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CHANNEL 5 FACES ITC PROBE OVER SEX AND SMUT
The Independent Television Commission is to investigate complaints that Channel 5 is broadcasting too much sex and smut, following culture secretary Chris Smith's unusual intervention in the Commons on Monday (12
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EC TO SCRUTINISE ADSL AND CABLE TECHNOLOGIES
The European Commission is to investigate the importance of the two main interactive TV technologies, ADSL and cable, as part of its ongoing investigation into Microsoft's proposed purchase of a 29.7
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HEART 106.2 REJIGS TO LURE LONDON'S THIRTYSOMETHINGS
Heart 106.2 has revamped its schedule in an attempt to position itself as the only station for thirtysomething Londoners to listen to at work.From late September, stand-up comedian Greg Burns will
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RICHARD DIGANCE BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN TALENT TV
Comedian and businessman Richard Digance has bought a 51 per cent stake in indie Talent TV. The investment will form part of Digance's Write Good Group, which has a number of
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SINGER TO BE RICHARD DUNN INTERVIEWEE AT EDINBURGH
Telewest chief executive Adam Singer is to take the platform at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival as the Richard Dunn Memorial interviewee. It is the second year the festival has
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BSC'S HOLME TO TACKLE REGULATION 'HOT POTATOES'
Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) chairman Richard Holme is to tackle issues of regulation in an address to be held by the Royal Television Society at Bafta, in Piccadilly, London on 27
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SCORE DIGITAL LAUNCHES GLASGOW RADIO SERVICE
Score Digital has launched a commercial digital radio service in Glasgow, offering three analogue stations, Clyde 1, Clyde 2 and QFM and three digital stations, 3C (country music), Kiss (dance music)
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MILLS AND BAZ TO SPEAK AT LISTENER AND VIEWER EVENT
Castaway 2000 and Big Brother executive producers Jeremy Mills and Peter Bazlagette are among the speakers at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer's one-day conference entitled Viewing: Fact or Fiction.
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UNIQUE SEEKS AIM LISTING TO FUND DIGITAL INVESTMENT
Radio indie Unique Broadcasting is to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market within the next month under a newly created holding company UBC. Noel Edmonds, who founded the Unique
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ENTERACTION TV IN THREE-YEAR TV JOB SHOP CONTRACT
Interactive outfit Enteraction TV, run by former Live TV boss Mark Cullen, has signed a three-year deal to launch and run new channel TV Job Shop.The 24-hour channel, which is expected
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RTS NAMES CHRIS SMITH AS AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER
The Royal Television Society has confirmed that culture secretary Chris Smith (left) will give the keynote address at its autumn symposium, which runs from 30-31 October at the Mayfair Intercontinental Hotel
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RCA REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LOCAL RADIO
The Radio Communications Agency last week published a technical report, commissioned jointly by the BBC and the Radio Authority, on the possibility of finding space in the FM frequency band for
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INITIAL TO PRODUCE BOLLYWOOD 'OSCARS' AT THE DOME GMG
Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial is producing Bollywood's equivalent of the Oscars, the International Indian film Awards at the Millennium Dome for an ITV regional broadcast later this month. Granada Media
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NOW DIGITAL NETS BATH AND BRISTOL MULTIPLEX DEAL
Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of the GWR Group, has been awarded the Bath and Bristol local digital radio multiplex licence by the Radio Authority and will launch its new
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... AS RA AWARDS MORECAMBE BAY LICENCE TO BAY RADIO
The Radio Authority has re-awarded the Morecambe Bay Independent Local Radio licence to Bay Radio, the existing licence-holder. The new licence will run for eight years from March 2001. The music-led
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SKILLSET SHAKES UP TRAINING SUBSIDIES
Skillset has restructured some of its training subsidies, following the ending of the Department for Trade & Industry Sector Challenge initiative. The national training organisation is to invest£300,000 in training
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ITC picks Hodgson as chief executive
The Independent Television Commission has ended a six-month trawl for a new chief executive by appointing BBC director of public policy Patricia Hodgson to the role.Hodgson will join the commission in
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New code for freelancers
The Rory Peck Trust is to establish a global code of practice protecting the rights of freelance cameramen in trouble spots, writes Colin Robertson.
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Delay to OFT indie report
The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) report on independent productions transmitted by the BBC has been delayed by almost six months because of the corporation's digital expansion, writes Tara Conlan.
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Calderwood to start drama indie
Pathe Pictures head of production Andrea Calderwood has resigned to set up her own drama indie, as exclusively predicted in Broadcast (25.2.00), writes Ashley Davies.