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BSKYB DELIVERS FOR DISCOVERY AND EMAP.
The combined viewing share of the channels for which BSkyB acts as sales agent - including Discovery channels and those run by Emap, publisher of Broadcast - has risen by 40
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SWINDON/WEST WILTSHIRE LICENCE AWARDED.
The Radio Authority has given the local digital multiplex licence for the Swindon/West Wiltshire area to Now Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of GWR. Beating off competition from Emap, Now Digital
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CLASSIC FM APPOINTS LISTENERS PANEL.
Classic FM has appointed five listeners from across the UK to become part of the station's consumer panel, ending a six-month search for suitable candidates. The panel, to be chaired by
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MILLIONAIRE HELPS CELADOR TO RECORD PROFITS.
Complete Communications whose subsidiary Celador Productions produces ITV 1's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (left), has announced its best ever year-end results thanks to the success of worldwide sales of
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NTL TO LAUNCH EASTER CHANNEL FOR FAMILIES.
NTL is to launch a special Easter Channel to bolster its family line-up and target kids with competitions and information on events throughout the period. The channel will feature interactive TV
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DIGITAL CLASSICS CUTS BACK ONLINE SERVICE.
Classical music broadcaster Digital Classics has scaled back its website with the loss of up to nine jobs. Digital Classics, which operates a TV service on Sky Digital, is closing its
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BERTELSMANN PULLS OUT OF RTL PURCHASE.
German media outfit Bertelsmann has withdrawn its offer to buy the remaining 11 per cent of Channel 5 majority shareholder RTL that it does not already own. The company had offered
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THE STUDIO TO FUND SHORT FILM-MAKERS.
NTL and Universal Studios Networks jointly owned movie service The Studio is launching a #75,000 fund, The Studio Film Completion Fund (TSFCF), to help film-makers finish off short films. The scheme
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C4 plans gospel talent search.
Channel 4 has jumped on the talent show bandwagon again with a new competition aimed at uncovering 'pop idols' from the world of gospel music.Singers from choirs at churches, schools and
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BBC to look at five years of Labour.
The BBC is to mark the fifth anniversary of the Labour government with a critical profile piece as part of its spring/summer season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5 WOOS KYLIE.
Channel 5 has commissioned Wise Buddah to produce a 60-minute documentary on Aussie popstar Kylie Minogue as she tries to break into the US music market, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Spinning Around,
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ITV re-orders Foyle's War.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Greenlit Productions to produce a further 3 x 120-minute episodes of second world war crime drama Foyle's War for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers.
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YORKSHIRE KICKS OFF HEARTBEAT SPIN-OFF.
Yorkshire Television has begun production on ITV 1 Heartbeat spin-off The Royal. The series, filming in Yorkshire, will star former Butterflies actress Wendy Craig as a hospital matron and will be
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RAMPLING EXIT PROMPTS RADIO 1 RESHUFFLE.
BBC Radio 1's Friday night schedule has been revamped ahead of Danny Rampling's imminent departure from the station. From 7 June, DJ Fergie will host a new show from 23.00 to
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SOMETHIN' ELSE GIVEN BBC 4 MUSIC ORDER.
Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC 4 to produce a 90-minute concert programme featuring Blur singer Damon Albarn and some of Mali's top musicians. Commissioned by BBC editor of music
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BBC 4 ORDERS 1966 WORLD CUP DOCUMENTARY.
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a one-off documentary about North Korea's victory over Italy in the 1966 World Cup. The 60-minute feature The Game of Our Lives is being
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WILDFIRE TAKES OFF WITH HISTORY COMMISSION.
New indie Wildfire Productions has received its first commission with a 7 x 60-minute series Seven Ages of Britain for Channel 4. Ordered by commissioning editor, features Ben Frow the history
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COMBAT CARS TO BATTLE IT OUT ON CHANNEL 5.
Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers, in association with Bravo and Minotaur International, has ordered a new Robot Wars-style show, Combat Cars. The 7 x 23-minute series features full-sized remote
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UK STYLE ORDERS HOME CONVERSION SERIES.
UK Style channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned Little Planet Pictures to produce a 15-part series following a family as they convert a 130-year-old Victorian stone water tower into their home.
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Technology & Facilities - Resources revamp boosts core areas.
BBC Resources chief executive Mike Southgate has unveiled details of a restructure aimed at reducing overheads and improving customer service levels.Although Southgate oversaw the loss of 35 jobs from design department