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Ball to chair RTS event
BSkyB chief executive and managing director Tony Ball will become the first non-ITV or BBC executive to chair the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention from September 13-15 this year. Ball is
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Hall's BBC future in doubt
Speculation continues about the future of BBC director of news Tony Hall although he has not resigned from the corporation. He is widely expected to leave the corporation and become the
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SRH attracts interest
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) is believed to have been approached by three UK media groups, as well as companies from outside the European Union, all interested in buying stakes in the
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DCMS white paper inquiry
The culture, media & sport select committee is to conduct an inquiry into aspects of the communications white paper. The committee will focus on the development and regulation of radio, proposals
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Schofield joins health TV
Former editor of ITV's We Can Work It Out Simon Schofield has been appointed commissioning editor for the Granada/Boots health channel. Reporting to acting director of content Chris Bryer, he will
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C4 buys popworld stake
Channel 4 has bought a 10 per cent stake in Popworld, the pop music company formed by ex-Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, in a deal which will see Popworld providing E4
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Granada wins licence cut for Anglia TV
Granada Media has renewed Anglia Television's broadcasting licence with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) this week for a vastly reduced cash sum, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC wins Xmas Day
BBC 1 narrowly beat ITV in the ratings battle over the whole of Christmas Day and won the lion's share of viewing throughout the three-and-a-half-hour blockbuster Titanic.According to unofficial overnights, BBC
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Nickelodeon UK poaches Turner Broadcasting VP
Nickelodeon UK has lured Turner Broadcasting System vice-president marketing Nicky Parkinson to become the channel's new managing director after a protracted search for a replacement for Janie Grace, who left for ITV last summer, writes Simon Ellery.
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Sky rejigs again as Bergg quits
BSKYB has launched a management restructure of its flagship channel Sky One following the departure of general manager David Bergg and the appointment of BBC Birmingham's Kate Marsh as deputy director
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Salmon appointment
BBC director of sport Peter Salmon has made his first senior appointment since taking up his new job in November, naming BBC news editor of Breakfast Andrew Thompson as BBC sport
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Forever buys Surf 107.2
Forever Broadcasting has bought the entire share capital of Brighton and Hove Local Radio and its station Surf 107.2. This is the third acquisition for Forever Broadcasting which was set up
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NewsBBC Trust gives iPlayer the go ahead
The BBC Trust has given the go ahead to the corporation's new on-demand services, including the controversial iPlayer, but has made major changes to a number of key features the BBC executive proposed.
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GWR sells holdings
Radio Investments Ltd has bought GWR's shareholdings in Minster Radio Group, TLRC and Stray FM and now wholly owns the stations. In return, GWR becomes a 20 per cent shareholder in
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BBC news editor moves
BBC news has appointed the editor of its 18.00 News, Mark Popescu, to edit its 22.00 bulletin while existing 22.00 News editor Jonathan Baker takes up the role of BBC world
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Creative briefs
Triffic Films created the title sequence for Ah So Graham Norton which will run as part of Channel 4's Japan week. Designed and produced by Tim Searle, the titles reflect the
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Picardy restructures
Scottish-based Picardy Media Group is to be restructured, centralising its operations in Glasgow. The company is to be divided into four separate divisions with Glasgow becoming the headquarters focusing on business-to-business
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Mill Interactive arm
Increased demand for online content creation has forced digital visual effects facility The Mill to establish a dedicated interactive department.From this month, the Mill Interactive Lab will offer flash-based animations and
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Resources to negotiate
Managers at BBC Resources London Operations have bowed to pressure from Bectu to re-open negotiations on proposed changes to conditions of service and enforced redundancies to avert further industrial action. After
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Barnes reveals Teddington Studios revamp proposals
Barnes Trust Media (BTM) has revealed exclusively to Broadcast plans for redevelopment at its Teddington Studios site, ending months of speculation about the future of the facility.Although the existing studios will