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NewsGMG Radio goes Dutch
Jazz FM owner Guardian Media Group is to make its first push overseas by helping launch a new jazz station in Holland.
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NewsITV minnow SMG takes Carlton and Granada to court
ITV minority shareholder SMG yesterday took Carlton and Granada to court to stop them using the ITV name for their merged company.
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RatingsTake My Mother-in-Law appeals to just 4.9m
ITV1's twist on the successful RDF show Wife Swap, Take My Mother-in-Law, failed to interest the viewers with just 4.9 million (20.8%).
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NewsGranada Manchester ups sticks
Granada Television has hit back at claims that it is scaling down its Manchester operation after it was revealed that it is planning to move out of its historic Quay Street building into a warehouse on the same site.
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NewsCapital takes over Choice
Capital Radio has struck a deal worth£11.7m to acquire the remaining stake in Choice FM.
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Flextech faces legal fight with Christian group
Flextech will appear at the High Court this week to face a multimillion pound claim for damages from Christian broadcaster UK Network Sales (UKNS) after a carriage deal between the two broke down in the late 1990s.
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SMG launches legal bid to stop 'hijack'
SMG has launched a legal bid to stop Carlton and Granada 'hijacking' the ITV name for their merged company.
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Adler and Good leave key Channel 4 posts
Channel 4 head of interactive TV Peter Good and editor, features Ben Adler have become the latest members of staff to leave the station.
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Sky brings in horoscopes and themes
Sky One is developing a major daytime show - a daily interactive astrology series featuring celebrity stargazer Russell Grant.
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September looks to Mancunian talent
Indie September Films is set to open an office in Manchester in a bid to expand its production business and exploit regional talent.
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FX aims for older men
FX, the new Fox entertainment channel set to launch in the UK on 12 January, has signed a licensing deal with Five for multichannel rights to its hit US import The Shield.
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Capital builds clout with Choice FM deal
Capital Radio has struck a deal worth up to£14m to buy the remaining stake in Choice FM it does not own.
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NewsChannel 4 Christmas line-up
Channel 4 is to air a live broadcast from Mars and three animated Oscar Wilde children's stories as part of its 2004 Christmas schedule.
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NewsMark Sharman makes sudden exit from Sky
Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman has suddenly quit after four years to return to programme-making.
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NewsBBC chiefs look at making a move up north
The BBC is considering moving one of its national channels to Manchester in a bid to head off accusations that it is too London-centric.
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NewsMeridian move to threaten 170 jobs
Granada is poised to axe up to 170 people at Meridian Television - half the franchise's staff - as part of a dramatic consolidation tied in with the broadcaster's move to new headquarters.
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Hollyoaks sets up text connection
Hollyoaksfans will be able to get an exclusive look at what their favourite on-screen characters are texting to each other under plans being developed by Mersey Television, writes Sam Espensen.
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Asylum seekers doc wins three RTS awards
A little-known October Films documentary for Channel 4 focusing on the prickly issue of asylum-seeking took all the plaudits at this week's RTS Craft and Design awards, writes Will Strauss.
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BBC spruces up star rooms
BBC Studios has finished the first phase of its redesign of the 'work and relaxation areas' at TV Centre in a bid to attract high profile celebrities to the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Bed count is a winner at Carlton
How many different beds have you slept in? That's the subject of 77 Beds, a short film by Alnoor Dewshi. The film stars Ben Whishaw, whose character, Ishmael, decides one sleepless night to count all the beds he has ever slept in. The film is ...