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CHANNEL 4 CHIMPTRASH
Channel 4 commissioning editor, factual entertainment Sue Murphy has ordered a half-hour 'Chimptrash' special from Eurotrash producer Planet Rapido to run as part of an anticipated chimp-themed night in August, writes Penny Hughes.
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RDF sells stake to fund expansion
RDF Media has finalised a deal to sell an undisclosed stake in the company to venture capitalist Sagitta Private Equity for£3.2m, writes Katy Elliott.The sale - believed to be in
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Open's future uncertain as Florsheim takes Sky role
Speculation that Sky is poised to dump its interactive shopping brand, Open, mounted this week following news that Open managing director Jon Florsheim has taken on a senior role at Sky
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ITV late news needs high ratings lead-in
High-rating post-watershed programmes have become an essential means of securing viewers for ITV's News at Ten, according to research conducted for Broadcast.Figures from David Graham & Associates this week reveal that
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Kirch stalls football auction
German MEDIA outfit Kirch has postponed plans to auction off rights to the 2002 World Cup until after the general election to avoid becoming embroiled in electioneering by ministers, writes Simon
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Kids increase TV and radio intake
Children and young people are watching more television and listening to more radio than ever before, according to two new major surveys published this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.On average, under-16s watched
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ITC vetoes C5 news move
Channel 5's hopes of launching a new peaktime schedule have been dashed after the Independent Television Commission blocked the proposed move of its main evening news bulletin out of peaktime, writes
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LWT to replace arts partner
LWT is poised to announce a new co-production partner for its arts department following the closure of its former partner, NVC Arts, writes Colin Robertson.The company said this week it was
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ANIMATION FOR OCTOPUS
Indie Octopus TV is moving into animation and is in talks to develop joint-ventures with a number of channels in the UK and US, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Octopus TV, the TV
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KIMBER IS NET HEAD
BBC Radio 1 online manager Chris Kimber has been appointed as the corporation's first head of radio online. Kimber, who will report to controller of new media, BBC radio and music,
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BOOT CAMP DISPUTE
Granada could be caught in a legal row over its Boot Camp reality TV format, after it emerged this week that US firm LMNO Productions, which is producing the show in
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FRAYN TO AIR ON BBC 4
BBC director of television Mark Thompson has said the corporation is in talks with Michael Frayn about adapting his play Copenhagen for television. If a deal is signed, Copenhagen is expected
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ONEWORD SCHEDULE
Digital radio station Oneword is launching a new programme schedule as part of the next phase in its development. From 23 April the station will introduce a new 30-minute children's magazine
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HUGHES TO BBC FACTUAL
Former BBC documentaries managing editor Jacquie Hughes has been appointed to the new role of BBC factual and learning managing editor of fully funded commissions and innovation. Hughes will develop and
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ON DIGITAL SILENCE
On Digital has declined to comment on reports this week that joint owners Carlton Communications and Granada Media are planning spending cutbacks to the beleaguered digital platform as first revealed in
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Thompson to show tasters of BBC 3 and 4
BBC Director of TV Mark Thompson is thrashing out plans to create a shop window in the BBC 1 schedule to showcase programmes on BBCs 3 and 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Speaking
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Partridge resigns as Paramount md
Paramount Comedy Channel managing director John Partridge is quitting the channel with no job to go to.According to a Paramount source, Partridge is leaving 'to pursue other interests'. He will be
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Guinness man to head BBC HR
The BBC has raided drinks giant Guinness to replace outgoing BBC director of human resources and internal communications Gareth Jones, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Guinness global human resources director Stephen Dando will take
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Smith: power boost needed
Media Secretary Chris Smith has moved to meet the 2006-2010 switch-off period for analogue TV by calling on broadcasters to boost the power of their transmitters in order to widen and
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Broadcasters embrace ethnic diversity code
Broadcasters are set to agree a new commissioning clause that will force them to reflect the multiracial make-up of Britain in their output, writes Leigh Holmwood.The BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel