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Fyfe quits Telecom NZ to take over day-to-day operations at On Digital
On Digital has recruited Rob Fyfe from Telecom New Zealand to become its new chief operating officer following a wave of management departures earlier this month, writes John Plunkett.Fyfe will join
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MacKenzie bids£25 million for IRG
Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group is understood to have made a£25 million bid for the Independent Radio Group (IRG), writes John Plunkett.The Talk Radio parent company emerged as the front-runner to
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UNEASE AT DG SWITCHOVER
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport is understood to be uneasy at the lengthy handover between outgoing BBC director general Sir John Birt and director general designate Greg Dyke. The
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BBC CHOICE APPOINTMENT
The selection process for the new programming head of BBC Choice is due to be completed by Friday (24 September). Front-runners are said to include UK Play editor Stuart Murphy, BBC
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GMG BOOSTED BY ENDEMOL
A substantial increase in GMG Endemol Entertainment's profits helped its joint owner, Guardian Media Group (GMG), achieve record profits in 1998-99. GMG holds a 50 per cent stake in GMG Endemol,
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ITV RAPS BROADCASTERS
MTV, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), Channel 5 and GMTV were severely reprimanded by the Independent Television Commission in its August programme complaints report. The regulator reproached MTV for bad language,
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BBC World wields axe to stem losses
International television news channel BBC World is to cut 50 editorial and production jobs as part of an attempt to stem financial losses.The staff cuts were announced on Monday (20 September),
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Sky settles Ryder dispute
BSkyB settled its dispute with the organisers of the Ryder Cup over its coverage of this weekend's event, but industry insiders suggested their relationship may have been permanently soured by the
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The BBC has acquired Roswell, a 22 x 45-minute US series produced by Regency Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television, writes Tim Dams. Marking the BBC's first acquisition from
The BBC has acquired Roswell, a 22 x 45-minute US series produced by Regency Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television, writes Tim Dams. Marking the BBC's first acquisition from
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New shows for C4 in night-time revamp
Channel 4 night-time commissioning editor Stevan Keane has ordered seven new shows and revamped 4Later's idents and programme links, writes Wale Azeez.The idents, produced in-house, and the 'Conrad and Jane' links
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NTL/Telewest ready VoD launches
NTL and Telewest are set to roll-out their video-on-demand (VoD) services next year following their digital launch this autumn, writes John Plunkett.NTL announced on Tuesday (21 September) that it will begin
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LESTER JOINS BBC CHILDREN'S TO DEVELOP DRAMA
BBC Production children's department has appointed Cas Lester as a new drama development executive. Her brief is to bring in new projects and writers, as well as supervising new drama series
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ROWLINSON NAMED DEPUTY AT BBC SPORT
BBC Sport head of development John Rowlinson has been appointed deputy controller, TV sport. Rowlinson's brief includes assisting controller Mike Miller as well as taking responsibility for the international unit. He
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SKILLSET SCOOPS£1 MILLION FOR TRAINING INITIATIVE
Skillset has received a£1 million grant from the Department of Education & Employment to back a drive to promote the take-up of formal qualifications by television staff. The initiative, which
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RAPTURE SIGNS CARRIAGE DEAL WITH CWC
Cable and satellite teen channel Rapture TV will be available in another 850,000 homes from 16 October after tying up an analogue and digital carriage deal with Cable & Wireless Communications
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MACKENZIE JOINS GYNGELL FOR INTERACTIVE ASTROLOGY
Talk Radio chairman and Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has launched a pay-to-view interactive astrology website in a joint-venture with former Yorkshire TV chairman Bruce Gyngell. World Interactive Television (WIT),
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INVICTA RADIO PRISES CLARK FROM KEY 103
Capital Radio-owned Invicta Radio Group has poached Luis Clark from Key 103 as its new programme controller. Clark is currently programme manager and mid-morning presenter at the Manchester-based station, and has
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UBOGU GIVES 110% INSIDE VIEW ON RUGBY WORLD CUP
BBC Choice nightly sports programme 110% has signed Bath and England prop forward Victor Ubogu to provide an inside view of England's progress in the forthcoming Rugby World Cup. He will
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FIVE JOIN BBC COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT
The BBC has appointed five members to its GLR-based community affairs unit, whose brief is to ensure the multi-cultural diversity of London and the south-east is reflected in the corporation's TV,
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What they said
'John Birt told us that he inherited a BBC that was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Now he's leaving one that's addicted to Prozac'Dawn Airey, Channel 5 director of