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    Chrysalis chief exec steps back from Heart

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley has stepped down from his dual role of managing director of the group's London station Heart 106.2 FM because of work pressures, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Clark emerges at BBC entertainment

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Former LWT Head of comedy Lisa Clark has re-surfaced at the BBC as an entertainment executive producer, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Broadcaster programme policies due next week

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The commercial broadcasters will next week publish their first programme policy statements as part of a move towards greater self-regulation, writes Lucy Rouse.

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    Shearman to rebrand as Tiger Aspect West

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Tiger Aspect Productions is rebranding its wholly owned subsidiary company Shearman Productions as Tiger Aspect West, as part of a plan to beef up its factual output, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Sky is off on its hols

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Sky One is adding further grist to its 'tits 'n' bums' strategy with a new primetime reality series charting the lives of a group of holiday reps working in Ibiza, writes Simon Ellery.

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    TV poaches Heaney

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    BSkyB technology service .tv has poached Southern Star head of sales for factual Paul Heaney as commercial director. He is tasked with driving distribution, developing new revenue streams and seeking sponsorship

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    Designer murdered

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Freelance TV costume designer Liz Sherlock, 42, was killed on Monday 16 April in an incident at London's Euston station. Sherlock, who worked for the BBC between 1983 and 1995 before

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    Pearson negotiating

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Pearson Television said this week that it was still in negotiations to retain Pearson Television International chief executive Brian Harris and president Joe Abrams, who are both planning to quit the

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    Go Racing confident

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4-led horse racing consortium Go Racing is to send out a finalised contract to the 57 racecourses by 27 April. After five months of wrangling and beating off a rival

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    Sky Arabic Channel

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Arabic service Al Jazeera Channel is in final talks with BSkyB and Astra to launch in the UK by the end of May.The channel, which is known as the CNN of

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    Gold gets new channel editor

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    BBC and Flextech joint-venture UKTV has named Katie Barnard as channel editor for flagship service UK Gold, replacing Catherine Mackin, who resigned last month with no job to go to.Currently UKTV

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    Media sector downturn fears 'unfounded'

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Global Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers this week moved to soothe fears that the media sector is heading for a downturn, claiming that in spite of the 'pain' of the new economy slump, the industry was in good health, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C4 orders model talent show

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, entertainment Sharon Powers has ordered a Big Brother-style series from Princess Productions, which will attempt to discover a new supermodel, writes Penny Hughes.

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    RATINGS - BBC 1 viewers flee from Godzilla over to ITV

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The first terrestrial showing of Godzilla on BBC 1 failed to get a monster rating writes Jon Rogers.

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    RTL Group rebrands Pearson TV

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    RTL Group has appointed design consultant Lambie Nairn to work on the renaming and rebranding of its Pearson Television division, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    DTI mulling spectrum auction

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Chancellor Gordon Brown is sitting on a treasure trove of unused digital terrestrial TV spectrum which he plans to auction to broadcasters over the coming years in a move which could raise billions of pounds for the government, writes David Rose.

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    IMAGE ADDS TO BOARD

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Independent Image managing director David Wickham has appointed former Flextech senior vice-president Liz Howell and the former BBC news journalist and press aide to Mohamed Al Fayed, Michael Cole, as non-executive

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    RUGBY EXTENDED ON S4C

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    S4C is extending its rugby coverage after securing exclusive coverage of the first match in The Barbarians Scottish Amicable Tour against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 May.

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    CLASSIC FM PROMOTES

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Classic FM has appointed senior music department member Philippa Abrahams to the role of music manager. Abrahams, who joined the station in 1993, will be responsible for developing music policy and

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    TASTE'S ONLINE DIET DEAL

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Taste Network, the Carlton/ Sainsbury's multimedia food venture, has struck a deal with US diet outfit eDiets to provide new services including interactive TV dieting. The deal will initially give dieters