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Beat boss moves on
Beat 106 programme controller Andrew Jeffries has left the station to become programme director of Galaxy 105, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BUYING A DIGITAL TV - Are you being served?
The predicted date for analogue switch-off in the UK is creeping up. Broadcast goes undercover in London to gauge whether sales staff in high street stores on the front line of the digital revolution are armed with enough information to interpret jargon f
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Snell & Wilcox in bid for firm
Snell & Wilcox has confirmed it is in talks to buy Newbury-based hardware manufacturer Post Impressions whose managing director has quit for Avid, writes Barbara Marshall.
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SCOTS DIGITAL BIDS
The Radio Authority has received two applications for the Dundee and Perth digital multiplex licence from Score Digital and Switchdigital. Score Digital, a subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings, is proposing a
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BID-UP BOOSTS REACH
Auction channel bid-up.tv has this week launched on Telewest. The channel, in which Telewest holds a 36 per cent stake, already broadcasts 14 hours of live TV auctions each day on
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ITV unveils The Bill offshoot
ITV has unveiled details of its second planned spin-off from The Bill, Beech Is Back, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BILLY ELLIOT SLOT
Indie Tiger Aspect is set to make a one-off documentary for BBC 1 on how the success of the hit UK movie Billy Elliot has affected its young star, Jamie Bell.
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TWO FOUR TV FILLS BOARD
Two Four Productions' new media arm twofourtv has filled its last boardroom position with Paul Tarplee taking up the role of chief technology officer. Tarplee will oversee and co-ordinate the company's
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RDF Media wins major US boost
RDF Media has bagged its second major US commission after sealing a deal with USA Networks to produce a transatlantic version of its cod Japanese betting format, Banzai.USA Networks' Chris Sloane
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GRANADA BOSS TO LEAVE
Granada UK broadcast managing director Stewart Butterfield is set to leave the company. Butterfield, who joined Granada from Channel 4 in 1997, is being seen as the first casualty of Granada's
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GWR DIGITAL BOSS LEAVES TO BROADEN SCOPE
GWR digital services managing director Russell Stuart is stepping down at the end of the month. Stuart, who has worked in the commercial radio sector for 25 years, will continue to
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ON THE BOX - Jazzing up late night
For BBC Scotland head of comedy and entertainment Mike Bolland, Jazz is music to the ears, but Big Brother numbs the brain.
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Breakfast slot open
Planet Rapido, Planet 24, Ginger Productions, Princess Productions and TalkBack Productions have emerged as potential bidders for Channel 4's early morning slot following confirmation that the Big Breakfast format will be axed this year, writes Penny Hugh
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TX - The suburban bugbear
You don't have to go to the plains of Africa or the jungles of South America to make natural history programmes. All animal life is right here all around us. At
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OFF THE RECORD - Even Sooty can't escape DIY craze
The Changing Rooms team clearly have time on their hands over the summer. So stuck are they for inspiration they are turning their calloused hands to revamping Sooty's house. The first
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Capital's head of strategy resigns
Capital Radio has lost another high-profile member of staff following director of strategy and development Sally Oldham's decision to resign from the radio group, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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CHANGES AT VIRGIN
Insiders have said Virgin Radio staff are gearing up for 'huge changes' orchestrated by new programme director Paul Jackson who arrived last Monday (11 June). Key talent, including presenters Pete Mitchell,
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TRADE TALK - Changing tack
Carole Peters, whose credits include Changing Rooms and Time Team, is to lead September Films' new push in serious documentary making.
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Clipsalesnow joins dotcom failure list
Clipsalesnow.com, the online clip sales service backed by September Films, will close next month less than 10 months after its launch after failing to secure enough funding.The venture, which offered producers
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UNITED PRODUCTIONS KICKS OFF COMEDY DRAMA
United Productions has begun production on a new comedy drama for ITV based on the novel The Last Detective. Peter Davison is to star as the book's protagonist, Dangerous Davies. The