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GWR sells mercury.
GWR has sold its Mercury FM radio stations at Medway and Tonbridge to KM Radio, a subsidiary of the Kent Messenger Group. KM Radio already owns Neptune Radio 96.4 FM, TLR
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Jones takes on Archer's Granada brief.
Granada has drafted in controller of documentaries, history and science Bill Jones to head its Bristol operation following Tom Archer's departure to the BBC, writes Steve Aston.
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Windfalls for Scots indies.
Channel 4 and Scottish Screen have unveiled the six Scottish indies to benefit from cash gifts of up to #40,000 under their Scottish Factual Development Fund, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC 3 decision delayed again.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has once again delayed her decision on new BBC digital youth channel BBC 3 after new research showed the channel would have a far greater impact on
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BBC 4 to tell heroine's story.
Diverse is making a one-off film for digital channel BBC 4 about the Booker prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy who was sentenced to prison and fined 2,000 rupees ($42) after being found guilty of contempt of court last week, writes Penny Hughes.
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Ratings - Pitting Brad against Angel gives E4 the edge.
Brad Pitt's guest appearance on E4's Friends gained the channel its highest audience for an individual programme to date, writes Jon Rogers.
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Davies sets arts hours.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has revealed that the BBC will set a benchmark for arts programming of 230 hours a year on BBC 1 and BBC 2, following a governors' review.
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Capital radio probe.
The Radio Authority is carrying out a public interest test on Capital Radio's application for the east Midlands licence with its format Capital Disney. The radio group already owns Century 106
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ITC adds strategists.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has made two appointments to its strategy, economics and finance (SEF) group. BSkyB business development manager Jim Egan joined this week as head of strategy and
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Digital TV design call.
The Consumer Association has launched a new award scheme to encourage design students to create a new concept to make it easier for consumers to use digital TV equipment. Backed by
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Sky remakes US show.
Sky One has commissioned a UK version of NBC format Fear Factor. The broadcaster, which already transmits the US show, has ordered Endemol UK Productions to produce a 13 x 60-minute
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4 Learning seeks #3-4m.
Channel 4's loss-making educational department, 4 Learning, has launched a hunt for a commercial partner to sponsor all of its output. 4 Learning has appointed specialist sponsorship agency EPR to find
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Chair role for Cicada.
Cicada Films managing director Frances Berrigan is to chair the nomination panel for the Wildscreen 2002 Panda Awards. Previews will be held in June in Bristol with finalists announced in early
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Community media move.
A new MPs all-party media group met for the first time on Tuesday (12 March) to promote community media ahead of new proposals expected to be outlined in the forthcoming draft
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This morning rapped.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has upheld a complaint against ITV's This Morning after actress and model Caprice Bourret used an offensive term on the daytime show in January. Although only
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Bragg honoured.
LWT controller of arts Melvyn Bragg has been presented with a special award by the Prix Italia to mark his con-tribution to quality program-ming through more than 25 series of The
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Jowell keynote speech.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to give a keynote speech for the second year running at the Radio Festival, which this year will be held from 1 to 3 July
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NTL moves to prop up sports business.
NTL chief executive Barclay Knapp has moved to allay fears that its sports production subsidiary, Premium TV (PTV), was under threat, by filling a senior management vacuum.PTV joint managing director Jonathan
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Ideal World's Barker hunts for talent.
Ideal World is embarking on a drive for new talent after poaching Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker to become its first head of factual, writes Penny Hughes.
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Graham Norton goes up against Pop Idol at Montreux.
Channel 4's So Graham Norton will battle it out against ITV's Pop Idol for the variety accolade at the Golden Rose Festival in Montreux, Switzerland next month, writes Penny Hughes.