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Flextech and Open finalise deal to set up five interactive 'shops'
Pay-TV group Flextech has struck a deal with BSkyB-backed Open to launch five new 'shops' on the newly launched interactive TV service, writes John Plunkett.A UKTV store, based on Flextech's joint-venture
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ITV plays down ITC regional attack
ITV has played down the significance of an attack by Independent Television Commission chairman Sir Robin Biggam over the poor ratings for 18.00 regional ITV news bulletins, writes Jason Deans.Biggam's speech
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MPs asked for licence
The Television Licensing Authority has 'invited' MPs to buy TV licences for the sets in their House of Commons offices, writes John Lewis.MPs have sets to follow Commons business, but they
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NewsBBC3 orders body double doc
Prospect Pictures is to produce a revealing portrait of the world of body doubles in a new one-off ob doc for BBC3.
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VTR IN SOUTH BEACH DEAL
As Broadcast went to press, facilities group VTR confirmed that it had struck a deal with shell company South Beach Concepts to dispose of its troubled production subsidiary, Portman Entertainment. South
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C5/GRANADA BID FOR YOUNG
Granada and Channel 5 look set to enter a bidding war over 5 News anchor Kirsty Young. Her three-year contract with C5 finishes at the end of the year and Young
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COMPLAINTS DOWN AT BBC
The BBC received 156 complaints about issues of taste, decency, accuracy, impartiality or fairness between 1 July and 30 September this year, compared with 178 in the same period last year,
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BSC RAPS CAPITAL AND TFI
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld complaints made about Capital Radio's broadcast of the emergency call made by William Shatner on the discovery of his wife's dead body. The BSC
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DIGITAL FEE REPORT SENT
The group of commercial companies opposed to the digital licence fee are understood to be submitting an independent report about the possible impact on take-up of digital TV services to the
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ICG to mount BBC 1 series push
The BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) has appointed Jane Harris as an executive producer for drama, signalling a push to develop long-running series for BBC 1.Harris joins the corporation from World
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ITV hunts supremo for digital growth
ITV is preparing for digital expansion and has drafted in headhunters to find a senior executive to head the network's new channels.ITV marketing and commercial director John Hardie, who oversees ITV's
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Pearson seeks growth
Pearson TV is gearing up to expand through acquisition but is unlikely to make a move until a new chief executive is appointed, writes Ashley Davies.The company has been in talks
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CNN signs Metro deal
CNN has signed a two-year deal with radio news and traffic supplier Metro Networks that will give radio stations across the UK access to the 24-hour news channel's material, writes John
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Digital levy still not ruled out by ministers
Government ministers are still open to the introduction of a digital licence fee, according to sources, writes John Lewis.The news follows renewed reports that MPs have already decided against the digital
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BBC, C4 AND C5 JOIN TO OFFER FREE-TO-AIR DIGITAL
The BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have joined forces in a bid to end confusion among digital satellite customers who want free-to-air services but do not wish to subscribe to
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NewsNew festival will map the digital age
Broadcast and sister titles Screen International and Shots are coming together to launch The Media Festival, an event which will bring the digital content industries of TV, film, online, gaming, mobile, music and advertising together.
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BARB CONFIRMS DIGITAL DELAY
Barb, the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, has confirmed that its first digital-only data, relating to channels exclusive to digital TV, will be delayed (Broadcast, 22.10.99). The data - relating to the
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SKD MEDIA TO BUY OUT CARRINGTON PRODUCTIONS
SKD Media, the cartoon property company, is to take over Carrington Productions, a private animation library company with 10 properties including Jack and the Beanstalk. SKD Media was formed last November
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APTN SEALS EXCLUSIVE BBC DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Associated Press Television News (APTN) has signed a deal with the BBC for world exclusive rights to distribute the corporation's news video. The agreement, believed to run for three years, replaces
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TV PIONEER BILL WARD DIES AGED 83
Bill Ward, one of the pioneers of British broadcasting, has died aged 83. Ward (left) began his career as a radio engineer at the BBC, transferring to television and rapidly moving