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ITV Digital may sue NDS.
ITV Digital is considering legal action against News Corporation-controlled NDS, which this week became embroiled in a $1bn (#730m) lawsuit in the US after allegations that it had supported piracy, writes Simon Ellery.
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Setback for Oliver.
Chef Jamie Oliver could disappear from terrestrial TV if talks with Channel 4 break down. Oliver and indie Talkback have yet to sign a deal with a broadcaster for new series
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Ant and Dec award.
Former SM:TV Live hosts Ant and Dec pulled off a double at the annual Tric awards. The duo were named TV personalities of the year while SM:TV Live picked up TV
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Bectu in MTV talks.
Broadcast union Bectu is thrashing out criteria with MTV lawyers for up to 80 freelances to be included in a ballot to force union recognition at the music company. To win,
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BBC staff cuts snag.
The deadline for staff wanting to take voluntary redundancy in the BBC's factual and learning department has been put back until 1 April. The 'preference exercise', which was originally expected to
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Chair for Skillset.
Carlton Channels chief executive Clive Jones has taken over as chair of Skillset, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the audiovisual industries. Jones replaces BBC development and training controller Bob Nelson.
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GWR sells mercury.
GWR has sold its Mercury FM radio stations at Medway and Tonbridge to KM Radio, a subsidiary of the Kent Messenger Group. KM Radio already owns Neptune Radio 96.4 FM, TLR
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Jones takes on Archer's Granada brief.
Granada has drafted in controller of documentaries, history and science Bill Jones to head its Bristol operation following Tom Archer's departure to the BBC, writes Steve Aston.
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Windfalls for Scots indies.
Channel 4 and Scottish Screen have unveiled the six Scottish indies to benefit from cash gifts of up to #40,000 under their Scottish Factual Development Fund, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC 3 decision delayed again.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has once again delayed her decision on new BBC digital youth channel BBC 3 after new research showed the channel would have a far greater impact on
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BBC 4 to tell heroine's story.
Diverse is making a one-off film for digital channel BBC 4 about the Booker prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy who was sentenced to prison and fined 2,000 rupees ($42) after being found guilty of contempt of court last week, writes Penny Hughes.
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Ratings - Pitting Brad against Angel gives E4 the edge.
Brad Pitt's guest appearance on E4's Friends gained the channel its highest audience for an individual programme to date, writes Jon Rogers.
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Davies sets arts hours.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has revealed that the BBC will set a benchmark for arts programming of 230 hours a year on BBC 1 and BBC 2, following a governors' review.
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Capital radio probe.
The Radio Authority is carrying out a public interest test on Capital Radio's application for the east Midlands licence with its format Capital Disney. The radio group already owns Century 106
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ITC adds strategists.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has made two appointments to its strategy, economics and finance (SEF) group. BSkyB business development manager Jim Egan joined this week as head of strategy and
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Digital TV design call.
The Consumer Association has launched a new award scheme to encourage design students to create a new concept to make it easier for consumers to use digital TV equipment. Backed by
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Sky remakes US show.
Sky One has commissioned a UK version of NBC format Fear Factor. The broadcaster, which already transmits the US show, has ordered Endemol UK Productions to produce a 13 x 60-minute
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4 Learning seeks #3-4m.
Channel 4's loss-making educational department, 4 Learning, has launched a hunt for a commercial partner to sponsor all of its output. 4 Learning has appointed specialist sponsorship agency EPR to find
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Chair role for Cicada.
Cicada Films managing director Frances Berrigan is to chair the nomination panel for the Wildscreen 2002 Panda Awards. Previews will be held in June in Bristol with finalists announced in early
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Community media move.
A new MPs all-party media group met for the first time on Tuesday (12 March) to promote community media ahead of new proposals expected to be outlined in the forthcoming draft