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Worldwide sells stake
BBC Worldwide is selling a majority stake in its BBC for Business unit to US company Knowledge Chase in a multimillion pound deal. BBC for Business turned over£2m this year
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Talk sport settles with BBC
Talk Sport has reached an out-of-court settlement with the BBC which allows it to continue broadcasting commentary of major sporting events from TV coverage, even if the BBC has rights to
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BBC head of religion retires
The BBC's head of religion and ethics, Ernest Rea, is taking early retirement from the corporation at the end of January 2001 after 22 years service.Rea has led the BBC's religious
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Walmsley is in again as GMTV chair
Senior executives at GMTV shareholders SMG and Disney are smarting this week over the decision to hand the chairmanship of the breakfast broadcaster to Carlton TV chief executive Nigel Walmsley, writes Colin Robertson.
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Farrar hired to beef Play UK team up
UKTV, THE joint-venture between BBC and Flextech Television, has bolstered the programming team of rebranded comedy and music channel Play UK with the appointment of Jon Farrar as deputy channel editor, writes Simon Ellery.
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Go Racing in TV head hunt
Go racing, the consortium comprising Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure, is looking for a chief executive for its planned racing channel in the likely event of the Racecourse Association (RCA)
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ITV2 wins bid for Ultimate Auction
The identity of the well-heeled bidders at last week's Ultimate Auction event are set to be revealed exclusively to ITV2 viewers after the broadcaster secured the UK rights to the event, writes Colin Robertson.
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Ratings - ITV puts the boot in with Beckham
ITV'S 'Wonder Wednesday' did the business for the network this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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RTL draws together Euro Broadcasting
The RTL Group is bringing together its technical broadcasting services throughout Europe in a bid to develop itself as a pan-European media company.It is integrating the activities of Luxembourg-based Broadcasting Centre
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UBC hires Beerling for Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has appointed the former controller of BBC Radio 1 network Johnny Beerling to manage the Classic Gold digital network. Beerling will work alongside Classic Gold's senior managers Colin
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Religious programming hours increased
The Church of England's concerns about the demise of religious programming are premature, according to research published in the arts and media journal Cultural Trends. Religious programming occupies around six and
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Reuters in hostile environment course
Reuters Foundation is launching an intensive week-long, hostile-environment training programme for journalists, photographers and camera operators from the developing world. Twelve journalists will be selected to attend the course, which begins
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Sony Radio awards to include digital
The 2001 Sony Radio Academy Awards on 30 April will feature a new category, digital terrestrial station of the year. Nine new or revised categories include separate music awards (for daily
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BKNI appoints BBC Worldwide consultant
Cologne-based BKN International (BKNI) has appointed Ronnie Cook to the post of senior vice-president, international sales and marketing. Cook, who will be based in London, formerly set up licensing divisions as
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Civilian content promotes Auty
Television and film rights owner Civilian Content, maker of Channel 5's Urban Gothic, has appointed Chris Auty as director. Auty, 43, is a board member of the Film Council and chief
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On Digital nets interactivity chief
Digital TV platform On Digital has promoted director of sales and business development Matthew Seaman to the newly created post of director of interactivity.Seaman will report to chief operating officer Rob
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Radio authority advertises licences
The Radio Authority is to advertise local licences in Pembrokeshire, Reading (small-scale), Chester or South Flintshire (small-scale), Mid-Ulster, East Midlands (regional) and Worthing (small-scale). These will follow its advertisement for a
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Greene leaves Carlton Food Network
Carlton Food Network magazine show Food Network Daily presenter Sarah Greene has decided to leave the outfit. She has been working for CFN, which is to be re-branded Taste Network and
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Racial Equality Commission soap award
The Commission for Racial Equality announced a new category for next April's Race in the Media Awards at a reception at 11 Downing Street this week. Soap stars including Louis Emmerick
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Losses for EMTV
EMTV, owner of the Jim Henson Company, has announced a loss for the first nine months of the year and a 90 per cent cut in its profit target for the