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Database plan for multicultural talent.
Channel 4 is setting up a multicultural talent database and has hired Granada Television producer/director Amina Razaq to implement it, writes Ashley Davies.
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Granada re-lists.
Granada Media plc has this week been re-listed on the stock exchange as Granada plc as it becomes completely demerged from its main shareholder, hospitality business Granada Compass, writes Colin Robertson.
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White paper will date too rapidly.
Media select committee chairman Gerald Kaufman has suggested the government's communications white paper will be dead before it is translated into legislation.At the second session of the select committee's inquiry into
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Adrian Mole producer poached by C4 drama.
Channel 4 head of drama Tessa Ross has poached Tiger Aspect Productions executive producer Lucy Richer to be her commissioning editor, drama, writes Ashley Davies.
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Carlton rejigs factual team.
Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett has reshuffled his factual team to 'invigorate the Midlands as a production base', installing Planet Wild managing director Eric Harwood in a new factual controller role in Nottingham, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC explores ad-funded sites.
The BBC has confirmed that it is exploring the idea of commercially funded websites aimed at overseas users but the corporation's governors have not yet given final approval to the scheme, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Wildlife centralises.
Granada completed the integration of former United News & Media ITV franchises Anglia and Meridian this week, announcing up to 100 job losses and the pooling of all wildlife programming into
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On Digital registers sites.
On Digital owners Granada Media and Carlton Comm-unications are registering internet addresses under the On Digital brand, in another step towards a unified ITV web brand, write Simon Ellery and Jon Rogers.
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OPTOMEN'S FASHION TIP.
Optomen Television is making a 'frockudrama' series for Channel 4, aiming to do for fashion what Jamie Oliver (right) did for cookery shows, writes Ashley Davies.
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MPs support BBC children's digital channel plans.
MPs from all political parties are backing BBC proposals to introduce children's digital channels as part of the planned BBC 3 and 4 channels, writes John Lewis.
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KINGSTON PROFITS.
Kingston Communications has unveiled group earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of£3m for the three months to 31 December 2000. Chief executive Steve Main predicted increased returns this
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NEWS COMPLAINT UPHELD.
The BBC programme complaints bulletin published this week upheld 18 of the 157 complaints, including one made by the secretary general of the Aluminium Federation about a BBC news programme on
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TF1 TAKES EUROSPORT.
French broadcaster TF1 has bought Canal+'s stake in the Eurosport Group, making Eurosport International and Eurosport France wholly owned subsidiaries of the outfit. Canal+ was effectively forced to sell its 49.5
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SKY REVIEWS ITV BENEFIT.
BSkyB is re-evaluating the benefit of having ITV on its Sky Digital platform. The company argued that because of ITV's weakened audience share since Sky Digital launched in 1998, it is
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SOUTH PARK RAP.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC£) has upheld two complaints about a Channel 4 South Park episode which included necrophilia references. The BSC found that although the series was known for its
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Just TV starts Bristol arm for local orders.
Investigative specialist indie Just TV is setting up a new Bristol-based company to expand its range and pull in regional commissions, writes Ashley Davies.
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Disney joins fight to curb BBC services.
Disney Channel UK has become the latest commercial voice to join the chorus of concern over the BBC's proposed new digital services, writes Simon Ellery.
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DCMS 'open' to ideas for Ofcom.
The government is open to suggestions about the best structure for its proposed single regulator, Ofcom, media secretary Chris Smith said this week. Speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)
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ICHOOSETV NTL CARRIAGE DEAL.
Online entertainment portal IchooseTV has signed a carriage deal with NTL's broadband internet service, ntlworld, writes David Wood.
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RATINGS - Weakest Link no match for ITV's Millionaire.
Cruelty-TV mistress Anne Robinson failed to woo punters away from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as the two flagship quizzes clashed this week for only the second time in their history, writes Jon Rogers.