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    CHARLTON FC BOSS JOINS FM RADIO BOARD

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Charlton Athletic football club chairman Martin Simons has agreed to join the board of Fusion Group-owned Millennium FM. The addition means the board's new line-up, initiated after Fusion bought the station

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    GRUNER TAKES LIGHTER ROLE AT FREMANTLE

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Anthony Gruner, chairman of distributor The Fremantle Corporation, which distributes formats including Blankety Blank and Blind Date, is stepping down to act as a consultant to the firm.

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    BBC WALES MUSIC CHIEF MOVES TO UK ROLE

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    BC Wales head of music David Jackson is to take on the new role of overseeing BBC nations and regions TV music programmes. Jackson will work alongside new head of classical

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    DEPUTY HEAD MOVED UP AT GALAXY NETWORK

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Radio has appointed Christian Smith to the post of head of music for its Galaxy network. Smith, who previously held the posts of music controller and deputy head of music

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    LAMBIE NAIRN REBRANDS UKTV'S CHANNELS

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    BBC Creative Services and Lambie Nairn are behind the new brand identity for Flextech/BBC joint-venture UKTV's portfolio of channels. Each of the four channels - UK Style, UK Horizons, UK Gold

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    LISTENERS AND VIEWERS AIR THEIR VOICES

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Voice of the Listeners and Viewers annual international conference will be held between 6 and 8 June at the Royal Society of Arts in London. Confirmed speakers include BBC director

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    IMPROVED CHANNEL 5 RECEPTION FOR HANTS

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Over 42,000 homes in Hampshire will now receive better Channel 5 broadcasts after the station completed the installation of a new transmitter in Basingstoke. The station had previously been barred from

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    BBC Experience to close doors

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is closing down loss-making visitor attraction BBC Experience at the end of July.The attraction, which costs£500,000 a year to run, is being axed following the discovery that a

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    Go Racing wins£400m TV deal

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Horseracing consortium Go Racing is poised to clinch its£400m horseracing TV rights deal, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Sky launches Whereits.at

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Former Walt Disney Television International creator director David Rose has announced plans for a full roll-out of new teen channel Whereits.at in the autumn, writes Jane Marlow.

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    ITC to tackle on-air promos

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has invited comments on new guidelines intended to reduce on-air promotion, writes Steve Aston.

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    CHANNEL 5 TO LOOK AT VIOLENT SLEEPWALKING

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 has commissioned two new 60-minute educational documentaries to air later in the year, plus a one-off 60-minute natural history Christmas special. Sleepwalking, to be produced by indie Electric Sky,

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    RADIO 5'S DJ SPOONY TO MEET FOOTBALL HEROES

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned indie Somethin' Else to make a 6 x 30-minute documentary series featuring BBC Radio 1 DJ and Dreem Team member DJ Spoony meeting leading footballers.

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    C4 TO AIR EDDIE IZZARD AMNESTY SPECIAL

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is set to broadcast Amnesty International's comedy event We Know Where You Live. The programme will be produced by Initial after the company won the rights to the event

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    BARKER GIVES DOGMA TV SECOND 4LATER RUN

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has ordered a second series of Dogma TV from Ideal World. The 8 x 30-minute series, which gives first-time writers and

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    ITV DIGITAL MAKES PPV DEAL WITH BUENA VISTA

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    ITV Digital has signed a new programming deal with Buena Vista International Television, for a raft of movies for its pay-per-view channel, On Request. The agreement gives On Request digital terrestrial

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    ACTIV MEDIA GETS US REINCARNATION ORDER

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Manchester-based independent Activ Media has secured its first commission from a major US network. UPN and Fox have asked for Reincarnation Live!, a 120-minute live broadcast of an archaeological dig in

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    ANOTHER ROUND OF PUB LANDLORD ON SKY ONE

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has commissioned a second, shorter series of comedian Al Murray's vehicle, Time Gentlemen Please. Ordered by Sky One controller of original programmes Mark Freeland, the 15 x 30-minute series

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    ROOT ORDERS NEW SERIES OF COUPLING FOR BBC 2

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of Hartswood Films' Coupling. The comedy, which last week beat US comedy Frasier to scoop a Silver Rose for best sitcom in

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    Tiger snaps up drama projects

    2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Tiger aspect has added weight to its drama department after securing a series of commissions from the BBC and Channel 4 for 24 hours of drama programming.New projects include a twin