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Hughes takes music policy role in review of R3 commissioning
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright has appointed Gwen Hughes to the newly created role of head of music policy as part of an overhaul of the R3 commissioning process, writes
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Massie lands top job at LWT entertainment
LWT Productions controller of entertainment and comedy Nigel Lythgoe has given Bob Massie the new role of head of entertainment but has yet to sign up a head of comedy, writes
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Europe will get religious Inspiration from this autumn
Inspiration Network, a new religious satellite TV channel broadcasting 24 hours a day, is due to launch on 29 September, writes Tina Mistry.The service will be unencrypted and available to all
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C4'S AD HOC INVESTIGATIONS UNIT DISBANDED
Channel 4 has disbanded the investigations unit it set up last year to service ad hoc projects, after a 12-month stint. The unit consisted of journalists from Just TV, placed on
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ROBINSON TO BE POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AT NEWS 24
BBC News 24 has appointed Nick Robinson as its new chief political correspondent. Robinson will take over in October and replaces Jon Sopel, who is moving to be BBC Paris correspondent.
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GILL-DOUGHERTY TAKES OVER PEAK PRACTICE FROM VIRGO
Mervyn Gill-Dougherty is taking over as producer of Carlton's Peak Practice (right) when the incumbent, Tony Virgo, leaves in September to join Granada-owned indie Artist Services in Australia (see page 9).
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SECOND INITIATIVE FROM BIG LITTLE PICTURES JOINT DEAL
HTV and Welsh media agency Sgrin have launched the second Big Little Pictures joint production initiative. The scheme - to produce 2 x 24-minute short films for TV and cinema -
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CHILDREN'S ITV PROMOTER MAKES SUDDEN EXIT
Graham Douglas, executive producer for Children's ITV promotional links at Central Television, left suddenly on Tuesday (20 July). A Central spokeswoman would confirm only that his contract, due to run until
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JAVELIN CHAMPION THROWS WRIT AT THE BBC
Former javelin champion Fatima Whitbread is suing the BBC over a joke on the BBC 1 quiz show They Think It's All Over. Whitbread is understood to be seeking more than
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TORY SEEKS TO LOOSEN RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING RULES
Restrictions on religious broadcasting could be relaxed after MPs of all parties last week voted by 138 to nine to support a Ten-Minute Rule Bill that claimed the present law was
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TAPS FESTIVAL ON URGENT SEARCH FOR SITCOM SCRIPTS
The Television Arts Performing Showcase (Taps) is looking for 30-minute sitcom and comedy drama scripts for a comedy festival to be held at Teddington Studios in September. For more information contact
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MEDIA TRUST TAKES 25 VISIONS FOR ONE-MINUTE FILMS
The Media Trust has unveiled a shortlist of 25 from more than 400 entrants to its Visions competition, in which professionals from the TV and advertising industry were set the challenge
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UK shows unseat US imports
UK-produced TV programmes such as Lovejoy, All Creatures Great and Small and Blake's Seven are set to replace US imports currently shown by the BBC in some daytime slots.The replacement of
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NTL/CWC merger deal edges closer
NTL looks set to win the battle with Telewest for Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), after securing an exclusive period in which to negotiate an£8 billion takeover deal.The agreement, struck
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S4C diverts funds to programming
S4C is to free up an annual minimum of£3.4 million in extra programme funding for 2000 and 2001, by diverting government money that was previously used to cover administration and
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ITC seeks successor for departing Smee
The Independent Television Commission is seeking a new head of public affairs to replace Paul Smee, who is leaving in mid-September to head a new financial services trade body, writes Ashley
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Paladin dances for 2
Indie Paladin Pictures is in pre-production on a new dance series for BBC 2 featuring leading ballerina Deborah Bull, writes Jason Deans.Travels with My Tutu is the working title for a
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Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
Illuminations Television has gone into production on a TV adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Gloriana (above), which tells the story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and the Earl
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Commercial radio hails govt review
Commercial radio has welcomed a government review of the way in which analogue licences are allocated, in the hope that some wavelengths currently used by the BBC may be freed up
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Sony Radio Awards set for revamp
The Sony Radio Awards could be revamped in time for next year's ceremony with new categories and fewer awards.New categories being considered include an entertainment award, aimed at the links provided