All Broadcast articles in 20 October 2000 – Page 3
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SKY PROMOTES FREUDENSTEIN TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
BSkyB general manager Richard Freudenstein has been promoted to the new post of chief operating officer although he does not take on any new duties.Credited with Sky's digital roll-out, Freudenstein (left),
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Pact's deputy chief to quit at year's end
Pact is about to lose its two highest profile executives as deputy chief executive Diane Freeman prepares to leave the organisation on medical grounds.The announcement was made this week by chief
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UK Online to oversee government digital channel
Government internet portal UK Online, which aims to give the public a single point of access to all its services via the web, is to develop into a digital TV channel, writes Colin Robertson.
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GRANADA AND CARLTON PLAN TO SHARE ITV CHAIRMAN ROLE
Granada Media and Carlton Communications are understood to be in discussions over sharing the ITV chairman role after the network's current chair, Leslie Hill, retires, probably before the end of 2001.
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Staff call in lawyers over MTV dispute
Lawyers have been drafted in to resolve a row between MTV and its 100-strong broadcast services division over new terms of employment, writes Simon Ellery.
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News heads call for evening switch
Regional ITV news heads have made informal approaches to ITV News editor Nigel Dacre about moving the 18.30 Evening News back to 18.00 in a bid to position both ITV's major
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WIRELESS GROUP BUYS SOUTHAMPTON'S WAVE FM
The Wireless Group (TWG) has bought the entire share capital of Southampton-based radio station Wave 105 FM for£21.3m. TWG already owned a 24.6 per cent stake in Wave. This is
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Granada ups broadband staff
Granada Media is creating a major new broadband production centre at its Yorkshire Television base and is to recruit up to 80 new production staff, writes Colin Robertson.
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Brann warns of documentary overload
Channel 4 head of business affairs Andrew Brann has warned there are too many documentary-makers in the UK for the broadcast market to support, writes David Wood.
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OFF THE RECORD - Brain-dead scheme
The most bizarre bribery prize of the week goes to the Sci-Fi channel, which this week commemorated its fifth birthday by sending out insurance to provide people with a year's cranial
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DATE SET FOR FUNERAL OF DAVID BOWER
The funeral of Panasonic Broadcast Europe head of marketing David Bower will take place on Friday 27 October at 13.00 at Parkside Cemetery, Windsor Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. A thanksgiving service
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LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN WILL NOT BOW OUT OF THIRD SERIES
The BBC has quashed speculation that BBC 2's League of Gentlemen comedy team have declined to make a third series of their cult show. The move follows suggestions that, after a
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... AND STRIKES DEAL WITH NICKELODEON FOR BLUE'S CLUES
Nickelodeon UK has struck a deal handing Channel 4 terrestrial rights to broadcast its pre-school show Blue's Clues (left) next year. As part of a two-year deal C4 will show 30
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC's One Foot digs a hole for Millionaire
BBC 1 and ITV waited with baited breath for the results of the move of BBC 1's evening news bulletin, writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC entertainment wins lottery slots
BBC entertainment is to be awarded 28 Saturday night primetime BBC 1 lottery show slots for 2001, providing the first concrete evidence of director general Greg Dyke's promise to boost in-house
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BBC HEDGES ITS BETS ON HORSE-RACING RIGHTS
The BBC is in talks with both Carlton Communications and the rival consortium, comprising BSkyB, Channel 4 and racecourse owner Arena Leisure, to secure TV rights for horse-racing at the majority
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HAT TRICK WINS HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU BBC WEB LINK
Hat Trick has reached an agreement with the BBC which will see the corporation agreeing to include a link, plus an onscreen guide, to the Have I Got News For You
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Deepend has created the titles for BBC Music Entertainment's World Clubbing. Featuring the world's hottest club scenes, each show is presented by a top-name DJ from cities such as New York
Deepend has created the titles for BBC Music Entertainment's World Clubbing. Featuring the world's hottest club scenes, each show is presented by a top-name DJ from cities such as New York
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BBC unveils range of new facilities
The BBC is to open a raft of new facilities, including eight new editing suites and three multimedia sites, despite a further round of cost-cutting.The continuing investment programme is overshadowed by
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - BBC rejects overseas licence fee plan
BBC Worldwide internet and interactive managing director Drew Kaza has dismissed the idea of charging an international licence fee for overseas viewers to download BBC content from its websites, but says programmes may be sold via a 'transaction fee', wri