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James leaves as STE restructures
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) managing director Darrel James is leaving the company as parent company Scottish Media Group gears up to overhaul its TV department.SMG managing director of TV Donald Emslie
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BBC targets north radio comedy
BBC Manchester is spearheading a drive into radio comedy following the appointment of Graham Frost as executive editor, radio comedy entertainment, writes Tara Conlan.
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NewsAmerican Idol sets up kids camp
American Idol creator 19 Entertainment and producer FremantleMedia are setting up a performing arts summer camp for kids costing $2,900 (£1,476) per student.
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C4 is top of class at RTS
Channel 4 came top of the class at this year's RTS Education Awards, winning in six of the 12 categories on offer, writes Tara Conlan.
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Bennett-Jones sets up new agency
PBJ Management, run by Tiger Aspect chairman Peter Bennett-Jones, is setting up a second talent management agency to represent presenters, writes Ashley Davies.
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MPs back lifting Channel 4 spending limits
Labour peer Lord Puttnam has told Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson that MPs would back an all-party lobby in support of lifting constraints on the channel's spending on new digital or online ventures, writes John Lewis.
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NewsSix Degrees given kiss of life
US network ABC has rescheduled its New York based drama Six Degreesafter it got disappointing ratings - but the show is still likely to be sidelined on to ITV2 or ITV3 when it airs in the UK.
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CHANNEL 5 FACES ITC PROBE OVER SEX AND SMUT
The Independent Television Commission is to investigate complaints that Channel 5 is broadcasting too much sex and smut, following culture secretary Chris Smith's unusual intervention in the Commons on Monday (12
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EC TO SCRUTINISE ADSL AND CABLE TECHNOLOGIES
The European Commission is to investigate the importance of the two main interactive TV technologies, ADSL and cable, as part of its ongoing investigation into Microsoft's proposed purchase of a 29.7
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NewsLighting to stay put at Five
Five has denied that its chief executive Jane Lighting is considering her future at the broadcaster.
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HEART 106.2 REJIGS TO LURE LONDON'S THIRTYSOMETHINGS
Heart 106.2 has revamped its schedule in an attempt to position itself as the only station for thirtysomething Londoners to listen to at work.From late September, stand-up comedian Greg Burns will
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RICHARD DIGANCE BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN TALENT TV
Comedian and businessman Richard Digance has bought a 51 per cent stake in indie Talent TV. The investment will form part of Digance's Write Good Group, which has a number of
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SINGER TO BE RICHARD DUNN INTERVIEWEE AT EDINBURGH
Telewest chief executive Adam Singer is to take the platform at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival as the Richard Dunn Memorial interviewee. It is the second year the festival has
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BSC'S HOLME TO TACKLE REGULATION 'HOT POTATOES'
Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) chairman Richard Holme is to tackle issues of regulation in an address to be held by the Royal Television Society at Bafta, in Piccadilly, London on 27
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SCORE DIGITAL LAUNCHES GLASGOW RADIO SERVICE
Score Digital has launched a commercial digital radio service in Glasgow, offering three analogue stations, Clyde 1, Clyde 2 and QFM and three digital stations, 3C (country music), Kiss (dance music)
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MILLS AND BAZ TO SPEAK AT LISTENER AND VIEWER EVENT
Castaway 2000 and Big Brother executive producers Jeremy Mills and Peter Bazlagette are among the speakers at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer's one-day conference entitled Viewing: Fact or Fiction.
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UNIQUE SEEKS AIM LISTING TO FUND DIGITAL INVESTMENT
Radio indie Unique Broadcasting is to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market within the next month under a newly created holding company UBC. Noel Edmonds, who founded the Unique
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NewsMirren crowned Queen of the Oscars
Dame Helen Mirren scooped the best actress award at last night's Oscars for her role in the ITV Productions film The Queen.
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ENTERACTION TV IN THREE-YEAR TV JOB SHOP CONTRACT
Interactive outfit Enteraction TV, run by former Live TV boss Mark Cullen, has signed a three-year deal to launch and run new channel TV Job Shop.The 24-hour channel, which is expected
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RTS NAMES CHRIS SMITH AS AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER
The Royal Television Society has confirmed that culture secretary Chris Smith (left) will give the keynote address at its autumn symposium, which runs from 30-31 October at the Mayfair Intercontinental Hotel