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Scottish media group losses cut to£16m
SMG posted a narrowed loss last year but the media company said the outlook for the advertising market remained ble...
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NewsEyre appointed IAB chairman
Former ITV chief executive Richard Eyre has added yet another string to his bow after being appointed chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the UK trade body for interactive and online advertising, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsViewers take no pride in Britain's heroes
ITV1's coverage of the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2003 last night (4 March) failed to catch the viewing public's imagination, attracting a disappointing 5.3 million viewers (22.6% share) and helping BBC1 to an easy peaktime win, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBBC opens super-newsroom in Moscow
The BBC has opened a huge newsgathering bureau in Moscow - its largest news operation centre in the world outside the UK, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsOfcom ready to go on Dec 15
New super-regulator Ofcom will be up and running and ready to begin work by mid-December, it was announced today, writes Luke Satchell
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Tiger wins bag of commissions
Tiger Aspect Productions has won a raft of commissions from the BBC and Channel 4, including a second run of its hit documentary series A Place in France, in which two friends set out to buy and renovate a house across the ...
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Ross wife latest Living psychic host
Living TV has signed up sci-fi author and wife of Jonathan Ross, Jane Goldman, to front a new paranormal investigation show, writes Jon Rogers.
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Discovery looks at altered statesmen
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a series on the impact of addiction, depression and alcoholism on John F Kennedy, Boris Yeltsin, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Ronald Reagan from Outline Productions. The 5 x 60-minute Altered Statesmenis due to air in April. Ordered by Discovery ...
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Wright to be face of latest lottery show
Former footballer Ian Wright is to host BBC1's latest Saturday night lottery show that will mix the tried and tested formula of winning balls, big star names and music. The 6 x 30-minute The National Lottery Wright Ticket, commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and ...
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Imago's Discovery special on aquatic lions
Norwich-based indie Imago has completed a 60-minute special for the Discovery Channel about an unusual group of lions that have taken to the water in Botswana. Swimming Lions, which will air in May and on Animal Planet US in June, is the first wildlife documentary ...
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Renamed Bill spin-off gets underway
Thames TV has renamed its new The Billspin-off M.I.T Murder Investigation Teaminstead of its original title Think Murder. The 8 x 60-minute series starring Lindsey Coulson ( EastEnders) and Samantha ...
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Somethin' Else takes Sanchez radio show
Somethin' Else has taken over production duties from Wise Buddah on club DJ Roger Sanchez's nationally syndicated dance show, Release Yourself. The show is heard on Chrysalis-owned Galaxy, Vibe FM and Fire FM, as well as in six European countries and a raft of stations ...
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BBC radio lines up comic relief capers
BBC Radio 1 presenters are to take part in Dance Relief, featuring a battle of the DJs, while BBC Radio 2 is to broadcast a concert featuring Mick Hucknall as part of BBC radio's plans for Comic Relief coverage. BBC Radio 4 is to give listeners the chance to hear ...
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Facility M2 has Big Finish in view
Soho facility M2 is in negotiations to buy a majority share holding in post-production group Big Finish, write Sam Espensen and Will Srauss.
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BBC post facility wins Weakest Link tender
The new producer of BBC's Weakest LinkJo Street has completely overhauled the way the shows are made for the forthcoming fifth series, writes Sam Espensen.
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Welsh Assembly backs animation venture
A new animation studio, partially funded by a grant from the Welsh National Assembly, will open in Cardiff Bay this week, writes Sam Espensen.
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422 South brings the human chimp to life
422 South has provided graphics and content for Granada's show The Human Chimp, part of the Unsolved Mysteries strand on Five. The programme uses archive footage to speculate about a human/chimp hybrid species and whether such a species is already in existence. 422 designer Will ...