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ITV2 ruling hailed as victory for DTT
ITV has hailed the Independent Television Commission's decision to reject BSkyB's request for ITV2 to be available on digital satellite (DST) as a victory for digital terrestrial TV (DTT), writes Nicola Methven.
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CURRIE TAKES ROLE AS MAGIC 105.4 PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Emap Radio's The Box Music Channel has appointed Francis Currie, former programme director of Emap Radio's Magic 105.4 FM, as its new programme director. In his new role, Currie will take
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MEDIA 100 SALES SURGE IMPROVES LOSSES
Media 100 has cut its first-quarter net loss by more than 50 per cent. Figures for the period ending 28 February 1999 show net sales had increased by 15 per cent
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WISE BUDDAH SCORES COMMISSIONS FROM R1 AND 2
Radio indie Wise Buddah has won a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 1 and 2 including a one-off on Kurt Cobain to mark the fifth anniversary of his suicide. Entertain
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KEMP IN£1.2M ITV DEAL
EastEnders actor Ross Kemp has become only the second actor to enter into an exclusive contract directly with the ITV Network Centre.Following the precedent set by Robson Green, Kemp has signed
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OFF THE RECORD - Waste of Resources?
Say what you like about John Birt, but you can't deny he's turned the BBC into a ruthlessly efficient organisation. Why, take this internal memo circulated by BBC Resources entitled What
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Question time?
Fresh from his triumph with ITV's new line-up, surely chief scheduler David Bergg would like to bask in the glory? Not so, writes Tim Dams.
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OFF THE RECORD - Over the top shelf
Trouble is brewing at TV Centre, where saucy lads' mags such as GQ and FHM have been removed from one of its in-house eateries. The magazines, according to a letter in
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NODDY IN TOYLAND SOLD TO TELEVISA IN MEXICO
BBC Worldwide has sold Noddy in Toyland (left), its co-production with the Enid Blyton Company and Catalyst Entertainment, to Mexico's Televisa.Sixty-five 30-minute episodes of the children's show plus a Christmas special
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MIXED SIGNALS ON MAN UTD
A newspaper report claiming that BSkyB's bid for Manchester United Football Club has been thrown out by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission (MMC) remained unconfirmed as Broadcast went to press on
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LBC revamp offers sporting Saturday
LBC 1152 AM has unveiled details of its revamped schedule, including an expanded breakfast show and a new sports programme on Saturday afternoons, writes John Plunkett.
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LSE report says TV is kids' last resort
Watching television is by far the most widespread media activity among UK children, but it is regarded as something they turn to when they are bored and have nothing better to do, according to a major new study, writes Tim Dams.
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YEAR OF PROMISE IS ITV NEW MILLENNIUM RESOLUTION
ITV is to give a full day's schedule over to a millennium project described by chief executive Richard Eyre as 'the ultimate New Year resolution'.The network is to launch ITV's Year
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Liddiment unveils ITV summer slate
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment announced the network's spring/summer 1999 programming line-up on Wednesday (17 March), claiming it would add to the 'confident start' achieved by the new peaktime schedule.Liddiment
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Sky Pictures looks at life of Irish journalist
BSkyB's new film production unit, Sky Pictures, is planning to invest in a film about the life of investigative journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered by the Irish underworld in 1996, writes Alice Macandrew.
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INTERVIEW - Quiz show queen
Action Time is bringing seventies marital quiz Mr and Mrs back to TV with a nineties spin - Julian Clary is presenting. But managing director Trish Kinane says there's more to the indie's output than just gameshows.
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NTL INTERACTIVE TV SERVICE TO OFFER ONLINE MAGS
NTL is set to launch a new interactive TV service featuring online versions of consumer magazines Empire and Q, which are published by Emap, the owner of Broadcast. The Entertainment channel
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Game over?
Football's changed and it's not all for the best. Pete Davies argues that while you can't blame Murdoch for everything, the new order, bankrolled by Sky, is pricing fans out of the game.
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FRAMESTORE PROMOTES IN-HOUSE TALENT
FrameStore has taken on a number of new staff and promoted internally. Jason Bartholomew moves from bookings to production as producer, Kirsty Cleminson-Edwards, previously a production accountant, takes over as head
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TERACOM AND NTL MERGE NEWSGATHERING FORCES
NTL is teaming up with Swedish broadcasting and transmission company Teracom AB to form one of Europe's largest independent satellite newsgathering operations. The alliance will offer news and sports broadcasters a