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GLASGOW DRAWS SCORE
Scottish Radio Holdings subsidiary Score Digital was the sole applicant for the Glasgow local digital radio multiplex when the deadline for applications passed last Tuesday. It is proposing eight services including
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First Freedom sets sail with liner doc
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up First Freedom Productions to make a documentary charting the design and construction of P&O's new super-liner, writes Alice Macandrew.The 3 x 60-minute series, Aurora,
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VOICEOVER DEMOS ON WEB
Voiceover agency The Excellent Voice Company is launching a website that enables visitors to listen instantly to samples from its artists. The company claims existing voiceover websites demand users to download
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EUROSPORT LANDS SOCCER RIGHTS IN UFA DEAL
Eurosport has clinched a four-year deal with Ufa Sports, the sports rights arm of German media group Bertelsmann, giving it the TV rights to around 500 football matches. As part of
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dbc plans July movie launch
New pay-per-view movie operator digital broadcasting company (dbc) has unveiled the on-screen branding for its July launch on Sky Digital, writes Alice Macandrew.The new service will kick off under the name
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TALK'S DOME DAY SHOW
Talk Radio has signed a deal with the New Millennium Experience Company to broadcast up to three hours a day from inside the Millennium Dome. Dome Talk was launched at 09.00
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US Team picks Dandelion on way into Europe
Team Communications is set to acquire UK outfit Dandelion Distribution in a $5 million (£3.1 million) deal that forms the first step in the US producer/distributor's planned expansion into Europe, writes
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SKY WINS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO UEFA CUP MATCHES
BSkyB confirmed this week that it has secured live and exclusive rights to all Uefa Cup matches involving Leeds United, Spurs and Newcastle United, as reported exclusively in Broadcast last week
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XFM TO COVER SPORT ON SATURDAY
Capital Radio-owned indie music station Xfm will include more sport in its programming as part of Capital's wider policy to up sports coverage on FM stations. The Radio Authority has agreed
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OFF THE RECORD - Copped it
Spare a thought for Channel 4 News' industrious chief correspondent, Alex Thomson. ITN deep throats tell us the scoopmungous Thomson has been immersed in a deep undercover investigation into the mysterious
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CONVERGENCE PAPER DUE
The government White Paper on the convergence of the television and communications industries is expected to be published jointly by the Department of Trade & Industry and the Department of Culture,
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Wiliam steps into ITV comedy post
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has finally filled the network's vacant controller of comedy post with the appointment of a relative unknown, independent producer Sioned Wiliam.Liddiment has been handling comedy
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GOLDEN ROSE IN TALKS OVER JAZZ-THEMED TV CHANNEL
Golden Rose, which owns commercial radio station Jazz FM, is considering launching a jazz-themed TV channel to air between four and six hours a night. Guardian Media Group, which co-owns indies
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TURNER LAUNCHES TURKISH-LANGUAGE NEWS CHANNEL
CNN parent Turner Broadcasting System International (TBSI) and Dogan Media Group are joining forces to launch a 24-hour Turkish-language news channel, CNN Turk. The new venture, expected to be launched in
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CHANGING MARKET FORCES TELE-CINE REDUNDANCIES
Tele-Cine has axed at least five people as a result of changing market demand, according to managing director Jeff Emerson. Three Avid offline editors and an overnight telecine operator were among
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MURDOCH TAKES SKY CHAIR
Rupert Murdoch was named as BSkyB chairman on Tuesday (15 June). Murdoch, as chairman of News Corp - BSkyB's biggest shareholder - was appointed by the BSkyB board to replace Pathe
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LEWIS ELECTED CHAIR OF WRITERS' GUILD
Screenwriter Russell Lewis was elected chair of the Writers' Guild at the union's annual meeting on Saturday (12 June).Russell's credits include the BBC 1 series Ambassador and Between the Lines and
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OFF THE RECORD - End of the Century
As the saying goes, a month's a long time in radio. So long, in fact, that top execs at Border Radio forgot to mention their ol' mucker John Myers in their
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CARLTON REGAINS CITV JOB
Carlton Television has been recommissioned to produce Children's ITV's (CITV) presentation for a further two years, following a competitive pitch against two other ITV companies. Carlton's promotions department, which has held
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WATCHDOG RELAXES PEAKTIME CANADIAN CONTENT QUOTA
Canadian broadcasters and producers have welcomed a relaxation of the regulations governing peaktime Canadian content requirements. From September 2000, Canada's largest broadcasters - CTV, CanWest Global Communications, TVA Group and Western