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DIGITAL RADIO BUREAU APPOINTS FIGUREHEAD.
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has appointed Angel Trains managing director Haydn Abbott as its chairman. Abbott will now look to appoint a new chief executive for DRDB, which will
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Contract killer?
Sky has been battling against ITN's hold on television news for nearly two decades. But the announcement from Sky News last week that it has four TV players on board for the next bid marks a new seriousness to the challenge.
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ANALYSIS - INDIE FINANCE - From a Chrysalis to a butterfly.
Chrysalis has its fingers in a number of pies, besides TV production, such as music, media products and new media - but its radio interests, which have enjoyed phenomenal growth, are the stars of the show.
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FREE TO AIR - It's the programmes.
By a simple twist of fate, the first anniversary of the New Regime at Broadcasting House coincides with the publication of an interview in The Spectator with the sacked former BBC
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BBC explores ad-funded sites.
The BBC has confirmed that it is exploring the idea of commercially funded websites aimed at overseas users but the corporation's governors have not yet given final approval to the scheme, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC web activities put under House spotlight.
The BBC's expansion of its commercial activities on the web came under the spotlight again this week, at the first of the culture, media & sport select committee's sessions taking evidence
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TRADE TALK - The TV activist.
One of the broadcaster's longest-serving staffers, Channel 4 editor of nations and regions Alan Hayling, is going back into documentary-making.
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Government to act on agent payment abuse.
The government is to impose new rules on agents to ensure that production staff and talent are paid on time, writes Simon Ellery.
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CHANNEL 5 CHARTS RISE AND RISE OF IKEA.
Channel 5 senior programme controller Michael Attwell has commissioned a new arts show, as the channel continues its drive towards more mainstream programming. Ikea Mania is a 4 x 30-minute series
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C4 in Tivo deal.
Channel 4 is poised to strike a deal with US personal video recorder manufacturer Tivo to provide highlights channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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Adrian Mole producer poached by C4 drama.
Channel 4 head of drama Tessa Ross has poached Tiger Aspect Productions executive producer Lucy Richer to be her commissioning editor, drama, writes Ashley Davies.
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Independents win renewed deals with Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 News has renewed the contracts with all of the independent production companies that supply it with news, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC FACES C4 COMPETITION FOR RALLY RIGHTS.
The BBC faces competition from rival broadcasters, including Channel 4, for broadcast rights to the 2002 World Rally Championships. Negotiations started in December for the rights, which are held by the
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Impossible TV uses PCs for Channel 4 animation.
Impossible television has used super-charged PCs to complete a satirical animation pilot, Pen Monkeys, for Channel 4 in just five days, writes Will Strauss.
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Older viewers lured into peaktime by 1940s House.
Channel 4's The 1940s House (Thursday 21.00) - with 3.68 million in 14th place in the minority channels top 30 - is a programme with real appeal for C4's daytime-watching oldies.
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TF1 TAKES EUROSPORT.
French broadcaster TF1 has bought Canal+'s stake in the Eurosport Group, making Eurosport International and Eurosport France wholly owned subsidiaries of the outfit. Canal+ was effectively forced to sell its 49.5
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BBC 1 orders new Simon Nye comedy.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Danielle Lux have signed off a new post-watershed sitcom from Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye.The 6 x 30-minute comedy, called
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Commercial radio continues to lose audience share
Latest RAJARS show BBC increases listeners at expense of commercial rivals
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Channel 5 charts rise and rise of Ikea
Channel 5 senior programme controller Michael Attwell has commissioned a new arts show, as the channel continues its drive towards more mainstream programming.Ikea Mania is a 4 x
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BBC commissions pop programme duo
BBC music entertainment has been commissioned to produce BBC 2 Sunday lunchtime show Top of the Pops Plusfor a spring and summer run.Another 22 episodes have been