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Francis leaves Invicta FM and heads for Capital
Capital Radio 95.8 has poached DJ Neil Francis from its sister station, Capital-owned Invicta FM, to front a new evening show between 22.00 and midnight. Francis, who hosted Invicta's breakfast show,
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BBC Radio 1 to stage Summer Love parade in Leeds
BBC Radio 1 has announced plans for a Leeds-based annual summer street music festival. Love Parade UK will be based on the Berlin Love Parade festival, which has been taking place
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NewsIndie Survey 2007 deadline today
Broadcast is compiling its Indie Survey 2007 and the final deadline for complete forms is today (Friday 2 February). To ensure your company is included, please download the attached form and submit your details to indie.survey@emap.com.
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Carlton records Soul Music for regional run
Carlton Productions is recording a second series of Soul Music featuring leading bands and solo performers. The 6 x 30-minute regional run will be recorded in March for transmission at the
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BBC 1 brings satire back to primetime
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon is hatching plans to launch a new primetime satirical comedy show, marking its first tentative step into a genre that has been in scant supply on
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Pearson puts Conley on ITV
Pearson Television has been signed up by ITV to make a post-watershed Saturday night chat show hosted by comedian Brian Conley, writes Tara Conlan.
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GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce what is billed as the UK's first ever glamour queen contest, writes Tim Dams. Transvestite of the
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Xfm and Atlantic revamp
Atlantic 252 and Capital Radio-owned Xfm overhauled their schedules this week following the departure of key DJs including both stations' breakfast hosts, writes John Plunkett.
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Overnight Ratings - Shipman and Sutcliffe dominate figures
Crime proved a popular theme over the last week with strong showings for the news and specials put together after the murder conviction of GP Harold Shipman, writes Paul Donovan.
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Sky and On Digital in fee protest
BSkyB and On Digital have drafted a letter to send to digital subscribers dissociating themselves from the proposed digital licence fee and pledging they will only help collect it if forced to do so by law, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsC4 hands out factual regional awards
Channel 4 will recognise regionally produced factual programming in its annual Creative Cities Awards next week with Belfast indie Double Band receiving a gong for its documentary Who Killed Brian Jones?, about the suspicious death of the ex-Rolling Stone.
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Equity forces ITV royalties climbdown
Two ITV companies have been forced to increase royalty payments to performers for cable and satellite broadcasts, following a challenge by Equity, writes Tara Conlan.
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Gardam C4 review urges revamp of top brands
Channel 4 programme chief Tim Gardam has circulated a secret performance review, calling on commissioners to refresh some of the channel's best known brands, including TFI Friday, The Big Breakfast, Brookside,
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BBC seeks new UKTV deal
The BBC is attempting to secure improved carriage deals for its channels and a place on the Telewest/Flextech board as part of wider discussions about the future of UKTV, writes John Plunkett.
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Henwood ushers Hallmark into UK
US entertainment network Hallmark has recruited former Fox Kids managing director Rod Henwood's new company to manage the launch of its UK channel this spring.The new channel, which will be known
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BBC makes Imax Body
BBC Production's science department is working on an Imax version of its hit documentary series, The Human Body, writes Tim Dams.
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New Southern Star CEO
Clare Birks has been promoted to chief executive of Southern Star Circle, taking over from Peter Clark, who is leaving the company. Currently director of programmes at the producer/distributor, Birks takes
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WMA to keep UK TV base
The William Morris Agency's (WMA) UK TV arm will not be affected by the group's decision this week to shut down its London-based theatrical division. A WMA spokesman confirmed that its
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ITC drops sports rule
The Independent Television Commission has withdrawn a proposal to alter its sports and listed events code to occasionally allow ITV, Channel 4, BBC 1 and BBC 2 to show extended sports
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Smith gives view on Dyke
Media secretary Chris Smith made it clear this week that BBC director general Greg Dyke should resign his other work commitments and devote all his time to running the corporation. Smith