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FLEXTECH RESHUFFLE
Flextech director of programmes Lisa Opie has been promoted to executive vice-president of Flextech channels, adding marketing to her existing programming responsibilities for the group. Flextech managing director of broadcast and
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BBC LISTS DEPUTIES
The shortlist for the post of BBC deputy chairman has been completed, with the first interviews due to start over the next few weeks. An appointment is expected by 14 December.
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LNR SWAPS WITH LBC
London News Radio station ITN News Direct is to switch its service from FM to AM. The station will switch frequencies with LBC 1152. The move is being made to boost
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UPC SUSPENDS SHARES
Shares in the pan-European cable company UPC were suspended this week as it emerged that the debt-laden outfit has had a negative value since September. The suspension followed UPC's latest third-quarter
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SRH IRISH RADIO BID
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has made its second major radio acquisition inside a month, adding the 76 per cent stake in Radio Ireland that it didn't already own to its£18m
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ITV boss calls for urgent kids merger
Carlton and Granada should begin merging their children's departments if they are to make any international impact with their jointly owned CITV brand, according to Granada Kids director of programmes Steven
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NewsComment - We need the PSP now
Ofcom's planned PSP is a chance to update the whole idea of public service broadcasting says Andrew Chitty
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BBC 2 joins peaktime war
BBC 2 is to follow other major terrestrial broadcasters by ramping up its promotion of peaktime shows during programme junctions in a bid to keep viewers from switching over, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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New low for ITV peaktime
ITV'S peaktime audience has hit an all-time low, according to the Institute of Practitioners of Advertising's latest Trends in Television report, writes Steve Aston.
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Broadcasters hit snag with texting
Broadcasters' attempts to tap into the commercial possibilities of text messaging are being stymied by the failure of mobile phone operators to agree on a set of universal codes, writes David Wood.
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Ratings - Uncle Silas' victory over The Way We Live Now
ITV 1 easily got the better of BBC 1 in the head-to-head battle of literary adaptations this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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MORE DCMS DELAY
Prime minister Tony Blair's preoccupation with the war has further delayed government plans to pave the way for easing rules over media ownership. Media secretary Tessa Jowell announced on 22 October
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CINAR STILL IN DOUBT
The future of London-based indie Cinar Europe remains in doubt after its parent company, Cinar Corporation, said this week it had terminated talks with a potential buyer. The Canadian entertainment company,
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Five books The Little Princess sequel
Five has commissioned a second series of Illuminated Films' The Little Princess.
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FOREVER LOSSES UP
Forever Broadcasting, the independent Aim-listed radio group, has reported worsening operating losses and has warned that investment in digital radio multiplexes was unlikely to bring financial rewards 'for many years'. The
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PFA VOTES FOR STRIKE
Members of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action that could lead to them boycotting televised games. Over 99 per cent of PFA members voted for action,
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MULTICHANNEL SPURNED
Only 5.8 per cent of terrestrial TV homes are planning to acquire multichannel TV, according to a study conducted into digital television by Continental Research. The figure gives a potential market
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EMAP RADIO ARM LOSSES
Emap Performance, part of the company that publishes Broadcast, has posted a 12 per cent drop in operating profits in the first half of this year. According to interim results, its
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Green Bay assumes Missionary Position
Cardiff indie Green Bay has secured a commission from BBC Wales to make a one-off documentary about Britain's first Christian sex shop.
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BBC'S SHEFFIELD SITE
The BBC has opened its new regional broadcasting centre in Sheffield, which includes a drop-in centre where residents can access the internet and take part in public broadcasting. The Shoreham Street