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ITC MULLS C5'S FUTURE.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has begun a consultation on the methodology for the renewal of Channel 5's 10-year licence in 2007. The ITC is seeking views on issues such as
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NEW EDITOR FOR TRISHA.
Granada controller of daytime James Hunt has appointed Jackie Heffer as editor of ITV 1 show Trisha. Heffer was formerly acting editor on the show, having joined as a researcher in
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POP IDOL BOOSTS ITV 2.
The final of Pop Idol on Saturday (9 February) helped drag ITV 2 out of the multichannel wilderness, with overnight ratings showing that its exclusive coverage was the most popular non-terrestrial
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VLV HEADS TO WALES.
BBC Wales controller Menna Richards will be one of the key speakers at pressure group Voice of the Listener & Viewer's fifth annual conference on broadcasting in Wales on 28 February.
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BETHELL JOINS CAPITAL.
Capital Radio has appointed former Ministry of Sound head of media operations James Bethell as a strategy consultant. Bethell, who left Ministry in October, is joining the radio group to advise
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NEW SEPTEMBER HEAD.
September Films has appointed Jessica Leigh as its first head of development. She will be in charge of six development staff and report to director of programmes Sam Brick. She has
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Players line up for Scots footie.
Granada, SMG, Chrysalis and a joint-venture comprising Wark Clements and TWI are believed to be on the shortlist to produce the proposed digital channel for the Scottish Premier League.Under the League's
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Shine sets up standalone drama outfit.
Shine Entertainment is continuing its expansion drive by creating a new standalone drama division, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - BBC 1 leaves the field open to ITV's The Swap.
BBC 1 slumped to its lowest Sunday peaktime audience on record earlier this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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Bennett to rejig commissioning.
BBC director general Greg Dyke has conceded the commissioning system in the general factual department is failing and has charged new director of television Jana Bennett with reviewing it as soon as she joins in April, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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News 24 back under govt microscope.
MEDIA SECRETARY Tessa Jowell is set to re-ignite the government's much-delayed review into the BBC's rolling news channel, BBC News 24, writes David Wood.
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August launch for Network Z.
BBC radio is expected to launch its spoken-word digital radio channel, Network Z, at the end of August, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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MORNING JAZZ SHOW.
Jazz FM 100.4 is launching a new breakfast show, Jazz FM's Morning Therapy. The show will be introduced from Manchester by former CBBC presenter Andy Crane, who replaces Mike Read and
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AIB HOSTS CONFERENCE.
The Association for Inter-national Broadcasting (AIB) is holding a conference examining the key issues facing international TV and radio broadcasters. Due to take place on 30 April at the Crowne Plaza
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RA RAPS TALKSPORT.
Two complaints against national radio station TalkSport relating to taste and decency were upheld by the Radio Authority in its latest programming and advertising review. For the three months ending 2001,
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ITC SLAMS TELEVISION X.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has slammed adult channel Television X over a mistake that resulted in NTL customers in Surrey being given access to unencrypted pornographic programming. In its latest
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BAFTA TO GO GLOBAL.
The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2002 is to be distributed worldwide by Endemol UK after previously only being broadcast in the UK. The awards have already been bought by a
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CLEAR GUNS FOR OXFORD.
US radio operator Clear Channel has lodged a bid for the Oxford analogue licence as part of a consortium with Town & Country - the outfit set up by former Wireless
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Digital uptake sees slowdown.
The number of consumers wanting pay-TV services appeared to have almost peaked after BSkyB and ITV Digital this week revealed around a 50 per cent slump in new subscribers during the
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BBC LAUNCHES TALENT SEARCH.
The BBC is launching its third Talent initiative next month with an extra six categories, writes Barbara Marshall.