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ITN IN ON DIGITAL TALKS
ITN has had preliminary discussions with digital terrestrial broadcaster On Digital about possible carriage for its planned 24-hour news channel.ITN is understood to be planning to launch the channel around the
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LOW INTEREST IN PAY-TV
Only about 55 per cent of households are interested in signing up to pay-TV, far below the level at which the Government would find it acceptable to switch off analogue, according
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Zenith challenges News at Ten move
Zenith Media, one of the UK's biggest advertising agencies, has concluded that moving News at Ten was unnecessary for ITV to achieve its ambition this year of winning 39 per cent
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ITV SCHEDULING KEEPS HEAT ON BBC 1
ITV is set to increase the pressure on BBC 1 over the next few weeks with a series of aggressive scheduling stunts, according to the latest Zenith On TV report, writes
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Children's classic Bill and Ben is to be revived in a£2 million, 26 x 10-minute updated version for BBC Worldwide and BBC 1, writes Tim Dams. Featuring the original flowerpot
Children's classic Bill and Ben is to be revived in a£2 million, 26 x 10-minute updated version for BBC Worldwide and BBC 1, writes Tim Dams. Featuring the original flowerpot
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Hit Wildlife puts up£1.5m for co-pros
Hit Entertainment's natural history arm, Hit Wildlife, has committed $2.5 million (£1.5 million) to co-productions with indies, bringing its total investment in independent production this year to $6 million (£3.7 million),
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ITV to air TV news-style Christmas
Indies Just Television and CTVC are producing an ITV Christmas show chronicling the birth of Jesus in the style of a TV news bulletin, writes Wale Azeez.Provisionally titled Dateline Bethlehem, the
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Sky holds off on sports decision
BSkyB has stalled on a decision to supply Sky Sports 2 to rival digital operator On Digital, despite a positive ruling from the Independent Television Commission last week, writes John Plunkett.The
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MOYLES AND MILLS FAVOURITES FOR BALL HOT SEAT
BBC Radio 1 DJs Chris Moyles and Scott Mills are the favourites to take over from Zoe Ball, who has announced she is to leave the R1 breakfast show next March.
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TREMAYNE NAMED VICE-PRESIDENT OF GRANADA FACTUALS
Granada Television controller of factual programmes Charles Tremayne has been appointed vice-president of Granada Factuals, the recently created joint-venture between Granada Media and the New York Times. Tremayne, a former World
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GRABINER SUES ON DIGITAL FOR YEAR'S SALARY
Former On Digital chief executive Stephen Grabiner is suing the digital terrestrial broadcaster for a year's salary, understood to be worth about£300,000. Grabiner quit the outfit on 13 July and
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TALK ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR NEW PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Talk Radio is looking for a new programme director following Bill Ridley's departure last month. Ridley has left to take up a post at publisher Northern & Shell. The new appointment
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OPEN APPOINTS BRYAN AS ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR
Digital interactive TV consortium Open has named Nick Bryan as the replacement for advertising sales director Barry McGovern, who has left to become commercial director at sports website WorldSport.com. Bryan, who
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NOBLE TAKES HEART TO INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL
Former Heart 106.2fm presenter Kara Noble is taking the Chrysalis Radio-owned station to an industrial tribunal over her sacking in May. Noble was dismissed over the sale of topless pictures of
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CITV GETS READY TO GO ONLINE
CITV is gearing up to launch a website on 25 October that will be produced by indie new media producer Workhouse. The site will include pages for CITV shows including Mopatop's
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DALBY RISES TO BUSINESS AFFAIRS HEAD AT WORLDWIDE
BBC Worldwide has appointed Richard Dalby to the newly created post of controller, business affairs. Currently a senior lawyer in BBC Worldwide's legal department, Dalby's responsibilities will include looking at strategy
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SOCIETY OF EDITORS ADDS TO KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Carlton Television chief executive Clive Jones, BBC controller of editorial policy Phil Harding and BBC Online project director Bob Eggington are to join a line-up of keynote speakers at the 1999
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HALL HIRED FOR NEW ROLE AT BBC ENGLISH REGIONS
Louise Hall has been appointed to the newly created position of secretary, BBC English regions. Currently head of information for the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Hall's brief will include taking responsibility
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LNN FILMS ASIA LIVE EVENT
LNN Factual turned around a 30-minute documentary over the August bank holiday weekend, with only 48 hours' notice, to air as part of a black and Asian-themed regional evening on LWT
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BORDER RADIO INTO PROFIT
Border Television's radio division moved into profit for the first time in the three months to 31 July. Border chairman James Graham, speaking at the company's annual general meeting last Thursday