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PRIVATE BLUES DEAL
London-based channel producer Zone Vision has struck a carriage deal with NTL for its adult entertainment channel Private Blue. Launching this month, the channel, which is already on Sky Digital and
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Visions board strengthened
TV Corporation group facilities managing director Martin Anderson has promoted resource manager John Turnbull and unit manager Steve Jenkins to the board of Visions, the group's outside broadcast facility, writes Barbara Marshall.
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On the Box - Cold feet, warm heart
Cold Feet still has legs, says senior VP, worldwide programming strategy at ABC/Disney cable Paul Robinson, but Ruby is no diamond.
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Flame TV to branch out
Flame TV, the indie set up two years ago by Roger Bolton and Barbara Altounyan, is launching a Brighton-based sister company specialising in religion and sport, writes Penny Hughes.
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BRITS WIN AT EMMYS
British programmes walked off with half of the six awards available at the 29th International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday (19 November). Little Bird's production of Dirty Tricks for
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City Watch - Canny Scottish bucks the trend
In the first of a new City series examining the financial performance of listed broadcasters, we take a look at how Scottish Radio Holdings is toughing out the downturn and making inroads south of the border. James Curtis reports.
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Off the Record - Monkey business
As OTR is already compiling its Christmas list for broadcast types (cut-price media shares all round) it's interesting to see that ITV Digital is giving away a free subscription to the
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Pace calls for digital subsidy
Set-top box maker Pace has called on the government to make a clear financial commitment to promote free-to-air digital TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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CAPITAL PROFITS DROP
Capital Radio's underlying profit has fallen by 27 per cent to£30.1m, according to its preliminary results for the year ending 30 September. Operating profit for analogue radio fell 20 per
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TX - Cartoons make a Flash
Sometimes it is easier to cover sensitive subjects if you are one of those affected.So it is with Channel 4's new animation Quads - part of the Hot Reels animation series.
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Cicada gets triple order
Cicada Films has scooped three commissions for Channel 4, Discovery and Carlton, writes Penny Hughes.
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Interview - A soul for the cities
Channel 4's regional quota amounts to£120m a year of investment outside London, so it's not surprising head of programmes, nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove sees his brief as being as much about regenerating Britain's cities as about making programmes.
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Ratings - Sir Cliff and Robbie pull on Saturday evening
BBC 1 proved to be the popular choice in a light musical entertainment head-to-head this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE
Channel 4 Learning interactive editor Paul Sternberg, managing editor C4 websites Andrew Grumbridge and Kingston Communications head of content Andrew Fawcett will lead a Pact interactive conference in Birmingham this weekend.
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UNIONS TO FIGHT ITN CUTS
Unions representing workers at ITN have vowed to fight any job cuts imposed by the news organisation. The National Union of Journalists and Bectu passed a resolution on Tuesday (20 November)
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In my View - Damian Tambini, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research
On whether niche channels should be subject to stricter impartiality requirements in news.
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Radio urged to enter data market
Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has added his voice to the call for digital radio broadcasters to develop subscription-based data services, claiming the potential market could be worth billions, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Leader - Murdoch enmity has had its day
Some of the steam appears to have gone out of the debate about ensuring the BBC is in some senses regulated by Ofcom in future. A government response to a report
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Kaufman rebukes ministers over decision
MPs on the media select committee have issued a written rebuke to media secretary Tessa Jowell and trade secretary Patricia Hewitt after the pair swept aside their concerns over the future of broadcast regulation, writes David Rose.
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Faking It Upgrades Mentors
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth run of RDF Media's reality hit Faking It, which will feature more recognisable household names in its cast of professional mentors, writes Penny Hughes.