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Editor chosen for BBC 4 nightly news
The BBC has appointed Amanda Farnsworth as editor of its new BBC 4 nightly news programme, in preparation for a March launch of the highbrow arts channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 minorities database gets mixed reaction
Channel 4's online diversity database, set up to provide details of TV professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds to C4 suppliers, launched this week amid mixed reactions from the industry, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 does French documentary deal
Channel 4 and French producer Gedeon Programmes have signed a two-year output deal, which will lead to the production of six documentary films, writes Penny Hughes.
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Ad slump forces C4 to cut back its staff
Channel 4's interactive department will bear the brunt of around 80 job losses announced by the channel last week in response to the downturn in TV ad revenues.C4 Interactive, which produces
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C4 backs more history series
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has strengthened his commitment to history series with two major war series set to air as part of the channel's winter schedule, writes Penny Hughes.
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LEADER - Will C4 make the obvious choice?
A decision on the new Channel 4 chief executive will be made within a month and is likely to be announced on or near the board's next meeting in the first
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422 rejig sees five staff axed
422 has restructured and consolidated its operations in central Manchester, resulting in five job losses, writes Jon Rogers.
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C5'S BRITNEY XMAS SPECIAL
Channel 5 has lined up a one-off profile on teen pop sensation Britney Spears from Carlton which will include an exclusive interview with her personal assistant, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C5'S MOST EVIL MEN AND WOMEN TO RETURN
Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 senior programme controller news and current affairs Chris Shaw to produce a second series of the Most Evil Men and Women in History.
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GRANADA STARTS ON THIRD A&E SERIES
Granada has started production on the third series of medical drama A&E. Filming on the 8 x 30-minute series, produced by Richard Brooke and executive produced by Hugh Warren, will continue
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ITV gets pulses racing again on Sunday night
Heartbeat got the blood pumping through ITV's veins this week, reinvigorating the network which put its drama crown jewels on display once more. Sunday night fell under the enduring spell of
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Women forging ahead in radio
The number of women working in the radio industry has more than doubled in the past eight years with more women now working in the sector than men, according to a
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HERALD TRIBUNE BULLETINS TO AIR ON EURONEWS
ITN-owned European news channel Euronews has signed a deal with Fact Based Communications (FBC) for pan-European carriage of a new weekly eight-minute programme Economia Review, the business news magazine programme of
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FREE TO AIR - Strike: force for good?
It looks as though The Premiership has moved just in time. As the likes of Ryan Giggs and Paolo di Canio get out their fingerless gloves and fire up the braziers
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AL-JAZEERA TO LAUNCH ENGLISH SERVICE
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based TV station, is to begin broadcasting an English version next year. The TV station broadcasts in Arabic to around 15 million viewers across the Middle East and central
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WORLD SERVICE GOES DIGITAL IN NORTH AMERICA
BBC World Service North America business development manager Brian Jarman has signed a deal with US-based XM Satellite Radio network to enable the World Service to air as a digital radio
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NEWS ANALYSIS - A shrinking asset
Despite the strong showing ITV kids series made at last month's Baftas and the high-earning distribution potential of the genre, CITV's future looks far from rosy as further cuts are expected in the department.
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BRIGHTER GIVEN ANIMATED MOBSTERS ORDER
Brighter Pictures has received a joint commission from Buena Vista International (BVI) UK and CITV to produce a 30-minute documentary looking at how the animated film Monsters, Inc was made. Commissioned
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MESH PICKS NEW DIGITAL ANIMATION DIRECTORS
Channel 4 has picked eight digital animators to take part in this year's Mesh new talent scheme, writes Penny Hughes.
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ROGER GRAEF TAKES ANOTHER LOOK AT THE POLICE
BBC creative director of investigations Alex Holmes has commissioned a two-hour special on how the police have changed over the past two years from Films of Record. Police: Where Have all