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RADIO 2 PRESENTER IN COURT ON DRUG SUPPLY CHARGES
BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker appeared at Horseferry Road magistrates court on Monday (12 July) accused of supplying cocaine. He was remanded on bail until 31 August.
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STUDY FINDS PARLIAMENTARY COVERAGE HAS DECLINED
A study sponsored by independent educational charity The Hansard Society highlights the decline in TV coverage of the House of Commons in the past 10 years. The report, Electronic Media, Parliament
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TAYLOR TAKES HELM AT DANCE STATION VIBE FM
DMG Radio has made Nigel Taylor new station director at east of England commercial dance station Vibe FM. He is currently station manager at KFM in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, also part
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SKY HAMMERS OUT DEAL FOR WEST HAM EURO MATCHES
Sky Television has secured exclusive rights for West Ham United games in Europe. Live coverage will include home ties in the Intertoto Cup and, if the club qualifies, the Uefa Cup.
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MD WANTED FOR CHRYSALIS ON-LINE OPERATION
Chrysalis Radio has advertised for a managing director for its online operation, which is due to launch in September. Chrysalis Radio On-Line will include simulcasts of the two Chrysalis Radio networks,
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APPLICATIONS NEEDED FOR RTS NORTH WEST AWARDS
The fourth Royal Television Society North West Awards will take place on 20 November in Manchester. The RTS is seeking applications for a range of categories, including best regional news programme,
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EMAP SOLE BIDDER FOR DIGITAL MULTIPLEX IN YORKSHIRE
Emap Radio was the sole applicant for the local digital radio multiplex in south Yorkshire when the deadline for bids passed on Tuesday (13 July). Emap Radio - part of the
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ON DIGITAL SUBS ON THE UP
On Digital subscription numbers rose from 110,000 to 247,000 during the second quarter of 1999.Around half, - 68,000 - signed up after On Digital introduced its free set-top box offer at
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NTL IN TELEGRAPH DEAL
NTL's interactive news and sports channels will start carrying the Electronic Telegraph this month, allowing viewers to access its news and news archives. NTL already carries ITN and Sporting Life.
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TWAMLEY TO RED DRAGON
Capital Radio has appointed Paul Twamley as the non-executive chairman of its Welsh radio group, Red Dragon Radio. Twamley is currently group finance director at utility company Hyder and a non-executive
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REVISED LICENCE INVITED
The Independent Television Commission has published a revised invitation to apply for non-exclusive local delivery licences to provide TV services over cable networks. It was updated after Telewest asked for all
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OVERTON TO HOST GLR SLOT
Former Talk Radio breakfast show presenter Bill Overton is to co-host the same slot for BBC London regional station GLR 94.9FM. Overton will present the show with Clare McDonnell on the
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NEW ECLIPSE STATION
A new radio station for the south-west will launch on 26 July to cover the eclipse and the numerous summer music festivals in the area. Eclipse FM will be run on
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Gay drama drew most sex complaints to BSC
The first episode of Channel 4's Queer As Folk drew more complaints than any other programme in the past year, according to the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC).A total of 110 people
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Century set for further expansion
Border Television unveiled plans for further expansion of its Century Radio brand on Monday (12 July), as it announced that total turnover for the group had risen by one quarter to£19.9 million for the year to 30 April, writes John Plunkett.
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Borland made new festival director
Ros Borland, former commercial manager, drama at BBC Worldwide, has been named as the new director of international co-production conference Sharing Stories.Borland will succeed Dianne Muirhead, who announced she was stepping
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Disney Channel UK's autumn schedule will launch on 1 September with a new graphics package created by French production company Gedeon. The idents, set to roll out to other parts of
Disney Channel UK's autumn schedule will launch on 1 September with a new graphics package created by French production company Gedeon. The idents, set to roll out to other parts of
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Half of commercial radio yet to have bug appraisals
Half of the country's 300 independent radio stations have no idea if they are millennium bug-compliant, according to government watchdog Action 2000, writes Lucy Rouse.
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ISO directed and produced the titles for Life Support, a new medical drama for BBC 1. Damien Smith and Clyde Lawson employed new software on the 2D graphic sequence to mimic
ISO directed and produced the titles for Life Support, a new medical drama for BBC 1. Damien Smith and Clyde Lawson employed new software on the 2D graphic sequence to mimic
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Diverse Design created the title sequence to sister company Diverse North's series, Love in Leeds. Designed by Steve Picard, the retro disco lights and mirror balls were composited with colour-saturat
Diverse Design created the title sequence to sister company Diverse North's series, Love in Leeds. Designed by Steve Picard, the retro disco lights and mirror balls were composited with colour-saturated footage