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BBC MANAGER TO IPC
BBC Worldwide business development manager Pippa Pollard is leaving the corporation to join IPC media as director, brand and business development. Pollard, 33, takes up the new role on 4 June.
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Flynn joins BBC to build commercial businesses
BBC DIRECTOR general Greg Dyke has completed a new top management line-up with the appointment of Roger Flynn from the private sector as business commercial director.Flynn, who joins from Prudential Retail,
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BBC REQUESTS DERBY RIGHTS FROM ITC
The BBC has asked the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for permission to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of this year's horse-racing Derby. The ITC is now inviting other broadcasters and rights
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BBC POSTPONES ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES RETURN
BBC entertainment has denied reports that a return of Only Fools and Horses has been shelved. The original cast have been in talks with the BBC to return for a Christmas
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BBC SIGNS DEAL WITH SES
The BBC has struck a new five-year agreement with satellite provider SES in a move that will increase the corporation's transponder capacity by 50 per cent. Initially, the BBC intends to
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Off the record - Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General
TUESDAYI've been putting it off, but deep down I know I've just gotta sort BBC bloody Resources and Technology and stuff. Have to admit I'm at a total loss though. We've
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Gibson to leave BBC
BBC controller of documentaries Jeremy Gibson is poised to leave the corporation as it gears up for a major overhaul of its beleaguered general factual department.According to sources, Gibson's division is
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e-commerce takes a beating
The early summer sun is casting light on the bleeding obvious. BSkyB's decision to fold its e-commerce vehicle Open into its interactive division hasn't surprised anyone, even if it has been
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Bernard takes chair at GWR
GWR chief executive Ralph Bernard is stepping up to become executive chairman as part of a management reshuffle at the radio group, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BIG BROTHER INTERACTIVE
Channel 4 has unveiled details of an interactive Big Brother game that launches alongside the second series on Saturday (26 May). E-Victor challenges viewers of Two Way TV's interactive games channel
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Blair to decide media rules
Prime minister Tony Blair is set to bypass his media and trade departments and will himself decide whether current cross-media ownership rules should be relaxed in the next communications bill, writes David Rose.
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TEEN CHANNEL TROUBLE GETS INTERACTIVE BOOST
Flextech has commissioned internet TV specialist Kamera to produce the interactive platform for a new reality TV show for teen channel Trouble. Kamera has been charged with exploiting interactivity out of
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Kids boss jumps ship at Carlton
One of Carlton Television's longest standing programme executives, controller of children's Michael Forte, has quit the ITV broadcaster with no job to go to, writes Colin Robertson.
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BROADBAND FIRM DIPS
Broadband outfit Kingston Communications has reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) losses of£9.4m for its TV arm. Revenues for the division totalled just£600,000 although the parent
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Tiger rejigs to capitalise on expansion
Tiger Aspect Productions this week restructured its senior management on the back of its recent expansion into film, animation and new media, dividing its commercial and creative activities and promoting commercial director Andrew Zein to joint managing d
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CARLTON PROFITS DROP
Carlton Communications this week saw headline pre-tax profits for the six months to 1 April dip to£65.8m from£97m for the same period last year on sales of£1.1bn. Carlton,
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ITV REGIONAL ROUND-UP - Channel funnels its TV resources
ITV franchises not yet owned by Carlton or Granada are often dismissed as being too small to notice. In the first of five profiles examining these regional franchises, Broadcast looks at the steady growth of Channel TV.
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RATINGS - Survivor fails to excel but clocks off happy
The debut of ITV's much vaunted reality TV show, Survivor, failed to meet expectations on Monday night (21 May), writes Jon Rogers.
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Sky complaints pour into OFT
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has received at least 20 complaints from major organisations as part of its ongoing probe into BSkyB, writes Simon Ellery.
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LONDON PRODUCTION FUNDS COURTS PROJECTS
The London Production Fund (LPF), backed by Carlton Television, the Film Council and Film Four Lab, is looking for new film projects. Part of London film development agency LFVDA, the fund