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UK Gold plans 24-hour broadcast
BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK gold is to broadcast around the clock from the end of next month. The channel, which is part of the UKTV network, currently broadcasts for 20 hours
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Granada Media expands overseas
Strategic alliance signed with Seven Network as new German arm launches
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BSkyB to post£55 million loss
Cable and satellite broadcaster blames deficit on free set-top box offer
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Paying for the name
More bad news for the BBC with a report that BBC 1 and BBC 2 are up for sale - the internet domain names that is. Domain name auction firm Names
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Mansfield joins Granada
ITV daytime chief Nelmes appointed successor as Network Centre reshuffles
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Digital to bite BSkyB but internet investment expected
Set-top box giveaway to hit first-half operating profits but subscriber numbers poised to pass two million
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Soundbites
'To imply that the new director general is a party hack, sophisticated tax minimiser and property speculator may stay just the right side of the libel laws, but it is
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BBC puts Human Body on big screen
Imax version of top documentary could pave way for further giant screen productions
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Granada allies with Australia's Channel 7
Media and leisure group Granada has taken a 9.1 per cent stake in Channel 7, one of Australia's three free-to-air commercial broadcasters, reports the Financial Times.The deal, which values Granada's shareholding
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McDonald's set to sponsor Millionaire
McDonald's looks set to take over from Jacob's as sponsor of hit ITV gameshow Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. The fast food retailer is understood to be paying around£3
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Sky One to run Nelvana's Rescue Heroes
Sky One head of acquisitions Penny Harris has bought a 13 x 30-minute run of producer and distributor Nelvana's animated series, Rescue Heroes, writes Tara Conlan. It is Nelvana's first sale
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Atlantic and Xfm revamp schedules
Atlantic 252 and Capital Radio-owned Xfm overhauled their schedules this week following the departure of key DJs including both stations' breakfast hosts, writes John Plunkett.Atlantic, renamed New Atlantic 252, will
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BBC Worldwide Americas spins-off Dinosaurs merchandising
BBC Worldwide Americas has signed a licensing deal to bring Walking with Dinosaurs spin-off merchandising products into the US. From this April Giftware North America will import plush toys and puzzles
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Channel 4 plants Planet Wild's Gardener's Garden
Liverpool-based Planet Wild has been recommissioned by Channel 4 for a second series of The Gardener's Garden, writes Tim Dams. The 8 x 30-minute series will air in June, looking at
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Wyatt puts wind in Discovery sails
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has commissioned indie Wyatt & Wyatt to make a 7 x 30-minute series on the evolution and technology of sailing, writes John Plunkett. Wind Driven will seek
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GMTV hires two new correspondents
GMTV has appointed London News Network reporter Richard Gaisford and BBC Scotland reporter Carlo Romano to join its on-screen team, writes Tara Conlan. The two correspondents will join GMTV from mid-February,
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Carter to oversee wireless strategy at CNN Interactive
Former CNN.com senior editor lands director post
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Soul Music returns to Carlton's central region
Carlton Productions is recording a second series of Soul Music featuring leading bands and solo performers. The 6 x 30-minute regional run will be recorded in March for transmission at the
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BBC science puts Human Body on big screen
Imax version of top documentary could pave way for further giant screen productions
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BBC stretches lead over commercial radio
Zoe Ball's Radio 1 breakfast show tops seven million as latest Rajar audience figures show rise for the corporation