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CAPITAL SLIMS DOWN.
Capital Radio Group has off-loaded two of its smaller regional stations to Radio Investments in a deal worth£9.5m. The sale of Sunderland-based Sun FM and Mix 96 in Aylesbury follows
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CIVILIAN UPS HOLDING.
Civilian Content, which finances, produces and exploits UK TV and film rights, has increased its shareholding in international sales agent The Sales Company from 25 per cent to 75 per cent.
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BBC UNILEVER HIRING.
The BBC is reported to have appointed Unilever foods marketer Andy Duncan as director of marketing and communications as a replace- ment for Matthew Bannister. Duncan is category director, spreads and
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CARLTON STRIKE BALLOT.
A union ballot over strike action at Carlton Central's Nottingham site went ahead as planned on Wednesday (14 March). The vote, which follows concerns over a pay offer made by the
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NEW C4 INDIE CONTACT.
Channel 4's independent relations department is to be temporarily overseen by managing editor for commissioning Janey Walker while Jacqueline Stewart goes on maternity leave. The first point of call during Stewart's
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SISSONS WINS AWARD.
BBC News has received a fillip in its battle for supremacy over rival ITN after Peter Sissons was named newscaster of the year at the Television & Radio Industries Club awards
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MOVES AT AARDMAN.
Liz Keynes has been promoted to the position of executive producer at animation house Aardman. Formerly head of marketing and licensing at the company, she joined in 1994. She will focus
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Indies cheer tax breaks.
Independent producers have welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown's budget announcement that sale and lease back tax breaks will be extended until 2005.The concessions, known as section 48 reliefs, were originally meant to
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Wrestling is 'like a soap opera'.
The majority of TV viewers regard wrestling as 'harmless entertainment' on a par with soap operas, despite continual complaints about the dangers of the sport and its mistreatment of women, writes Jon Rogers.
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More footie stations for Radio First.
Radio First has announced plans to launch up to three more Premiership football club radio stations this year after signing a distribution deal with BSkyB, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Rapture and IPC in TV initiative.
Rapture TV, United Business Media's (UBM) loss-making dance music channel, has struck a deal to produce an interactive masthead strand with IPC's Muzik Magazine, writes Simon Ellery.
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RA supports community radio stations.
The Radio Authority is advocating the establishment of a new radio sector that could lead to community broadcasters competing with commercial stations, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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On Digital sport takes shape.
On Digital has made a clutch of new appointments in the first wave of hirings for its premium sports channel, which launches this summer, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC drives interactive TV.
BBC director of new media Ashley Highfield is driving forward his pan-BBC interactive TV plans, claiming the corporation will now only commission programmes that have an interactive or online element.Speaking at
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'Virtual high street' to challenge Open.
TV consultancy Smashed Atom has been hired by telecoms specialist Energis Interactive to build a rival interactive shopping service to BSkyB's Open ..., writes Simon Ellery.
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Bazalgette to join C4's board.
Endemol Entertainment UK creative director Peter Bazalgette has been appointed to the board of Channel 4, writes Steve Aston.
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BOOST FOR WEBCASTER.
Webstreaming specialist Virtue Broadcasting is to receive a EUR12m (£7.6m) investment from telco Interoute to provide exclusive streaming and hosting services across its European fibre optic network. The partnership will enable
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SCRIPT COMPETITION.
Granada has released details of its competition to find writing talent in the north-west. Applicants should submit a one-page idea on the theme of city life and a five-page script to
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EBU TO CHOOSE HEAD.
Broadcasters are to meet in Geneva on Friday (16 March) to appoint the next secretary general of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The EBU operates the Eurovision network and serves 69
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NEW CHAIR FOR BEAT 106.
Former chairman of Border Television James Graham has been appointed chairman of central Scotland radio station Beat 106. The appointment is the latest in a number of changes at the station,