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BBC may pull antiques show
The BBC is considering pulling leisure series Antiques Inspectors following the murder of presenter Jill Dando this week.The first episode of the eight-part series, produced by BBC features in Bristol, aired
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Med TV appeal to ITC fails to get ban lifted
Kurdish satellite broadcaster Med TV has had its licence revoked after failing to convince the Independent Television Commission that its broadcasting ban should be lifted, writes Liz Shackleton.The notice revoking Med
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Pitcher appointment bolsters NHU team
Fiona Pitcher is moving from BBC adult education to BBC Production's natural history unit (NHU), where she will take up the post of editor of zones and events, writes Liz Shackleton.Pitcher
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AIREY URGES INDIES TO PRODUCE 'EVENT TV' FOR CHANNEL 5
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has called on independents to produce more one-off documentaries and 'event TV' for the channel. Speaking at a Bafta My Channel event last week,
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EYRE CLAIMS REACH SHOULD BE MEASURE OF BBC SUCCESS
ITV chief executive Richard Eyre has suggested that the key measure of the BBC's success should be reach instead of share of audience. Speaking at the Voice of the Listener &
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BBC ONLINE LEADS UK CONTENT INTERNET SITES
BBC Online is the UK's leading content website, according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) figures registering three million individual users and 80 million page impressions for March. The most popular
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GRANADA TV TO SUE NEWS OF THE WORLD
Granada TV is suing the News of the World for libel over claims in an article published last Sunday (25 April) about the money spent on interviewing the five men connected
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WALKER FUTURE ON THE LINE OVER COCAINE ALLEGATIONS
The future of BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker, suspended following Sunday newspaper allegations that he took cocaine and offered to supply undercover reporters with prostitutes, was due to be decided
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MOTOR MANUFACTURERS BOOST ITV AD REVENUES
ITV saw its first-quarter 1999 revenues reach an estimated£438.8 million, thanks in part to high advertising spends from motor manufacturers in the run-up to the March car registration period. January's
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PHILLIPS TAKES ON PROGRAMME CONTROLLER ROLE AT XFM
Andrew Phillips has been appointed programme controller of Capital Radio's London indie music station, 104.9 Xfm. Phillips, currently programme controller at Kent commercial station Invicta FM, will join Xfm on 17
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BBC WINS RACE AWARDS
BBC 2's Goodness Gracious Me won the TV entertainment award at this year's Race in the Media Awards, held last Friday (23 April) at the Savoy in London. The TV drama
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LEWIS LEAVES BBC NEWS
Martyn Lewis, the newscaster who advocated giving equal weight to positive and negative news stories, announced last week he was quitting his presenter's job with BBC News. He will leave the
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FESTIVAL SEEKS THE YOUNG
The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is inviting applications for Television & Young People (TVYP), its free education scheme for young people. There are 150 TVYP places for 18 to 21-year-olds
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LONGMIRE DIES AT 56
Michael Longmire, a freelance producer and former associate producer for LWT's entertainment department, died suddenly on Thursday 15 April. Longmire, who was 56, had worked on shows including Game for a
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PETERS JOINS STAR FM
John Peters has been appointed the new programme manager at Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead commercial radio station, 106.6 Star FM. Peters, who will also present the weekday slot between 10.00 and
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BBC pilots fight it out for Saturday peak slot
Golden Rose of Montreux news round-up by Tim Dams.
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C5 to revive It's a Knockout
Channel 5 is resurrecting classic 1970s entertainment format It's a Knockout and launching a new variety show as part of a drive to broaden the appeal of its entertainment output.C5 controller
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BBC orders triple helping of Tiger Aspect's Cake
The BBC is understood to have signed up Tiger Aspect Productions' new French and Saunders sitcom, Let Them Eat Cake, for three series.The decision to offer a three-run deal for the
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ITV returns to comic Dark Ages
Granada Television controller of comedy Andy Harries is overseeing a new ITV comedy drama series about a group of graduates starting out on careers in London.The 1 x 60-minute or 7
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Freelance graphics director Tim Goodchild designed the titles for new BBC science flagship series The Planets. Commissioned by series producer David McNab, the titles feature a combination of computer
Freelance graphics director Tim Goodchild designed the titles for new BBC science flagship series The Planets. Commissioned by series producer David McNab, the titles feature a combination of computer-generated images with