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OPINION - Don't ignore the regional voice
In the run-up to a white paper, a single regulator has already emerged as a firm industry favourite (recommended by the Radio Authority and, grudgingly, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, although at
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BBC COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES - The money programmes
BBC Worldwide is increasingly becoming the corporation's cash cow and it has been set even more ambitious targets in order to help fund digital services and the£1.1bn it needs to make in efficiency savings.
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INTERVIEW - Wayne's world
Entertainment and features at BBC Manchester has been turned around since Wayne Garvie took over with a slate of youth-orientated programming which has given the once-ailing department an indie-style buzz.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Present perfect
It may seem like there is no escape from Carols Vorderman and Smillie but it's the Richard and Judy combo which dominates the small screen in terms of exposure.
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OFF THE RECORD - Legal eagles
Channel 4's hairy-faced horse-racing statto John McCririck was advised by the broadcaster's crack legal squad to make a live apology last week to bookmakers' body Satellite Information Services. The side-burned one
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OFF THE RECORD - The demon drink
You know that look Tony Blair's been getting recently? All rolling eyes and on edge because he hasn't slept and the predators - sensing weakness - are biting at his deer-like
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OFF THE RECORD - A right Royal dissing
There is absolutely no truth in the rumour that BBC entertainment chief Paul Jackson was forced to resign last week after being spotted in the lavs at an RTS bash, thumbing
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OFF THE RECORD - Wipe out
If you read just one cautionary tale this summer, let it be this one (especially if you've felt snubbed by Juniper boss Samir Shah in the past few days). Now our
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OFF THE RECORD - Replicant Dyke
The forces of evil have constructed a replicant of Greg Dyke. It looks and sound identical to the real thing but there are two ways of telling them apart. There's the
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Has anyone noticed the astonishing resemblance between the late Kenny Everett and Cuddly Clive (Lord) Hollick of United News & Media fame? While one conducted his affairs in the best possible
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Scottish Media Group gives up distribution
Scottish Media Group (SMG) has this week confirmed it is to close international distribution arm Cascade, transferring its catalogue to Minotaur. The six Cascade staffers will be offered other jobs within
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C4 to shrink producers' logos on air
Redesign of end credits reduces on-screen space for indies
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Bragg shuns Dyke and decides to stay at LWT
LWT has signed up Melvyn Bragg, its controller of arts, for a further three years from 2001 after he was approached by BBC director general Greg Dyke. Dyke had been courting
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Frontrunners emerging to replace Horrocks
BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - Watchdog editor Mark Killick and Panorama senior producer Kevin Sutcliffe are being touted by BBC insiders as possible contenders for the Panorama editorship. The vacancy came about following
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BBC Union members vote for 3 per cent rise
BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - Bectu members at the BBC have agreed to accept a three per cent pay offer. In a ballot of BBC staff which went out on 23 June, members
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BSkyB given OK to acquire Sports Internet Group
Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has cleared the acquisition of Sports Internet Group by BSkyB without referring the deal to the Competition Commission. Sky announced its intention to buy the
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Commercial radio groups link up for radio licences bid
GWR, the Wireless Group and Scottish Radio in tie-up for digital radio multiplex submission