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Editor chosen for BBC 4 nightly news
The BBC has appointed Amanda Farnsworth as editor of its new BBC 4 nightly news programme, in preparation for a March launch of the highbrow arts channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC role for Ofcom rebuffed
The Government this week rejected demands from the media select committee that new BBC services should be approved and reviewed by Ofcom as part of a three-pronged rebuttal of the committee's recommendations, writes David Rose.
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BBC brings off Kabul coup
The BBC - the self-styled 'liberator of Kabul' - this week transformed its newsgathering operation in Afghanistan after becoming the first western broadcaster to install a satellite playout facility in the
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MESH PICKS NEW DIGITAL ANIMATION DIRECTORS
Channel 4 has picked eight digital animators to take part in this year's Mesh new talent scheme, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 minorities database gets mixed reaction
Channel 4's online diversity database, set up to provide details of TV professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds to C4 suppliers, launched this week amid mixed reactions from the industry, writes Penny Hughes.
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The Wright Stuff axed over costs
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has axed Granada's morning talkshow The Wright Stuff after a disagreement over costs, writes Steve Aston.
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Subs can build digital radio
Subscription-driven services could be the saviour of the fledgling digital radio industry, according to UBC Media Group chief executive Simon Cole, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Women forging ahead in radio
The number of women working in the radio industry has more than doubled in the past eight years with more women now working in the sector than men, according to a
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C4 does French documentary deal
Channel 4 and French producer Gedeon Programmes have signed a two-year output deal, which will lead to the production of six documentary films, writes Penny Hughes.
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FLEXTECH RESHUFFLE
Flextech director of programmes Lisa Opie has been promoted to executive vice-president of Flextech channels, adding marketing to her existing programming responsibilities for the group. Flextech managing director of broadcast and
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BBC LISTS DEPUTIES
The shortlist for the post of BBC deputy chairman has been completed, with the first interviews due to start over the next few weeks. An appointment is expected by 14 December.
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LNR SWAPS WITH LBC
London News Radio station ITN News Direct is to switch its service from FM to AM. The station will switch frequencies with LBC 1152. The move is being made to boost
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UPC SUSPENDS SHARES
Shares in the pan-European cable company UPC were suspended this week as it emerged that the debt-laden outfit has had a negative value since September. The suspension followed UPC's latest third-quarter
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SRH IRISH RADIO BID
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has made its second major radio acquisition inside a month, adding the 76 per cent stake in Radio Ireland that it didn't already own to its£18m
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ITV boss calls for urgent kids merger
Carlton and Granada should begin merging their children's departments if they are to make any international impact with their jointly owned CITV brand, according to Granada Kids director of programmes Steven
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BBC 2 joins peaktime war
BBC 2 is to follow other major terrestrial broadcasters by ramping up its promotion of peaktime shows during programme junctions in a bid to keep viewers from switching over, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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New low for ITV peaktime
ITV'S peaktime audience has hit an all-time low, according to the Institute of Practitioners of Advertising's latest Trends in Television report, writes Steve Aston.
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Broadcasters hit snag with texting
Broadcasters' attempts to tap into the commercial possibilities of text messaging are being stymied by the failure of mobile phone operators to agree on a set of universal codes, writes David Wood.
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Ratings - Uncle Silas' victory over The Way We Live Now
ITV 1 easily got the better of BBC 1 in the head-to-head battle of literary adaptations this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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MORE DCMS DELAY
Prime minister Tony Blair's preoccupation with the war has further delayed government plans to pave the way for easing rules over media ownership. Media secretary Tessa Jowell announced on 22 October