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BECTU HOLDS OFF BALLOT OF BBC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Bectu has cancelled a ballot of members of the former BBC education department following a meeting with its members on 1 November. A Bectu spokesman told Broadcast that it was now
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AWARDS NOMINEES REVEALED
The BBC has scooped the majority of the nominations in this year's British Comedy Awards. BBC 1 and 2 have 13 nominations in 13 categories, while Channel 4 has eight nominations.
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AWARDS FOR WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP AND CLOCKING OFF
The BBC has scooped two out of three of the production awards at the first BBC 2 Awards. At the ceremony on Friday (3 November), BBC 2's Arena: Wisconsin Death Trip,
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Broadcast ups awards jury
The judging panel for the Broadcast Awards 2001 has now been confirmed, writes Lucy Rouse. It is larger than last year and includes judges for two new categories: best new media
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RADIOSCAPE WINS BRITISH COMPUTING SOCIETY AWARD
Digital radio software developer RadioScape is the winner of the British Computing Society (BCS) IT award. The company beat 80 nominees and seven other medal nominees to win the award which
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IOC LAUDS BBC SPORT COVERAGE WITH GOLD AWARD
The International Olympic Committee has given BBC sport an IOC gold award for the corporation's coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games. IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch presented the award to BBC
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Kiss wins London's youth audience
BBC and commercial radio saw mixed results in the London market, with Kiss 100 FM taking the lead from Capital 95.8 FM in the 15 to 24 year-old market for the first time, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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ASIAN SOUND RADIO FINED FOR BREACHING FORMAT
The Radio Authority has fined Asian Sound Radio£1,000 for a breach of its format. The station was fined for failing to broadcast its Gujerati output during two weeks in September.
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Overnight Ratings - Weakest Link feels long arm of ITV's law
BBC 1's new spin-off of BBC 2 quiz show The Weakest Link still needs to hook viewers, writes Jon Rogers.
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Worldwide to sell stake in video arm
The BBC is stepping up its commercial activities in its bid to raise more revenue for programme-making, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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SPECIAL REPORT: RAJARS - BBC leads field in commercial arena
The BBC has extended its lead over the commercial sector, clocking up another year-on-year increase in both share and reach, according to the latest Rajar figures.The figures for the three months
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WIRELESS GROUP APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR WALES
The Wireless Group (TWG) has appointed Big 1170AM station director Chris Hurst as its new regional managing director for the group's Welsh stations - Swansea Sound, The Wave 96.4 FM and
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MUSIC LIVE TO GO ANNUAL
BBC Music Live, which took place this May, is to become an annual event but will be smaller than this year's millennium festival and each year will be set in a
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GWR ANNOUNCES INTERIMS
GWR has announced its interim results for the six months ending 30 September 2000. While pre-tax profit was£6.9m, down 24 per cent from last year's£9.1m, turnover rose by 24
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RTS announces craft/design shortlist
The Royal Television Society has announced the shortlist for its Craft and Design Awards for 1999/2000, writes Ashley Davies.
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Code Design and Direction has produced the titles for the new LWT Barrymore series. The sequence was designed by Andy Carroll and Chris Jennings and directed by Russell Norman. Barrymore promotional
Code Design and Direction has produced the titles for the new LWT Barrymore series. The sequence was designed by Andy Carroll and Chris Jennings and directed by Russell Norman. Barrymore promotional
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ALTERED IMAGES EXPANDS INTO THE MIDLANDS
London-based reseller Altered Images has opened a new branch in Nuneaton to ensure closer support for its customers. Sales manager John Stringer, who will be responsible for developing the company in
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The peaktime show, filmed by Zenith-owned Blaze Television, will 'play on the strengths' of the popular duo, which ITV wants to develop into a series. Their ITV deal also includes fronting
SM:TV Live presenters Ant and Dec are putting the finishing touches to a ITV entertainment pilot, Slap Bang, as part of a new output deal with the broadcaster, writes Colin Robertson.
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BAYNES HANDS TWO SIDES TV THIRD BUG ALERT! ORDER
Channel 4 commissioning editor children and young people's programmes Sarah Baynes has asked Two Sides TV to make a third 26 x 23-minute series of Bug Alert!, the children's puppet comedy
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KNIGHT AND ROGERS STEP INTO AIELLO ROLE AT RAINBOW
Rainbow Post Production has appointed two new managing directors to replace Raimondo Aiello who stepped down last month (Broadcast, 20.10.00). Rainbow facilities manager Louise Knight and head of audio Nick Rogers