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BBC political head moves to Blakeway as programme director.
BBC former head of political documentaries Anne Tyerman is to join indie Blakeway Productions as director of programmes, as the company opens its first regional office in Winchester, writes Penny Hughes.
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RATINGS - Highbrow channel gets off to sluggish start.
BBC 2's simulcast of the launch night of BBC 4 proved a ratings disaster for the terrestrial channel this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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ITN TO HOLD C4 ARCHIVE.
ITN has struck a deal with Channel 4 to take over management of the channel's archive clip sales business. The archive contains programmes produced for C4 and E4, as well as
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BBC NAMES NETWORK X.
BBC Radio has announced the new digital station for black music fans is to be called 1Xtra. The station, which had the working title of Network X, will launch in July.
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PRINCE TO STAY INVOLVED.
Ardent Productions joint managing director Prince Edward will continue overseeing programmes that have his name attached, despite his decision to step down from his managerial role at the company. He will
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C5 SHAREHOLDER LOSS.
Channel 5 shareholder United Business Media, which owns 35 per cent of the channel, posted a loss of #568m in its end-of-year results. Revenue fell from #1.05bn to #930.5m.
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KINGSTON GETS ESPN DEAL.
Kingston Communications satellite broadband arm Kingston Inmedia has won the contract to provide digital play-out and terrestrial communication for the ESPN Classic Sport channel. The channel, which is to launch later
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NEW DIVISION FOR TV CORP.
Television Corporation is setting up a new commercial division and has appointed News International marketing director Patrick Sheriff to oversee it. Sheriff, who joined this week, will be charged with creating
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BT BROADCAST LICENCE.
The Independent Television Commission has awarded BT a 15-year licence to broadcast television programmes across its phone networks. The licence allows BT to offer customers TV output via broadband, however chairman
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DYKE SPEAKS AT AD LUNCH.
BBC director general Greg Dyke is to give the keynote speech at the Advertising Association's annual lunch on 20 May. The address, at the Savoy Hotel in London, will follow the
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SATELLITE LOBBY GROUP.
Key executives of nine European satellite operators have met in Brussels to form a lobbying group to campaign for key issues such as removing regulatory barriers and promoting the role of
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FOX FOOTBALL FOR KIDS.
Fox Kids Europe is to produce what it claims is the first globally broadcast kids football tournament. The new six-a-side tournament, which involves 40 teams from 20 countries, will be broadcast
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Industry plea: help broadband.
Broadband Operators BT, Telewest and NTL sought to dispel the growing doom and gloom about their sector this week, suggesting that 2002 could be a renaissance year for broadband technology if
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Game on for ITV and Littlewoods.
ITV has entered into a strategic partnership with gaming company Littlewoods Leisure to provide interactive services across all its output, writes Steve Aston.
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Search on for faces for BBCi.
In its latest attempt to 'connect' with its licence payers, the BBC is looking to find presenters to front key strands of its online and interactive output, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Sharman steps up to fill key BBC daytime post.
The BBC has moved to fill its last major empty executive post by promoting creative director of daytime factual entertainment Alison Sharman to daytime controller, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BSC THROWS OUT BRASS EYE COMPLAINT.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has thrown out a complaint against Brass Eye creator Chris Morris from ITN newsreader Nick Owen.The regulator did not accept that Owen had been treated unfairly
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TELETEXT POISED TO WIN CHANNEL 5 CONTRACT.
Teletext is planning to expand its availability beyond ITV, Channel 4 and its portfolio of branded digital services by providing a text service for Channel 5. It has emerged as the
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CARLTON LINES UP TRAINING INITIATIVE.
Carlton Television has launched an initiative to help students find opportunities in television journalism. The company is to provide 10 bursaries for post-graduate courses in journalism linked to City University, London;
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C4 PAYS #2M FOR STARKEY HANDCUFFS DEAL.
Channel 4 has agreed to pay historian David Starkey #2m for his golden handcuffs deal, making him the highest paid presenter on British television.The four-year deal, first revealed by Broadcast (15.2.02),