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Stewart to be honoured in hall of fame
Fifteen to One's William G Stewart and Granada Creative executive chair Andrea Wonfor (left) are to be honoured with membership of the Royal Television Society's Hall of Fame, writes Ashley Davies.
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Nick Junior to order two new series
Nickelodeon UK has revealed plans to bolster its UK original programming on digital pre-school channel Nick Jr by ordering two new series, writes Simon Ellery.
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Switch2 nabs Pearson staff
New internet-based entertainment network Switch2 has raided Pearson TV to fill the roles of head of production and head of programming for its new online comedy channel Skive, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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HTV WALES FILLS FACTUAL WITH KENNEDY AND CALVERLEY
HTV Wales has filled its two vacant factual roles, appointing Bruce Kennedy and Paul Calverley as head of factual programmes and head of factual development respectively. Kennedy will be charged with
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ITV'S QUARTER SHARE MAKES FIRST DROP BELOW 30 PER CENT
ITV's overall audience share has dropped below 30 per cent for a whole quarter for the first time in its history according to the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's latest Trends
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RA'S STOLLER TO CHAIR RADIO FESTIVAL IN 2001
Radio Authority chief executive Tony Stoller (right) has been appointed by the Radio Academy to chair the Radio Festival 2001. He takes over at the helm from BBC Radio 2 head
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PEARSON TO HIRE CREATIVE TEAM TO GENERATE IDEAS
Pearson TV is planning to hire a small, young creative team to develop and launch a new generation of ideas for the UK's TV and broadband services. The team is charged
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REUTERS FOUNDATION TO RUN NEWS COURSE IN LONDON
Reuters Foundation has developed a new training course, Making Television News, that is designed to bring together 15 journalists from around the world. The course, to be held in London, will
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BBC TALENT SELECTS 10 FOR DEVELOPER CONTRACTS
BBC Talent has named the 10 winners of its six-month programme developer contracts. The 10 were selected from 700 entries following a nationwide search through BBC Talent (Broadcast, 18.8.00).The applicants will
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COMMUNITY CHANNEL TO LAUNCH FROM MID-SEPTEMBER
The Community Channel has confirmed it will launch on 18 September on Sky Digital from 13.00-16.00 every day and online at www.communitychannel.org.As well as broadcasting films and videos from the 50-plus
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EC BACKS SPORTING CROWN JEWELS LIST
The European Commission this week backed the government's list of mandatory free-to-air sports fixtures on terrestrial TV. The move will ensure that a number of 'crown jewel' sports such as the
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BROADCAST 2001 AWARD ENTRY FORMS IN THIS ISSUE
Entries for the Broadcast 2001 Awards can be made from this week, using the form enclosed with this week's copy of Broadcast. The awards include two new categories: best new media
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ITV2 SECURES CARRIAGE ON ACTIVE DIGITAL SERVICE
ITV2 has filled the last remaining hole in its distribution plans after agreeing a carriage deal to run on NTL's interactive digital service. The channel, which is already available to Cable
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NICKELODEON APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Nickelodeon UK has promoted Eddie McKendrick to the newly created position of director of new media. He is to lead a team of 11, spearheading the broadcaster's drive into new media.
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BARB DEVELOPS MORE EXACT AUDIENCE MEASUREMENTS
Barb has introduced a new audience measurement tool that it says will allow it to give subscribers more specific living patterns about groups defined by demographic and social characteristics. For example,
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BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
BBC charity appeal BBC Children in Need (left) has appointed the chief executive of spinal injury charity Aspire, Martina Milburn, as its new director. She replaces Julia Kaufman who has left
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BBC ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES IN ITS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The BBC has unveiled details of the categories of this year's BBC British Short Film Festival in September. The categories for the awards include the UCI grand prize for best British
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BSKYB TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN WEST HAM'S WEBSITE
BSkyB has agreed a deal to design, develop and maintain West Ham United's website. The five-year deal takes effect at the start of the 2000-01 season and involves enhancing the content,
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GWR BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN PETERBOROUGH STATION
GWR Group has announced the acquisition of 62 per cent of GP Broadcasting which operates Lite FM, a local radio station in Peterborough. The acquisition, for£1.24m in cash, is conditional
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Challenge seeks programme ideas
Flextech quiz and gameshow channel Challenge TV is hunting for programme ideas to build up a bank of original output ahead of the launch of an enhanced TV service next year.Flextech