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TIGER DENIES DEAL.
Tiger Aspect has played down reports that it is in talks about a possible merger with another company while admitting the group is 'always looking at ways to move forward'. A
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SKY DROPS CARLTON.
Visions has snatched the highly coveted£3m outside broadcast contract to cover Sky Sports' Premiership football from rival Carlton 021. The new deal brings an end to Carlton's eight-year association with
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HUNT LEAVES CARLTON.
Carlton Television commercial development director Caroline Hunt has quit the broadcaster. Hunt, who is understood not to have a job to go to, joined Carlton in 1994 as head of new
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TV EXPORTS HEALTHY.
The British Television Distributors Association is to release findings from a survey into UK TV exports later this week, which are expected to show an overall increase in exports across the
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BOAT RACE LIVE DEAL.
Eurosport has struck a deal with the BBC to show the Oxford and Cambridge boat race across Europe for the first time. British Eurosport will have a production team at the
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LIVE AND KICKING AXED.
BBC 1 Saturday morning show Live and Kicking has been axed by BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard after an eight-year run. It will be replaced by a new live show
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No victor over BBC expenses.
BECTU and the BBC have reached a stalemate over the issue of expenses, as BBC Bectu members continue to work to rule, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Liquid brand to roll out across Choice.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy is planning to roll out the channel's high-profile Liquid News brand with the launch of Liquid Business and Liquid Sport, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC cleans up at RTS awards.
The BBC took the lion's share of awards at the Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, with the corporation winning a total of 14 accolades in the event's 25 different categories
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S4C expands activities.
S4C is poised to expand its commercial activities and has appointed Eina McHugh to the newly created role of head of project development, S4C Commercial, writes Penny Hughes.
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Fewer indies make radio shortlist.
Nominations for independent producers in this year's Sony Radio Awards have nosedived from last year's tally, with only a meagre 11 making the grade, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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UK Gold loses second editor in two months.
UK Gold channel editor Catherine Mackin has resigned from the BBC/Flextech joint-venture with no job to go to, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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RATINGS - Viewers gave their all to BBC's Comic Relief.
Viewers said pants to all other channels last Friday as they flocked to BBC 1's charity fundraising evening, writes Jon Rogers.
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ITC SLAMS ITV'S LUCY.
ITV has been slammed by the ITC for shifting late night Carnival Films comedy drama Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married to an early evening slot earlier this year. The regulator upheld
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OCEAN NETS SADLER.
Capital-owned Ocean Radio Group, which runs Ocean FM, Power FM and Capital Gold in Hampshire, has appointed programme controller Mark Sadler to its board as an executive director.
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HUGE GULLANE PROFITS.
Animation company Gullane has posted record six-monthly figures through merchandising and the growth of its Thomas the Tank Engine brand in the US and Europe. Revenue rose 173 per cent to
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BBC WORLD CUP WIN.
BBC sport has secured exclusive TV and radio rights to England's World Cup qualifier against Greece in Athens on 6 June. The game will broadcast on BBC 1 on Match of
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BRIT FILM EVENT ENDS.
The British Short Film Festival is to close down following the BBC's decision to end its sponsorship of the event. The BBC has sponsored the event since its inception in 1987.
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TELEMAGINATION STAFF.
Animation house Telemagination has announced a series of appointments to its London office. Alan Simpson returns as director of animation from parent company TV-Loonland's Hungary studio. Digital facilities producer Lyndon Pickersgill
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ITC cuts cost of ITV franchise licences.
ITV will be on the receiving end of a major cash injection after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) this week slashed the cost of licence fees for some of its key