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Story named MD in Kiss restructure
Emap Radio executive Mark Story has been made managing director of London dance station Kiss 100 FM as part of a radical company restructure.Story, a former Virgin Radio programme director, has
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Hird's Lost For Words not lost for ratings
Thora Hird took on the SAS in a Sunday night ratings showdown and won hands down, writes John Plunkett.According to unofficial overnight figures, Hird's 90-minute one-off drama for ITV, Lost For
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PACT VOTES FOR GRAHAM
Wall to Wall managing director Alex Graham has been elected unopposed as the vice-chair (television) of producers' alliance Pact, working alongside new chairman Beryl Vertue.Graham briefly held the vice-chair position two
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Talk gets go-ahead for music increase
The Radio Authority has approved a radical change in Talk Radio's Promise of Performance that allows the speech-based station to increase the amount of music it plays.Originally written in 1994, the
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Mill to get new media wing
The Mill is on the verge of establishing a dedicated new media division to exploit what it sees as the converging markets of television and advertisement creation, writes Adrian Pennington.Mill Film
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Gallagher to head Ginger's TV outfit
Former LWT managing director Eileen Gallagher has joined Chris Evans' Ginger Media Group (GMG) to head up the company's TV interests.Gallagher, who has been appointed managing director of Ginger Television Productions
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Hilary in front to replace Root at ICG
Bill Hilary, BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) head of entertainment, has emerged as the most hotly tipped candidate to replace Jane Root as head of the ICG, writes Jason Deans.Hilary has
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TELETEST TO LAUNCH HANDHELD MONITOR AT VIDEO FORUM
UK electronics company Teletest will launch what is claimed as the world's first hand-held, widescreen LCD monitor at next month's Video Forum exhibition.The portable monitor, which has a screen size of
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LWT'S FIRST INSIDE STORY SET FOR FEBRUARY SCREENING
LWT's first Inside Story documentary for BBC 1 is due to go out during the strand's next run, on Wednesday 3 February. Supergrass, which has been made by director/producer Todd Austin,
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FAVOURABLE VERDICT FOR FOURTH TRIAL BY JURY SERIES
BBC documentaries and history has been commissioned to make a fourth series of Trial By Jury for BBC 2. The new outing of the format, which features a fictional case tried
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EX-TV PRODUCER MP WILLS MOVES TO TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Michael Wills, the former TV producer who is now MP for North Swindon, has been appointed a trade and industry minister and is likely to take direct responsibility for telecoms policy.
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SGI set to enhance UNIX workstations
Silicon Graphics (SGI) is understood to be planning a wholesale revamp of its desktop UNIX-based O2 and Octane workstations, following the launch of its new Windows NT range, which was finally
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TRINDER AND KAZMI MOVE TO ENGLISH & POCKETT
English & Pockett (E+P) has taken on two designers bringing its core team up to 25. Aaron Trinder joins as technical designer for the interactive side of its new media division
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Ellender picked to lead Universal's Euro push
Polygram Television International (PTI) president David Ellender has been appointed managing director of Universal International Television's (UIT) European operations, writes Jason Deans.The appointment is the first step in the integration of
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ITV's 'This Life' to lead drama drive
ITV has commissioned new drama vehicles for both John Thaw and Juliet Stevenson as well as a series it hopes will become its answer to This Life.Thaw is to star in
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EXTRA WORK FOR DOCHERTY
BBC Broadcast deputy director of television David Docherty has been given the additional title of director of new services. Docherty, who has been heavily involved in the development and launch of
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DIGITAL: HOW IS IT FOR YOU?
In the first of a new series, On Digital's Stephen Grabiner believes the coming of digital will lead to a concentration of the market with no more than 20 pay channels lasting the pace.
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RAVEN PROMOTED TO DEPUTY MD AT MERIDIAN
Jim Raven, United Broadcasting & Entertainment director of news and sport strategy, has been appointed deputy managing director of Meridian Broadcasting to assist managing director Mary McAnally, who is recuperating from
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MIRROR AND RANGERS LINK UP IN TV DEAL
Mirror Group has joined forces with Glasgow Rangers football club to develop the club's TV interests. Mirror Group said it had launched a new division, Mirror Networks, to negotiate and manage
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UBE PROMOTES CRESSWELL
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) financial director John Cresswell has been promoted to chief operating officer. The position will take effect from Easter, when Malcolm Wall succeeds Roger Laughton as chief