All Broadcast articles in 21 May 1999 – Page 5
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TEST TRANSMISSIONS START FOR GALAXY IN NORTH-EAST
Chrysalis Radio Group is to launch the latest arm of its Galaxy FM network of dance stations in north-east England on 1 June. Chrysalis, which beat off 14 rivals to win
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GARDNER THANKSGIVING
A thanksgiving service for broadcaster and journalist Andrew Gardner will be held at the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, London W1 on Monday 14 June at 17.00. Those wishing
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Hain quits programme role at Virgin to join Scots outfit
Virgin Radio programme director Bobby Hain is quitting to become managing director of new Scottish commercial station Beat 106, writes John Plunkett.Virgin staff expressed surprise at the move - announced on
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INSTITUTE SIGNS UP WYATT
BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt has been appointed chairman of the London Institute from October. The institute embraces Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design,
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INTERVIEW - No ordinary Joe
As LWT's new head of documentaries, Joe Houlihan rode to TV fame on the back of hit docu-soap Airline. Now the Arsenal-supporting, ex-print journalist has high ambitions to take the genre upmarket and expand overseas.
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RADIO INVESTMENTS SNAPS UP RADIO SERVICES
Radio Investments Ltd (RIL), in which the Guardian Media Group holds a 28 per cent stake, has acquired Radio Services for an undisclosed sum. Radio Services was formed in 1995 and
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TALKCO SIGNS MAC JUNIOR
Talk Radio parent company Talkco has appointed Ashley MacKenzie, son of chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie, to the new role of commercial director (sport). MacKenzie, who is general manager of Talkco's sports
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Kelly over the moon with shooting Stars
ITV dazzled the competition on Saturday (15 May) with Stars in Their Eyes and an Abba special clocking up 50 and 49 per cent respectively, writes Alice Macandrew.The entertainment show attracted
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OFF THE RECORD - Knocked out
Channel 5's retrotastic plans to bring back It's A Knockout (above, right) hit an unexpected hitch when mean-spirited execs at the BBC suggested it still owned the copyright to the name
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Southern Star links up with Monogram
Southern Star Circle, the UK arm of Australian distributor Southern Star, has signed an exclusive three-year distribution deal with UK drama specialist Monogram Productions, writes Jason Deans.The distributor will have first
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MATROX UNVEILS PAN-EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY VITE
Board and technology developer Matrox is setting up a pan-European subsidiary, which will operate out of its UK base near Slough. The division, which will be known as Matrox Video &
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QVC UK MOVES INTO PROFIT
QVC UK went into profit for the first time in 1998 with a net profit of£12.5 million, against a loss of£228,000 the previous year. In the 12 months to
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OFF THE RECORD - Slipping through the net
Never let it be said those lovely people at Channel 4 don't listen to their indies. Next month, for instance, four of its top execs are going online to take questions
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SRH RECORDS PROFIT RISE
Scottish Radio Holdings' (SRH) pre-tax profits have risen 35 per cent to£7.2 million for the six months to 31 March. SRH has also formed a subsidiary, Score Digital, to drive
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OFF THE RECORD - Security risk
OTR is proud to reveal the latest celebrity to add their name to the OK! hall of fame - none other than leisure gameshow ubermeister Peter Bazalgette. Baz unwittingly appeared in
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World view
The days of CNN's Peter Arnett securing world exclusives and behind enemy lines access for the US news broadcaster are numbered, not through any reduction in quality of output, but from
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