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TEST TRANSMISSIONS START FOR GALAXY IN NORTH-EAST
Chrysalis Radio Group is to launch the latest arm of its Galaxy FM network of dance stations in north-east England on 1 June. Chrysalis, which beat off 14 rivals to win
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RADIO INVESTMENTS SNAPS UP RADIO SERVICES
Radio Investments Ltd (RIL), in which the Guardian Media Group holds a 28 per cent stake, has acquired Radio Services for an undisclosed sum. Radio Services was formed in 1995 and
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QVC UK MOVES INTO PROFIT
QVC UK went into profit for the first time in 1998 with a net profit of£12.5 million, against a loss of£228,000 the previous year. In the 12 months to
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TALKCO SIGNS MAC JUNIOR
Talk Radio parent company Talkco has appointed Ashley MacKenzie, son of chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie, to the new role of commercial director (sport). MacKenzie, who is general manager of Talkco's sports
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INSTITUTE SIGNS UP WYATT
BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt has been appointed chairman of the London Institute from October. The institute embraces Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design,
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RTS COUNCIL ELECTS JONES
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been elected to the Council of the Royal Television Society (RTS). The move comes three months after he was awarded the RTS Fellowship.
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GARDNER THANKSGIVING
A thanksgiving service for broadcaster and journalist Andrew Gardner will be held at the Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, London W1 on Monday 14 June at 17.00. Those wishing
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Axel Springer eyes UK independents
German media giant Alex Springer Verlag is hitting the British TV acquisition trail and is prepared to spend a sizeable amount of its£1 billion UK cross-media acquisition war chest on
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R4 launches themed night for moon landing
Indie Testbed Productions has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to make a night of programmes to mark the 30th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, writes John Plunkett.The theme
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Marchant makes BBC film debut
Holding On writer Tony Marchant is to make his BBC feature film debut with a new project about a married male escort who falls in love with one of his clients,
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Watchmaker attacks with Allied Forces
Watchmaker Productions has set up a subsidiary, Allied Forces, to make low-cost programming drawing on talent from outside mainstream TV, writes Jason Deans.Allied Forces is being headed by Watchmaker producer Jacques
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Illsley sets up cable moves
Telewest chief executive Tony Illsley said he expected little regulatory opposition to further consolidation in the cable TV sector as he announced the outfit's first-quarter results, writes Alice Macandrew.Speaking last Thursday
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Clear has produced two new spots for Saatchi & Saatchi's campaign for the Lexus IS200. Directed by Vaughan Arnell, Make Waves involved a live-action helicopter shoot combined with shots of the
Clear has produced two new spots for Saatchi & Saatchi's campaign for the Lexus IS200. Directed by Vaughan Arnell, Make Waves involved a live-action helicopter shoot combined with shots of the
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Component Graphics was commissioned by Two Four Productions to produce the titles for this year's Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows from Chelsea, Tatton Park and Hampton Court. Head of graphics
Component Graphics was commissioned by Two Four Productions to produce the titles for this year's Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows from Chelsea, Tatton Park and Hampton Court. Head of graphics Bernard
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BSkyB names Ball as chief executive
BSkyB has confirmed Tony Ball, president and chief executive officer of Fox/Liberty Networks in the US, as its new chief executive.Ball, 43, whose appointment was announced as expected last Friday (14
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Action Time hails new orders
Action Time has netted 137 hours of new commissions for this summer, including a third series of the Bob Monkhouse gameshow Wipeout for BBC 1, writes Alice Macandrew.Filming for the 80
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BBC drama initiative bears fruit
A BBC drama new writers' initiative launched last August has resulted in seven 1 x 45-minute drama commissions from BBC Radio 4, writes Colin Grimshaw.One of the writers, Declan Croghan, has
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Xfm deal hits profits at Capital
Capital Radio's acquisition of Xfm dented profits for the six months to 31 March, writes John Plunkett.Pre-tax, pre-exceptional profits were up 1 per cent against last year to£18.3 million, but
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INTEL LAUNCHES FASTER VERSION OF PENTIUM III
Intel has launched a faster version of its Pentium III chip, which promises increases in speed of up to 10 per cent. The new Pentium III runs at a clock speed
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YES TV ROLLS OUT IN KINGSTON COMMUNICATIONS ADSL
On-demand service Yes Television is to be rolled out across Kingston Communications' Advanced Dial-up Subscriber Line (ADSL) network following an agreement between Kingston Communication subsidiary Kingston Vision and Elmsdale Media. People