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CAPITAL TALKS ARE OFF
Capital Radio has confirmed that it has held talks with German media group Holtzbrinck about buying its radio division but that the discussions have now ended. Reports this week had suggested
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SOMETHIN' ELSE REJIG
Radio indie Somethin' Else has promoted head of speech Matt Hall to the position of head of radio production. Hall, who previously worked at the BBC as editor of online entertainment
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Sky One makes Bafta shortlist
Sky One has received its first Bafta nomination for a non-factual programme it was announced this week, but BBC 1 has once again reeled in the highest number of nominations.Sky One's
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Pact seeks marketing head
Pact Chief Executive John McVay is gearing up to implement the first changes since his appointment, recruiting the organisation's first head of marketing and communications to help attract new media companies, writes Penny Hughes.
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Dyke relaxes expenses rules
BBC BECTU members last week halted their work-to-rule action after BBC director general Greg Dyke announced a partial U-turn over his expenses policy, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ARDENT POSTS PROFIT
Ardent Productions has announced its first annual pre-tax profit of£30,000 in the year ending 31 December 2000. Turnover was£484,000 - up 50 per cent on the same period last
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GAMES LAUNCHES ON SKY
New 24-hour gaming service the Games Network is to launch later this month on Sky Digital after nailing down a channel number and EPG space. The channel, described as 'a games
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ZNIBER JOINS GALAXY
Manchester dance music station Galaxy 102 has appointed Sam Zniber as its new programme director. Zniber joins the station from Paris-based Fun Radio, where he has been programme director for the
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ITC CLEARS GMTV
The Independent Television Commission this week said it was satisfied that GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips had not breached its programme code by mentioning on air charities with which she was associated.
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Sky One joins talent quests
Sky One has joined the rash of broadcasters churning out talent shows, with a show that plans to scour shopping centres in search of the next big thing.In a move designed
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Daytime deal boosts Initial
GMG Endemol arm Initial has bagged its first daytime commission, writes Ann-Marie Corvin.
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Play UK plumps for dance show
Play UK's new channel editor Mathew Littleford has commissioned his first batch of programming, led by a new series based on BBC Radio 1 dance show The Essential Selection, writes Simon Ellery.
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Channel 4 gets rights to Rapido lesbian film
Channel 4 commissioning editor, factual Jo Wallace has bought the rights to Planet Rapido's documentary about last year's Aqua Girl 2000 lesbian gathering in the US, writes Penny Hughes.
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MAVERICK TO PROBE HOUSE SWAPPING FOR C4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, daytime Jo McGrath has ordered a 25 x 30-minute series from Birmingham-based indie Maverick Television about house swapping. It will be filmed in the UK and abroad
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ALL OUT RENEWS RADIO 5 LIVE CONTRACT
BBC Radio 5 Live commissioning editor, news Steve Kyte has asked indie All Out Productions to make a further 40 x 25-minute programmes for the Five Live Report slot over the
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BBC BUYS RUN OF KIDS ANIMATION UBOS
BBC head of acquisitions and co-productions for CBBC Theresa Plummer-Andrews has bought 52 x 22-minute animated series UBOS (formerly Ultimate Book of Spells) (left) from entertainment company BKN. UBOS is a
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CHANNEL 4 COMMISSIONS SCIENCE SERIES
Channel 4 commissioning editor, science Dan Chambers has ordered a 6 x 30-minutes series, Seismic, from Darlow Smithson. The popular science series will break down events - such as the Argentinian
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SES GAINS SPACECRAFT
Newly formed satellite outfit SES Global is to acquire US rival GE American Communications (Americom) in a $5bn (£3.5bn) deal. The cash and shares transaction will give the Luxembourg-based holding company
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ALIAS PLUG IN FOR MAY
SGI-owned Alias Wavefront is developing an exporter plug-in that will enable the transfer of content directly from its 3D animation and effects package Maya to the web. Scheduled for a May
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BBC BUYS TREMOR
BBC science is the first UK buyer of Nothing Real compositing system Tremor. Supplied by Tyrell, the system will be used by BBC Science's CGI unit which has produced graphics for