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Fusion builds radio interests
Fusion Radio Holdings, run by former London News Radio head Nigel Reeve, is building its portfolio of local radio stations and has merged with The Milestone Group's radio interests in a
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Carlton in factual re-jig
Broadcaster creates separate factual entertainment division prompted by growth of the genre
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Telewest launches 'condensed TV'
Cable company's bluyonder service launches first broadband-specific programming from its content division
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Sunset & Vine to extend Hawk-Eye reach
Production company to set up joint venture company with Siemens research to tout Hawk-Eye technology to more sports
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Ideas Lab loses its head for good
Departed chief at C4 unit Liz Warner not to be replaced as senior staff take on more responsibilities
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Gullane and Tell-Tale team up for two new series
New shows Ella and Sprogs mark first collaboration between two of the country's leading children's entertainment producers
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RATINGS - BBC 2 mummy doc beats Poirot and football
BBC 2's Horizon documentary on a faked 2,500-year old mummy gained more viewers than BBC 1 and ITV on Thursday last week, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, Mystery of the
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C4 begins to feel the slump
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has taken the next step towards refining his commissioning process, while admitting the advertising downturn has put pressure on the budget, writes Penny Hughes.In
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C4 TO AIR NI DRAMA
Channel 4 has announced a transmission date for its dramatisation of the events of Bloody Sunday ahead of ITV which is airing another drama on the subject. C4's film, Sunday (working
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 9 SEPTEMBER - Soapstars finds singing to Popstars' tune tough
Looking at this week's data - the last before the terrorist attacks that hit America - there are hints that in television programming the certainties may no longer apply. So while
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Buyers jittery about Mipcom
Buyers from the Australian commercial networks have unanimously agreed not to attend Mipcom because of safety fears following the attacks in the US.Senior managers at the notoriously competitive Nine Network, Seven
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SKILLSET ADDS PATRONS
BBC director general Greg Dyke and Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey are two of 10 industry figures who have agreed to become patrons of national training organisation Skillset. Others who
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BT RAPPED OVER ADSL
The government has criticised BT in its most strongly worded statement to date for failing to stimulate demand for broadband services. E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander accused BT of failing to follow
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BBC strengthens Afghan presence
BBC World Service has ramped up its presence in Afghanistan by creating an additional medium wave frequency service, writes Georgina Lipscomb.BBC news has also deployed more correspondents to the region following
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FREE TO AIR - Portillo's big chance
So Michael Portillo has entered the ring, so to speak, in a bid to become the vice-chairman of the BBC. This pleases me greatly as I have become slightly deluded and
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Man of the people?
The preservation of the much attacked BBC governors is not the only challenge facing the corporation's new chairman, Gavyn Davies. He also must find ways of improving the BBC's accountability to the public.
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SPIRE APPOINTS EXEC
Oxford-based Spire Films, which produces Delia Smith's How to Cook series, has appointed Richard Farmbrough as an executive producer. His brief is to expand the production company's factual output and he
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ITC builds new content arm
The Independent Television Commission is merging its programme and advertising & sponsorship groups in a bid to pre-empt the future structure of Ofcom, writes Steve Aston.The combined group will be headed