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Granada Media in Meridian-plus bid
Granada Media is unlikely to be satisfied with the addition of just the Meridian franchise to its ITV portfolio, senior sources within the company suggested this week.The new Granada Media, headed
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United/Meridian crisis talks
United News & Media executives were this week locked in crisis talks with Meridian senior staff, after the future of United's south-coast ITV franchise was thrown into doubt, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsCurrent on Virgin
The UK version of Al Gore's Current TV will launch on Virgin Media on 12 March, the same day it goes live on the BSkyB platform. Current TV will form part of Virgin Media's L and XL packages.
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RTL poised to offer£5bn for United as it eyes C5 share
RTL, which incorporates Pearson TV, is considering a£5bn bid for United News & Media in an attempt to buy United's minority stake in Channel 5, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ISBA baulks over ad limit
Advertisers are unhappy with the decision to allow more ITV consolidation, writes Ashley Davies.
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ITC raps ITV for foul language in fly-on-wall series
The ITC has upheld complaints from 29 viewers about the use of the word 'wanker' in the Salesman from Hell series on ITV. The word was used three times in one
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West country operations link up for careers day
The BBC, HTV West, The Guardian, Skillnet South West and the University of Bristol Careers Advisory Service have joined together to plan the second South-West Careers Information Day. The event, on
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Capital interactive unveils online music strategy
Capital Radio's new media arm Capital Interactive has unveiled its online music entertainment strategy. It plans to launch three web narrowcasting stations and a personalised online music service called Kikido. The
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BBC Berlin correspondent takes up Moscow job
BBC News' Berlin correspondent Caroline Wyatt has been appointed Moscow correspondent. Wyatt will take up the post in November, following the departure of Alan Little to BBC News' Johannesburg bureau.
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Duo set up Smart Eric freelance recruitment website
A newspaper journalist and a management consultant have banded together to launch a website to help freelancers in different professions get work.The site, called SmartEric.com, allows freelancers to post CVs onto
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ITV to develop music formats with Globe
ITV Productions' entertainment department is developing a raft of music-based programmes after joining forces with Globe, the production arm of Universal Music.
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US hit president steps up to board
Hit USA president Dorian Langdon has been promoted to the board of Hit Entertainment parent company based in London. Langdon becomes a full director and officer of the publicly quoted company
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Flextech commerce man to manage Scene One
Flextech Interactive, a division of Telewest, has promoted its director of commerce, Mark Bradford, to general manager of SceneOne. Heading the interactive entertainment venture, Bradford will oversee development of the service,
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ITC stands behind single watchdog
The Independent Television Commission has confirmed it is in favour of a single broadcasting and communications regulator and says it has the necessary skills to perform the task.In its submission to
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Mixed results for BBC1 and ITV1 comedies
Comedy is a notoriously difficult genre to get right, as evidenced by the mixed fortunes of BBC 1's sitcom After You've Gone.
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BSkyB takes reins at Open
British Sky Broadcasting is to take control of interactive television service Open, increasing its stake in Open's parent British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB) from 32.5 per cent to 80.1 per cent, writes Tara Conlan.
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Loughrey hires duo before rejig
Recently appointed BBC nations and regions director Pat Loughrey has made two appointments ahead of a restructure at London regional headquarters, which is due to be announced next month, writes Tara Conlan.
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The Jim Henson Company is in talks with various broadcasters about producing a new version of 1970s puppet classic The Muppets, writes Georgina Lipscomb. A Jim Henson spokesman told Broadcast: 'We're
The Jim Henson Company is in talks with various broadcasters about producing a new version of 1970s puppet classic The Muppets, writes Georgina Lipscomb. A Jim Henson spokesman told Broadcast: 'We're
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UKTV's new chief plans to diversify
UKTV's incoming chief executive, David Abraham, has said that UKTV Gold relies too much on classic sitcoms.
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Skaramoosh has designed the title sequence for Channel 5 documentary Science of Lying. Produced by Lion Television, the programme looks at the nature of lying and what prompts people to do
Skaramoosh has designed the title sequence for Channel 5 documentary Science of Lying. Produced by Lion Television, the programme looks at the nature of lying and what prompts people to do