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Whitehall still buying analogue TV sets.
Whitehall departments are still buying analogue television sets despite the government's intention of switching off the analogue signal from as early as 2006, writes David Rose.
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Daily Mail plans Metro FM radio.
Metro, the free weekday newspaper given away in cities such as London and Birmingham, could be handed a companion radio service under plans being explored by its owner the Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Juniper sets up science and history subsidiary.
Juniper Communications is setting up a new science and history division in Cambridge, in a bid to tap into the city's academic resources, writes Penny Hughes.
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UKTV new media head leaves for start-up.
UKTV head of new media Neil Morris has quit the BBC Flextech joint-venture to set up his own broadband and interactive TV consultancy MomoMedia, writes David Wood.
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C5 TO AIR PRIVATE RYAN.
Channel 5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford has bought the rights to the second world war epic Saving Private Ryan, which is expected to get its first terrestrial airing later this
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Britons to make Giuliani biopic.
THE LIFE OF former New York mayor Rudolf Giuliani will be documented for US viewers by UK companies following a $4m (#2.8m) deal between London-based Jam Pictures, Carlton America and USA Network, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TV politics 'must infotain'.
Broadcasters should not shy away from dumbing down political programmes and experimenting with 'tabloid formats' to bring in new audiences to the genre, according to a major report published this week.The
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BBC angles for prime EPG location for BBC 4.
THE BBC IS still in negotiations with BSkyB over the position of new digital culture channel BBC 4 on the electronic programme guide (EPG), just days before its launch, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC moves to quell 'Delia effect' panic.
Manufacturers of gardening equipment have held talks with the BBC over concerns that the so-called 'Delia effect' - where retailers were swamped with requests for specific products after the celebrity chef used them on her show - could happen to them, wri
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Ginger to revive Lads.
Ginger Productions has scored its first commission for ITV 1 with a remake of classic sitcom The Likely Lads, which is set to star kids presenters Ant and Dec, writes Steve Aston.
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Ex-BBC staffer urges reform.
COLIN SHAW, a former BBC secretary and director of the Broadcasting Standards Council, has added his weight to the call for reform of the BBC board of governors, suggesting governors should
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BBCi banks on Antiques' value.
The Antiques Roadshow's long-running unofficial quiz element has been turned into an interactive game following a deal between the BBC and Two Way TV, writes Simon Ellery.
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GALAXY HEAD TO EMAP.
Former Galaxy Network group head of music Christian Smith has joined Emap Performance as Kiss 100 music co-ordinator. His appointment follows the promotion of Kiss programme director Andy Roberts to the
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SIMPSONS DECISION.
As Broadcast went to press Channel 4 and Channel 5 were expected to learn who had secured terrestrial rights to US cartoon The Simpsons from 2006. Current rights holder BBC 2,
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BBC FILLS KEY EXEC JOB.
BBC entertainment in Manchester has appointed LWT Hothouse development producer Celina Parker as executive producer of development. Parker, who has previously worked on Stars in their Eyes and Find a Fortune,
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DANN TO LEAVE EMAP.
Emap Performance managing director of pop Trevor Dann is leaving the company to set up his own development and production company. Dann, former BBC head of music entertainment, joined Emap, the
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UNION RAISES CASH.
Union Media, which owns TV drama and documentary-maker Union Pictures and has a 50 per cent stake in film producer Natural Nylon, has announced plans to pump up to #2m into
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INT ED FOR ITV NEWS.
ITN has appointed Bill Neely as international editor for ITV News. Neely's main responsibility will be to oversee the tone of the network's international stories.
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MTV staff win right to stage union ballot.
MTV Networks Europe has become the first UK broadcaster to be forced to carry out a union recognition ballot, writes Simon Ellery.
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Oneword wins US digital deal.
National digital radio channel Oneword is expected to pocket an extra #625,000 this year after signing a ground-breaking deal to become the first UK commercial audio service to be broadcast across the whole of the US, writes Georgina Lipscomb.