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Cheap digital radio a hit
A trial period in which cut-price digital radio sets were offered for under£100 has resulted in huge demand from consumers, according to the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB), writes Luke Satchell.
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USA NETWORKS SOLD
Media giant Vivendi Universal has bought the US cable TV, film and TV production operation USA Networks for£7bn. The deal combines USA Networks' production division with Hollywood studio Universal's film
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DIGITAL LICENCE FOR SRH
The Radio Authority has awarded the local digital multiplex licence for Inverness to the sole applicant, Score Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings. Score Digital proposes to launch
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NewsLBC in line for podcast windfall
London based radio station LBC 97.3 FM is expecting revenues from its podcast subscription service to hit£100,000 in the next couple of months.
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WORLDWIDE SACKING
BBC Worldwide has dismissed director of global marketing and brand development Jeff Taylor, who was involved in a fraud investigation involving Tweenies dolls in Hong Kong. Worldwide has made it clear
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BBC UPS SOMALI NEWS
The BBC World Service is stepping up its Somali language programming in response to the current war against terrorism.
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TWI WINS FRENCH HORSE-RACING RIGHTS FOR BBC
TWI has brokered a deal to place events from the French horse-racing season on the BBC. The corporation has signed a five-year deal with France's flat race and steeplechase promoter France
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NewsSaga Radio given Smooth make-over
GMG Radio will re-name its newly acquired Saga stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year.
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FOLIO GETS LONDON FIRE BRIGADE COMMISSION
Folio Productions, the factual specialist arm of the Mentorn Group, has been commissioned to make a new series about the London Fire Brigade's specialist investigations unit for BBC 1. The as-yet
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US CHANNEL TNN RECOMMISSIONS ROBOT WARS
US cable channel TNN - owned by Viacom - has recommissioned Mentorn format Robot Wars for a second 13 x 60-minute series next year. The first series, screened this autumn, was
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PLAY UK TAKES REGIONAL LOOK AT ROCK AND ROLL
Play UK has commissioned a 10-part music series called They Came From.The series looks at the different regions of the UK and the bands that emerged from them, such as KLF,
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NewsITN and Microsoft unite for news service launch
ITN's multimedia division ITN On is launching a new desktop news service on Microsoft's new Windows Vista software.
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CAPITAL'S CAT AND EDITH GO COUNTRYWIDE
Capital 95.8 FM show Cat and Edith's Hit Music Sunday is to roll out across the country next year on Capital Radio's network of stations. The programme, currently broadcasting between 14.00
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BBC1'S JUDGE JOHN DEED GIVEN ANOTHER SERIES
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a second series of courtroom drama Judge John Deed. The 8 x 60-minute series, starring Martin Shaw
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10 ALPS WINS MUSIC AND ARTHUR SMITH ORDERS
BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir has commissioned indie Ten Alps to produce a 4 x 60-minute history of Sun Records. A Whole Lot of Shakin' looks at the 50th anniversary
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Bjork to open for BBC 4
The BBC will launch its long-awaited highbrow channel, BBC 4, with the only televised performance in Europe of singer Bjork's current tour, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NewsBBC faces fresh strike threat
BBC representatives of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have unanimously backed strike action after managers at the corporation refused to reconsider plans for compulsory redundancies.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - FrameStore merges with CFC
Digital effects specialist FrameStore and the Computer Film Company (CFC) have merged to form Framestore CFC, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - 500 BBC radio production staff to move
BBC resources is set to lose another tranche of its activities in April when staff from radio resources will rejoin the main BBC, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Thomson buys GVG for $172m
French electronics group Thomson Multimedia has made yet another acquisition, buying broadcast equipment and software manufacturer Grass Valley Group (GVG) in a $172m (£118m) cash deal.The deal is expected to close