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SIMONS RETURNS TO BBC
Former London News Radio (LNR) programming director John Simons has joined BBC Radio 2 as a consultant.Simons, who last worked for the BBC when he was a senior producer at BBC Radio Nottingham
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ON DIGITAL EXTENDS OFFER
On Digital is set to extend its pre-pay subscription offer nationwide next month following a successful trial in Glasgow. For£119 customers receive a set-top box plus six extra channels for a year.
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A DATE WITH CHRIS SMITH
Media Secretary Chris Smith's broadcasting summit with digital broadcasters, manufacturers and retailers will take place in mid-November. Smith wrote to key digital players at the end of September calling for a meeting to tackle
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GMG EYES MORECAMBE
The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is to apply for the local radio licence for the Morecambe Bay area when it is readvertised in the next month. Three other groups will also apply for
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RA awards London licence to Choice
Choice FM was this week awarded the hotly contested new local analogue licence for north and north-west London by the Radio Authority.The Soul Media-owned station defeated 19 other applicants including Fan FM, a sports
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CITV/Flextech set to work on Twins
CITV is collaborating with Flextech Television on a programme for the first time by commissioning a new 26 x 10-minute children's animation series, Twins, writes Tim Dams.
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Ainsworth calls for regulatory rethink
Tory media spokesman Peter Ainsworth is calling for controls on commercial broadcasters to be dismantled and for the BBC to justify keeping its board of governors, writes John Lewis.
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BBC 1 on top in Bafta kids' shortlist
Bafta unveiled the shortlist for its fourth Children's Awards with the nominations dominated by BBC 1, writes Tina Mistry.
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WORLDWIDE AND BRITISH PATHE JOIN 1,000 HOURS OF FILM
BBC Worldwide and British Pathe have joined forces to create News Century, a series that will contain a catalogue of around 1,000 films dedicated to the most prominent news stories of the twentieth
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C5 UNVEILS RETAIL OPERATION 5 DIRECT
Channel 5 launched a retail operation this week called 5 Direct. Viewers can now order some of the goods advertised on the station by phoning a special number, which will then be sent
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ITC CORRECTS BBC NEWS 24 AND BBC PARLIAMENT FIGURES
The Independent Television Commission has corrected its figures for the cable distribution of BBC News 24 issued on 24 September, which were reported in Broadcast last week (1.10.99). According to the revised figures, News
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NEAL TO GIVE RAYMOND WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Channel 4 head of drama and animation Gub Neal is to give the keynote speech to launch the television strand of the fifteenth Birmingham International Film & Television Festival in November. His speech
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UBE POACHES ROBERTSON TO HEAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Channel 4 head of corporate affairs Sue Robertson has been poached by United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) to become its director of public affairs. Robertson's brief at UBE will be to redefine the
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BAGS TELEWEST CARRIAGE DEAL
National Geographic Channel has secured a three-year carriage deal on Telewest's digital cable service, due to launch later this year. The agreement also renews the channel's existing deal for carriage on Telewest's analogue service.
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SMITH LAUNCHES SKILLS INVESTMENT FUND
The Skills Investment Fund, proposed by the Government last year to raise money for training within the broadcast and film industry, was officially launched on Monday (4 October) by Media Secretary Chris Smith. The
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HOWDEN JOINS U'DIRECT
Independent pay-per-view movie service u'directfilms has recruited former BBC Broadcast controller of programme acquisition Alan Howden as a senior adviser. Howden, who retired from the BBC this year, will advise the 12- channel, near-video-on-demand
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ITC REVIEWS POINTS SYSTEM
The Independent Television Commission has announced a review of the digital points system, designed to prevent digital TV being dominated by a single programme supplier. The system could be overhauled to take into account
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SGRiN CHOOSES HUGHES
Sgrin, the media agency for Wales, has appointed Gwawr Hughes to become co-ordinator of Media Antenna Cymru Wales. Media Antenna works to provide a direct link between the European Union's media programme and Wales.Hughes
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARDS
More than 60 entries from local and national broadcasters have been received for the 1999 mental health media awards. The awards, which aim to recognise TV and radio programmes that increase the public's
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STUDENTS WIN COMMISSION
Granada Television executive producer, regional sport, Don Jones has commissioned a half-hour documentary, Injury Time, produced by students on the Television Features course at Salford University. The film, scheduled to air on Granada TV