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Emap gets new Vision
Emap Media - owner of Broadcast - has bought TV and film technology exhibition Vision to incorporate into its annual TV, film and commercials production services event, The Production Show.The company
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Disney UK rocked by double resignation
Joan Lofts, director of programming and acquisitions at Disney Channel UK, resigned suddenly last week after less than a year in the job.Lofts, formerly director of programmes at Flextech channels TCC
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Wright unveils R3 'signpost' to future
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright signalled an increase in speech and live music programming when he unveiled his first revamp of the network on Tuesday (2 February). The changes - which
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Webb takes European role for BBC News
Former BBC Breakfast News presenter Justin Webb has been appointed as the BBC's Europe correspondent based in Brussels, writes Tim Dams.
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Talk and Ginger unleash consortium for digital bids
Talk Radio has joined forces with Virgin Radio parent Ginger Media Group (GMG) and international TV and radio outfit Clear Channel to bid for all six regional digital radio multiplexes in the UK, writes John Plunkett.
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Telewest to rejig line-up
Telewest has embarked on an overhaul of its programming line-up and is considering dropping several channels, including three from GSkyB, writes Alice Macandrew.
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SKY NEWS UNVEILS PLANS
Sky News is to launch its own version of News at Ten on the same day the 32-year-old bulletin is axed by ITV. The 30-minute programme, to be hosted by Bob
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R1 AND R4 AWAIT RAJARS
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4 are expected to show gains in the latest Rajars, due to be published on Thursday (4 February). The increases, if confirmed, would provide a
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FITZGERALD QUITS TARA
David Fitzgerald has resigned as managing director of Irish entertainment channel Tara Television. Fitzgerald, a former entertainment controller of finance and production at Anglia, said he had achieved what he set
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ON DIGITAL PROMOTES SKY
On Digital kicked off a new promotion this week, offering a six-month 'free' trial of rival Sky Sports 1 to all customers that sign up to its digital terrestrial TV (DTT)
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COMMERCIAL RADIO RECORD
Commercial radio has broken through the 5 per cent mark for its share of total display ad revenue, according to figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). RAB estimates that commercial
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WOOLFE JOINS PLANET 24
Richard Woolfe, a Granada producer whose credits include Hearts of Gold, has joined Planet 24 to develop a series of shows for the indie, including a pilot for a new chat
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C4 finances indies in drama initiative
Channel 4's drama department is financing six start-up independents as part of a drive to boost drama output.Money has also been invested in five trainee drama producer placements at four other
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Betting hots up on next DG
The odds on who will be the next BBC director general have turned upside down since the favourite - Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson - ruled himself out of the race last week, writes Tim Dams.
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UK Play buys in BBC music pair
UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has recommissioned two series from BBC music entertainment, including a second series of The Chris Moyles Show, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Crucial Films focuses on Henry after rationalisation
Lenny Henry is downsizing his film and TV production company, Crucial Films, to focus exclusively on the development and production of projects in which he stars, writes Liz Shackleton.
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BBC 2 to spotlight loyalist killers
BBC 2 is to broadcast the follow-up to its highly successful expose of the IRA, Provos, with an intimate account of the lives of loyalist paramilitaries, writes John Plunkett.
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LORD HOLME TAKES DEPUTY CHAIRMAN POST AT ITC
Media Secretary Chris Smith has named Lord Holme of Cheltenham as the new deputy chairman of the Independent Television Commission. Lord Holme, 62, has been parliamentary spokesman on Northern Ireland for
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WARE SECURES PROMOTION AT BRISTOL FEATURES
Tom Ware has been appointed head of the development unit at BBC Bristol's features department replacing senior development producer Andrea Michell.Ware, who will report to BBC Bristol head of TV features
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SET-TOP BOX RETAIL SALES HIT 171,000 IN THREE MONTHS
An estimated 171,000 digital set-top boxes were sold through retail outlets between 1 October and 26 December, according to data released by market information company GfK Marketing Services this week. The