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ITV picks September docu-soap and specials
Independent September Films has been commissioned to make a primetime docu-soap and 2 x 60-minute specials for ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts Grant Mansfield, writes John Plunkett.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - New Millionaire takes jackpot audiences
The autumn season kicked off with strong showings, but ITV stole the show with a new run of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, writes Tina Mistry.
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Italian footie back on C4 in UBE deal
Live Italian football is due to return to Channel 4 next week, after the broadcaster finalised a deal with the new UK rights' holder, United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE), writes Jason Deans.
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PM stars in BBC current affairs slate
A review of Prime Minister Tony Blair's first 1,000 days in power will form one of the highlights of the BBC's news and current affairs autumn season, due to be unveiled on Thursday (9 September), writes Tim Dams.
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Zenith North chief shown door in revamp
Independent producer and rights' owner Zenith Entertainment is to downscale its Newcastle arm, Zenith North, and has made its managing director, Peter Mitchell, redundant, writes John Plunkett.
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On Digital struck by wave of departures
On Digital has been hit by a wave of top-level departures as its executive director of broadcasting, Ashley Faull, and operations director John Egan quit to set up a£50 million
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NewsTV struggling to track changing viewer habits
RTS Convention:The heads of the UK's biggest broadcasters have admitted that they are struggling to future proof their businesses as they adapt to changing consumer media habits. [ALL]
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Network shunts 45-min Tonight into a new slot
ITV has confirmed the move of current affairs flagship Tonight to a new reduced 45-minute Wednesday night slot as predicted in Broadcast (25.6.99), writes Jason Deans.
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Viacom/CBS merger creates media giant
One of the biggest media mergers of all time was announced on Tuesday (7 September) by US entertainment giants Viacom and CBS Group, writes Claire Atkinson.
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NewsBBC Films head to start own indie
BBC Films boss David Thompson is stepping down from the role to set up his own film and TV indie. [ALL]
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PACT PUTS FAITH IN VERTUE
Hartswood Films chairman Beryl Vertue has been re-elected unopposed as chairman of Pact for 2000, her second year at the helm of the producers' alliance. Wall to Wall managing director Alex
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GWR TO PAY MORE TO RA
Classic FM parent GWR has accepted the terms for the renewal of its licence offered by the Radio Authority, which will see the amount it pays increase by around£2.4 million
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TRINITY DENIES LIVE TV SALE
Regional newspaper publisher Trinity, which this week completed its takeover of Live TV owner Mirror Group in a£2 billion deal, has no immediate plans to sell off the cable station.A
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OXYGEN FINED FOR DECEIT
Dawe Media-owned Oxygen FM has been fined£20,000 and had its licence shortened by two years after it falsified a day's programming in a bid to deceive the Radio Authority. The
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NewsBlue Peter host joins R5 Live
Outgoing Blue Peter presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Gethin Jones will host his own show on BBC Radio 5 Live in July.
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MICROSOFT/LIBERTY DEAL
Microsoft and Liberty Media, the investment vehicle controlled by cable entrepreneur John Malone, are to form a near $500 million (£313 million) joint-venture to exploit further opportunities in European cable television.
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NewsOfcom and BBC plan ethics summit
RTS Convention:Ofcom and the BBC Trust are to host an industry wide seminar on ethics in broadcasting later this year. [ALL]
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Freudenstein to run Sky digital platform
BSkyB has drafted in Richard Freudenstein from News Corporation's Australian pay-TV joint-venture Foxtel to spearhead the continued roll-out of its digital platform following Ian West's departure last month.Freudenstein, 34, will be
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R5 hires former Talk sport chief
Talk Radio chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has hit out at his former sports director of programmes, Moz Dee, after he defected to BBC Radio 5 Live this week, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC Choice gets autumn Beige look
BBC Choice has commissioned two new entertainment series featuring comedy acts Lenny Beige and The Four Horsemen, writes Jason Deans.