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Benson heads F&L full-time
BBC controller of specialist factual Glenwyn Benson has taken on the post of factual and learning co-director on a full-time basis, despite having previously turned the job down.Benson was originally made
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TRADE TALK - Play UK's big man.
'Gregarious' and 'extreme' Matthew Littleford leaves the Prickly Heat of Sky One (pictured) to take on a new challenge as editor of Play UK channel.
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RATINGS - ITV's returning soap takes too few bookings.
The much-anticipated return of ITV's soap Crossroads made a respectable but unspectacular start, writes Jon Rogers.
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ON THE BOX - Friendly persuasion.
Editor of Channel 5's The Wright Stuff Jezz Wright can't get enough of his Friends but thinks that Spaced is just a complete mystery. Friday night is 'Friends night'. No, I'm not talking about the traditional end-of-week piss-up down the local, I'm talkin
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WISE BUDDAH WINS 'HITMAN' DOCUMENTARY.
Indie Wise Buddah has secured its first TV commission, six months after setting up a dedicated TV arm. Commissioned by Channel 5 controller of special events Adam Perry, The Hit Factory
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Telewest buys major sit-up stake.
Telewest has invested£14.8m in cash and equity for a 38 per cent stake in sit-up, the TV and internet venture founded by former On Digital executives Ashley Faull and John Egan, writes Lucy Rouse.
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Carlton sex doc injunction.
Carlton has been further prevented from broadcasting Tara's Story, its controversial regional documentary on under-age sex, following a high court injunction lodged by Nottinghamshire County Council, writes Steve Aston.
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Shopping channel studios catch fire.
A fire service investigation has been launched after a blaze in the warehouse and studios of satellite shopping channel Ideal World on Tuesday night (6 March) caused serious damage and forced the channel off the air, writes Simon Ellery.
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CLASSIC FM MAY START ITS OWN TV CHANNEL.
Classic FM is holding discussions with the Performance channel about the possibility of launching its own television programme. The national commercial radio station has not confirmed format or programming details, but
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RADIO INITIATIVE AT SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN.
A radio forum is to be included in the Third World Summit on Media for Children for the first time. The conference, which will focus on issues of globalisation and new
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CTIT PROMOTES CHILDS.
Columbia TriStar International Television(CTIT) has promoted Darren Childs to the newly created post of senior vice-president, international networks. Working from the company's London office, he will now be responsible for management
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CME meets Czechs in court.
A dispute between Ronald Lauder, controlling shareholder of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), and the government of the Czech Republic over Czech television channel Nova TV moved to the UK courts this week, writes Jane Marlow.
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CNN NABS SKY'S SMITH.
CNN has poached Sky presenter Claire Smith to front new weekly travel show CNN Hotspots. Smith replaces Jane Dutton, who is being moved to work on new CNN projects, including being
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SECOND COMMISSION FOR THE HOT SEAT.
Flashback TV has been commissioned by Artsworld channel director Richard Melman to produce a second series of interview show The Hot Seat. Presented by Sir Christopher Frayling, the 6 x 30-minute
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COMMONWEALTH TIE-UP.
Broadcast is joining forces with the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association to host a seminar on 29 March entitled Cable and satellite viewing: how far can it go? Chaired by Investec Henderson Crosthwaite
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Morphos loses Quantel Editbox to con men.
DHL delivery men were tricked into handing over a£200,000 Quantel Editbox to strangers last week, following a routine delivery to a Soho-based post-production firm, write Simon Ellery and Barbara Marshall.
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Ex-BBC men set up crew web service.
Two former BBC managers are planning a web-based crew finding service that uses GPS-equipped mobile phones to pinpoint the location of staff and vehicles, writes Barbara Marshall.The duo, former BBC South
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WORLD CUP DEAL.
German media outfit Kirch Group has struck a deal with the two German terrestrial broadcasters ARD and ZDF for rights to screen the World Cup tournament on terrestrial TV. The deal
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TERRESTRIALS CUT EDEN.
London-based distributor Electric Sky has struck a deal with National Geographic Channels Worldwide to show its National Lottery-funded Eden project coverage, after being snubbed by all of the UK terrestrial channels,
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FINAL CUT PLANS GROWTH.
Commercials and pop promo editing house Final Cut is stepping up its drive to attract international business by signing with global creative matchmaking agency The Comfort Zones. Established in January this