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C4I sets up $24m drama/factual fund
Channel 4 International (C4I) has set up a rolling $24 million (£14.5 million) fund to develop and finance cutting-edge drama and factual programming over the next three years.Although the first deals will involve
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Ainsworth to meet Dyke at Blackpool
BBC director general designate Greg Dyke is meeting with the Conservative shadow media secretary Peter Ainsworth to discuss Dyke's vision for the BBC, writes John Lewis.
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C4 and Paramount in E4 launch talks
Viacom-owned Paramount Comedy Channel is believed to be in talks with Channel 4 about becoming a partner in E4, the new entertainment channel C4 is planning to launch by next spring.C4 is also
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Clarkson in exclusive three-year deal at BBC
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has signed an exclusive three-year deal with the BBC, writes Tim Dams.
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C4 veteran McGettigan departs after 18 years
Channel 4 director and general manager Frank McGettigan is leaving after more 18 years with the broadcaster, writes Wale Azeez.
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Abramsky review heralds R4 overhaul
Sweeping changes are expected to the management structure at BBC Radio 4 as part of BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky's long-awaited commissioning review published this week, writes John Plunkett.
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TRANSMEDIA SELL-OFF
Transmedia managing director Bruce Burgess admitted this week he is unlikely to find a buyer for his troubled indie and may have to sell off its assets. Burgess said that four unnamed parties,
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RIVALS UNITE FOR DIGITAL
The BBC and the commercial radio industry have joined forces to promote digital and establish a common digital audience measurement system. BBC Digital Radio and commercial digital outfit Digital One confirmed a deal on
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SIMONS RETURNS TO BBC
Former London News Radio (LNR) programming director John Simons has joined BBC Radio 2 as a consultant.Simons, who last worked for the BBC when he was a senior producer at BBC Radio Nottingham
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ON DIGITAL EXTENDS OFFER
On Digital is set to extend its pre-pay subscription offer nationwide next month following a successful trial in Glasgow. For£119 customers receive a set-top box plus six extra channels for a year.
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A DATE WITH CHRIS SMITH
Media Secretary Chris Smith's broadcasting summit with digital broadcasters, manufacturers and retailers will take place in mid-November. Smith wrote to key digital players at the end of September calling for a meeting to tackle
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GMG EYES MORECAMBE
The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is to apply for the local radio licence for the Morecambe Bay area when it is readvertised in the next month. Three other groups will also apply for
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RA awards London licence to Choice
Choice FM was this week awarded the hotly contested new local analogue licence for north and north-west London by the Radio Authority.The Soul Media-owned station defeated 19 other applicants including Fan FM, a sports
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CITV/Flextech set to work on Twins
CITV is collaborating with Flextech Television on a programme for the first time by commissioning a new 26 x 10-minute children's animation series, Twins, writes Tim Dams.
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Ainsworth calls for regulatory rethink
Tory media spokesman Peter Ainsworth is calling for controls on commercial broadcasters to be dismantled and for the BBC to justify keeping its board of governors, writes John Lewis.
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BBC 1 on top in Bafta kids' shortlist
Bafta unveiled the shortlist for its fourth Children's Awards with the nominations dominated by BBC 1, writes Tina Mistry.
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WORLDWIDE AND BRITISH PATHE JOIN 1,000 HOURS OF FILM
BBC Worldwide and British Pathe have joined forces to create News Century, a series that will contain a catalogue of around 1,000 films dedicated to the most prominent news stories of the twentieth
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C5 UNVEILS RETAIL OPERATION 5 DIRECT
Channel 5 launched a retail operation this week called 5 Direct. Viewers can now order some of the goods advertised on the station by phoning a special number, which will then be sent
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ITC CORRECTS BBC NEWS 24 AND BBC PARLIAMENT FIGURES
The Independent Television Commission has corrected its figures for the cable distribution of BBC News 24 issued on 24 September, which were reported in Broadcast last week (1.10.99). According to the revised figures, News
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NEAL TO GIVE RAYMOND WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Channel 4 head of drama and animation Gub Neal is to give the keynote speech to launch the television strand of the fifteenth Birmingham International Film & Television Festival in November. His speech