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BBC CREATES ROLES
BBC sport has created two new roles within its new media and development departments to push programming innovation. Executive editor, sports news Graeme Reid-Davies will add new production to his remit,
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GRANADA SELLS FILMS
Granada Film is to take its distribution and sales operation in-house. The department will be run by newly appointed head of international sales and distribution Penny Wolf. She joins from Capitol
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ITN IN BBC NEWS ROW
ITN has asked the government to put pressure on the BBC to move its news bulletin back to 21.00. In a briefing note sent to Downing Street this week, ITN argued
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C4 takes BBC man Sutcliffe to Dispatches
Channel 4 has raided the BBC's documentaries department to appoint a commissioning editor to its Dispatches strand, writes Penny Hughes.
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Orders abroad for Worldwide
The Weakest Link frontwoman Anne Robinson is to be replaced by American actor George Gray when a daytime version of the hit quiz show airs in the US early next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Peers threaten Ofcom mutiny
The campaign to bring the BBC under the full control of Ofcom moved up a gear this week as broadcaster Melvyn Bragg and other Labour peers threatened to back Tory MPs
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WONDER STUFF
Channel 4 is rolling out its pop music video production scheme to Wales later this month, writes Penny Hughes. 4 Minute Wonders, launched in Scotland in June, has already produced a
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Discovery on ITV
ITV Digital has bolstered its channel line-up after finally striking a deal to carry leading factual specialist the Discovery Channel, writes Simon Ellery.
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RATINGS - Buried Treasure proves gem of an ITV drama
ITV sank its nearest rival on Sunday (14 October) with one-off drama Buried Treasure, writes Molly Brech.
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SWINGEWOOD CONSORTS
Former BSkyB director of new media John Swingewood has emerged as part of a consortium that has paid£1.7m for failed consumer financial service The Money Channel. The consortium, Digital Interactive
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SCORE HOPES TO SCORE
The Radio Authority has received one application for the local digital multiplex licence for Inverness and the surrounding area. Score Digital, a wholly owed subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings, is proposing
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TWO TELEWEST DEALS
Telewest has struck two new carriage deals, including an agreement with Asian broadcaster Star for Star News and Star Plus, currently only available on Sky Digital. The deal provides a further
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DAYTIME TV GOES ACTIVE
Granada Broadband and Carlton Active have teamed up to produce an enhanced TV service for ITV 1's troubled daytime strand This Morning. Digital TV viewers will be able use their remote
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TWO JOIN BFI BOARD
S4C chairman Elan Closs Stephens and documentary film-maker John Akomfrah have been appointed to the British Film Institute board. They join a 15-strong board chaired by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell
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SECOND SHOP AT SKY
Home Shopping Europe, the shopping channel owned by USA Networks and Kirch, has launched on Sky Digital. It is the second shopping service to feature on Sky Digital and will broadcast
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BAFTA UNVEILS KIDS LIST
Bafta has revealed the shortlist for its sixth Children's Awards, with ITV dominating the nominations with 14 entries. The BBC has picked up 13 nominations while Channel 4 has garnered 11.
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BBC signs£2m film deal
The BBC has struck a£2m deal with the Film Council to develop and co-produce four new films, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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DCMS criticised over digital plan
The Government's 'action plan' to speed up the switch to digital, launched last week, has come under fire for a perceived lack of commitment.The Department of Trade and Industry and the
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NTL seeks 'terrestrial' coverage fee
NTL has called on the government to overhaul carriage obligations that force the cable operator to carry public service channels for free while its satellite competitors receive a fee, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Two Four TV to grow series funded by ads
Two four TV is looking to grow its advertiser-funded programme output and has appointed Shout Television head of commercially funded programming Jason Langley to oversee the drive, writes Simon Ellery. As