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TRAWL FOR BBC CHAIR
Consultants have begun to assess applications for the BBC chairmanship, as further candidates for the post emerge. Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade has applied for the job, which becomes
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TV AD DOOM ROLLS ON
The downturn in broadcast advertising revenue could last until April next year according to the latest report from investment bank Merrill Lynch. It has forecast a 13 per cent fall year
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BROTHER HIT ONLINE
The Big Brother website has clocked up more than 1 million visitors with users spending an average of more than 18 minutes on the site per session. The site offers two
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UNIONS UNITE IN ITV
A new pan-union body has been created to fight for the interests of members of the three main TV unions within ITV. Called ITV Unions, the organisation brings together the National
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Knapp denies NTL will buy ITV Digital
NTL HAS quashed weekend reports that it made Carlton and Granada an offer to take control of beleaguered digital terrestrial service ITV Digital.The cable outfit, which carries debts of at least
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Granada adds to Greenhouse formats team
Granada's new content division has expanded its Greenhouse formats team with the addition of two Granada staff, writes Steve Aston.
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Delay hits launch of BBC services
The launch of the BBC's new regional TV service for south-east England has been delayed after problems with its new technology and staff training, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Wireless Group chooses ops director
The Wireless Group has named its operations director of local and regional stations Phil Seddon as the new head of digital development, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Ratings - Corrie pushes ITV close to its record share
ITV's dramatic story line in Coronation Street last Sunday helped the broadcaster to its third highest peaktime share this year, writes Jon Rogers.
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ARDENT TO AVOID ROYALS
Ardent Productions, whose managing director is Prince Edward, will not be making royal programmes in future that will 'inflame the situation unnecessarily', according to company chairman Malcolm Cockren. His comments come
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ITV PLANS DIGITAL DRAW
ITV Digital has brokered a deal with Alladdin Lotteries to run a Premiership football-based lottery on its internet service, ITV Active. The move bolsters the platform's offerings with a weekly prize
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CARLTON APPOINTS ED
Carlton Central has appointed Mike Blair as editor of its Nottingham newsroom. Blair is currently UK head of factual programmes for Australian producer and distributor Southern Star. Before that he was
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BBC SIGNS TRAVEL DEAL
The BBC has signed a deal with the US-based Travel Channel to make a 10 x 60-minutes series. The agreement was sealed by the BBC Sales Company, a joint-venture between BBC
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SCRIPTWRITING COURSE
Leicester's De Montfort University has invited applications for the second year of its MA in television scriptwriting. The two-year, part-time course is aimed at writers in the early stages of their
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BURKE TO HEAD CME
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has appointed Robert Burke as chief operating officer. His brief is to oversee the company's day to day operations in Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Before
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DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival has lined up Nick Broomfield, director of documentary Heidi Fleiss - Hollywood Madam and the film Kurt & Courtney, for the Channel 4 interview at this
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Top TV targets kids
Two former Granada employees have set up Top TV Productions, a new children's indie based in Bristol.Tracey Mulcrone was formerly head of production for United News & Media's children's department in
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BBC to update stations
The BBC is to pump a 'considerable' amount of investment into modernising its radio equipment after several of its stations were blighted by technical problems, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Minotaur sells Flash Boyfriend
Flextech Distribution arm Minotaur has sold its web and TV concept Flash Boyfriend to Canadian broadcaster YTV, writes Simon Ellery.
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SPACE DOC SET FOR TAKE OFF
Circlevision Productions has completed the first of several documentaries for BBC 2 charting the progress of a British space project, Beagle 2, which is due to launch in 2003 and explore