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Giant ups RTL stake.
German media giant Bertelsmann has bought a further 30 per cent stake in the RTL Group, effectively giving it control of the company. It now owns 67 per cent of RTL
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UTV awaits decision.
Ulster Television (UTV) is waiting for notification from Ireland's Independent Radio & Television Commission for the reasons behind the blocking of its bid for the Cork-based County Media group. UTV offered
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C4 business arm to house launches.
Channel 4 is to spin off its entire portfolio of commercial ventures as it prepares to launch three digital film channels this spring, as first predicted by Broadcast (22.9.00). C4 has created
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Big Brother aid.
Both BBC 1 and Channel 4 will broadcast elements of Celebrity Big Brother each night for the eight days of the show as part of BBC's Comic Relief next month, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Wark Clements and Star tie for factual offshoot.
Scottish Indie Wark Clements has joined forces with international production outfit Southern Star to set up a new factual programming offshoot, write Colin Robertson and Ashley Davies.
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Dubs is new BSC chairman.
Media secretary Chris Smith has raided the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to fill the vacant chairman role at the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC), writes Penny Hughes.
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Solanki takes Birmingham Leisure role.
BBC Birmingham editor of Asian programmes Paresh Solanki has been appointed to the role of BBC Birmingham managing editor, leisure and factual entertainment. He effectively replaces head of lifestyle and features Kate
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Optomen signs up Thompson in production.
Optomen Television has signed up LWT's head of production, arts and features Richard Thomson as its new head of production. He replaces Claire Anderson, who is leaving London for the West
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Glazier heads BBC light entertainment.
BBC entertainment executive producer Jonathan Glazier has been appointed to the temporary role of editor, light entertainment and will oversee the light entertainment department when its controller, David Young, leaves the
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Billy Elliot nominated for 11 Baftas.
Tiger Aspect Productions and BBC Films' Billy Elliot received 11 nominations for this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards (Baftas). The categories are: best film; the Alexander Korda Award for the
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ITC appoints ex-BBC director to finance.
Former director of strategy at the BBC, Robin Foster, has been appointed by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to head its strategy, economics and finance department. Foster, who previously worked for
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Eye group buys stake in football channel.
Eye Group, the commercial rights exploitation, event management and production company, has paid£5m for a 51 per cent stake in The Footballer's Football Channel, due to launch on Sky in
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Listener numbers drop off at Radio 1.
BBC Radio 1's listener numbers nosedived in the latest set of Rajars, with rival BBC Radio 2 almost equalling its weekly reach figures for the first time. Figures released last week for
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Capital beats Kiss to win younger market.
Capital 95.8 FM clawed back its title as the leading London radio station for the under-25s after reversing Kiss 100 FM's former lead, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Waheed Alli heads bid for gay London digital radio franchise.
Former managing director of Carlton Productions Waheed Alli is spearheading a bid for a new London digital radio franchise, after the consortium behind it agreed to provide a service for the gay community, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 orders two one-offs from Maverick.
Channel 4 has ordered two one-off specials and a series of shorts from indie Maverick TV. Head of C4 Ideas Lab Liz Warner has ordered Jailbait, a 50-minute piece looking at
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BBC 2 puts contestants through SAS tests.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a new BBC 2 survival series SAS - Tough Enough? In the 6 x 30-minute show, presented by
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Shipwrecked to run for third series.
Channel 4's reality show Shipwrecked, is to return for a third series. RDF Television has begun pre-production and it is hoped filming will begin in the spring. An appeal for young
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Another stars and their lives for ITV.
Regional independent Hanrahan Media is to produce a third series of Carol Vorderman-fronted Stars And Their Lives for ITV. The£2m order will be co-produced with Carlton TV for delivery later
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Popper calls for comedy lab ideas.
Channel 4 entertainment editor Robert Popper is looking for ideas for this autumn's 9 x 30-minutes Comedy Lab series. He will also commission a handful of 11 and 12-minute pieces to