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Sharman steps up to fill key BBC daytime post.
The BBC has moved to fill its last major empty executive post by promoting creative director of daytime factual entertainment Alison Sharman to daytime controller, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BSC THROWS OUT BRASS EYE COMPLAINT.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has thrown out a complaint against Brass Eye creator Chris Morris from ITN newsreader Nick Owen.The regulator did not accept that Owen had been treated unfairly
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TELETEXT POISED TO WIN CHANNEL 5 CONTRACT.
Teletext is planning to expand its availability beyond ITV, Channel 4 and its portfolio of branded digital services by providing a text service for Channel 5. It has emerged as the
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CARLTON LINES UP TRAINING INITIATIVE.
Carlton Television has launched an initiative to help students find opportunities in television journalism. The company is to provide 10 bursaries for post-graduate courses in journalism linked to City University, London;
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C4 PAYS #2M FOR STARKEY HANDCUFFS DEAL.
Channel 4 has agreed to pay historian David Starkey #2m for his golden handcuffs deal, making him the highest paid presenter on British television.The four-year deal, first revealed by Broadcast (15.2.02),
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PROFITS PLUMMET AT CHANNEL 5 OWNER RTL.
Channel 5 owner RTL Group saw its core earnings plunge 35 per cent last year, giving it an overall loss of #1.52bn. Considerable asset write-downs and the continuing advertising slump meant
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BBC News triumph at RTS.
The BBC picked up the lion's share of the Royal Television Society (RTS) journalism awards last week taking six gongs. Channel 4 won three, BSkyB netted two and CNN picked up one, writes Penny Hughes.
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Study tips end of primetime.
The concept of primetime TV is on the verge of dying out, according to a report from personal video recorder (PVR) manufacturer Tivo.The study, which questioned 3,000 UK and US Tivo
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Pilot access stations on air.
The first three stations in the Radio Authority's access radio pilot scheme have begun broadcasting, with another 12 due to go on air later this year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Mip-TV 2003 moves to March.
The organiser of TV markets Mip-TV and Mipcom is moving the 2003 spring event forward to March, writes Steve Aston.
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4MC IN #2.5M HD PUSH.
4MC has just taken delivery of the Sony HD Cam and Panasonic HD D5 VTRs as part of a #2.5m investment in high-definition equipment across the Liberty Livewire group. In the
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FARM UPS NON-LINEAR.
The Farm group is doubling the size of non-linear facility The Shed with the addition of six rooms. Due to open at the beginning of April, the new rooms will include
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MCMILLAN EXPANDS.
Broadcast equipment supplier McMillan is expanding its London operation with a move to a new Soho site. As part of the move, the firm is recruiting four extra staff and has
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World Wide covers satellite launch.
The launch of Envisat - Europe's largest satellite - last Friday (1 March) was the climax of a year's work by indie World Wide Pictures for the European Space Agency (ESA), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Regulators approve GVG sale to Thomson.
Thomson Multimedia has this week confirmed its purchase of the Grass Valley Group (GVG) and, through its Technicolor subsidiary, has added two more companies to its list of acquisitions.The $172m (#121m)
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Radio mics could be hit by analogue switch-off.
The Institute of Broadcast Sound (IBS) is pressing the government to consider the impact of analogue switch-off on the use of radio microphones, writes Barbara Marshall.At a seminar held on Wednesday
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Turner awards major facility contract.
Snell & Wilcox has won a multimillion pound deal to equip the world's largest broadcast centre at Turner Entertainment Group's new Atlanta headquarters, writes Barbara Marshall.The 193,000 square foot facility, due
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DISCREET STAFF MOVES.
Jeremy Lutterloch has been promoted to Discreet UK regional manager, replacing Patrick Jocelyn who became director of Europe, Middle East and Africa last month (Broadcast, 8.2.02).
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MCR DIRECTORSHIPS.
The Machine Room has made four of its senior managers directors. David Clarke, Wendy Field, Simon Brigg and Darryl Huxley have been with the company for between two and five years
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BLUE HIRES THREE.
Blue has made three appointments this month. Andy Brown joins from Soho 601 to head the Flame department, Lucy Cotter has left Rushes to take a senior bookings role and Tracey