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NEW CHIEF FOR LOONLAND.
Cinar Europe president David Ferguson has been appointed chief operating officer and president, core activities of animation company TV-Loonland. He joined the group's London office this week and takes charge of
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UKRD GIVES LONDON SOUL.
UKRD group, which operates 14 radio stations in the UK, has re-launched its east London station Active FM as Soul FM 107.5 and has pledged to play more soul music during
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SHOP! CLOSURE NEARS.
Broadcast union Bectu has started the statutory three-month consultation period with Granada, following the broadcaster's move to close its Liverpool-based shopping service Shop! Up to 140 jobs are to go at
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NEW 5 LIVE FISHING SHOW.
Nick Hancock is to present a new programme on BBC Radio 5 Live about fishing. Fish On Five, a 30-minute programme, will broadcast at 06.00 on Saturday mornings and will feature
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ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS.
Entertainment Rights has unveiled its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2001, with turnover increasing 213 per cent in the period to #13.8m. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
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Granada closes SPL channel deal.
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is poised to appoint Granada Sport as its broadcasting partner for its forthcoming digital channel.Granada Sport, formed from the former United Broadcasting sport division, beat off
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Virgin fined for swearing child.
Virgin Radio has picked up a second #75,000 fine from the Radio Authority for a 'huge failure of compliance' with the Broadcasting Act, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Campbell walks out of Ministry.
Former Ginger Media Group chief executive David Campbell has quit as Ministry of Sound vice-chairman after only seven months in the role, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Workhouse to move in with owner Zenith.
Winchester-based new media outfit Workhouse is to relocate to London in order to focus more fully on joint projects with its owner Zenith Entertainment, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Old folks home in on 'unreal' TV.
Older people feel they are not portrayed realistically on screen and that their views are often ignored by broadcasters, despite their status as the heaviest consumers of television, according to a
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BBC leads Sony shortlist.
The BBC dominated the Sony Awards nominations shortlist unveiled this week, with Radio 4 taking the lion's share, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Top indie award goes to Red.
Red Productions scored a hit at the 2002 Indie Awards last week, picking up both the best indie gong and the indie-vidual award as well as scooping a best drama prize, writes Simon Ellery.
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TRIPLE VICTORY FOR BBC.
The BBC walked off with three awards at last week's British Animation Awards, writes Jon Rogers. Harvest Films' Hamilton Mattress (pictured), made in association with Egmont Imagination and Entertainment Rights, picked
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BBC WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE FACING CHARGES.
Former BBC Worldwide executive Jeff Taylor has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the corporation following an investigation into a #1m corruption scandal by Hong Kong authorities. Taylor, who was sacked
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BSKYB DELIVERS FOR DISCOVERY AND EMAP.
The combined viewing share of the channels for which BSkyB acts as sales agent - including Discovery channels and those run by Emap, publisher of Broadcast - has risen by 40
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SWINDON/WEST WILTSHIRE LICENCE AWARDED.
The Radio Authority has given the local digital multiplex licence for the Swindon/West Wiltshire area to Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of GWR. Beating off competition from Emap, Now Digital
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CLASSIC FM APPOINTS LISTENERS PANEL.
Classic FM has appointed five listeners from across the UK to become part of the station's consumer panel, ending a six-month search for suitable candidates. The panel, to be chaired by
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MILLIONAIRE HELPS CELADOR TO RECORD PROFITS.
Complete Communications whose subsidiary Celador Productions produces ITV 1's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (left), has announced its best ever year-end results thanks to the success of worldwide sales of
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NTL TO LAUNCH EASTER CHANNEL FOR FAMILIES.
NTL is to launch a special Easter Channel to bolster its family line-up and target kids with competitions and information on events throughout the period. The channel will feature interactive TV
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DIGITAL CLASSICS CUTS BACK ONLINE SERVICE.
Classical music broadcaster Digital Classics has scaled back its website with the loss of up to nine jobs. Digital Classics, which operates a TV service on Sky Digital, is closing its