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EC likely to block digital challenge
The commercial broadcasters' threat to challenge the proposed digital licence fee in Brussels is likely to be thrown out by the EC, according to a leading European media expert.Graham Mather, president
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Harry Enfield 'not defecting' with Sky show
The comedy sketch show Harry Enfield is making for Sky Premier does not amount to a 'Des-like defection', according to his agent and Tiger Aspect Productions chairman, Peter Bennett-Jones, writes Jason Deans.
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EVANS' SKY SHOW AXED
Sky One has axed its Chris Evans Breakfast Show highlights programme. The channel, which stopped airing Evans' Virgin Radio breakfast show live on 26 March, showed the final late-night highlights programme
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SCOTT HIRES PRODUCER PAIR
Yorkshire Television's recently appointed controller of documentaries and factual, Helen Scott, has boosted her team by promoting two new factual executive producers.Simon Schofield - series producer on Really Good Food and
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WILKINSON HEADS BEAT 106
New central Scotland station Beat 106 has appointed BBC Radio 1 Official UK Top 40 producer Richard Wilkinson as its head of music. Wilkinson, 25, said he wanted the dance and
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NewsNBC gets Serial Frank
Format house Distraction Formats has sold its scripted comedy format Serial Frankto US network NBC.
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C4 RENEWS S+V CRICKET
Channel 4 has renewed its contract with indie Sunset + Vine (S+V) to produce cricket coverage for a further three years in a deal worth more than£10 million. S+V was
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ON DIGITAL DENIES TALKS
On Digital has denied speculation it is in 'advanced negotiations' with cable pay-per-view venture Front Row about launching the service on its digital terrestrial TV service. The move was dismissed by
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Resources to create dedicated kids' facility
BBC Resources is creating a new nine-suite post-production centre dedicated to children's programming, writes Dominic Timms.
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'New climate' for Beeb
The Davies committee last week unveiled a string of initiatives to boost BBC funding, of which the much-hyped digital licence fee was just one element.Other measures included in The Future Funding
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BBC prepares to slash corporate centre jobs in half by April 2000
The BBC is planning to cut 200 staff in its corporate centre by April next year, the Davies report revealed, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC Worldwide under attack by committee
BBC Worldwide has come in for stinging criticism from the Gavyn Davies funding review panel, which accused the outfit of lacking marketing expertise and influence within the corporation, writes Lucy Rouse.
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BBC pitched digital vision to committee
The BBC spelled out its digital 'vision' in its submission to the Davies committee as part of the corporation's unsuccessful pitch for a revenue increase of£650 million a year by 2006, writes Tim Dams.
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REACTION FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Voice of the Listener and Viewer chairman Jocelyn Hay'We recognise the BBC will need an increase in revenue ... but we consider that a small increase in the licence fee, based
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IPA BACKS 25% AD LIMIT
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) this week submitted its response to the Office of Fair Trading's inquiry into whether the 25 per cent upper limit of total TV advertisement
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TELEWEST TAKES EUROSPORT
Eurosport has secured an agreement with Telewest for carriage of British Eurosport on the cable company's analogue and digital television services. British Eurosport, which launched in January this year, will become
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NewsDancing with the Stars goes to UKTV Gold
UKTV Gold has acquired the multichannel UK broadcast rights to the fifth series of ABC's hit US show Dancing with the Starsfrom BBC Worldwide.
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WILKOJC RETURNS TO BBC
Former BBC Radio 1 chief producer Mik Wilkojc has joined BBC music entertainment in a part-time role producing live music and concerts. Wilkojc, who left R1 in 1995 to establish an
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FIRST COPPLESTONE AWARD
A trust fund set up in memory of the co-founder of Westcountry Television, Frank Copplestone, has paid its first bursary to Rosie Dunkley, a 23-year-old arts student from Bodmin. The aim
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On Digital to cover 157 Euro matches
On Digital is to pump£4 million into its coverage of this season's Uefa Champions' League and unveiled plans this week to broadcast all 157 matches in full.The digital terrestrial broadcaster,