUAL CHAIRS FOR BTDA.
The British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA) has broken with tradition and appointed joint chairmen to occupy the year-long post.From this month, Carlton International chief executive Rupert Dilnott-Cooper and Chrysalis Distribution managing
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Management buyout of VFG succeeds.
The management of VFG has pulled off a #15m management buyout of the film and TV equipment hire business, writes Barbara Marshall.The deal, which is backed by Halifax Bank of Scotland,
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Century's MD leaves Capital.
Capital Radio has lost yet another senior figure, following Century Network managing director Julie Fair's decision to quit the radio operator after 14 years with no job to go to.Fair, who
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CHALLENGE TV RECOMMISSIONS TV SCRABBLE.
Talent Television has been commissioned by Flextech vice-president, productions Arch Dyson to make a second, longer run of gameshow TV Scrabble for Challenge TV. The 42 x 30-minute series, will again
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Yorkshire indie Zig Zag hires Disney chief Watts.
Zig Zag, the indie 25 per cent-owned by Yorkshire Television (YTV) has made a number of key appointments, including hiring former Central managing director and Disney executive Mike Watts as an
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CHRYSALIS RESHUFFLE.
The Chrysalis Group has appointed a corporate development director and launched a new corporate brand identity. Marcus Leaver, chief executive of Chrysalis' new media sports outfit rivals.net, which has since merged
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Video Networks' plans unrealistic, says City.
City broadband experts have warned that video-on-demand outfit Video Networks' plans to launch a package of broadcast TV channels over fast internet connections this summer are fraught with difficulties, writes David
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RADIO CONSULTATION.
The government has launched a consultation that will lead to the online licensing and assignment of radio spectrum and help to develop the market for spectrum trading. The consultation followed the
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McKerrow signs up as Maverick creative head.
Maverick Television has lured outgoing Channel 4 commissioning editor, education Richard McKerrow - the man who commissioned it to produce controversial series Embarrassing Illnesses - to become its first creative director,
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DCMS may save TV sale and leaseback.
The future of sale and leaseback tax breaks used by broadcasters and indies to fund TV production looks safe despite fears that the government was looking to limit the concession to
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LEADER - A new definition of public service.
Pressure to define what constitutes public service broadcasting is at an all-time high. At least, that's the personal view of Channel 4 deputy chairman Barry Cox, quoted in this week's feature
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John Peel joins DRDB for digital radio push.
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB), the body set up to promote digital radio, is gearing up for its biggest awareness campaign to date and has signed BBC radio veteran presenter
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Terrestrials weigh up digital kitemark.
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are looking at introducing a kitemark scheme for digital TV set-top box manufacturers whose services comply with their plans for free-to-air digital terrestrial
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New homes for Pukka divisions.
The Pukka Group, which went into administration before Christmas, hopes to have found new homes for all three divisions by the end of this month.Founder Paul Katis told Broadcast that he