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SMG AGREES NEW TERMS.
Scottish Media Group has agreed to the terms for its ITV licences announced by the ITC on 19 March. SMG was the sole ITV company not to agree immediately to new
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AND FINALLY: Jane O'Hara, managing director Rajar, wishes she could still smoke on aeroplanes.
If you weren't in radio what would you be doing?Probably something to do with gardening or sailingWhat is your proudest achievement?Helping to get radio taken seriously when it was a 1
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GREEN OFFERS ADVICE.
Video Europe managing director Steve Green has insisted that good management would have softened the blow for equipment hire companies in the recent market slump. Green said: 'A company has to
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Advertising Revenue - Fate of the shop window.
A slow-down in advertising sales is not good news for the biggest commercial broadcaster of them all - ITV - or for its programme-makers. Despite strong performances in the ratings, a lack of revenue will inevitably affect future budgets and commissions.
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Carlton acts to cash in on family tree fad.
CARLTON is hoping to cash in on public interest in genealogy with a new series for ITV - Find Your Family, writes Steve Aston.
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Archer to act in TV version of stage play.
Disgraced former politician Jeffrey Archer will appear in his first TV acting role when a version of his interactive stage play The Accused airs on the small screen, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC accused of 'dumping' news.
ITV controller of news, current affairs, religion and arts Steve Anderson has criticised the BBC's reorganisation of its current affairs schedule and called for the corporation to be more accountable over decisions to move key programmes, writes Steve Ast
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ANDERSON OKAYS ACCESS.
Broadcasting minister Janet Anderson has given permission for the launch of access radio pilot broadcasts. The announcement, at last week's Celtic Radio & Television Festival, was welcomed by the Radio Authority,
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News Analysis - The British abroad.
As programme funding is increasingly tied to overseas sales, the British Television Distributors Association must get the promised backing of the government to develop the muscle it needs to fight the UK's corner.
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ABC WILDLIFE SERIES.
BBC Worldwide has signed up Australian broadcaster ABC as co-production partner for its $10m (£7m) natural history series Australasia: Worlds Apart. The 6 x 50-minute landmark series goes into production next
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Ratings - England coverage nets C5 its biggest share.
Channel 5's coverage of England's World Cup qualifier brought the channel its largest audience this year, writes Jon Rogers.
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C4'S New face.
Channel 4 is developing a youth show fronted by a virtual TV presenter called The Head, writes Penny Hughes. A 30-minute pilot is poised to go into production through the Comedy
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Hague in S4C safety pledge.
Opposition leader William Hague has pledged that Welsh channel S4C would survive Tory plans to sell off Channel 4 if the Conservatives confound pollsters and win the general election, writes David Rose.
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MCCARTNEY DOC SOLD TO C4.
Buena Vista International TV has sold a documentary about Paul McCartney to Channel 4, writes Simon Ellery. C4 has bought exclusive UK rights to the two-hour special Wingspan, which features unseen
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RADIO 3 TO GO RURAL FOR AN EVENING.
BBC Radio 3 is to devote an evening of programmes to issues surrounding rural Britain as foot and mouth continues to ravage the countryside. The themed evening, entitled In a Green
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Wellington doc for BBC 2.
The team behind Channel 4's critically acclaimed series Elizabeth has been commissioned to produce a major series on the Duke of Wellington for BBC 2 and has poached Middle Classes producer Rachel Bell to make it, writes Colin Robertson.
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Endemol buys out Brighter for£10m.
Endemol Entertainment has bought entertainment indie Brighter Pictures outright, in a deal thought to be worth£10m.The deal was signed after a year of discussions between the two companies and means
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Comic Relief night gives BBC 1 last laugh on Friday.
Comic Relief produced an out-of-the-ordinary primetime share for BBC 1 on Friday, almost doubling the station's share of the previous week from 22 per cent to 41 per cent.Starting at 19.00,
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Zig Zag commissions led by ugly show
Zig Zag has won three commissions from Channel 5 and Channel 4.The success of London's Ugly Model Agency is explored in Ugly, commissioned for C5 by Michael Attwell, senior controller
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Pace predicts 40% will have digital TV by year end
Latest Pace Report upbeat about take-up of DTV claiming 13% of UK viewers will switch in next 8 months