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Format shop poaches BBC Y2K producer.
One of the key producers of the BBC's millennium night programming, Kate Phillips, is quitting the broadcaster to become a partner at format development shop Mast Media, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC moves Finch to lead factual revival.
The BBC has promoted Bristol-based creative director of documentaries Tessa Finch to the post of head of general factual programmes in Birmingham, with a remit to bring more focus to the
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C4's Gardam takes special leave.
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam is taking a temporary leave of absence for family reasons and is handing over his day-to-day responsibilities to chief executive Mark Thompson, writes Penny Hughes.
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Telewest has enough cash for another year, says City.
Senior city financiers this week ruled out an imminent restructure of Telewest, despite speculation that the struggling cable business, which owes more than #5bn, was poised to call in City bankers to instigate a debt-for-equity arrangement, writes Simon
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JOWELL LOOKS AT ADS.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is set to be presented with examples of how TV ads are undermining government efforts to encourage children to eat healthily as part of Labour MP Debra
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EMAP TRADING UPDATE.
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, has released a trading update for the year ending 31 March 2002. Radio revenues, for its stations including Kiss 100, Magic 105.4 and the Big City Network,
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MEDIA RULES PUT OFF.
Ministers' long-awaited response to broadcasters' demands for media ownership rules to be relaxed are to be delayed again. Just a week after broadcasting minister Kim Howells told parliament the draft communications
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MILLENNIUM AWARD.
The BBC and Skillset are launching a three-year Millennium Award programme that will give 120 individuals from ethnic minorities the chance to acquire a range of media skills that can be
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WOLSTENHOLME DIES.
BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, who uttered the immortal words 'they think it's all over ... it is now' as Geoff Hurst scored for England against Germany in the 1966 World Cup
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Jennings joins Hit creatives.
Award-winning producer Claire Jennings has joined the creative team of Bob the Builder producer Hit Entertainment, writes Jane Marlow.
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ITV snaps up Living TV show.
In an attempt to shore up its daytime share and save money, ITV has taken the rare decision to buy in a factual series which was commissioned by another broadcaster, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC spares jobs in factual dept.
The number of job cuts from the BBC's factual and learning department is now expected to fall from the 129 originally expected to well below 100, although eight producers still face
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Sky now lone News 24 critic.
Sky News has become the only UK broadcaster to express concerns over BBC News 24 following ITN's decision this week to distance itself from the issue, claiming it now had no problem with the channel, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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FOOTBALLERS' WIVES GO TO OZ.
Shed Productions has sold its ITV drama Footballers' Wives to a raft of territories including Australia (Network Ten) and New Zealand (TVNZ), writes Penny Hughes.
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RATINGS - Hornblower sails into ITV viewers' affections.
The return of ITV 1's Hornblower, Granada's lavish costume drama based on CS Forester's literary hero, made a solid start this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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TOTS CONTEST ON GMTV.
Following the runaway success of ITV's Popstars, GMTV is to launch its own version for under-11s. Tot Stars runs on GMTV throughout April and May and will be open to children
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PRODUCTION SHOW LIST.
The Production Show, which runs from 21 to 23 May at Olympia, London, has unveiled its list of speakers. BBC controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody, BBC controller of entertainment commissioning
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PSB CONFERENCE IN APRIL.
Pressure group the Voice of the Listener & Viewer's eighth international conference on the future of public service broadcasting and new media, will this year focus on the role of broadcasters
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WEBSITE TO REDUCE RISK.
A new website offering assistance and advice to news teams reporting from hostile environments launched this week, developed by BBC senior safety and security chief Tony Loughran. Supported by the News
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C4 BUYS ANIMAL FARM.
Channel 4 has bought an animatronic version of George Orwell's classic Animal Farm starring Pete Postlewaite and the made-for-TV movie version of Snow White from Hallmark Entertainment. The deal was struck