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BBC DENIES NEWS MOVE
BBC director of television Mark Thompson has strongly rebuffed suggestions that current affairs flagship show Panorama is to be shunted to BBC 2. Responding to the leak of a dummy schedule
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BBC pinpoints blackout cause
Faulty circuit-breakers were the cause of the BBC's 20-minute black-out last Saturday (30 June).A spokesman said the circuit-breakers, which take power into and out of the corporation's un-interruptable power supply (UPS),
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BBC should look to itself for cash
As the BBC strategists prepare for the lengthy run-up to charter renewal in 2006 its refreshingly frank director of new media, Ashley Highfield, has given them something to think about.He has
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Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General
MONDAYStuart Prebble should be getting a very impressive letter from me, right about now. To be fair, I didn't see the finished article, but I wrote, as ever, a witty little
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OFF THE RECORD - Digital project takes the biscuit
The great and the good were out in force this week as the government dished out cash from the National Lottery's New Opportunities Fund to worthy causes. The aim? To build
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EDIFIS BOOSTS DR WHO
BBC Resources used an Edifis Scratchbox film-retouching system on the restoration of the 1967 Doctor Who story The Tomb of the Cybermen for a BBC Worldwide DVD release in January next year, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Radio indies mustdiversify, says UBC boss
UBC chief executive Simon Cole warned this week that indies that limit themselves to producing only radio shows would not survive and should 'get a life', writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CNN BOSS STEPS DOWN
CNN chairman and chief executive Tom Johnson is stepping down from the company to spend more time with his family. Johnson, 59, will no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations
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Carlton boss slams fees
Carlton deputy chief executive Nigel Walmsley has joined the chorus of ITV voices calling for more government support for On Digital, reiterating his company's plea for ITV licence fees to be scrapped, writes Steve Aston.
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Softimage product boss moves to Orad
Softimage international product manager Richard Spohrer joined Orad this week as the firm's UK managing director, writes Barbara Marshall.
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GULLANE BUYS RIGHTS TO GUINNESS RECORDS
Gullane Entertainment - owner of Sooty, Thomas the Tank Engine and Captain Pugwash - has bought the rights to Guinness World Records (GWR) for£45.5m. Gullane chairman Charles Falzon said he
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CAPITAL REPLACES DJ
Capital 95.8 FM has appointed Simon Phillips as a replacement for weekend breakfast DJ Steve Penk, who joined Virgin Radio this week. Meanwhile, Virgin Radio has re-signed its contract with DJ
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Carlton to fall short of target
Carlton is unlikely to meet its self-imposed target of doubling its income from production by next year, according to director of programmes Steve Hewlett.The company's former chief executive, Steven Cain, announced
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CBBC WEB SITE FOCUSES ON NEW KIDS' SERIES
The BBC children's department CBBC has established a site on BBC Online giving information on the tender process for the new series to succeed the Teletubbies and the Tweenies, as revealed
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GVG opens Slough design centre
Grass Valley Group has opened an engineering design centre in Slough as part of its drive 'to move closer to the customer', writes Barbara Marshall.
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CENTRICA IN ITV TALKS
UK utility company Centrica is understood to be holding exploratory talks with Granada and Carlton about taking a stake in their beleaguered digital platform On Digital. The company is keen to
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Live football coverage kicks off sport channel
ITV Sport Channel this week unveiled its schedule plans and new frontman, BBC news presenter Matt Smith, writes Simon Ellery.
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James leases TV chat
Veteran TV chat show host Clive James has leased a series of interviews conducted in his own apartment to Artsworld, in a bid to help fund his fledgling internet venture, Welcome Stranger, writes Katy Elliott.
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Chrysalis wins Top Ten sequel
Chrysalis Visual Entertainment has scored a series of commissions including an order from Channel 4 to create a follow-up to its Top Ten music strand, writes Will Strauss.
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TVNEWSWEB TO CLOSE
TVNewsweb, the online news footage archive and shop-window, is to close after being deserted by its investors, Baltic Investments, RIT Capital Partners and three unnamed private companies. TVNewsweb launched last May