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Rights money to fund grass roots sport
The European Council (EC) has decided that sporting bodies should contribute fixed percentages of the proceeds of the sale of their broadcast rights to developing grass roots sport, writes John Lewis.
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Johnson joins Granada Sky
Former Granada lifestyle head of production Lesley Johnson is joining Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) in a newly created role as head of production, writes Colin Robertson.
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Goodsir sets up Bytesize
Former British Pathe commercial director Andy Goodsir has launched a new independent to produce short-form programming via archive access deals with his former employer and BBC Worldwide's library sales division, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BIG BROTHER'S WRIGLEY WINS WOMEN AWARD
Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley (left) won the Film Finances Inc project management award at the Women in Film and Television Awards last Friday (8 December). Hope and Glory writer
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NELSON CHOSEN TO ROLL OUT BBC DIGITAL RADIO
Former BBC radio head of new services development Simon Nelson has been appointed as the corporation's first controller new media, radio and music.Nelson will report directly to BBC radio and music
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CAPITAL PICKS GIBBONS AS NEW GROUP HEAD
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Capital Radio programme controller digital Pete Simmons as its new group head of programmes. Gibbons, who has worked for Capital for the past 18 years, will take
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EURONEWS TO LAUNCH ON SKY NEXT APRIL
Competition in the burgeoning 24-hour news channel market is set to hot up next year as ITN's EuroNews service gears up to launch on Sky Digital from April 2001. EuroNews, which
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SMITH AWARDED RADIO ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Independent Radio News chairman Terry Smith has been handed the industry's highest honour, a fellowship of the Radio Academy. Receiving his fellowship at a Savoy Hotel lunch ceremony, Smith said: 'All
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ITC UPHOLDS COMPLAINTS ABOUT C4'S ANGEL
The Independent Television Commission upheld 86 complaints from viewers about the adult tone of the fantasy drama Angel, which aired on Channel 4 in September and October. The commission ruled that
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VFG buys rights to local TV licences
Broadcast equipment hire company VFG has invested£7.4m to acquire the rights to 36 local terrestrial television licences throughout the UK.The restricted service licences (RSL) will be held by a newly
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Indies lead way in best new show category
Indies dominate the shortlist in the best new programme category for the 2001 Broadcast Awards, writes Rebecca Evans.
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BRIGHTER TO MAKE BOY-RACER PROGRAMME
Indie Brighter Pictures has been commissioned by Flextech channel Bravo to produce a 15 x 30-minute series Carnage (left). The factual entertainment magazine series is about boy-racer car culture. The series
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S4C PLANS WELSH ANSWER TO THE X-FILES
Welsh broadcaster S4C has unveiled details of its new year's schedule. The backbone of the schedule is a 6 x 60-minute spine-chiller drama series called Arachnid, which is being made by
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WILSON ORDERS 'SILLIONAIRE' FOR C5 ..
Channel 5 commissioning editor, children's and religious programming Nick Wilson has ordered a 1 x 20-minute broadcast pilot comedy show co-produced by indies Cheeky TV and Brilliant TV. Who Wants 2
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... WHILE WALSH BROS PRODUCES REALITY SHOW
Indie Walsh Bros has been commissioned by Wilson to produce a 13 x 30-minute series Trex. The reality-based TV show will follow the adventures of three British boys and three British
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SUNSET + VINE MAKES THE DOG LISTENER
Channel 5 senior programme controller Michael Attwell has commissioned Sunset + Vine North to make a 1 x 30-minute documentary about a woman who claims to be able to alter the
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Wall to Wall/Bazal Discovery win
Discovery Home & Leisure has signed its biggest output deal and its first with Wall to Wall Television and Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Bazal for both to provide 45 hours of original programming, writes Penny Hughes.
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Edinburgh winners in E4 TV deal
Kim Noble and Stuart Silver, whose Noble and Silver double act won them the Perrier Award for the best newcomers in Edinburgh this year, have signed a TV deal with E4, Channel 4's digital entertainment channel which launches on 18 January, writes Ashley D
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SOLID STATE MD TO QUIT
Solid State Logic (SSL) managing director John Jeffery is to step down from 1 January and will be replaced by Colin Pringle, who is currently group marketing director. Pringle joined SSL
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MANUFACTURER MOVES
A number of recent appointments have been made at manufacturers and their resellers. Jayson Chase has quit Tyrell to join the Root 6 sales team. He will be replaced in January