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MACINTYRE CALLED AS WITNESS
BBC journalist Donal MacIntyre is due to give evidence at an ongoing trial at Blackfriars Crown Court of two alleged football hooligans. The pair were accused in BBC history and documentaries'
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Film outfit buys quarter stake in Gub Neal indie
Box TV, the drama indie set up by former Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal, has received a 'several million pound' investment from an international film company on the prowl
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - IDN BUYS SOHONET
Inter Digital Networks (IDN) has bought Sohonet, the internet service provider set up by a group of London post-production companies four years ago. IDN chief executive John Wheeler said: 'The union
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BROADBAND SHORTFALL
The government has failed to find buyers for the majority of the 28GHz broadband radio licences with only 16 out of 42 being sold. The auction raised£38.2m, significantly short of
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SKY SPORTS SIGNS BRITISH SPEEDWAY RIGHTS
Sky Sports has signed a five-year deal for the rights to all key British professional speedway events, totalling 30 meetings a season. Sky Sports head of commercial development Roger Moody has
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ON THE BOX - Stars for a night
Development executive BBC lifestyle and features, Birmingham Nick Thorogood welcomes new talent - good or bad - but won't be missing Morse.
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TRADE TALK - Big Mother
Ruth Wrigley, executive producer of Big Brother, has reaped her reward from its success and is now Endemol's UK controller of entertainment.
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Minorities 'betrayed' by broadcast sector
The broadcast industry employs more than 115,000 people, according to the first ever census of the TV, radio and new media industries - far more than the government's previous estimate of
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WAKING THE DEAD TO BECOME A SERIES
BBC drama series is spinning off two-part thriller Waking the Dead into a continuing drama series. The drama, which aired on BBC 1 in September, has been recommissioned by new BBC
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OFF THE RECORD - BBC's revolving door policy
If Off The Record paid its licence fee it would feel all warm inside knowing how the BBC spends it. The corporation has just printed out some attractive wee nine-page pocket-sized
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Nation reps to sit on BBC genre boards
Senior editorial executives from each of the nations will sit on the newly created BBC genre commissioning boards, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC VICE-CHAIR SHORTLIST
Media secretary Chris Smith is considering a shortlist of recommended names for the BBC vice chairmanship and is expected to make an announcement in mid-December. MPs and peers are speculating that
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BBC RADIO DRAMA HEAD MOVES TO TELEVISION
BBC head of radio drama Kate Rowland is moving across to television to take up the post of creative director, new writing, in the drama, entertainment and children's division. She will
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ZONE STRIKES DOCU-SOAP DEAL WITH BBC
UK platform owner Zone Vision, has struck its third deal with BBC Worldwide for the rights to docu-soap programming including Hotel (left), Driving School and The Clampers. To be broadcast on
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IN MY VIEW - Barry Cox
On why the last Inspector Morse marks the end of more than just its protagonist.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - MIXER LURED BACK
Audio specialist Videosonics has lured re-recording mixer Dean Humphries back to the UK. He returns from Los Angeles where he has spent the past year with Todd-AO. Before that he worked
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AWARD FOR 'OUTSPOKENNESS' TO BE GIVEN
The Carlton Women in Film and TV Awards is to be held on 8 December. The 10th award ceremony will include a new category - The Carlton TV Mae West Award
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RADIO AUTHORITY RENEWS SUNRISE LICENCE
The Radio Authority has granted Sunrise Radio a renewal of licence of its analogue independent local radio licence on the AM band for the Greater London area. The renewed licence will
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Ideal World hires three staff for E.world interactive arm
Ideal World has hired three new staff for its new media operation, five months after receiving a£1.5m investment from the Royal Bank of Scotland for its E.world interactive arm, writes Ashley Davies.
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YENTOB DEPUTY APPOINTED
Former United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) director of legal and business affairs Jan Rowland has been appointed to the new role of BBC drama, entertainment and children chief operating officer, reporting