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DEWHURST NAMED AS NEW MD OF TARA TELEVISION
Cathy Dewhurst, former director of programming and operations with Irish entertainment channel Tara Television, has been named as the company's new managing director. She replaces David Fitzgerald, who resigned in February
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LATEST TRIO OF NORTHERN LIGHTS SHORTS COMMISSIONED
BBC Northern Ireland has commissioned its latest three Northern Lights short films. They are I was the Cigarette Girl, written by Lana Citron; Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? by Ronan
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BBC APPOINTS TRIO TO BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
The BBC has appointed three executives to its board of management, including director of new services and deputy director of BBC Television David Docherty, director of BBC Online Nigel Chapman and
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BBC CHOICE SIGNS UP BRADBURY FOR BACKSTAGE ROLE
Julia Bradbury will present BBC Choice's early evening show, Backstage, from Monday (22 March). Bradbury is currently a presenter on The National Lottery: We've Got Your Number.Produced by Lion TV, Backstage
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CORONATION STREET DIRECTOR POACHED FOR WELSH SERIES
Terry Dyddgen-Jones, a Coronation Street director, has been recruited by BBC Wales as a senior producer for the long-running S4C drama series, Pobol y Cwm. Dyddgen-Jones knows the drama well, having
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NTL INTERACTIVE TV SERVICE TO OFFER ONLINE MAGS
NTL is set to launch a new interactive TV service featuring online versions of consumer magazines Empire and Q, which are published by Emap, the owner of Broadcast. The Entertainment channel
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LEW GRADE COMMEMORATED
A commemoration of the life and work of Lord (Lew) Grade will be held at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London W1, on Sunday 18 April at 19.00. Lord
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EMAP PROMOTES MOLONEY
Emap Consumer Magazines chief executive Tom Moloney, whose responsibilities included all of Emap's radio and TV interests, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Emap Petersen, the group's recently
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FROZEN WINS ACCLAIM
Playwright Bryony Lavery has won the 1998 Central Television-sponsored Eileen Anderson Award for her drama, Frozen. The annual award, which aims to encourage and recognise new writing talent, is open to
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ITV SOAP AWARDS INITIATED
Carlton TV is to produce The British Soap Awards 1999 in May, a new awards ceremony for ITV that will see viewers vote in a range of categories, including their favourite
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GWR POSTS NEW BOSSES
The GWR Group has announced the first management changes at Orchard Media since it assumed full control of the south-west radio group last month. Orchard Media chief executive David Rodgers has
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ON DIGITAL GETS SALES HEAD
Digital terrestrial (DTT) operator On Digital has appointed Graham Edgar to the role of head of national sales. Edgar, formerly of BSkyB, joins a seven-strong team reporting to sales and marketing
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BBC 2 dominates RTS awards nominations
BBC 2 is the front-runner in the nominations for this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) programme awards, picking up 27 of the 64 shortlisted entries.BBC 1 and Channel 4 have 14
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Digital One London set to resume transmission
Commercial digital radio consortium Digital One is set to resume its digital broadcasts in the London area, four months after it was ordered off air by the Radio Authority (RA).The GWR-controlled
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Swing gets first commission in style
New indie Swing Productions has landed its first commission since its launch last summer in the form of a six-part series on style for Channel 4, writes Alice Macandrew.
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MPs query education channel
MPs have questioned whether the Government should pay£100 million to launch an interactive digital TV channel for GCSEs when the BBC is already covering much of the same ground, writes John Lewis.
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Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots
Griffin Bacal Advertising commissioned animation studio amgFX to produce a new 10-second commercial for Boots' Schwartzkopf range of hair colour products.It features a model talking to the camera while her hair
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Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designe
Tinderbox produced the title sequences for Channel 4's Smack the Pony - a new comedy sketch series produced by TalkBack Productions and featuring a predominantly female cast. Swifty Typografix designed the
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Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense
Steve Burrell of BDH has designed and produced a 10-second season sting for the BBC independent commissioning group's (ICG) short season of films called Fear and Loathing. The dark and intense