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Bergg greenlights LWT music strand
Sky One chief David Bergg has ordered LWT to produce a major new music strand as part of his drive to turn the channel into a mass-market attraction targeted at the
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OFF THE RECORD - BEARDED WONDER
As news leaked out about Nigel Pickard's move from ITV to become BBC children's supremo, the BBC's luvvie-in-chief Alan Yentob moved into top gear smoothing over ruffled feathers - both inside
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Pact tackles BBC over ICG
In another slapdown to broadcasters, producers' alliance Pact is threatening legal action against the BBC if the corporation's new commissioning structure is perceived as anti-competitive for indies when it is finalised within a month, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC targets north radio comedy
BBC Manchester is spearheading a drive into radio comedy following the appointment of Graham Frost as executive editor, radio comedy entertainment, writes Tara Conlan.
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Poole quits BBC for Bruce Dunlop
BBC Resources account director for branding Martin Poole has quit the BBC a year after joining (Broadcast, 28.5.99), writes Barbara Marshall.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BBC WORLDWIDE SELLS ITV DRAMA ROUGH TREATMENT
BBC Worldwide has secured a raft of sales for World Productions' drama Rough Treatment, which aired on ITV last month. BBC Worldwide has signed deals with Canal+ in France, SVT (Sweden),
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MILLS AND BAZ TO SPEAK AT LISTENER AND VIEWER EVENT
Castaway 2000 and Big Brother executive producers Jeremy Mills and Peter Bazlagette are among the speakers at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer's one-day conference entitled Viewing: Fact or Fiction.
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NOW DIGITAL NETS BATH AND BRISTOL MULTIPLEX DEAL
Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of the GWR Group, has been awarded the Bath and Bristol local digital radio multiplex licence by the Radio Authority and will launch its new
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CARLTON'S BARKER GOES FOR SECOND RUN OF SECRET CITY
Carlton controller of regional programmes Emma Barker has commissioned a second series of Secret City from LNN Factual. The 4 x 30-minute second series will air in a 19.30 slot from
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BRITS WIN SIX BANFF FESTIVAL GONGS
British producers and productions scooped six of the 14 gongs at the Banff Television Festival's Rockie Awards on Monday night (12 June).British awards included the prestigious Grand Prize which was taken
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - POSTCARD FROM ... TABITHA COLE IN BANFF
The surreal backdrop for the Banff TV festival makes almost anything seem normal. The annual event takes place in the Canadian Rockies, staged in a conference centre that bears more than
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... AS RA AWARDS MORECAMBE BAY LICENCE TO BAY RADIO
The Radio Authority has re-awarded the Morecambe Bay Independent Local Radio licence to Bay Radio, the existing licence-holder. The new licence will run for eight years from March 2001. The music-led
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RCA REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LOCAL RADIO
The Radio Communications Agency last week published a technical report, commissioned jointly by the BBC and the Radio Authority, on the possibility of finding space in the FM frequency band for
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RTS NAMES CHRIS SMITH AS AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER
The Royal Television Society has confirmed that culture secretary Chris Smith (left) will give the keynote address at its autumn symposium, which runs from 30-31 October at the Mayfair Intercontinental Hotel
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STV AND VOYAGER TO MAKE ASSOCIATES DOCUMENTARY
Scottish Television has commissioned Voyager Television to produce a 1 x 30-minute documentary on the life of the late Scottish pop star Billy Mackenzie of the seminal 1980s band The Associates.
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BT STRIKES MUSIC DEAL FOR BROADBAND ARM OPENWORLD
BT has struck its first music content deal for its broadband offering Openworld with band managers 19 Management. The deal centres on title sponsorship of a forthcoming S Club 7 series
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Brighter Pictures sets up web arm
Indie Brighter Pictures has launched a new media arm and is in talks with fellow indie World of Wonder about developing a new web-based channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Granger appointed Sky One creative director
BBC creative director of commercial services Andi Granger is joining Sky One as creative director at a time when the channel seeks to re-position its brand personality, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Hewitt announces DTI internet options
The Radiocommunications Agency has issued a report on its ideas for managing and regulating internet services as they relate to the UK radio spectrum, including broadband, mobile and 'walled garden' services.Department
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NEWS ANALYSIS - GOING ON THE DEFENSIVE
Recent violent events have raised questions over live reporting from trouble spots, with the onus for reducing risk falling squarely on broadcasters' shoulders. But what should they do?