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UBC reports sales up
UBC Media, the group developing Channel 4's first radio venture, has reported a 78% rise in sales at its commercial division in the first quarter. The commercial unit, which produces and sells news bulletins to radio stations around the country, accounted for 40% of group revenues last year.
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Zeppotron's new MD
Endemol UK subsidiary Zeppotron has appointed Annabel Jones as its new managing director. She fills the role vacated by Paul Gilheany eight months ago. Jones was previously Endemol's head of business development and will not be replaced.
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The digital clock ticks on
Despite the government's move to a more realistic digital switchover date, unanswered questions remain.
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Ofcom fines porn channel£50,000
Ofcom has imposed its first fine on a broadcaster. Satellite channel XplicitXXX, owned by the Digital Television Production Company, was ordered to pay£50,000 for broadcasting unencrypted hardcore sex between 8.30pm and 10pm on 8 April this year by mistake.
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Pact and Equity agree actors' pay deal
Producers' alliance Pact and actors' union Equity have agreed a new television deal which will halve the amount broadcasters have to pay actors for repeats between 4pm and 6pm and 10.30pm and 11pm. In addition, broadcasters will now make a further saving of 4.5% on repeat fees if the repeat ...
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Bectu calls off BBC Technology strike
Broadcasting union Bectu has been forced to call off this weekend's planned strike over the sale of BBC Technology after receiving a renewed offer from its proposed buyer Siemens. The strike was due to take place for two days from Friday (30 July). Another two-day strike from 13 August, which ...
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ITN to vote on rights for news staff
ITN will this Friday vote on new terms for staff hoping to move to BSkyB when it takes over the Five News contract at the end of the year and could strike if they are rejected. The NUJ and Bectu have been locked in talks with ITN and Five since ...
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Dyke to the rescue?
Hardly a weekend goes by at the moment without one national newspaper or another reporting that ITV chief executive Charles Allen's job is on the line and that Greg Dyke is being lined up to replace him.
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RatingsMaking Waves replacement boosts ITV1
ITV1's replacement last night of Making Waves , It Shouldn't Happen ? on a TV Soap , led the 21.00 slot, with 5.1 million (26.1%).
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NewsPEER POLL: Ageism
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the TV industry guilty of ageism?
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NewsEx-ITN boss joins BBC board
BBC chairman Michael Grade's plan to make the BBC governors more relevant took a step forward yesterday (Thursday) when a leading City lawyer was appointed vice chairman and former ITN editor-in-chief Richard Tait joined the board.
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NewsC4 and Sky battle over news Emmy
Channel 4 News and its rival Sky News have both been nominated for an international Emmy for best news coverage.
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NewsVaughan sheds Capital FM listeners
Shares in Capital Radio took a dramatic dive yesterday after Johnny Vaughan lost nearly 200,000 listeners from the groups flagship breakfast show.
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NewsBBC2 Radio 2 goes from strength to strength
BBC Radio 2 has reported yet another set of record-breaking audience figures cementing its dominance of the national market.
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RatingsITV1 and BBC1 share peaktime spoils
ITV1 and BBC1 shared the peaktime audience last night, with their respective 21.00 programmes achieving exactly the same audience.
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NewsC4 to launch digital radio station
Channel 4 is set to launch a national digital radio station as part of a£90m fund to invest in new ventures.
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NewsEndemol hit by slump in profits
Bumper pay deals for Endemol UK managers have seen profits at the company plummet to under£1m, new accounts from the firm show.
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NewsRadio 2 brings in new presenters
Lulu and Dermot O'Leary are among a crop of new presenters that have been drafted into BBC Radio 2 to revamp its weekend line-up.
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NewsBays looses out in Five News job application
Five News reporter James Bays is among several ITN staff who have been told they will not have jobs when BSkyB takes over production of the programme at the end of the year.
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RatingsSimply the Best draws 3.2m
ITV1's Saturday night entertainment show Simply the Best struggled once again with a lowly 3.2 million (19.7%) at 19.35.