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Granada rejected by NHS.
Granada Media is the only one of three bidders not to be awarded money from the first tranche of the£5m NHS fund for digital TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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PEARSON POACHES GRANADA'S KIRKEGAARD.
Pearson TV Worldwide has hired Granada Media's founder of its 'greenhouse' development project Sean Kirkegaard (left) as its new entertainment development team leader. Kirkegaard, 31, took up the new role at
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YOUNG TO HAT TRICK.
BBC head of light entertainment David Young is setting up a new entertainment outfit with his former employer Hat Trick Productions. As predicted in Broadcast (8.12.00), Young, 32, will leave the
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LIVE AND KICKING.
The BBC has denied reports that Saturday morning children's show Live and Kicking is about to be axed. Despite poor ratings, a BBC spokesman said that no decision on the future
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UBM to sell Rapture TV.
Rapture TV is preparing itself for imminent sale by its owner, United Business Media (UBM), with an announcement expected within weeks, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TALKSPORT RENEWAL.
The Wireless Group has had its TalkSport national analogue licence renewed by the Radio Authority for a further eight years. Under the terms of the renewal, TWG's annual cash payment has
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New report predicts second internet 'revolution'
DSL set to supercede cable once unbundling is complete
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422 sets up new creative arm
Bristol-based facilities group targets corporates with creative consultancy unit 422 Vision
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Bectu recommends Resources veto
Union says members should vote against last week's revised offer from management
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Swepson steps-up at Complete
Head of bookings to become managing director of Covent Garden commercials facility
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NBC buys The Weakest Link
BBC signs deal for thirteen peak-time shows with American broadcaster as part of£4m deal
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Popstars debuts at number one
ITV's latest reality show, which stars LWT controller of entertainment and comedy Nigel Lythgoe, pulls in last night's largest non-soap audience share
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Hall resigns, Sambrook waits in the wings
Deputy director of news expected to take over as Tony Hall is confirmed as executive director of Royal Opera House
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Laughs run out for C4's Dotcomedy
Gail Porter-fronted series goes offline in UK as Princess Productions sells format to five overseas territories
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Ronin takes endurance genre to another planet
It's a Knock Out producer in joint venture plan to take winner of Space Commander reality format into space in September 2002
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Canal+ hatches sports channel plan
Loss of Eurosport shares forces French pay-tv outfit to look at organic sports growth
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BBC 2 sheds viewers amid ITV and BBC 1 ratings war
Corporation's second channel suffers but remains most highly watched minority channel
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Endurance gameshow set for C5
Broadcaster looking for contestants for 'deceptively simple' endurance gameshow Touching the Truck