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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - Smith funding plan pleases both sides
The industry rallied behind the government's carefully balanced package of measures on future BBC funding this week, suggesting media secretary Chris Smith had appeased both BBC supporters and detractors.The corporation said
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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - Resources under pressure
BBC Worldwide and BBC Resources are expected to take centre stage in the BBC's drive to cut costs following the government's call for£1.1 billion of 'self-help' savings, writes John Plunkett.Despite
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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - SMITH'S NEW DEAL IN FULL
FundingLicence fee to rise by£3 to£104 from April 2000 with similar rises of 1.5 per cent above RPI up to and until 2006/7 when the current BBC Charter ends.
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NEWS SPECIAL: THE BBC'S NEW FUNDING PACKAGE - UPPING THE AUNTIE
'We will, of course, have tough decisions to make on priorities and on self-help.'BBC director general Greg Dyke'This is a big win for the commercial boys. There's no digital levy, limited
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FILM FOUR'S KEELING TO HEAD AUCTION CHANNEL
FilmFour general manager John Keeling has been recruited by the Auction Channel to head its operations in Europe. Keeling, who becomes president, Europe of the channel owned by Brilliant Digital Entertainment,
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INITIAL NAMES GMG'S JONES AS DEPUTY TO GERRIE
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has appointed Laurence Jones as deputy managing director. Jones, formerly head of production and programme finance at GMG, will now report to Initial managing director
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GUARDIAN UNVEILS VARIETY RADIO FORMAT FOR THE WEB
The Guardian Media Group is to launch its new radio format, Variety, on the internet, ahead of any Radio Authority decision to grant it a licence. Guardian Media Group Radio managing
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ITV AGREES SECOND SERIES OF MERIDIAN'S THAT'S ESTHER
ITV social-action programme That's Esther, produced by Meridian, is returning for a second series in the spring on Sundays at 12.00. The show, recommissioned by ITV controller of news, current affairs,
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ACTION TIME'S CANTER MOVES TO TALENT PRODUCTION JOB
Talent TV has appointed Hana Canter to head production at the indie. Canter, 30, who was series producer on Atlantic Production's Channel 5 series The Real LAPD joins Talent from Action
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GREEN'S BLIND AMBITION STARTS PRODUCTION
Tyne Tees and Coastal Productions are poised to start production on Yorkshire Television's new Robson Green vehicle, Blind Ambition. The two-hour drama will begin filming on 28 February in Sydney, Australia.
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CYFLE TO ASSESS WELSH FUTURE TRAINING NEEDS
Welsh TV and film training outfit Cyfle, in association with Skillset NTO and Broadcast Training Wales, is sending questionnaires to 1,500 people in the industry and at colleges to begin judging
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ITN/NTL to launch free news channel
ITN's new joint-venture 24-hour news channel with cable giant NTL will aggressively challenge Sky News and BBC News 24 by offering the channel to cable operators for free.ITN and NTL executives
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BBC unveils new rules
The BBC has laid down clearer rules for factual and documentary programme-makers in its new Producers' Guidelines, published last week.Described by BBC Broadcast director of television Alan Yentob as a 'route
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CFN and Cinema add hours
Carlton has announced expanded carriage deals for its two remaining pay-TV channels, Carlton Cinema and Carlton Food Network (CFN), in the aftermath of the closure of Carlton Select, writes John Plunkett.CFN
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Hill takes on new Border radio role
ITV chairman and former Central TV chief executive Leslie Hill has become chairman of Century Radio's bid for the west Midlands radio licence, writes John Plunkett.The licence will be advertised in
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Liquid Television Graphics has designed the branding for Disney Channel's Kids Zone programme One Saturday Morning, capturing its content of animation and sitcom in a 3D landscape, dotted with circles
Liquid Television Graphics has designed the branding for Disney Channel's Kids Zone programme One Saturday Morning, capturing its content of animation and sitcom in a 3D landscape, dotted with circles out
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Kemistry designed the titles for BBC 1/Ecosse Films drama Monarch of the Glen, to reflect the Scottish setting and mix of new and traditional culture. The graphics were inspired by Mondrian,
Kemistry designed the titles for BBC 1/Ecosse Films drama Monarch of the Glen, to reflect the Scottish setting and mix of new and traditional culture. The graphics were inspired by Mondrian,
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The Clinic created the new sequence to brand the Sci-Fi Channel's Altered States strand. Featuring an androgenous presenter whose features morph from male to female, it was produced by Mark Sherwood
The Clinic created the new sequence to brand the Sci-Fi Channel's Altered States strand. Featuring an androgenous presenter whose features morph from male to female, it was produced by Mark Sherwood.
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Breakfast spot for Banks at Beat 106
Central Scotland radio station Beat 106 has appointed John Collins as its first programme director and hired former Xfm DJ Robin Banks to be the new host of its breakfast show.Collins
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NewsProfile: Zad Rogers - Braving a new digital world
Profile of Zad Rogers, the new head of RDF Digital