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LAMBIE NAIRN TO REBRAND CBBC'S OUTPUT
Design consultant Lambie Nairn has been appointed by the BBC to rebrand its children's output. The company, which has a long history of revamping BBC channels and services, is currently working
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WOMAN CHAIR WINS OBE
Independent Media Support (IMS) executive chairwoman Sylvia Sheridan was awarded the OBE for services to broadcasting in the Queen's birthdayn honours list. Sheridan, who founded subtitling specialist IMS in 1989, is
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Sky shuts tech channel
BSkyB is axing its wholly owned digital channel (.tv) in a move that could mean the loss of up to 60 jobs, writes Dominic Timms.
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JAZZ FM PROGRAMME CHIEF TAKES DIGITAL JOB
Jazz FM has appointed deputy programme controller Kirsten MacGillivray to the new role of head of digital programming. Reporting to programme director John Baish, she will be responsible for launching the
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ITV partners clash over ownership rule
Serious cracks in the ITV partnership between Carlton and Granada emerged this week following a bitter public clash between the two companies over government plans for media ownership reform.The row erupted
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SEPTEMBER DELIVERS COMPUTER HACKING DOC
September Films has produced a one-off documentary for Channel 4 on hackers. The 60-minute programme, The Secret History of Hacking, was filmed in America as a co-production with TLC. The film
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SCHAMA TO HEADLINE US HISTORY CONFERENCE
Broadcaster and author Simon Schama, presenter of the acclaimed BBC 2 series A History of Britain, is to deliver the keynote address at the inaugural World Congress of History Producers. The
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Granada to create genre heads in production rejig
Granada is gearing up to make sweeping changes to its production structure as part of a further attempt to streamline its internal management.Newly appointed Granada Content managing director Simon Shaps is
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SKY FOOTBALL DEAL
The Footballers' Football Channel, which last weekend produced the British Leg of the Kronenbourg Cup European Beach Soccer League featuring Eric Cantona, has closed a carriage deal to launch on Sky
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Desert Island despair
BBC 1 channel executive Anne Gilchrist found Small Town Gardens proved more of a living-room oasis than The Desert Forges.
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NHS DIGITAL LAUNCH
Flextech expected to launch the pilot NHS health channel Living Health this week with over 11,000 pages of NHS information and the facility to book a GP appointment through the television.
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Prebble shuffles top digital staff
ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has started to streamline operations between the network and On Digital by announcing a reshuffle of senior staff, writes Steve Aston.
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NATIONAL LOTTERY TO GIVE MILLIONS TO DIGITISE FOOTAGE
Several UK media companies will next week receive lottery handouts of up to£1m to help digitise their archives, writes David Wood.
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Dyke slams ITV's slur
BBC Director general Greg Dyke has sent a letter of rebuke to ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble following his public criticism of the BBC's interactive services, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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EASTENDERS' SECRET FILMING
The BBC has started production on the long-awaited fourth episode of EastEnders, which is expected to go out on a Friday evening from 10 August, writes Leigh Holmwood. A source close
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THE END NEARS FOR THE GANG
BBC chairman Christopher Bland and director general Greg Dyke will break an on-off working relationship that has spanned more than 10 years when Bland steps down as chairman later this summer.
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VIRGIN TO LOSE EVANS
A source suggested Virgin Radio presenter Chris Evans would definitely leave the station, as Broadcast went to press. Evans has not been on air since last Wednesday and Virgin Radio bosses
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SANCTUARY EXPANDS
Sanctuary Studios, part of media rights group Sanctuary Group, has bought Westway Studios and Southbrook Construction. Westway Studios, which is currently home to Channel 4 series As If, has four stages
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RADIO FESTIVAL PLANS
Final details of The Radio Festival schedule were unveiled this week. The festival will be opened on 9 July by BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden and Commercial Radio Companies Association
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SGI FIRM GOES MENTAL
SGI-owned Alias Wavefront has formed a strategic partnership with German software company Mental Images, maker of rendering system Mental Ray. The two companies will work together to create a Mental Ray