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MACINTYRE CALLED AS WITNESS
BBC journalist Donal MacIntyre is due to give evidence at an ongoing trial at Blackfriars Crown Court of two alleged football hooligans. The pair were accused in BBC history and documentaries'
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BBC RADIO WALES EDITOR APPOINTED
BBC Wales education correspondent Julie Barton has been appointed to the post of BBC Radio Wales editor. Barton will be responsible for developing the programme strategy for the station and leading
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DYKE TO BE IN CONVERSATION AT RADIO FESTIVAL
BBC director general Greg Dyke is tipped to be speaking at the Radio Festival next year. He is expected to take part in the 'in conversation with' session, in which, this
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BBC RADIO DRAMA HEAD MOVES TO TELEVISION
BBC head of radio drama Kate Rowland is moving across to television to take up the post of creative director, new writing, in the drama, entertainment and children's division. She will
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WORLD SERVICE REPORTERS VOTED F0R STRIKE
BBC World Service journalists have voted to strike for 48 hours in protest at night working plans. In a ballot held last week, 66 per cent voted for strike action. The
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CHANNEL 4 CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE
Channel 4 chairman Vanni Treves will be the keynote speaker at the Voice of the Listener & Viewer autumn conference on 28 November. His speech will outline his vision for the
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Financial round-up
Losses at Dutch cable operator United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) have trebled to EUR97m (£58m) in the third quarter this year, up from EUR25m (£14.8m) in the same period last year. The
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UK takes four out of seven Emmys
UK producers this week bagged four out of seven International Emmy Awards at this year's ceremony in New York.On Monday night (20 November), the international council of The National Academy of
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White paper will protect local radio
Broadcasting minister Janet Anderson last week promised the communications white paper, due out on 12 December, will take into account fears that consolidation in radio is threatening local broadcasting, writes John Lewis.
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Dyke speaks up for PSB in the digital age
BBC director general Greg Dyke has reiterated his vision of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the digital age, arguing that there is growing opposition to publicly funded television from competitors, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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EMAP PERFORMANCE TV HIRES KISS 100 MAN
Emap Performance TV has appointed former Kiss 100 head of music Simon Sadler to the newly created role of director of music. Sadler will work across all Emap Performance TV channels
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SPORTSWORLD IN MULTILMILLION SURF DEAL
Sportsworld Media Group has pledged $12.75m (£9m) to the Association of Surf Professionals (ASP) in return for the media and marketing rights to its events. The company plans to relaunch professional
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SKY SPORTS SIGNS BRITISH SPEEDWAY RIGHTS
Sky Sports has signed a five-year deal for the rights to all key British professional speedway events, totalling 30 meetings a season. Sky Sports head of commercial development Roger Moody has
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FIRST FILM AND JERWOOD IN JOINT-VENTURE
First Film Foundation and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation have joined forces to launch First Feedback, a screenwriting programme that will select 12 writers from throughout the UK and develop their projects
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RADIO AUTHORITY RENEWS SUNRISE LICENCE
The Radio Authority has granted Sunrise Radio a renewal of licence of its analogue independent local radio licence on the AM band for the Greater London area. The renewed licence will
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ZONE STRIKES DOCU-SOAP DEAL WITH BBC
UK platform owner Zone Vision, has struck its third deal with BBC Worldwide for the rights to docu-soap programming including Hotel (left), Driving School and The Clampers. To be broadcast on
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Horrocks calls for election poll pool
UK broadcasters should pool exit poll operations for the next general election to help avoid the fiasco which has overshadowed the current US presidential election, according to BBC head of current
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NewsThe future of PSB - have your say
Ofcom's latest public service broadcasting review is a crucial step in deciding what sort of content we'll see on our screens in the future. But what do YOU think about the future of PSB? Have your say in Broadcast's survey.
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Africa reports biased, says Anan
Western broadcasters were this week accused of contributing to the violence engulfing Africa because they are keener on only reporting the problems affecting the continent, writes Colin Robertson.
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Journalists urge code take-up
The new code of practice for staff working in dangerous countries, jointly agreed by APTN, CNN, Reuters, the BBC and ITN, will be touted on the global stage this week by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), writes Colin Robertson.