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NEW EDITOR FOR VIRGIN
Virgin Radio has appointed Media UK editorial and content director James Cridland as managing editor for its online operation. He will be charged with the expansion of virginradio.co.uk and the development
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NAT GEO ADDS SALES HEAD
National Geographic Channel (Europe) has expanded its sales operation poaching EuroNews international sales manager Stephen Smith to become its new sales manager, Europe. The channel is available in 100 million homes
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EMAP CEO STEPS DOWN
Emap chief executive Kevin Hand has stepped down from the group. The announcement came as Emap, publisher of Broadcast, announced its results for the year ending 31 March. Radio and TV
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ACCESS RADIO PILOT
The Radio Authority is planning to invite a number of groups to apply to take part in an Access Radio pilot scheme. The scheme will run from 1 January for one
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DNE'S NEW SERVICES
Discovery Networks Europe is bolstering its position on the Sky digital platform with two time-shifted services Animal Planet + 1 and Home and Leisure + 1, which launch this week.
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Reality bites E4 and ITV
Channel 4 digital youth channel E4 has come under fire for its much-vaunted Big Brother 2 live feed, which kicked off last weekend amid a series of technical difficulties. E4 was
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Radio Authority in automation rethink
The Radio Authority this week kicked off its consultation process on new automation limits set to come into force later this month, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Hammond set to join 24-hour travel station
Travel channel TV Travel Shop has named former Wish You Were Here? executive producer Douglas Hammond as director of broadcasting and channel development, writes Simon Ellery.
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Digital One to woo listeners
National digital radio multiplex operator Digital One is launching a summer campaign to win over sceptical listeners, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TRAVEL NEWS VIA WAP
Trafficlink, which supplies traffic and travel news to commercial and BBC local radio, has signed a deal with XY Network, run by indie Somethin' Else, to launch audio travel news bulletins
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RED TO INTERVIEW STAR
Red Production founder Nicola Shindler has been lined up to interview Sex and the City creator Darren Star at the Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (GEITF) which runs from 24 to
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JUST GROUP UNIFIES
Children's entertainment company Just Group, producer of the Butt-Ugly Martians, is to consolidate its operations into one London office after buying Mediakey (trading as Marshall Publishing) in December last year. The
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PRIME ENT GOES LOCAL
Entertainment rights company Prime Ent is to expand into local television after buying TV12 owner Your TV in a deal worth about£9m. TV12 operates three restricted service licences (RSLs) in
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Voters trust TV election news
Voters are putting greater trust in television than in other forms of media in the run-up to the general election on 7 June, according to a poll conducted by NOP for
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BBC lands six sport awards
The Olympic victory of Britain's coxless fours proved a triumph for the BBC this week as the corporation scooped six gongs at the Royal Television Society's sports awards, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Oneword chief wins promotion
Digital radio channel Oneword head of programmes Paul Kent has stepped up to become programme director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BIG BROTHER RADIO DEAL
Capital Radio Group has snapped up the exclusive rights to broadcast Big Brother audio highlights, writes Penny Hughes. Under the terms of the deal - struck between Capital, Channel 4's commercial
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WOOLF TO HEAD DEVELOPMENT AT MAVERICK
Birmingham-based indie Maverick Television has promoted development producer Paul Woolf to head of development. He replaces Alexander Fraser who takes a more strategic role at the outfit. Woolf's credits in-clude Channel
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MAJOR SHAKE-UP FOR CNN TEAM IN LONDON
CNN has beefed up its 150-strong London news team and devolved decision-making in a move that sees CNN veterans Kira Grishkoff and Kim Norgaard become European regional co-ordinators. The pair will
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RADIO CAMPAIGN TO URGE YOUTH TO VOTE
The Commercial Radio Companies Association has launched a campaign to encourage more young people to vote in the forthcoming general election. The Use Your Voice drive, which will air across the