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Victoria Real hires new BBC staffer
Victoria Real has poached another member of staff from BBC Birmingham's new media department, writes David Wood.BBC Birmingham development producer Dan Nyman joins the Brighton-based new media indie as development executive.The
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BBC on a nationwide drive for fresh talent
The BBC has unveiled a new nationwide campaign to find fresh talent for the future.Called BBC Talent, the pan-BBC initiative focuses on a series of competitions to locate talent in six
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BBC TAKES OUT INJUNCTION
The BBC has taken out a high court injunction to block attempts to sell the internet domain names bbc1.com and bbc2.com. British citizen Stephen Taylor had registered the names and put
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NO BBC SUB FOR SERGEANT
BBC News executives are understood to have no immediate plans to replace chief political correspondent John Sergeant, who is joining ITN to replace Michael Brunson who retires as political editor on
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BBC news head to create more jobs
Incoming BBC News head of newsgathering Adrian Van Klaveren plans to create around 10 new specialist posts within the department and has decided against replacing himself.BBC News announced last week that
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SECOND OUTING ON CARLTON FOR BAZAL'S IT'S A GIFT
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Bazal has been commissioned by Carlton Television to make a second series of daytime antiques show It's a Gift. Presented by antiques expert Eric Knowles, the
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Barb ups London and Midlands panels
The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (Barb) is to boost its panel size in London and the Midlands next year, writes David Wood.Barb research director Tony Wearn told Broadcast that the expansion,
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BIG BROTHER COULD FACE BAN BY GERMAN WATCHDOGS
Endemol Entertainment-produced show Big Brother could face a ban by German TV regulators after the programme was hit by controversy in its first week on air. The German television regulator for
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Relick leaves GRB for Axel Springer key role
Axel Springer TV International (ASTVI) has poached GRB Entertainment international distribution and business development senior vice-president Kim Relick, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Based in London, Relick leaves the Los Angeles-based distributor to become
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NVLA ATTACKS ITC FOR 'RED LIGHT' REGULATION
The National Viewers and Listeners Association (NVLA) said this week it was launching a campaign to undermine public confidence in the Independent Television Commission's content regulations, which it claims allow the
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BACKERS FOR ARTS CHANNEL
Guardian Media Group looks set to join BSkyB as a shareholder in Artsworld, the dedicated arts channel being launched by Jeremy Isaacs, according to reports this week. Under the terms of
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GRACE LEAVES RUSHES TO FOCUS ON FIRST ART
Paul Grace has resigned as technical director of Soho commercials facility Rushes. Grace, at Rushes for nine years, is leaving to concentrate on First Art, the effects R&D company he set
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Oneword appoints its first programme head
New digital radio channel Oneword has appointed former BBC drama editor of readings Paul Kent as its first head of programmes, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Kent, 39, will oversee all commissioning and scheduling
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Top BBC chiefs appointed to diversity task forces
The BBC has appointed a string of senior figures to head up task forces to improve its track record on four key diversity issues: race, gender, disability and age, writes Tim
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Postcard from ... John Hazelton in Los Angeles
The Fox network has come down with a case of post-marital depression.Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?, Fox's recent two-hour special in which 50 women competed for the chance to wed
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Telewest in Andersen deal
Telewest and Andersen Consulting have formed a new joint-venture that will take the lead in developing new interactive television services for cable TV in the UK and around the world.It will
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NEWS ANALYSIS - ITV's web of confusion
ITV's marketing director says a cautious approach will give the network's web offering a strong platform. Colin Robertson argues that this tactic has left Network Centre badly trailing its main rivals.
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OFF THE RECORD - You can call me Al(losaurus)
Off The Record was beside itself with excitement last week when it heard that Walking With Dinosaurs producer Tim Haines has begun work on a£1 million spin-off from his hit
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AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SHOW RANGE OF BBC PROGRAMMES
BBC Worldwide has negotiated a deal with American Airlines for a dedicated BBC channel on the airline, which will be shown on its transatlantic Boeing 777 and Airbus 300 flights. The
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RAPTURE TO MAKE AND AIR CELEBRITY SPECIAL
Rapture Television, the United-backed cable and satellite youth channel, has produced a 30-minute celebrity one-off version of That Film Show, which will be presented by Neil Stuke (Game On). Produced by