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UBC buys Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has struck a deal with the GWR Group to take control of the Classic Gold brand and 12 of its AM licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sky One buys kids show from Decode
Sky One has snapped up a new animation series from Decode Entertainment that targets eight to 13 year-olds, writes Simon Ellery.
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SEPTEMBER LURES BURSTALL FROM FLAME TO HEAD FACTUAL
September Films has poached Flame executive producer James Burstall to become its first head of factual. Burstall, who will report to September chief executive David Green, will be charged with overseeing
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OFF THE RECORD - Lookalikes - the Bulldog spirit
Say 'daahling' to the dramatic resemblance between outgoing C4 drama guru Gub Neal and Frasier's Bulldog, played by Dan Butler. While one persistently upsets his work associates with loud ranting, the
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NTL to buy outside broadcast outfit
NTL is understood to be in the process of buying outside broadcast facility Scanners. Although neither party would confirm the deal, an announcement is expected early next week.Scanners chairman Malcolm Bartram
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Bravo in NME tie-up strand
Flextech men's channel Bravo has ordered a masthead show from Rapido that will be based on consumer music title NME, writes Simon Ellery.
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Controller teams braced for cuts
New BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's and BBC 2 controller Jane Root's teams are expected to be cut as part of a shake-up, with both channels' editorial executives offered new roles, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Bro leaves BBC's Olympics on blocks
BBC 1's Olympics Games' opening ceremony coverage last Friday (15 September) won the silver medal in this week's ratings race, as Big Brother tore home for gold, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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OPINION - No siblings, says BBC's big sister
One era on television ended last week, just as another had begun.The ephemera that was Channel 4's ratings hit of the summer (and, possibly, of the year) Big Brother came to
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BBC ONLINE SIGNS WITH ON DIGITAL TO PROVIDE NEWS
BBC Online has signed a deal with On Digital to provide news headlines and a link to BBC news and weather on On Digital's new digital terrestial television internet service On
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BBC breaks rules on kids, says rival
Kids channel Nickelodeon has stepped up an attack on the BBC, which it accuses of breaching government guidelines for its new kids services while using public funds for the proposed new
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BBC DEVELOPS FIRST UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY DEGREE
BBC Training and Development has teamed up with De Montfort University, Leicester, to create a degree course specially designed to prepare students for a technical career in broadcasting. This is the
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TWO WAY TO MAKE INTERACTIVE GAMES BASED ON BBC HITS
Two Way TV has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to produce interactive standalone TV games based on hit programmes, including A Question of Sport. The agreement also takes in Mastermind,
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The Community Channel launched this week on Sky Digital, claiming to be the first dedicated charity TV channel. Backed by funding from the government, the National Lottery, the Department for Internat
The Community Channel launched this week on Sky Digital, claiming to be the first dedicated charity TV channel. Backed by funding from the government, the National Lottery, the Department for International
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TRADE TALK - Audio head
Ray Dolby has interests beyond sound technology. Barbara Marshall reports on this year's winner of the John Tucker award of excellence.
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KINGSTON SIGNS DEAL WITH ASIAN BROADCASTER
Kingston Communication's technical arm has struck a multiplexing deal with Asian production outfit Reminiscent TV, which is launching seven new channels in the UK later this month. Under the five-year deal,
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AOL Time Warner deal still in doubt
The world's largest proposed merger, between AOL and Turner Time Warner, could still be blocked by the European Commission, it emerged this week.The commission confirmed on Monday (18 September) that it
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ITV mixes animals and kids
United Productions has been commissioned by outgoing controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard to make new 13 x 20-minute animal gameshow Petswap, writes Tara Conlan.
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Anglia liable in Oz indie case
An 18-month legal battle between Anglia TV's Survival and an independent production company, whose programme credits were removed and replaced by the name of a Survival subsidiary, has finally been settled in the High Court, writes Ashley Davies.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Waging turf warfare
Peter Salmon is stepping up to the BBC sport podium and faces a huge challenge, in terms of winning rights and producing content, to keep the licence fee payers happy. Tara Conlan reports.