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VIRGIN RADIO TO GO ON WORLD TOUR.
Virgin Radio has announced a series of events as part of its new strategy to focus on 'real' music rather than chart hits. The station has lined up the Virgin Radio
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FOREVER SNAPS UP WOLVERHAMPTON WOLF.
Independent radio company Forever Broadcasting has bought station 1077 The Wolf in Wolverhampton, after buying out its parent company Wolverhampton Area Radio. The group now owns four local radio stations across
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THE FINAL SAY.
An abridged version of the industry responses to the communications white paper BBC - Welcomes the white paper's 'strong endorsement' of the BBC's role, remit and independence. - Agrees the BBC should be subject
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SHEARER QUITS EMAP.
Emap Performance Network (EPN) group head of music Dave Shearer has left the company. Shearer, who worked under EPN managing director of pop Trevor Dann, departed on Monday, although no explanation
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Sony launches HD edit system.
Sony is making an aggressive move into the high-definition (HD) editing market with a PC-based non-linear system that will sell for about $180,000 (£124,000), writes Adrian Pennington.
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Pioneer to double staff.
Science and technology specialist Pioneer Productions is to double its workforce to 100 as part of a drive into more general factual programming, writes Simon Ellery.
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MANIC STREET PREACHERS TO GET DOCUMENTARY.
Channel 4 commissioning editor, music Jo Wallace has ordered a 60-minute documentary on rock band The Manic Street Preachers' concert, to take place in Cuba, from Endemol Entertainment UK's production arm,
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ITV ratings dip greets - Sir Trevor's return at Ten.
There it is, the glorious return of ITV's News at Ten (ITV, Monday 22.00), 31st in the top 50, with an audience of 8.02 million and a 36 per cent share.
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New digital spectrum soon to be up for grabs.
The government is poised to release new digital spectrum equivalent to more than half the capacity of On Digital, the Independent Television Commission has revealed, writes Lucy Rouse.
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MXR WINS WEST MIDLANDS DIGITAL LICENCE.
The Radio Authority has awarded the digital licence for the West Midlands region to the MXR consortium. The group, which comprises Chrysalis Radio, Capital Radio, Jazz FM, the Guardian Media Group,
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RUSSIA TESTS DIGITAL TV.
The Russian authorities have given the go-ahead to three city broadcasters to test digital terrestrial broadcasting using the DVB-T standard. Transmissions are due to start in June in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod
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NTL delays digital switch.
NTL's analogue customers who were promised a free switchover to digital are now having to wait until at least April owing to unexpectedly high demand for Channel 4's new entertainment channel E4, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEWS DECISION DUE.
BBC director general Greg Dyke and the BBC governors are to meet the final candidates for the post of BBC director of news this Friday (16 February), with an announcement expected
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RATINGS - Silent Witness cuts into Millionaire's share.
BBC 1's latest two-part police drama, Silent Witness, arrested Who Wants to be a Millionaire? but failed to press charges, writes Jon Rogers.
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GRANADA UPS CRESSWELL.
Granada director of operations John Cresswell has been appointed to a newly created role as chief operating officer of Granada Creative. He will oversee Granada's production businesses, working closely with the
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Granada TV creates new factual post.
Granada TV is beefing up its entertainment department with the appointment of Clare Pizey as head of factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.
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COOK REPORT EDITOR ISSUES LIBEL WRIT.
Ex-Carlton Television head of current affairs and Cook Report editor Mike Morley has issued libel proceedings against the News of the World and the Sunday Times, following stories in the papers
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NTL WINS OZ CONTRACT.
NTL has won a£24m contract with Cable & Wireless Optus to provide satellite downlink services for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The news comes just two months after NTL won ABC's
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EX-ITEL STAFFER CONNELL JOINS TWI.
Former Itel senior programme manager, drama and documentaries Leona Connell has joined TWI as director of sales and acquisitions for the features and entertainment division. She will be charged with developing
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TRADE TALK - Royal comedian.
He has a midas touch as far as TV comedy is concerned but Henry Normal is now working for ITV - a sore subject for Royle Family broadcaster BBC.