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C4 plans ethnic factuals surge
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam is considering overhauling the channel's multicultural department to boost its factual output in the wake of commissioning editor of multicultural Pat Younge's departure to the BBC, writes Penny Hughes.
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RATINGS - Waking the Dead adds to Survivor's troubles
BBC 1's Waking the Dead buried ITV's Survivor this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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GRANADA BOSS TO LEAVE
Granada UK broadcast managing director Stewart Butterfield is set to leave the company. Butterfield, who joined Granada from Channel 4 in 1997, is being seen as the first casualty of Granada's
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PEARSON FILLS TOP ROLE
Pearson TV's newly formed International and Enterprises Division (PTIE) has announced that worldwide merchandising senior vice-president Simon Spalding has been promoted to head of worldwide licensing and will take on the
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BBC APPOINTS EXECUTIVE
Maxine Watson, editor of BBC 2's multicultural strand Black Britain, has been appointed commissioning executive with responsibility for expanding and strengthening the corporations's factual multicultural output. Watson will continue in her
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THIS MORNING ED QUITS
This Morning editor Karen Smith is to leave the series at the end of its run next month. Smith has been with This Morning for two and a half years and
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BBC LOCAL TALENT DRIVE
The BBC has launched a new scheme based in the nations to find nine young people to help develop the next generation of entertainment programming. The initiative, which will be based
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BID-UP BOOSTS REACH
Auction channel bid-up.tv has this week launched on Telewest. The channel, in which Telewest holds a 36 per cent stake, already broadcasts 14 hours of live TV auctions each day on
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NTL HIRES MANAGERS
NTL has made three senior management appointments: David Thatcher, chief operating officer of mobile internet outfit Mviva, becomes east and south-east managing director, while NTL director of broadband implementation Ian Jeffers
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SCOTS DIGITAL BIDS
The Radio Authority has received two applications for the Dundee and Perth digital multiplex licence from Score Digital and Switchdigital. Score Digital, a subsidiary of Scottish Radio Holdings, is proposing a
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BBC SIGNS NTL DEAL
The BBC has signed a digital carriage deal with NTL to allow subscribers to access its interactive services for the first time. The agreement will give viewers access to the BBC's
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Clipsalesnow joins dotcom failure list
Clipsalesnow.com, the online clip sales service backed by September Films, will close next month less than 10 months after its launch after failing to secure enough funding.The venture, which offered producers
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Corrie director goes to Family Affairs
Pearson TV has poached Coronation Street director Penny Shales to become the new series producer of Channel 5 daily soap Family Affairs, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 dominates RTS Education Awards
Channel 4 this week swept the boards at the RTS Education Awards for the second year running, writes Simon Ellery.
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Beat boss moves on
Beat 106 programme controller Andrew Jeffries has left the station to become programme director of Galaxy 105, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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GWR DIGITAL BOSS LEAVES TO BROADEN SCOPE
GWR digital services managing director Russell Stuart is stepping down at the end of the month. Stuart, who has worked in the commercial radio sector for 25 years, will continue to
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COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION CHOOSES HEAD
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) has appointed Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation general manager George Valarino as its new acting president. Valarino takes over with immediate effect from former president Robert Emmett O'Reilly
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SMG TV TO PROVIDE HELP FOR SCOTTISH ACTORS
SMG TV Productions is sponsoring a workshop for Scottish actors. The Actor's Cut will take place in Glasgow's Citizen's Theatre between 19 and 30 June. The aim of the course is
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CONFERENCE TO LOOK AT MEDIA GLOBALISATION
The Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Independent Television Commission are among the organisers of the first International Media Conference. The event has been established to explore issues in the international media
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INDIE AND NEW MEDIA FIRM TIE UP TO MAKE iTV
Birmingham-based indie Isis Media has formed a strategic alliance with new media specialist Newwave to work on broadcast-based interactive projects. The five-strong Isis Media team will be led by Isis Media