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Schama producer quits BBC
Channel 4 has created a new commissioning role in its history, arts and religion department and has poached Simon Schama's History of Britain series producer, Janet Lee, from the BBC to take charge of updating its arts coverage, writes Ashley Davies.
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Paul Watson filming
NHS leading film-maker Paul Watson is making a major documentary on the way National Health Service hospitals handle the anticipated patient crisis this winter, writes Colin Robertson.
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Ratings - ITV's William has the most fans
Prince William was ITV's crowning glory this week, as the network beat BBC 1 in the battle over last-minute specials on the prince's exploits in Patagonia, writes Jon Rogers.
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FOX KIDS DIRECTOR SISSONS LEAVES OUTFIT
Fox Kids UK director of programming Phil Sissons has left the outfit and will not be replaced. Fox Kids Europe (FKE) would not comment on claims that he was made redundant
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SUNDAY TIMES IN HIGH COURT VERDICT APPEAL
A date has been fixed for the Sunday Times to appeal against a High Court jury verdict earlier this year which found that it had libelled the producer of a Dispatches
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TELEWEST PULLS OUT OF BT LOOP
Cable outfit Telewest has dropped a£1bn plan to supply broadband services, including high speed internet access, through the BT network. Telewest has effectively ruled out using BT's local exchanges to
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BBC SEEKS SCHEDULER FOR BBC 3 AND 4
The BBC is currently interviewing to appoint a scheduler for planned digital channels BBC 3 and BBC 4. The two new schedulers will report to head of TV operations Mark Thomas
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MTV FAILS TO AVERT STAFF ACTION WITH OFFER
An MTV offer intended to resolve an ongoing dispute over employment with its 70 broadcast services staff has failed to avert threats of legal action. MTV is understood to have made
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DIGITAL OCTOPUS SIGNS NTL WINE GUIDE DEAL
Cross-platform content provider Digital Octopus, a division of Octopus Publishing, has signed a deal with NTL to provide an interactive TV (iTV) service of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Guide. The service,
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BSKYB BUYS IAAF RIGHTS FOR TWO YEARS
BSkyB has bought the TV rights to show key international athletics having struck a two-year deal with the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The deal covers the Golden League, which features leading
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SMG BUYS SHARE OF SRH
SMG last week bought a 14.9 per cent share in radio outfit Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), paying an estimated£70m in the run -up to the expected consolidation of the radio
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FOREVER POSTS LOSS
Forever Broadcasting has announced its first set of preliminary results for the period to 30 September since its incorporation in September 1999. Forever floated on AIM in August and has recorded
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Restructure leads to job losses at Itel
Granada International this week unveiled its restructure following its merger with former United News & Media distribution arm Itel in the first swathe of a number of planned changes.As predicted by
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Rights money to fund grass roots sport
The European Council (EC) has decided that sporting bodies should contribute fixed percentages of the proceeds of the sale of their broadcast rights to developing grass roots sport, writes John Lewis.
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Johnson joins Granada Sky
Former Granada lifestyle head of production Lesley Johnson is joining Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) in a newly created role as head of production, writes Colin Robertson.
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Goodsir sets up Bytesize
Former British Pathe commercial director Andy Goodsir has launched a new independent to produce short-form programming via archive access deals with his former employer and BBC Worldwide's library sales division, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BIG BROTHER'S WRIGLEY WINS WOMEN AWARD
Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley (left) won the Film Finances Inc project management award at the Women in Film and Television Awards last Friday (8 December). Hope and Glory writer
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NELSON CHOSEN TO ROLL OUT BBC DIGITAL RADIO
Former BBC radio head of new services development Simon Nelson has been appointed as the corporation's first controller new media, radio and music.Nelson will report directly to BBC radio and music
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CAPITAL PICKS GIBBONS AS NEW GROUP HEAD
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Capital Radio programme controller digital Pete Simmons as its new group head of programmes. Gibbons, who has worked for Capital for the past 18 years, will take
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EURONEWS TO LAUNCH ON SKY NEXT APRIL
Competition in the burgeoning 24-hour news channel market is set to hot up next year as ITN's EuroNews service gears up to launch on Sky Digital from April 2001. EuroNews, which