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Worldwide to sell stake in video arm
The BBC is stepping up its commercial activities in its bid to raise more revenue for programme-making, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C5 NAMES BROADCAST HEAD
Channel 5 controller of programme planning Ashley Hill has been promoted to director of broadcasting to assist director of programmes and freshly promoted chief executive Dawn Airey. Controller of features and
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AWARDS NOMINEES REVEALED
The BBC has scooped the majority of the nominations in this year's British Comedy Awards. BBC 1 and 2 have 13 nominations in 13 categories, while Channel 4 has eight nominations.
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CHRYSALIS SIGNS RALLIES
Chrysalis Sport has signed a five-year deal with International Sportsworld Communicators (ISC) to become the TV partner of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
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RADIO IN NEW DIGITAL DRIVE
National digital multiplex operator Digital One is organising digital radio training roadshows for 350 electronics retailers around the country as part of a six-month training and education and strategy.
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GWR ANNOUNCES INTERIMS
GWR has announced its interim results for the six months ending 30 September 2000. While pre-tax profit was£6.9m, down 24 per cent from last year's£9.1m, turnover rose by 24
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NTL SHEDDING 1,300 JOBS
Cable giant NTL is cutting 1,300 jobs across the country over the next 15 months, following the completion of its merger with the domestic arm of Cable & Wireless Communications.
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MUSIC LIVE TO GO ANNUAL
BBC Music Live, which took place this May, is to become an annual event but will be smaller than this year's millennium festival and each year will be set in a
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JACKSON IN CONVERSATION
Endemol Entertainment UK creative director Peter Bazalgette will be in conversation with Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson on 14 November at 18.00 at the London School of Economics.
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DCMS to advertise to replace Holme
The appointment of a new chair for the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has been held up following the Department for Culture, Media & Sport's (DCMS) decision this week to advertise the
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UK leads in convergence
The UK will have the biggest 'convergent' population in Europe by 2005, predicts a new report on digital TV, internet and mobile phone convergence to be published next week, writes David Wood.
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LWT ties up with Ministry
LWT has joined forces with the dance music media group Ministry of Sound to develop a number of dance music-related projects for television, writes Colin Robertson.
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Business to be central, says Dyke
BBC director general Greg Dyke has outlined his commitment to overhaul business coverage on radio and TV and plans to group business output across the BBC's current and planned channels, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UKTV to get£70m extra
UKTV is to receive a cash injection of£70m as part of new terms thrashed out between co-owners BBC Worldwide and Telewest, writes Simon Ellery.
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WORLD SERVICE ENGLISH NETWORK DIRECTOR TO LEAVE
BBC World Service director of English networks and news Bob Jobbins is to leave the organisation next spring after 30 years. A replacement for him has not been announced. Jobbins plans
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EASTENDERS EXEC PRODUCER GOES TO FAMILY AFFAIRS
Pearson TV has appointed former EastEnders executive producer Jane Harris as its new producer of Channel 5 soap Family Affairs. Harris was executive producer of EastEnders between 1996 and 1998. She
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BECTU HOLDS OFF BALLOT OF BBC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Bectu has cancelled a ballot of members of the former BBC education department following a meeting with its members on 1 November. A Bectu spokesman told Broadcast that it was now
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ASIAN SOUND RADIO FINED FOR BREACHING FORMAT
The Radio Authority has fined Asian Sound Radio£1,000 for a breach of its format. The station was fined for failing to broadcast its Gujerati output during two weeks in September.
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SKILLSET DOUBLES PLACES FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
Broadcast industry training body Skillset is injecting£75,000 into doubling the number of its health and safety course places. More training is to be provided for critical health and safety grades,
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TALENT TV RAIDS THIS MORNING FOR PROGRAMME HEAD
Talent TV has hired former This Morning executive producer Siubhan Richmond to the newly created post of director of programmes. She reports to chairman John Kaye Cooper and will head the