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ESSEX RADIO GROUP APPOINTS KERSHAW AS MD
John Kershaw has been appointed managing director of Essex Radio Group following the departure of Rob Van Pooss last September. Kershaw steps up from his role as managing director of the
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EUROSPORT ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE CARTING COVERAGE
British Eurosport has announced its programming for this season, which includes exclusive coverage of the Cart FedEx Championship. The single-seater series will be broadcast, with a mix of live and delayed
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Makeover for animal showcase
ITV has revamped its occasional natural history celebrity showcase In The Wild, redirecting it towards 'mission oriented' stories, writes David Wood.Tigress executive producer Andrew Jackson, who oversees the ITV show, told
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CARLTON LICENSES DRAMA TO LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN
Carlton International has licensed more than 80 hours of drama and documentaries to Latin America and Spain. The slate of programming includes Sharpe - a series of Napoleonic war films set
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CINTEL'S ALEXANDER POACHED BY INNOVATION TK
Innovation TK has poached Cintel's US eastern sales manager Sam Alexander to be its sales and support engineer in the region. Alexander worked for Cintel for 20 years as telecine system
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The BBC launches its TimeBank campaign this week, which will run until June. It aims to encourage viewers in the UK to share their passions and skills with others, depositing the
The BBC launches its TimeBank campaign this week, which will run until June. It aims to encourage viewers in the UK to share their passions and skills with others, depositing the
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HISTORY CHANNEL AND TELEWEST AGREE DISTRIBUTION DEAL
The History Channel has agreed a new distribution deal with Telewest Communications for digital and analogue distribution. The channel will air on Telewest's Active Digital cable TV service from 06.00 to
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Films at 59 plumps for high definition
Films at 59 in Bristol is installing a high-definition production capability, which includes the first Snell & Wilcox HD 1012 production switcher sold in Britain.'We've been doing a lot of research
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CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS IDEAL HOME SHOW PROGRAMME
Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has commissioned GMG Endemol to make a daily 5 x 45-minute series from the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show. The programmes will
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C5 lobbies the ITC on Home and Away
Channel 5 has asked the Independent Television Commission for a change in its licence to allow it to schedule new acquisition Home and Away at 18.00 as ITV loses the rights
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C5'S NIXON LOOKS FORWARD
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon is talking to director of programmes Dawn Airey about the future of entertainment in the channel, including more 'quality shows'. Nixon, also negotiating to
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UNM to up investment in C5
United News & Media is set to boost its investment in Channel 5 as well as its production arm United Productions, after a year of increased group turnover, writes Colin Robertson.Unveiling
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C4 hires a new deputy for Barker
Freelance producer and director Jess Search will replace Jacquie Lawrence as Channel 4's deputy commissioning editor, independent film and video, writes Ashley Davies.Search, a former head of development at indie Soul
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OFF THE RECORD - C4 invades privacy
Word reaches OTR from the scene of Bazal's latest offering for Channel 4, a video diary-style series about flatmates called, er, Flatmates. The ground-breaking show finds flatmates with a room to
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Planet 24 seeks new comedy talent
Channel 4 and Planet 24 are hosting a one-day workshop to identify new writing talent for The Richard Blackwood Show, writes Ashley Davies.New writers are asked to send three topical jokes
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4:2:2 Manchester created an anti-teenage smoking campaign for Northern Ireland, with Irish production company Spoton and the Health Promotion Agency. It shows the lighting of a cigarette with a fast m
4:2:2 Manchester created an anti-teenage smoking campaign for Northern Ireland, with Irish production company Spoton and the Health Promotion Agency. It shows the lighting of a cigarette with a fast moving
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Blue makes£2.5m growth
Blue has completed a£2.5 million expansion, opening two new post-production areas, including telecine.The post-production facility is also looking to extend its activities into transmission.'We've installed the Philips Spirit datacine and
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RTS ELECTS 15 NEW FELLOWS
The Royal Television Society has elected 15 new fellows for the year. They are: Pearson Television director of external communications Roy Addison; Blue Heaven Productions chairman Graham Benson; Ginger Television managing
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Charlie's Garden Army heads for BBC 1 slot
Charlie's Garden Army is set to return to the BBC this summer but will air on BBC 1 rather than BBC 2, following the success of the first series, writes Georgina
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Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Jenny Clayton at Blakeway Productions to produce the title sequence for Children of Drugs, a three-part series on BBC 1 looking at drug use among
Liquid Television Graphics was commissioned by Jenny Clayton at Blakeway Productions to produce the title sequence for Children of Drugs, a three-part series on BBC 1 looking at drug use among