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Ideal man to Wark Clements
Glasgow indie Wark Clements has poached Paul Murray from Ideal World Productions to become its director of development and executive producer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Murray's new brief is to develop ideas and
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GWR in talks with DMGT over Classic FM TV launch
Classic FM parent GWR is poised to take its first step into TV in a move that is likely to lead to the re-branding of cable arts service The Performance Channel, writes Steve Clarke.
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OFF THE RECORD - Scanty cladding
Radio listening may have been on the up in the latest Rajars but not on Kelvin MacKenzie's revamped station talkSPORT. Big Mac put a brave face on the station's depressing drop
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Unique launches channels
Unique Group is seeking to reposition itself as a broadcaster with the launch of a series of multi-platform channels, beginning later this year with self-improvement channel Positivity, writes Tara Conlan.
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MONEY CHANNEL AND TELEWEST OFFER DIGITAL PRODUCTS
The Money Channel is to develop digital interactive products with Telewest following the signing of a one-year digital cable carriage deal. Consumer financial products, such as insurance packages, are being developed
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GRADE FILLS NFTS CHAIR
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade is to become the first Lew Grade chair of television production at the National Film & Television School (NFTS). The role was created to
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CENTRAL CHOOSES MEDICAL SHOW FOR PEAKTIME POSITION
Carlton Central is poised to fill its Monday night peaktime regional slot with a new medical series looking at the Midlands air ambulance team. Flying Medics is a 6 x 30-minute
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Carlton odds on for United
Carlton Communications has emerged as the bookies favourite to win a bidding war against Granada Media for United News & Media, writes Dominic Timms.Exclusive research commissioned by Broadcast sister online site
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CLARKE QUITS CABLE & WIRELESS FOR FAMILY
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) chief executive Greg Clarke has decided to leave the company as it completes the sale of its residential arm to NTL this week and launches business
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SWISS CABLE OUTFIT OFFERS CARRIAGE TO UPCTV CHANNELS
Dutch cable and satellite broadcaster UPCtv is to break into Switzerland for the first time having signed a deal to roll-out seven of its channels with Geneva-based cable operator Telegeneve. The
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INDIE BUSINESS - What price an independent?
With huge rounds of consolidation making even the smallest independent prey to merger, how exactly do you put a value on that company? Peter Keighron finds out how and offers dos and don'ts about going to market.
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MONOGRAM STARTS WORK ON ITV'S RUSSIAN BRIDE
Monogram Productions has started work on its new ITV two-parter The Russian Bride. Written by Guy Hibbert (No Child of Mine) and commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott the
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Brennan to quit Flextech to go solo
Telewest/Flextech channel development chief David Brennan is leaving to launch his own media consultancy, writes Simon Ellery.
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SDI BROADCAST BOUGHT UP BY PICTURE CANNING COMPANY
The Picture Canning Company has acquired outside broadcast company SDI Broadcast. The purchase includes a six-camera serial digital widescreen truck and is part of Picture Canning's strategy to expand its multi-camera
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Hearts and Bones wins second run
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has ordered a second series of comedy drama Hearts & Bones from United Productions, writes Colin Robertson.
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BIRT TO GET PACKAGE
Former BBC director-general John Birt is understood to be in line for a final payment and pension package worth almost£400,000. A BBC spokesman said the BBC could not comment on
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BSC: 'Better public vetting'
Programme-makers need to step up identity checking procedures when selecting members of the public for television shows, according to Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Holme, writes Colin Robertson.
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Sky News' creative services department is behind the titles for Technofilextra, Sky News' new consumer-friendly computer and gadget show. The stark, dynamic graphics were designed to complement sister
Sky News' creative services department is behind the titles for Technofilextra, Sky News' new consumer-friendly computer and gadget show. The stark, dynamic graphics were designed to complement sister show, Technofile, while
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CBC'S PHILLIPS LEAVES TO BECOME MD AT NEWS WORLD
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) London bureau chief Sue Phillips has left the company to become News World International managing director.Phillips, who started her new role on 2 May, replaces Kerry Stevenson,
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Nickelodeon nets BBC kids exec
Nickelodeon has poached BBC head of children's presentation Joe Godwin to spearhead a move into in-house production, writes Katy Elliott.