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DIGITAL ONE SEEKS CABLE CARRIAGE FOR RADIO SERVICES
National digital radio outfit Digital One is negotiating with NTL and other cable operators for carriage of its expanding bouquet. The Digital One multiplex, which includes the three existing national analogue
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PAYNE TO FILL IN FOR RICHARDS AT HTV WALES
HTV West managing director Jeremy Payne is to oversee HTV Wales until a replacement is found for its outgoing managing director, Menna Richards. Richards is leaving HTV at the end of
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YOUNG WRITERS HANDED TAPS AWARDS
Clive Bradley has won the writer of the year and full length scripts categories for his feature screenplay, INK, at the Television Arts Performance Showcase (Taps) awards. The Taps awards are
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BAY'S JAMES LEADS CONSORTIUM PURCHASE OF DUNE
Southport-based 107.9 Dune FM has been bought by a consortium led by Kenni James, former managing director of The Bay. The station has been on air for just over two years,
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EQUITY AND BBC CUT INTERNET RADIO BROADCAST DEAL
The BBC has reached a deal with actors' union Equity that allows the corporation to broadcast radio dramas simultaneously via the internet.Internet transmissions will not be a commercial venture and will
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CHRYSALIS RADIO ONLINE RECRUITS HYDRA'S GOPSILL
Mary Gopsill has become the managing director of the newly formed Chrysalis Radio Online. Gopsill joins from media strategy consultancy Hydra, where she is currently a senior adviser in charge of
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MEDIA CIRCUS APPOINTS BENSON AS RINGMASTER
Video-on-Demand (VoD) outfit Video Networks Limited (VNL) has formed interactive sports programming outfit VNLSports. VNL launched a VoD service in London in September via BT's high-speed ADSL network and the new
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SKY KEEPS LIVE RYDER CUP
Sky Sports has retained exclusive live rights to the next two Ryder Cups in 2001 and 2003 despite a row over its coverage this year. Sky has shown the last three
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ASTRA TO CARRY INVEST TV
Invest TV has signed a 10-year deal to put its Simply Money consumer finance channel on satellite operator Astra. The deal gives Invest TV capacity to launch further TV channels and
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SOMETHIN' IN THE AIR
Radio and TV indie Somethin' Else has established an in-flight entertainment division after winning the contract to provide six channels for British Airways. The services include an arts, business and science
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BROADCAST 2000 AWARDS
Broadcast would like to point out three amendments to last week's published shortlist for the Broadcast 2000 Awards: Weekender, shortlisted for best cable and satellite programme, was made by At It
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Barron moves into BBC America role
Former BBC Broadcast head of daytime Liz Barron has been appointed as BBC America's first vice-president, programming.Barron joins from BBC Worldwide, where she was director of factual, running the international factual
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Hooper to take up Gibbings' RA chair
Media secretary Chris Smith has appointed Richard Hooper as the new chairman of the Radio Authority, writes John Plunkett.Hooper, one of the founding members of the authority, will replace Sir Peter
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NCC moots new public service fund
The National Consumer Council (NCC) has suggested that public service broadcasting could be funded by a dedicated 'public service' fund in the future, writes Paul Donovan.A new NCC report, Tuning in
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Poll gloomy on future of licence fee
UK consumers will be less willing to pay a licence fee as the broadcast industry becomes more sophisticated,, according to a report from Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe, writes Paul Rincon.The
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C4 returns to Presentable Poker show
Channel 4 has commissioned Presentable Productions to produce a second series of Late Night Poker to air after midnight in February, writes Paul Donovan.The nine-part series will be shot at Enfys
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XTV redesigned the titles and programme stings for Chrysalis Television's Top Ten music series for Channel 4. Commissioned by Steve Gowans at Chrysalis TV, the title sequence (above) centres on an
XTV redesigned the titles and programme stings for Chrysalis Television's Top Ten music series for Channel 4. Commissioned by Steve Gowans at Chrysalis TV, the title sequence (above) centres on an
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CFC was the only UK special effects facility to work alongside ILM on Tim Burton's horror movie, Sleepy Hollow, which opens in the UK on 7 January. A macabre tale of
CFC was the only UK special effects facility to work alongside ILM on Tim Burton's horror movie, Sleepy Hollow, which opens in the UK on 7 January. A macabre tale of
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BBC Resources graphic designer Victor Martinez created the titles for the new series of BBC 2's Ski Sunday. The sequence was composited by Nick Belton using a Henry at Cast. Produced
BBC Resources graphic designer Victor Martinez created the titles for the new series of BBC 2's Ski Sunday. The sequence was composited by Nick Belton using a Henry at Cast. Produced