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CAPITAL GOLD LINES UP GOLDEN OLDIES SHOWCASES
Capital Gold programme controller Andy Turner has ordered three new shows for the Capital Radio-owned station. Cream of the '60s will be a new 120-minute Saturday show to be presented by
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ITV to lift daytime share with repeats
ITV controller of daytime Maureen Duffy is believed to be taking a leaf out of her BBC 1 counterpart's book by taking steps to repeat popular dramas in the afternoon.Duffy and
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BBC spotlights depression
The BBC has launched a series of programmes as part of a mental health and depression campaign called On the Edge, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The On the Edge season of programmes was
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV's Cold Feet burns BBC 1's Superhuman
The 120-minute special kicking off ITV's new series of drama Cold Feet warmed the cockles of viewers' hearts, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, the comedy drama on Sunday (12 November)
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Thorpe to leave NTL in rejig
NTL group managing director of interactive services Jeremy Thorpe is expected to leave the company after his brief, which includes the interactive content fund, was taken over by former Cable &
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Tonight gets new editor
Granada controller of current affairs and features Jeff Anderson is to hand over his editorship of the Tonight programme to DMA Media managing director and former ITV news editor David Mannion.Mannion
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Indies top priority, says C4
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam this week said his top priority was to improve the channel's relationships with independent producers and instil a sense of longer-term joint-venture with them,
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Switchover date must be delayed
The government should not commit itself to a firm analogue switch-off date nor should it intervene to accelerate the process, the industry's leading watchdogs warned this week.Joint advice from the Independent
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EastEnders to up production
The BBC is understood to be in talks to introduce a fifth episode of its flagship soap EastEnders, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Discussions over running five episodes of the soap a week are
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Videonet plans VOD showcase
Video-on-demand (VOD) company Videonet's executive director of programming and customer products Hugh Williams has confirmed he is in talks with major UK broadcasters to launch a 'best of British' service, writes
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WILLIS SHAKES UP UNITED
United and LWT Productions managing director John Willis has handed day-to-day running of United Wildlife to United Productions director of network programming at Bristol Tom Archer. Archer will take over from
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PEARSON GOES INTO GAMES
Pearson Television Enterprises is to launch a 'major initiative' next year looking into setting up an interactive games channel. The as-yet-unnamed channel will be available across all digital distribution platforms -
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RACING RIGHTS DEALS FOLD
The multimillion pound sale of UK horse racing rights has descended into farce with proposals from Go Racing, a consortium led by Channel 4 and BSkyB, and Carlton Communications expiring. The
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SCOTTISH RADIO PROFITS UP
Scottish Radio Holdings has announced its annual results for the year ending 30 September which see turnover up 30 per cent to£71.7m, with turnover for analogue radio up from£32.7m
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BBC CONFIRMS OSMAN JOB
BBC controller of press and publicity Sally Osman has been confirmed as the corporation's new head of communications. She will report to the director of marketing and communications, a post held
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BYERS CLEARS MICROSOFT
Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has cleared Microsoft's purchase of a 23.6 per cent stake in Telewest Communications.
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TELEWEST IN BID-UP TV DEAL
Auction channel bid-up.tv, the first offering from the sit-up.tv stable, has struck a carriage deal with Telewest. The channel launched last week on Sky Digital (Broadcast, 10.11.00).
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Alli quits Carlton amid restructure
Carlton Productions managing director Lord Alli is to leave as Carlton Communications is restructured, with the TV business split between broadcasting and production under new chief executive Gerry Murphy.Murphy's attempt to
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Thompson: new ITV news must stay
BBC director of television Mark Thompson has urged the Independent Television Commission (ITC) not to move the ITV Nightly News back to 22.00, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Speaking at a Royal Television Society
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Endemol Entertainment UK rejigs for growth
Endemol Entertainment UK has announced a reshuffle in a bid to bolster the group's growth, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Production arm Initial managing director Malcolm Gerrie steps up to become chief executive, with