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NewsXfm Scotland move
GCap Media-owned Xfm Scotland has appointed Alan Gibson as the station's new managing director.
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Loughrey appoints BBC Scotland duo
Cameron and Lee take on London-based BBC roles in addition to their north of the border responsibilities
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ITC favours single communications regulator
The Independent Television Commission has confirmed it is in favour of a single broadcasting and communications regulator and says it has the necessary skills to perform the task, writes Ashley Davies.In
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GMG Endemol buys into web producer
TV indie takes 25 per cent stake in online comedy content developer Zeppotron
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Factual staff line up for jobs
Staff in the BBC's factual and learning department were this week waiting to hear who has permanent roles as division heads, following the second wave of the BBC restructure, write Tara Conlan and Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 chasing Branagh to star in film
Channel 4 is in talks with Kenneth Branagh about starring in a major television drama about the life of British Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, writes Ashley Davies.
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ITN airs BBC World beef with Young
ITN has complained to BBC vice-chairman Baroness Young about BBC World, fuelling the row between the two over the BBC's commercial activities and fair trading commitment, writes Tara Conlan.
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C5 office sex documentary to follow on from car sex
Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw to make 1 x 50-minute documentary Office Sex, as a follow-up to Car Sex.
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Kershaw is back in Radio 3 summer line-up
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright's summer programming line-up sees the return of former R1 DJ Andy Kershaw, as tipped in Broadcast (7.7.00).Kershaw will be a regular guest on World Routes,
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Find a fortune is extended to nine shows
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered an extra episode of Granada Television's Find A Fortune. The series, which is currently four shows into its second run, will be extended
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C5 commissions second run of Beachcomber Bay
Renard Television has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a second series of the pre-school programme Beachcomber Bay. The 65 x 30-minute series was re-ordered by C5 controller of children's
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Ricky Gervais signs up for C4 chat show
11 O'Clock Show regular Ricky Gervais is to present his own chat show on Channel 4 from September. The 6 x 30-minute Meet Ricky Gervais is being made by TalkBack for
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Political spoof special to send up Downing Street
Channel 4 commissioning editor, entertainment Kevin Lygo has asked Vera Productions to make a Rory Bremner spoof fly-on-the-wall in Downing Street special. The 1 x 60-minute show will be broadcast in
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ITV sports deal gives cable viewers online access
ITV Sport and Two Way TV have done a deal to work on live, interactive sports services and games and to give the interactive TV entertainment company access to ITV sport's
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BBC 1 gears up for Olympic coverage
BBC 1 is to air a 60-minute daily primetime show about stories off the track and field called Day Down Under as part of its Olympic Games' coverage between 15 September
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ITV comedy fund yields five pilots
ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has revealed details of several new comedy pilots as part of the Network Centre's£1m comedy fund, including a six-part series starring Richard Wilson.Set in
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C4 orders more True Stories
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has made a new slate of commissions for True Stories, the channel's ongoing documentary strand with an international flavour, writes Ashley Davies.
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First McGrath project
Channel 4 commissioning editor, daytime Jo McGrath has announced her first major project since her promotion from deputy four months ago (Broadcast, 17.3.00), writes Ashley Davies.
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Weitz wins R4 show
Radio and TV indie Martin Weitz Associates is currently in production on a number of commissions from BBC Radio 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Computer crash ups Big Brother suspense - Overnight ratings
Channel 4 and Bazal Productions were left on tenterhooks about the success of new gameshow Big Brother, as the Barb system crashed the day after the show's TV debut, writes Georgina Lipscomb.