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Two fat men land BBC Bristol series
Gordon and Guy, horticultural equivalent of famous cooking duo, to present new 6-part series
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PENN SIGNS UP FOR TELEVISION SET'S SALES TEAM
The Television Set has lured John Penn from Dubbs to join its sales team. Although Penn will be based at The Television Set in Golden Square, he will also represent sister
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PICKARD RECOMMISSIONS OBJECTIVE'S QUICK TRICK
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has re-commissioned a 13 x 20-minute run of The Quick Trick Show from Objective Productions. The new series, which will go out on
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MIDLANDS PAPERS TEAM UP FOR WEST MIDLANDS RADIO
Major newspapers across the West Midlands are to join forces to bid for the area's new local regional radio license. Today 105.7 FM, which will be a mix of entertainment and
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MEDIASTAR SYSTEM READY FOR WIMBLEDON TENNIS
The All England Lawn Tennis Club is installing the second phase of its MediaStar TV and video distribution system in time for this year's Wimbledon Championships. The first phase, which was
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OPINION - Stand up to new media wrongs
In the 1990s, broadcasters and independent producers were at loggerheads over programme rights. Indies complained that broadcasters routinely insisted on all international rights to shows and then failed to exploit them.Plus
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ITV PREPARES SUBMISSION
ITV is this week putting the finishing touches to its final Independent Television Commission submission suggesting ways it can improve its news bulletins. The ITC asked for the final document to
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Hat Trick and KPE team up to release online products
Hat Trick Productions has launched a joint-venture with digital media outfit KPE to put its programme properties online and develop online formats for television, writes Tara Conlan.
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INTERVIEW - Greg goes large
Tiger Aspect drama head Greg Brenman, who is about to co-produce his second film as well as execing a range of eclectic TV projects, is filling the indie's ranks with some of the industry's key drama talent.
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London memorial for Gil Moreno
A memorial service is to be held in London to commemorate Associated Press Television News staffer Miguel Gil Moreno, who was killed last week while working in Sierra Leone.Spaniard Gil Moreno,
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MURDOCH JR GETS STAR JOB
James Murdoch, the youngest son of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, is to be named chairman and chief executive of Asian television operation Star TV. The move positions the 27-year-old for
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OFF THE RECORD - Falling stars
Hot news just in from OTR's favourite Plymouth-based ITV outfit Westcountry Television. The broadcaster has appointed a new deputy chairman. Obviously bosses were not looking for a dull corporate type with
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OFF THE RECORD - Facing the music
Greg Dyke may have told the increasingly leaky ranks of BBC staff to put up or shut up, but unfortunately the message doesn't seem to have filtered through to everybody's favourite
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RA mulls end of merger restrictions
Sweeping changes to radio ownership rules being considered by the Radio Authority could lead to rapid consolidation in the industry with a maximum of three groups in overall control of the commercial sector, writes Steve Clarke.
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IPPR in pursuit of editorial freedom
The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling on the government to ensure editorial independence in the media before agreeing to any further relaxation of ownership rules.In its latest paper,
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ITC DRAWS UP SHORTLIST
A shortlist of two or three names has been drawn up by the Independent Television Commission in its search for a successor to chief executive Peter Rogers. An appointment is expected
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OFF THE RECORD - Diplomatic withdrawal
Newsgatherer APTN's eleventh hour withdrawal from the bids for Foreign & Commonwealth Office contracts British Satellite News and London Radio Service continues to provoke controversy. Stateside head honchos from owners Associated