All Broadcast articles in 19 November 2004
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Ratings13.6m see terrestrial airing of Band Aid
A total of 13.6 million saw the terrestrial airing of the new Band Aid 20 video of which BBC1 was the channel of choice with 3.9 million (22%) at 5.55pm.
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NewsLygo and Willis to debate future of C4
Channel 4's director of programmes Kevin Lygo will discuss the channel's current performance and future with one of his predecessors, John Willis, on Monday at Broadcast's Commissioning Conference.
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NewsSRH ends year on financial high
Scottish Radio Holdings has reported a strong end to the year but has played down speculation of an imminent takeover from media group Emap.
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NewsGMTV renews breakfast contract
GMTV has renewed its contract with ITV to provide facilities for the breakfast TV station until 2010.
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NewsLicence fee rises to£126
The BBC licence fee is to rise by£5.50 to£126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced yesterday (Thursday).
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NewsBBC4 adapts 20,000 Streets Under the Sky
Author Patrick Hamilton's classic trilogy Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is to be adapted by the BBC to mark his centenary.
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NewsPEER POLL: Manchester
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should BBC3 be part of the corporation's move to Manchester?
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Ratings9.3m see England friendly
BBC1's live coverage of England's friendly match against Spain was supported by the viewers with a peak of 9.3 million (46%) at 10.30pm.
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Jumping the shark?
The phrase 'jumping the shark' was coined after an excruciating moment on the long-running US sitcom Happy Days when the Fonz, played by Henry Winkler, attempted to literally jump over a shark in a water-skiing contest, an incongruous moment that has come to symbolise the ...
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No Peroxide opens
Film and TV composers agency No Peroxide has opened offices on Newman Street. The current roster includes Rob Lord and Mark Tschanz, previously of EMI and Warner Brothers. Television credits include The Big Breakfast ad campaign for Rainey Kelly and the Sky One documentary ...
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Malik to Red Post
Kabir Malik has joined Red Post Production from Ascent Media. Malik has been appointed business development manager, having had similar roles at a number of post companies.
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Talent picked for Japan job
Indie Talent Television has secured a raft of new international commissions, including a second instalment of Test the Nation in Japan.
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Sky One gets go-ahead for Hex series two
Sky One has given the green light to a second 13-part series of Shine teen drama Hex for a spring 2005 delivery. The deal comes as the first run of the sci-fi teen drama, co-produced by Sony Pictures, draws to an end on Sunday (21 ...
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Zenith wins Fourth garden rivals series
UKTV Style has ordered a fourth series of Garden Rivals from Zenith Productions. The 15 x 30-minute episodes, set to air in March, will be produced by Paul Coleman. UKTV Style commissioning executive Chantal Rutherford Browne has also commissioned 10 episodes of ...
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Peaches Geldof follows in Paula's steps
Bob Geldof's 15-year-old daughter, Peaches, is to follow in the footsteps of her late mother, Paula Yates, by taking to the small screen. She is fronting a 60-minute documentary for Sky One, Peaches Geldof - Inside the Mind of a Teenager , which will look ...
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Tanner to Leave Jazz FM in the spring
Jazz FM managing director Carter Tanner has resigned and will leave the station in March. Tanner, who joined the Guardian Media Group-owned London station in March 2002 from Clear Channel, is believed to be hunting for a more sales-oriented role in the radio sector. Meanwhile, Ofcom is to allow a ...
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Five picks true north for Macintyre job
True North Productions has been commissioned by Five to make a further three one-hour current affairs programmes with Donal MacIntyre, following on from the success of MacIntyre's Big Sting. The new shows, commissioned by senior programme controller Chris Shaw, are being kept under wraps ...
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Frontier finalises So Solid film
Frontier Post has completed post-production on Maroon Productions' Sticks and Stones for C4. The one-hour documentary follows So Solid Crew's Asher D as he asks why some racially offensive language is part of modern life. The show was produced and directed by Paul Blake, edited ...
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Format Focus: The Empire
Five is on the lookout for new reality series, and a trip back in time to a medieval Polish castle could fit the bill.
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Hive staff depart to establish Lime
Four members of The Hive have left VTR Media Services to set up a new company, funded by M2 Television's finance director.