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NAT GEO ADDS SALES HEAD
National Geographic Channel (Europe) has expanded its sales operation poaching EuroNews international sales manager Stephen Smith to become its new sales manager, Europe. The channel is available in 100 million homes
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BBC signs with iTV ad agency
BBC Media Arc and interactive TV agency BMPtvi have formed a partnership to deliver interactive television advertising solutions.Although the alliance means that London-based BMPtvi will use Media Arc exclusively for interactive
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BBC snaps into action to keep snooker fans glued
The spring bank holiday Monday finally brought the snooker to a close on BBC 2 (Monday 20.00) with an audience of 4.86 million and the channel used the momentum of the
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ACCESS RADIO PILOT
The Radio Authority is planning to invite a number of groups to apply to take part in an Access Radio pilot scheme. The scheme will run from 1 January for one
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UPC accepts loan from Liberty
United Pan-European Communications (UPC) has ditched plans to raise capital through a EUR1bn (£602m) rights offering, opting instead for a loan from Liberty Media that could convert into UPC shares, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Undercover doc to film Britons abroad
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned another series exploring the package holiday, with a six-part order from Yorkshire Television (YTV), writes Steve Aston.
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JERRY SADOWITZ TO COME BACK TO CHANNEL 5
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon has commissioned Ronin Entertainment to produce the fourth series of People Versus Jerry Sadowitz. The 6 x 30-minute series, originally produced by LWT, will
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BBC votes 422
422 is the first external facility to design titles for the BBC's election coverage, writes Barbara Marshall. Creative director Simon Clarke and senior designer Nicky Thomson combined specially shot live action
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Lux set to defect to C4
BBC Entertainment is set to be thrown into turmoil following the expected departure of one of its key executives, controller of entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux, to Channel 4.As predicted by Broadcast,
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Indies attack Radio 4 commissioning policy
Independent radio producers have again hit out at BBC Radio 4 claiming the limited number of commissions handed out to the independent sector during the station's latest commissioning round could threaten their existence, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Grimsdale to oversee C4 multimedia
Channel 4 Broadband Lab head Peter Grimsdale has become head of cross-platform development with a brief to oversee multimedia events and formats, as predicted by Broadcast earlier this year (30.3.01), writes Penny Hughes.
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Reality bites E4 and ITV
Channel 4 digital youth channel E4 has come under fire for its much-vaunted Big Brother 2 live feed, which kicked off last weekend amid a series of technical difficulties. E4 was
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Hammond set to join 24-hour travel station
Travel channel TV Travel Shop has named former Wish You Were Here? executive producer Douglas Hammond as director of broadcasting and channel development, writes Simon Ellery.
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PM confirms Ofcom to be in force by 2003
Prime Minister Tony Blair this week confirmed speculation that the new communications regulator Ofcom would be in operation by 2003, writes David Rose.
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Pinnacle to aim at B2B
Pinnacle Systems will concentrate its streaming products on the business-to-business (B2B) market in future rather than the consumer market, given the difficulties many companies have had making a profit from consumers in the internet market, writes Nick
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4MC BUYS EDIFIS NO 2
4MC has expanded its content restoration studio with the purchase of a second Edifis system which offers up to 14 hours uncompressed storage and a Scratchbox retouching unit. Divisional managing director
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GALAXY 102 PRODUCER RITCHIE MOVES UP
Galaxy 102 breakfast show producer Simon Ritchie has been promoted to the role of deputy programme director. Ritchie will help build and implement the Manchester station's programming strategy. The appointment follows
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GRANADA SNARES£1.3M ORDER
Granada Wild, formerly United Wildlife, has scored one of its biggest commissions to date after securing a£1.3m series on predatory animals from National Geographic Channel, writes Leigh Holmwood. The 13
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Big Brother messaging service goes live
40,000 online requests for service received as BT Cellnet puts out feelers for payed-for mobile content
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Radio indies lash out at R4
Independent producers say fall in number of commissions is a threat to their existence