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    YORKSHIRE CONSORTIUM BIDS FOR FM LICENCE.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Radio Enterprises, a consortium backed by the UK's largest regional newspaper group Newsquest and chaired by former chairman of York-based Minster Sound radio group Martyn Rose, last week launched its

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    RAJAR TO HOLD AUDIENCE RESEARCH EVENT.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Joint Audience Research body (Rajar) is to host a conference about the future of radio audience research. The conference has been prompted by the increasing number of both radio

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    GMTV may cease to be independent.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The next managing director of GMTV may well be the company's last, as speculation mounts that the breakfast broadcaster may cease to be a separate ITV franchise after the forthcoming communications

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    Cregeen to oversee Trafalgar Road.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    United and LWT Productions controller of drama Michele Buck is gearing up for a major recruitment drive for her expanded drama department and has already appointed former Eldorado chief Peter Cregeen to oversee the company's new ITV soap commission, write

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    BBC director of news up for grabs as Hall leaves.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The post of BBC director of news was advertised internally this week, following confirmation that Tony Hall is to become the new executive director of the Royal Opera House (ROH) after weeks of speculation, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    Itel's Millichip joins Flextech.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Former Itel executive Jane Millichip is to join Flextech Television as a commissioning editor for women's channel Living, writes Lucy Rouse.Former journalist Millichip takes up the new post on 5 February

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    US IS FIRST OVERSEAS WEAKEST LINK SALE BBC.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Worldwide has sold The Weakest Link format to NBC in the United States. The deal, negotiated by BBC Worldwide director of programming and operations Colin Jarvis, is the first international sale

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    YORKSHIRE TO MAKE HAROLD SHIPMAN DRAMA.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned Yorkshire Television and Chameleon Television to produce a 120-minute factual drama telling the story of mass-murderer Harold Shipman. Prescription for Murder will star

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    BBC DISCUSSING GROWN-UP BLUE PETER.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is in discussions with former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves about creating a version of the children's show aimed at the generation who watched Blue Peter when it was

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    LATIN DANCING TO GET FIVE-PART DOCUMENTARY.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Case TV is making a documentary about Latin American dancing for National Geographic's global network. Revolutionary Rhythms is directed by Luis Espana and produced by Case TV joint managing director Sue

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    ROGER BOLTON TO MAKE EAST END SERIES.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Roger Bolton Productions has been commissioned by Carlton Television to produce a 6 x 30-minute regional series looking at the history of London's East End. The series, which will feature, among

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    LONDON LIVE SIGNS UP COMICS FOR MORNINGS.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    BBC London Live managing editor David Robey is cranking up the station's weekend schedule and has signed comedians Mel and Sue to present the Saturday morning show. Meanwhile, comedian Simon Day

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    EastEnders to air four times a week.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has finally confirmed plans to increase ratings banker EastEnders from three to four episodes a week.As exclusively predicted in Broadcast, the BBC is to up the number of weekly

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    C4 planning celebrity Big Brother.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is in talks with Four Weddings and a Funeral writer Richard Curtis and Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Bazal about broadcasting a celebrity version of Big Brother for Comic Relief in March, writes Ashley Davies.

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    UK distributors flock to Natpe.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Sixty-four British distributors are set to attend the 38th Natpe programming convention, which starts in Las Vegas on Monday (22 January), writes Jane Marlow.

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    SKY BUYS TEMPTATION.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has bought the 6 x 60-minute gameshow Temptation Island from its US sister News Corp network, Fox, and scheduled the first episode for Thursday (18 January) at 22.00 on

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    Digital picture becomes clearer.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    As the year 2000 segued into the first year of the pedants' true millennium, there was a certain amount of confusion as to how and when the BBC would win government

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    FREE TO AIR - Is E4 really a good idea?

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The residents of Horseferry Road can put their brown corduroy trousers away - Sky Digital and E4 have signed a deal. With the news only announced on Monday afternoon it was

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    TRADE TALK - Chief of police.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    After nearly 40 years in the business, with many hits and few misses to his name, Peter Cregeen is about to take Trafalgar Road under his wing.

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    IN MY VIEW - Samir Shah.

    2001-01-19T00:00:00Z

    On the cock-up that is the rival 22.00 news bulletins and why it means less competition.