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ITC NEARS GUNS VERDICT
An Independent Television Commission ruling on Ray Fitzwalter Associates' Guns on the Street documentary for Channel 4 is expected this week. Commission members are due to discuss the accusations of fakery
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GLR MOVES TO BUSH HOUSE
GLR is to move into a temporary home in Bush House next month while its Marylebone offices are refitted ahead of its relaunch next year. A BBC spokesman said no decision
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BAFTA INTERACTIVE TRIUMPH
BBC News Online, BBC Multimedia and Carlton Online triumphed in three categories at the second Bafta Interactive Entertainment Awards on Wednesday (20 October). The BBC News Online website scooped the award
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JENKINS QUITS RAJAR
Peter Jenkins, executive director of Rajar, will leave the radio audience research company in April. There is no replacement lined up for Jenkins and the Rajar board is set to meet
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MONSTER HIT FOR BBC 1
BBC 1's Walking with Dinosaurs was the most watched programme on TV in the week ending 9 October, according to official Barb figures. With a total audience of 18.9 million for
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Channel 4 mounts multicultural drive
Channel 4 has overhauled its multicultural policy and is urging producers to integrate ethnic minorities into mainstream shows.In a letter to members of producers' alliance Pact, C4 director of programmes Tim
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Radio Corp joins Wales licence fight
The new regional radio licence for south Wales is set to become one of the most hotly contested yet, after details were announced of a GWR-backed bid from The Radio Corporation,
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Rapture wins airtime on Channel 4 in output deal
Cable and satellite channel Rapture TV has signed an exclusive programming deal with Channel 4 that will see up to 30 hours of the youth channel's output repeated on C4, writes
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Brogan takes Granada kids' role
Granada Media has named Anne Brogan as its first head of children's international live action to oversee a raft of new commissions including a CITV family movie for Christmas 2000, writes
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Half of UK to go digital within three years
Just under half of the UK population plans to sign up to digital TV within three years, according to a new Gallup survey, writes Paul Donovan.Research commissioned by Pace Micro Technology
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SKY PICTURES INKS TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM DEAL
Sky Pictures has signed a distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox to handle the theatrical release of some of the dozen films it is producing over the next 12 months. A
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CAPITAL RADIO SHUTS RESTAURANTS WITH£10.75M LOSSES
Capital Radio has closed its restaurants division at a loss of£10.75 million. The company's seven Latin and two Paris theme restaurants were sold for£11 million on Friday (15 October).
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BBC RECRUITS FOUR IN RIGHTS AGENCY REVAMP
The BBC has made four new appointments as part of a reshuffle in the rights agency. Former head of business affairs Jonathan Masters becomes head of the rights archive and is
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COMMUNICOPIA MERGES WITH NEW MEDIA OUTFIT NETPRO
Communicopia, sole programme provider for the Money Channel (left), has merged with new media outfit Netpro. The pair have worked together on a number of projects over the past three years.
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WOMEN IN FILM & TV NAMES KINNINMONT AS CHAIR
Industry networking organisation Women in Film & Television (WFTV) has elected founding member Kate Kinninmont as its UK chair effective from this month. Kinninmont, a freelance producer with Independent Image and
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AUCTION CHANNEL STRIKES LIVE BROADCAST DEAL
The Auction Channel has signed a one-year deal with Geneva-based auction house Antiquorum to broadcast its auctions live over the television and internet. The Auction Channel will broadcast auctions live with
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Hit Australian kids show Hi-5 is to be remade for the UK and will air on GMTV next year.
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CARTOON NETWORK MAKES RADIO DEBUT IN HALF-TERM DEAL
Cartoon Network is to launch on the radio with a special half-term radio version of the cable and satellite channel beginning on Friday (22 October). The station has teamed up with
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HIT APPOINTS JENKINS TO PUBLISHING ROLE
Hit Entertainment has appointed Pilar Jenkins as the producer/distributor's managing director of publishing. Jenkins joins this week from publisher Random House, where she was publishing director responsible for the Red Fox
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BAFTA ELECTS RELPH
Bafta has elected independent film producer Simon Relph as its new deputy chairman and chairman designate. He replaces deputy chairman Edward Mirzeoff in December and chairman Tim Angel in June 2000.