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Bectu fights Pebble Mill studio closure
Bectu is meeting the BBC on Tuesday (29 August) to discuss the closure of the Pebble Mill studios.The union requested the meeting after it was revealed earlier this week that the
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BBC offers Tranter top drama position
BBC head of drama serials Jane Tranter has been offered the corporation's top drama commissioning job, but her acceptance depends on a rethink of the commissioning and production structure, according to
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BBC seeks recruits for new net outfit
BBC Worldwide is recruiting a chief executive and chief operations officer to run its new commercial internet subsidiary, Beeb Ventures Limited, launched this week to house its ecommerce business Beeb.com and
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BBC strikes Telewest deal
The BBC announced one of its most significant interactive deals to date this week, after reaching a five-year digital carriage agreement with Telewest, writes Simon Ellery.
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GMTV refit pre-empts BBC
GMTV is about to unveil a number of format changes and a new on-screen image to head off the launch of the BBC's new-look breakfast service in October, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC HIRES CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Steve East is to take on the role of BBC broadcasting and presentation creative director for commercial services. East (left) will lead the creative services team responsible for the on-air packaging
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BBC RESOURCES UPGRADES BELFAST DUBBING SUITE
BBC Resources has upgraded its dubbing suite in Belfast. Built around a Logic 3 sound desk and AMS Audiofile Spectra capable of storing 12 hours of material, the suite also includes
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ITV ORDERS UP FOURTH BATCH OF PLANET ROCK PROFILES
ITV has commissioned Ireland-based indie Monster Distributes to produce a fourth series of music programme Planet Rock Profiles for ITV's nighttime service. The new series will feature profiles of music artists
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DISCREET OFFERS LYPACZEWSKI MONTREAL BASE
Discreet has appointed Paul Lypaczewski to the role of executive vice-president. Based at the company's Montreal headquarters, Lypaczewski will manage all aspects of Discreet's worldwide businesses including research and development, sales,
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EC BACKS SPORTING CROWN JEWELS LIST
The European Commission this week backed the government's list of mandatory free-to-air sports fixtures on terrestrial TV. The move will ensure that a number of 'crown jewel' sports such as the
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Knowledge unveils autumn slate
BBC Knowledge unveiled its new autumn schedule last Friday (18 August), marking the latest stage of its repositioning as a niche factual documentary channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BARB DEVELOPS MORE EXACT AUDIENCE MEASUREMENTS
Barb has introduced a new audience measurement tool that it says will allow it to give subscribers more specific living patterns about groups defined by demographic and social characteristics. For example,
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DGA TO UPDATE GLOBAL AUDIENCE REPORT FOR BTDA
David Graham and Associates (DGA) is to update Building a Global Audience, the report that was commissioned by a number of distributors and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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ITN RENEWS ATTACK ON BBC
ITN has made a fresh attack on the BBC following the BBC's agreement of a tariff-free news deal with mobile service provider AvantGo. ITN marketing director David Robinson told Broadcast: 'BBC
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Asia opens up to Carlton
Carlton International has tied-up a tranche of Asian deals, writes Colin Robertson.
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The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
The final series of Ginger TV's axed TFI Friday show will be revamped when it kicks off in November as a live late-night series with no early evening edition, writes Ashley
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FRENCH ARTS CHANNEL TO FAVOUR DOMESTIC FILMS
French arts channel Arte is to shift co-produced films, including those made with UK production partners, out of primetime in favour of original language and dubbed films. The move means the
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Ardent stacks up deals with the US
Ardent Productions has won a slate of documentary commissions from US broadcasters and a development deal with E! Entertainment TV Networks.Chairman Malcolm Cockren told Broadcast that the company finds the US
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NICKELODEON APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Nickelodeon UK has promoted Eddie McKendrick to the newly created position of director of new media. He is to lead a team of 11, spearheading the broadcaster's drive into new media.
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BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
BBC charity appeal BBC Children in Need (left) has appointed the chief executive of spinal injury charity Aspire, Martina Milburn, as its new director. She replaces Julia Kaufman who has left