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Turner quits Beeb Ventures in latest rejig.
Beeb Ventures chief executive Julian Turner is leaving the BBC's commercial web outfit with no job to go to as part of a major downsizing exercise, writes Simon Ellery.
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Scottish TV jobs go at SMG.
SMG IS asking 18 staff from its Scottish TV business to take voluntary redundancy in a move it hopes will be the last job-cutting exercise at the station, writes Steve Aston.
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Digital target may be too low.
The government is coming under fresh pressure to rethink its strategy of turning off analogue television signals once 95 per cent of the viewing public have digital services.The National Consumer Council
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ITV will bounce back, says report.
ITV 1 will soon win back the daytime ratings lead it has lost to BBC 1, despite its recent upheavals, predicts a report out this week from media agency Zenith, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada calls on public for help.
Granada Kids director of programmes Steven Andrew has issued an unprecedented call to members of the public asking for new kids programme ideas, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Einstein to put chess on TV.
The Einstein Group, owner of the science and technology channel einstein.tv, has bought the rights to screen world chess and plans to do for the game what Channel 4 did for cricket, writes Simon Ellery.
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POPSTARS PRODUCER HIT BY FIRST HALF LOSSES.
Sportsworld, which co-owns the rights to Popstars, has seen its shares plummet after issuing a profits warning. The inter-national producer, which relies heavily on sponsorship of its television programmes and sports
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AARDMAN'S SPROXTON GOES BACK TO PRODUCING.
Aardman Animations managing director David Sproxton is stepping down from day-to-day responsibilities at the company and is giving up his title in order to return to producing at Aardman. The indie,
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BREEZE TO GO OFF AIR ON ITV DIGITAL AND SKY.
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) ceased broadcasting its women's service Breeze on ITV Digital and Sky this week (31 January) and is to be dropped by Telewest at the end of March.
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C4 TO AIR RACING TIPS SERIES ON SAT MORNINGS.
Channel 4 is to launch a new half-hour Saturday morning sports show featuring betting fronted by Gary Imlach. Kicking off on Saturday (2 February), Sporting Talk will feature sporting experts, including
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CHANNEL 4 NEWS GETS BIGGEST 16 TO 24 SHARE.
Channel 4 News this week claimed it had the youngest profile of all broadcasters' news programmes. According to Barb figures based on 2001 weekly averages, 24 per cent of the audience
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UKTV TO AIR TIMESHIFTED UK STYLE ON SKY.
UKTV is to launch a time-shifted version of lifestyle service UK Style from February on Sky. Style+ will show delayed broadcast of Style - featuring programming such as Ground Force, House
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EUROSPORT WINS TENNIS MASTERS CUP RIGHTS.
Eurosport has bolstered its tennis coverage after securing live and exclusive rights to the ATP Tennis Masters Cup until 2004. The agreement, which includes rights to an additional eight ATP tournaments,
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CARTOON NETWORK PROMOTES BRANDING CHIEF.
Cartoon Network has promoted off-channel commerce director Simon George to vice-president, off-channel commerce in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since joining in 1999, George has helped drive merchandising, licensing, video
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Home & Leisure focuses on men.
Discovery Home & Leisure has ordered 130 hours of programming to help shore up its position in the men's lifestyle market.Commissioned by Discovery Home & Leisure director of programmes Katy Thorogood,
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BBC NI lines up Catholic drama.
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has ordered a controversial film for BBC 1 examining the attitude of the Catholic Church towards unwanted pregnancies during the 1960s, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Sky to offer interactive F1.
Sky Sports is to challenge ITV's dominance of Formula One by offering live interactive pay-per-view Grand Prix weekends, writes Simon Ellery.
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Richard Harris to explore Arthur myth.
The team behind the BBC's award-winning Son of God series are to turn their attention to King Arthur and his legendary court of Camelot, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SNOOPY RIGHTS DEAL.
Cartoon Network has secured rights to air The Charlie Brown Show and Peanuts for its classics service Boomerang, writes Simon Ellery. The channel has bought the 18 x 30-minute series of
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UK HORIZONS TO MAKE ILLEGAL BOXING DOC.
UK Horizons has commissioned Flame TV to make 15 x 30-minute boxing series Born to Fight. Described as a 'gritty, real-life documentary', the series is fronted by model and boxing enthusiast