All Broadcast articles in 08 December 2000 – Page 3
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Ratings - ITV puts the boot in with Beckham
ITV'S 'Wonder Wednesday' did the business for the network this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC news move may damage drama
Senior figures at the BBC are increasingly concerned that BBC 1 will not be able to maintain its current competitive schedule, following the move of its evening news to 22.00 in October, write Georgina Lipscomb and Ashley Davies.
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Granada moots BBC joint outfit
Granada Media is exploring the creation of a joint-venture outfit with BBC Bristol, which is likely to mirror the two companies' recent resources collaboration in Manchester.Granada insiders have confirmed that the
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Talk sport settles with BBC
Talk Sport has reached an out-of-court settlement with the BBC which allows it to continue broadcasting commentary of major sporting events from TV coverage, even if the BBC has rights to
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BBC head of religion retires
The BBC's head of religion and ethics, Ernest Rea, is taking early retirement from the corporation at the end of January 2001 after 22 years service.Rea has led the BBC's religious
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BBC and Bectu both claim strike victory
Both sides claimed victory after last Saturday's 24-hour BBC strike as a spokeswoman said the action had 'no effect on the audience enjoyment of programmes', while Bectu claimed the action resulted
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BBC structure - Dyke's 'One BBC' hierarchy
Have the bureaucrats really had their day, even though Greg Dyke has nominally ended the broadcast/production split, with a new 17-division structure and the inevitable fudging to fit it all together. Georgina Lipscomb reports.
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Sony Radio awards to include digital
The 2001 Sony Radio Academy Awards on 30 April will feature a new category, digital terrestrial station of the year. Nine new or revised categories include separate music awards (for daily
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BBC dominates technical innovation awards at RTS
The BBC swept the board at last week's RTS Technical Innovation Awards, earning a hat-trick for the first time, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Racial Equality Commission soap award
The Commission for Racial Equality announced a new category for next April's Race in the Media Awards at a reception at 11 Downing Street this week. Soap stars including Louis Emmerick
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Civilian content promotes Auty
Television and film rights owner Civilian Content, maker of Channel 5's Urban Gothic, has appointed Chris Auty as director. Auty, 43, is a board member of the Film Council and chief
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Attenborough's Planet is drowned by great Thaw
ITV enjoyed its best primetime (19.00 to 22.30) share since the new look BBC 1 schedule began in mid-November. For one heady week, BBC 1 broke out to 31 per cent
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APTN rejigs top jobs
Associated Press Television News has restructured its senior management, with head of news Nigel Baker becoming director of content. Baker retains his responsibility for news, entertainment and roving reports but also
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BKNI appoints BBC Worldwide consultant
Cologne-based BKN International (BKNI) has appointed Ronnie Cook to the post of senior vice-president, international sales and marketing. Cook, who will be based in London, formerly set up licensing divisions as
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GWR anticipates white paper
GWR has unveiled five new divisions and three new boards as part of a restructure to react to the deregulation expected in the communications white paper. Key changes include Classic FM
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News Analysis - Fixing the game
Two Way TV has limped through the past eight years, never fulfilling its bullish take-up predictions, but with digital switchover imminent and a number of interactive deals in place, could its fortunes be about to change?
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Ratings analysis - BBC outgunned in drama battle
The BBC may need more than a freed-up 21.00 weekday slot to catch up with ITV in peaktime drama as ITV, with more popular stars and successful costume serials, still has 14 out of the top 20 programmes. Adrian Edwards reports.
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Radio - The Wireless Group to up share allocations
The Wireless Group (TWG) chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) with shareholders - to be held on 18 December - about upping share allocations, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Free to air - Snaring a drama audience
As rival channel controllers begin to scrutinise their tallies in the autumn ratings contest - the most keenly fought since Michael Grade ran BBC 1 in the mid-1980s - one alarming
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Ainsworth complains to BBC over bias
Shadow media secretary Peter Ainsworth has made a complaint to BBC director general Greg Dyke, claiming that the corporation has been demonstrating political bias, writes Georgina Lipscomb.