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RATINGS - Close run thing of two new drama contenders.
BBC 1 and ITV 1 picked up almost identical ratings for their new drama offerings which went head to head on Tuesday 8 January, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, ITV
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Digital radio body chiefs are replaced.
The body set up to co-ordinate the marketing and development of digital radio in the UK is facing a management overhaul less than one year after it was set up, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BOOST TO BBC REGIONS.
The BBC is appointing a social affairs correspondent in Leeds. Richard Bilton will cover national issues such as health, the environment, education and social policy from a regional standpoint. He starts
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ITC RAP FOR SKINNER SEX.
The Independent Television Commission has blasted ITV's The Frank Skinner Show shown on 18 November for featuring Boy George in a graphic discussion about sex. ITV was also criticised for Carlton's
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NEW BBC TRAINING HEAD.
The BBC has appointed Nigel Paine to the new role of head of training. He will report to head of human resources and internal communications Stephen Dando.
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MTV EUROPE PROMOTES.
MTV European feed head of production and programming Hans Hagman has been promoted to MTV Networks Europe music programming vice-president. Reporting to MTV Networks Europe senior vice-president, music, Harriet Brand, Hagman
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SCOTTISH INDIES CASH.
Five Scottish indies have scooped European funding through the new Media Plus scheme: Taylored Productions, Monogram Wark Clements, Pelicula Films, Gabriel Films and an unnamed indie run by Amy Hardie.
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PRINCESS HIRES MCCUNE.
Princess Productions has hired former This Morning series producer Johnny McCune as series producer for Channel 5's morning show The Wright Stuff. McCune will report to Princess Productions joint managing director
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C4I RESTRUCTURES.
Channel 4 International (C4I) has reshuffled its programming department. Sales director Barbara Bellini-Witkowski becomes director of co-production and sales, while programming executive Richard Life becomes head of factual co-production. TVF head
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LIVE CRICKET ON THE NET.
The online arm of Wisden, the cricket publisher, is to stream England's entire one-day series against India live online. Wisden will charge #10 for the first match on 19 January and
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BBC plans TV debate for Queen's jubilee.
The BBC is set to kick off a national debate on the future of the Royal Family with a potentially controversial studio discussion planned for the summer.The 60-minute programme, which is
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BSkyB digital prices criticised.
BSKYB has come under fire for more than doubling the amount consumers have to pay to receive only free-to-air digital services, writes Simon Ellery.
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B+ young talent awards launch.
B+ is launching the television industry's first ever Young Talent Awards, to recognise and showcase new TV and film-makers in the UK.A panel of judges will select craft and technical staff,
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Broadcast conference changes.
BBC director of public affairs Caroline Thompson is to address the Broadcast conference on the future of public service broadcasting in place of former BBC director of television Mark Thompson.
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IPC man to set up TV agency.
IPC head of TV development Nick Ryle is launching an agency to create digital TV brands after being made redundant from the publisher following a change in its TV strategy, writes Simon Ellery.
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BLAND BACK-TRACKS.
BT chairman Sir Christopher Bland has moved to play down earlier comments of a move into broadcasting and programme production but not ruled it out. At a conference in Arizona last
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NEW BRIEF FOR TBS HEAD.
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) head of business development Pete Flamman has been handed a wider strategic brief that includes identifying business opportunities with regional managers and channel heads. He will work
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SSC ROLE FOR SKILLSET.
Skillset, the National Training Organisation for Broadcast, Film, Video & Interactive Media, this month becomes one of the UK's five 'trailblazer' sector skills councils (SSCs). With enhanced remits and increased funding
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GLOBAL MEDIA RAIDS BBC.
Programme finance and distribution house Global Media Television has named former BBC Worldwide co-productions and development director Juliet Grimm as its director of international production. Charged with overseeing all co-production activities
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CREATIVE - News in brief.
Emap Performance TV created the graphics for the Brit Awards 2002 promotion on its Smash Hits and Box music channels. The sequences, which preview the 'You choose' campaign, encourage viewers to