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C4 News shake-up rocks indies
ITN's Channel 4 News independent commissioning team has shaken up its regional output deals, in a move that sees two indies dropped and a new fund open to all indies launched, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC arts job on hold
BBC Production has decided to postpone its search for a new arts chief until after director general designate Greg Dyke unveils his review of BBC Broadcast, writes Tim Dams.
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Atlantic 252 wields axe for relaunch
Atlantic 252 has announced plans to relaunch within weeks, following the departure of programme director David Dunne, writes John Plunkett.
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MILLIONAIRE SUFFERS BLOW
ITV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? suffered a ratings blow this week, when it was beaten by BBC 1 soap EastEnders on both Monday (17 January) and Tuesday (18 January).
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BTDA RETHINKS STATISTICS
UK distributors' trade body the British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA) has introduced a new methodology for collating TV export statistics, along with the Office of National Statistics and the Department for
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CLASSIC SETTLES WITH RAY
The copyright dispute between Classic FM and the late Robin Ray has been settled out of court. Ray, who died in November 1998 and was employed by the station as a
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FILMFOUR BEATS TARGET
FilmFour recorded a total of 252,000 subscribers at the end of 1999, well above its own forecasts of 150,000-200,000. The subscription level was 45,000 at the end of 1998 and the
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NewsHistory Channel follows in Weston's wake
The History Channel is to follow Falklands war hero Simon Weston as he embarks on an emotional journey in search of the people who helped save his life.
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365 TV TO MAKE TYSON DOC
Internet venture 365 Corporation, headed by football and music journalist Danny Kelly, has launched its own production company 365 TV. Its first production, for BBC Choice, is a one-off documentary about
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MCDANNELL JOINS YAHOO!
Former Chrysalis Group, group managing director Philip McDannell is joining Yahoo! as operations director. McDannell left the media and entertainment group last May (Broadcast, 6.5.99) and was replaced by Chrysalis Radio
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ITV unveils plan to boost peak share
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has promised more drama events, factual entertainment and live football as part of a plan to hit its adjusted 38.5 per cent peaktime share target
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Cicada goes to school with Tourette's
Cicada Films is to make a documentary for Five called Teachers with Tourette's, about people who despite suffering from the condition have forged successful careers.
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Indies prepare new R2 shows
BBC Radio 2 has ordered a raft of new music shows from indies, including Say It Loud, a 6 x 60-minute series on funk from Somethin' Else, writes John Plunkett.
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C4 lines up sex one-off
Channel 4 has commissioned indie Maverick TV to make a one-off sex advice show, agony.uk, using viewers' questions from a specially launched C4 website, writes John Plunkett.
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Turner Laing's brief grows
BBC Broadcast controller of programme acquisition Sophie Turner Laing has been handed an expanded role at the directorate, taking on extra responsibility for business affairs, writes Tim Dams.
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New R4 team as Boyle exits
BBC Radio 4 revealed details of its new management team this week as network controller James Boyle announced he will take early retirement in March, writes John Punkett.
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NewsCommissioner's Q & A: Elaine Pyke
The commissioning editor, drama for Sky One, Two and Three wants breakthrough, noisy ideas for primetime - and she's prepared to back the right idea with a 'mega terrestrial' budget
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BBC HEAD OF RADIO NEWS PUTS BACK RESTRUCTURE
BBC News head of radio news Steve Mitchell has told staff he wants more time to consider the structure of his department. Last week, head of television news Roger Mosey announced
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VSI SELLS CONTRACT FOR PRODUCING FOOTBALL CHANNEL
Visionsport International (VSI) has sold its contract to produce the Boro TV service for Middlesbrough football club to Wembley-based facilities outfit Gearhouse Broadcast. One of VSI's joint directors, Steve Katz, has
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MANCHESTER'S CENTURY 105 CROWNS KING AS NEW MD
Border Radio-owned Century 105 in Manchester has poached Steve King from Emap-owned Aire FM in Leeds to be its new managing director. King (right), who was managing director of Aire FM