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BBC 2 back in fashion - C5 loses out
BBC 2 has poached the Rover British Fashion Awards from Channel 5 in a two-year deal to bolster the channel's contemporary fashion and culture credentials, writes Tim Dams.Produced by BBC lifestyle
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Bee Gees and Macca still rocking viewers
Light entertainment and old rockers proved to be a popular combination over the past week as both the Bee Gees and Paul McCartney clocked up high ratings, writes Paul Donovan.According to
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Flextech and Telewest merger eyes sport
Pay-TV outfit Flextech and cable operator Telewest announced this week they are in talks about merging in a move that would create a business worth almost£10 billion, writes John Plunkett.Industry
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Broadcast launches on the web in joint-venture
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, has entered into a joint-venture with development company Netdecisions and Channel 5 to launch a website aimed at TV producers and broadcasters.As part of the deal, Broadcast
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Bergg exit opens door to Lamaison
ITV reacted swiftly to the shock defection of director of planning and strategy David Bergg to BSkyB by appointing ITV2 director of broadcasting Julia Lamaison as his successor.Bergg is expected to
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Smith rules out BBC curbs at media committee
Media Secretary Chris Smith this week effectively ruled out curbs on the BBC that have been demanded by rival broadcasters since the Davies Commitee report was published last July, writes John
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Fantasy and business top BBC 2 winter
BBC 2 launched a£62 million winter schedule this week, which was headlined by 4 x 60-minute in-house drama Gormenghast but also revealed a strong accent on business programmes, writes Tim
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Wyatt calls on BBC to fill US drama shortfall
A shortage of high-quality US drama series is pressurising the BBC to produce more in-house drama, writes Steve Clarke.BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt, speaking on Tuesday (December 7) to the
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ITC REVAMPS PROGRAMMING
The Independent Television Commission has completed the restructuring of its programme department with the appointment of four programme officers.The ITC's programme specialists will be genre-specific, working across platforms. Previously genres were
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ITN MEETS UNIONS AT ACAS
ITN was due to meet broadcasting union Bectu and the NUJ at conciliation service Acas on Friday (10 December) to discuss proposed new shift patterns.The news provider wants to introduce more
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HUDSON QUITS WORLDWIDE
BBC Worldwide head of programming, international channels Lucian Hudson is leaving to become head of content for a new internet start up, justpeople.com.The venture, which launches next year, will provide advice
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TRIO IN LONDON RADIO BID
The Guardian Media Group has joined forces with GWR and Scottish Radio Holdings to bid for the second digital radio multiplex for London. Each outfit would run one of the services
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COLE BECOMES DEPUTY
Broadcast has promoted Tabitha Cole to deputy editor as part of a raft of appointments to bolster the editorial team. Cole joined Broadcast in November 1997; she continues to head up
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Sky strikes deal for Kirch pay-TV stake
Rupert Murdoch has taken his second major step into European pay-TV outside the UK by agreeing a£942 million deal between BSkyB and KirchPayTV in Germany.BSkyB, which is 40 per cent-owned
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Survey cites 'slave labour' in TV
'Slave labour' working conditions, long hours and flimsy contracts are the norm in TV and film, according to a survey from Women in Film & Television, writes Tara Conlan.Unveiled this week,
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Channel 5 has ordered the largest commission to date of Pearson Television's Open House with Gloria Hunniford (right) in the form of a 220 x 75-minute run. The news means the
Channel 5 has ordered the largest commission to date of Pearson Television's Open House with Gloria Hunniford (right) in the form of a 220 x 75-minute run. The news means the
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BSC report calls for equal opportunities
Terrestrial channels do not have enough ethnic minority executives in key decision-making positions, a report claims this week, writes Tim Dams.Include Me In, a survey of race and TV published by
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Buffy spin-off tops Sky One's winter schedule
Sky One has acquired Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel and political satire The West Wing, starring Martin Sheen, both of which will appear in its winter schedule at the beginning
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JEEVES NET SEARCH COULD BE AVAILABLE VIA ON DIGITAL
Ask Jeeves UK (right), the£80 million internet search engine joint-venture being established by Carlton Communications, Granada Media and Ask Jeeves International, could eventually be available via the TV through On
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ACADEMICS LAUNCH RADIO LOBBY GROUP
A new academically-based lobby group has been formed to raise the profile of radio. The Radio Studies Network has now been officially launched by BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky, after