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ITN DUO TRIUMPH AT TRICS
ITN's Trevor McDonald and Katie Derham won awards at this year's Television & Radio Industries Club (Tric) ceremony on Tuesday (16 March). McDonald won newscaster/reporter of the year, while media and
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OFF THE RECORD - Pregnancy for dummies
On a similar note, those marketing chaps at Granada have gone into overdrive to publicise their own bonking bonanza, Birth Race 2000, on ITV next month. Hundreds of dummies have been
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ITC predicts extra DTT reception
Up to 16 per cent more UK homes will be able to receive digital terrestrial TV (DTT) services before analogue is switched off, according to a report from the Independent Television
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SPONSOR QUITS GAY DRAMA
Scottish & Newcastle has pulled its Beck's beer sponsorship from Channel 4's controversial gay drama, Queer as Folk, halfway through the show's eight-week run. C4 refused to comment on why the
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Shearman goes to vet for docu-soap
Tiger Aspect Productions subsidiary Shearman Productions is shooting a docu-soap about a south-east London veterinary practice for ITV, writes Annie Dare.
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NEWS DIRECT NAMES MD
Rebecca Sandles has been appointed managing editor of News Direct 97.3FM following the departure of editor Chris Mann, whose contract was terminated earlier this month. Sandles, formerly Mann's deputy, will have
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ON DIGITAL GETS SALES HEAD
Digital terrestrial (DTT) operator On Digital has appointed Graham Edgar to the role of head of national sales. Edgar, formerly of BSkyB, joins a seven-strong team reporting to sales and marketing
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Digital One London set to resume transmission
Commercial digital radio consortium Digital One is set to resume its digital broadcasts in the London area, four months after it was ordered off air by the Radio Authority (RA).The GWR-controlled
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DEWHURST NAMED AS NEW MD OF TARA TELEVISION
Cathy Dewhurst, former director of programming and operations with Irish entertainment channel Tara Television, has been named as the company's new managing director. She replaces David Fitzgerald, who resigned in February
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Front Row seals pair of movie deals
Cable pay-per-view (PPV) service Front Row has boosted its movie offering with two new Hollywood studio output deals that will give it non-exclusive access to titles including Shakespeare in Love and
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Five-show deal for UK Play
UK Play has signed a volume deal with BBC Entertainment to produce five new shows for the channel, including a new vehicle for comedian Matt Lucas, Shooting Stars' George Dawes, writes Alice Macandrew.
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David Docherty
Argues the big question is not ITV's retreat from public service but the convergence of new and old media.
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OFF THE RECORD - Creative sparks wanted
Good to see the Beeb has finally come round to advertising the soon-to-be vacant DG-ship. Applicants, said the ad, must have 'personal resilience' and a proven track record of visionary leadership
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SONY CORP AND NBC IN TALKS OVER POSSIBLE LINK-UP
Sony Corp has confirmed it is talking to executives from the NBC network in the US in what is thought to be an exploration of a worldwide alliance between the two
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CORONATION STREET DIRECTOR POACHED FOR WELSH SERIES
Terry Dyddgen-Jones, a Coronation Street director, has been recruited by BBC Wales as a senior producer for the long-running S4C drama series, Pobol y Cwm. Dyddgen-Jones knows the drama well, having
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LATEST TRIO OF NORTHERN LIGHTS SHORTS COMMISSIONED
BBC Northern Ireland has commissioned its latest three Northern Lights short films. They are I was the Cigarette Girl, written by Lana Citron; Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? by Ronan
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Swing gets first commission in style
New indie Swing Productions has landed its first commission since its launch last summer in the form of a six-part series on style for Channel 4, writes Alice Macandrew.
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TPS WINS REPRIEVE FROM EUROPEAN COMMISSION
French digital service TPS has won a reprieve from the European Commission allowing it to continue its exclusive carriage of terrestrial channels TF1, M6, France 2 and France 3 for another
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LEW GRADE COMMEMORATED
A commemoration of the life and work of Lord (Lew) Grade will be held at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London W1, on Sunday 18 April at 19.00. Lord
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Ex-Ginger chief wins ITV thriller for indie
Michael Foster, former chief executive of Chris Evans' Ginger TV, has joined independent Northwestone Films and won a drama commission from ITV, writes Nicola Methven.