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    Sky rejigs again as Bergg quits

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    BSKYB has launched a management restructure of its flagship channel Sky One following the departure of general manager David Bergg and the appointment of BBC Birmingham's Kate Marsh as deputy director

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    Abramsky awarded New Year honour

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC director of radio and music Jenny Abramsky and controller of Proms, live events and television classical music Nicholas Kenyon picked up a CBE and an OBE respectively in the Queen's New Year's Honours list, writes Ashley Davies.

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    C4 buys popworld stake

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has bought a 10 per cent stake in Popworld, the pop music company formed by ex-Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, in a deal which will see Popworld providing E4

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    Genre round-up 2000 - The nevere nding story

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    In 2000, the BBC and ITV continued to battle it out for ratings, dominating all of the top 20s, apart from Chan nel 4's intrusion with event TV show Big Brother. Peter Keighron highlights last year's good, bad and ugly.

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    Forever buys Surf 107.2

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Forever Broadcasting has bought the entire share capital of Brighton and Hove Local Radio and its station Surf 107.2. This is the third acquisition for Forever Broadcasting which was set up

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    Tranter eyes C4's axed North Square for BBC 1

    2000-01-05T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter is understood to want legal drama series North Square, which has been axed by its first home, Channel 4, writes Ashley Davies.

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    TRADE TALK

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    On why US television, with an eye on 2001, is saving its Christmas surprises until after the festivities.

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    TWI NAMES NET AND TV SERVICE NETWORK OF THE WORLD

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    TWI is to call its new multi-million pound global, converged internet and television service Network of the World (NOW).As revealed exclusively in Broadcast last week, TWI has teamed up with Pacific

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    Two Way TV joint-venture targets US

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    London-based interactive outfit Two Way TV has made its first move into the US by forming a joint-venture with San Francisco-based Interactive Network, writes Ashley Davies.

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    PRISM POACHES JOHNSON

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Former Fox Kids UK managing director Rod Henwood's new internet and interactive TV outfit, Prism Entertainment, has poached Action Time head of children's programmes Amelia Johnson. She joins next month.

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    LIVE TV TRIO TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE VENTURE

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Former Live TV managing director Mark Cullen is to launch an interactive TV venture with his former colleagues from the defunct TV channel, programme executives Mark Murphy and Adrian Swift.The outfit,

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    HAYNES JOINS SKY PICS

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Sky Pictures has poached Valencia Haynes from London-based sales outfit Capitol Films to join its production team next month. Haynes will work alongside Sky Pictures head William Turner in a production,

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    HAYES RETURNS TO LBC TO HOST SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Brian Hayes is returning to LBC 1152AM to host a two-hour Sunday morning phone-in show, Sunday Supplement. Hayes, whose R5 Live Sunday morning slot was axed

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    Grimsdale to head ICG

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) head of factual Peter Grimsdale has been named as the new head of the ICG, writes Tim Dams.

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    GRANADA HIRES RICHMOND

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Granada Television controller of entertainment Duncan Gray has hired Siubhan Richmond to be the new executive producer of This Morning. Richmond, who series produced Talent TV's The Villa for Sky One,

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    TRADE TALK - Good news?

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Will new deputy chief executive Richard Sambrook retain his popularity as he takes charge of reorganising BBC News? Tara Conlan reports.

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    RDF poaches Gooch from ICG

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    RDF Television has recruited Nicola Gooch from the BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) to develop and produce daytime, lifestyle and leisure shows, writes Jason Deans.

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    Sandhu gets new role at Production

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    BBC Production has created the job of head of new media and new channels, with a brief to boost the directorate's output for the BBC's digital, UKTV, online and interactive services, writes Tim Dams.

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    Wheel of fortune

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Who were 1999's fairground attractions, and who were the year's human cannonballs?

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    Fox snaps up Usher format

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    UK producer Peter Usher has sold an interactive gameshow format to US cable network Fox Family Channel, writes Jason Deans.