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GMTV wins OK!TV show from Carlton
Carlton TV has lost its OK!TV commission, with GMTV expected to pick up the contract.OK! magazine publisher Richard Desmond has asked GMTV to check the next series of the show for
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EURO PLAYERS CALL FOR JOINT DIGITAL RADIO PROMOTION
European broadcasters and electronics manufacturers have called for joint action to promote digital audio broadcasting (DAB). The call follows a meeting between the European Broadcasting Union and Swedish Radio in Stockholm
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DB BROADCAST WINS PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES CONTRACT
dB Broadcast has won the contract to design and build the serial digital broadcast television facilities in Portcullis House, the new parliamentary offices currently under construction above Westminster tube station. The
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BLACK DIAMOND FILMS LAUNCHES COVENT GARDEN WING
Extreme sports specialist Black Diamond Films is to launch a complete pre- through post-production wing at its Covent Garden Piazza base on Friday (26 May). Complementing the action marketing, stock footage
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BFV unveils completed HD edit suite
Bristol-based Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) completed its new high-definition (HD) edit suite last Friday (19 May), writes Barbara Marshall.
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Public service bodies to create benchmarks
The BBC has joined forces with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to create a set of new industry benchmarks for public service broadcasting costs, writes Colin Robertson.
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BRASS BECOMES GLOBAL PEARSON COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
Pearson Television Worldwide chief executive Tony Cohen has appointed Martha Brass as the company's new commercial director. She will be responsible for the commercial development of Pearson production companies around the
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BBC's Ward nets Image Wizard role
Former BBC events executive editor Mike Ward has joined London-based indie Image Wizard TV as head of special projects, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC reviews WAP proposals
The BBC has dropped proposals to use licence-fee money to fund a news headline service on handheld devices including mobiles, according to BBC director of public policy Patricia Hodgson, writes Tara Conlan.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Football scores with ITV and BBC viewers
ITV scored highly in the ratings game on Saturday (20 May) as the FA Cup final and the Stars in their Eyes Live Final attracted large crowds, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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LAMBIE NAIRN SCOOPS YELLOW PENCIL FOR BBC IDENTS
Lambie Nairn has landed a silver award in the corporate and brand identity category of the 2000 British Design & Art Direction (BD&A) Awards. The gong for large identity schemes recognises
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POWELL TO HEAD BBC GERMAN-SPEAKING OPERATIONS
BBC Worldwide has appointed Catherine Powell to the new post of business development manager for German-speaking territories. Powell will be based in Berlin and oversee the adaptation of the BBC's catalogue
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ROSE BAY SELLS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ FORMATS
Indie Rose Bay has sold its new general knowledge quiz format The Inquisition to Denmarks Radio, which is to turn it into a 10 x 30-minute peaktime series. Another Rose Bay
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Ball woos Gallagher for Sky job
The search for the new 'face of Sky' following the departure of Sky Networks managing director Liz Murdoch, has begun in earnest with Ginger TV managing director Eileen Gallagher already being wooed as a potential successor, writes Colin Robertson.
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SRH BOUNCES BACK FROM BORDER DEFEAT
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), which earlier this year lost the bidding war to buy Border Television to Capital Radio, has announced it is still in the market for acquisitions. Unveiling its
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Sunset + Vine hit a six at RTS sports awards
Sports specialist indie Sunset + Vine (S+V) scooped two awards for its coverage of test cricket for Channel 4 at Monday night's Royal Television Society (RTS) TV sports awards, writes Tara Conlan.
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BBC PICKS UP MULTICULTURAL MEDIA AWARDS
The BBC picked up two gongs at the Carlton-produced Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards on Monday night (22 May). BBC TV's Koran & The Kalashnikov picked up the prize for best documentary,
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Interview - Frank gets animated
As Lynne Frank, head of Cartoon Network's European office, launches a new channel offering classics from the animation archives, the huge marketing potential of this colourful genre remains one of her primary concerns.
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News Analysis - Caught in the spotlight
The resignation of boss Derek Taylor is the latest blow to hit news agency APTN. With rivals forging ahead with new developments, Tara Conlan asks if it's losing its edge.