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YES TV FORGES ORIGINAL CONTENT DEAL WITH NME.COM
Video-on-demand company Yes Television has struck an original content deal with IPC online music outfit nme.com. Yes TV has bought rights to five concerts, which feature pop acts such as Elastica
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WIRELESS GROUP COMMITS TO THIRD RADIO STATION
The Wireless Group has exchanged its 41.8 per cent stake in Bolton radio station Tower FM with the station's other shareholder, Forever Broadcasting, in return for a 17.88 per cent stake
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Paramount in comedy deal
The Paramount Comedy Channel has signed a development deal with Open Mike Productions in a move that is likely to kick-off with a new comedy panel show, writes Simon Ellery.
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PICKARD LEAVES CITV
ITV's outgoing controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has left the Network Centre and is expected to join the BBC as head of children's in October. He will work on
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Vaughan to write Choice drama
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has unveiled a raft of commissions, including a 30-minute drama written by Johnny Vaughan and a horror series featuring high-profile actors including Sadie Frost, writes Tara Conlan.
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CCNI PROVIDES JAPANESE I-MODE MOBILE PHONE SERVICE
CNN Interactive is to provide its first non-English language service for i-mode mobile phones in Japan. The service, which launches in both English and Japanese this week, will be available to
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PRIX ITALIA INTRODUCES NEW MEDIA CATEGORIES
The Prix Italia has introduced a third competition category that will see broadcasters' websites and enhanced TV programmes vying for the top prize. The year's event, which also includes a special
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SPORTSWORLD MEDIA GROUP BUYS PRO-ACTIVE PROJECTS
Sports producer and advertiser-branded programme specialist Sportsworld Media Group has bought specialist sports distributor and producer Pro-Active Projects. Pro-Active produces about 300 hours of programming a year in the UK and
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SVC GETS BUSINESS MANAGER FROM DOWN UNDER
Post house SVC has added two new faces to its team as part of an ongoing expansion programme. David Chiverton joins as new business manager and Paul Sullivan is the new
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Bugs stars of joint-venture doc
United Wildlife has teamed up with natural history independent producer Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) to make a documentary series on insects for Channel 4 and The Learning Channel in the US, writes Colin Robertson.
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BROOK LAPPING TO EXAMINE SERIAL KILLERS FOR ITV
ITV has commissioned Brook Lapping to produce a series on Britain's serial killers, which takes a forensic look through the ages kicking off with Jack the Ripper. Ordered by former ITV
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OFF THE RECORD - Root vetoes naked bodies
More gossip on Peter Jay's new series Road to Riches. This time it concerns BBC 2 boss Jane Root, who is understood to have vetoed the original programme titles. The thrown-out
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BLAZE SECURES FURTHER ITV COMMISSIONS
ITV has signed up a raft of commissions from Blaze Television, including a further 12-month run of its successful Saturday morning stalwarts SM:TV Live and cd:uk. The Network, along with ITV2,
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FLOELLA BENJAMIN SERVES UP THREE CARLTON FOOD SERIES
Carlton Food Network has commissioned Floella Benjamin Productions to produce three new series. The first is a 6 x 30-minutes series called Islands of the Caribbean, looking at the culture and
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SOUTH-EAST MEDIA TO BENEFIT FROM INTERNET SITE
Skillset partner SkillsTrain has launched a website - mediabusiness.net - for south-east media companies, after winning funding from the South East England Development Agency. The site will include a tool to
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FIVE COMPANIES VIE FOR BBC PROPERTY PORTFOLIO
The BBC has announced that five companies are pitching to manage its property portfolio. The bidding outfits have until 31 August to submit more detailed plans. In exchange for at least
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Net body calls for BBC online rules
The government should move to regulate the BBC's online ventures before enacting new communications legislation, according to the British Internet Publishers' Alliance (Bipa).Outlining a case against the BBC in its communications
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BBC VETERAN TO HEAD OMNIBUS SALES GROUP
TV automation firm OmniBus Systems has lured Colin Clode from the BBC to head its specialist sales support group. Clode will run the technical section producing pre-sales detailed systems proposals and
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BBC producer deported
BBC Correspondent producer Caroline Pare has been deported from the Democratic Republic of Congo, writes Tara Conlan.
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OPINION - Should we pay for BBC online?
With communications bill submissions lining the floors of the Departments of Trade and Culture, Media & Sport, industry lobbyists are beginning to spin their individual lines in the run-up to new