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    STE hit as Hinchcliffe goes

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Media Group's (SMG) network production talent base has been dealt a further blow by the departure of Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) controller of drama Philip Hinchcliffe, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Palmer flies to Sky

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Sky One has ordered two new shows - a two-part, co-funded Australian drama starring Patsy Palmer and a major new women's strand from Granada TV, write Simon Ellery and Colin Robertson.

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    C4 may face bidding war for new Big Brother

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 looks certain to try to commission a second series of Big Brother, but is likely to face a bidding war to keep the show, writes Ashley Davies.

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    ITV'S HILL TARGETS WALL

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV chairman Leslie Hill has made initial approaches to United Broadcasting and Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Wall regarding the vacant ITV chief executive role. Sources close to Wall said he is

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    REUTERS TV MAY SUE IN OZ

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Reuters Television is considering launching legal proceedings against Australian broadcaster Seven Network over alleged breaches of copyright. Reuters claims Seven Network has used its TV footage without permission or payment on

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    BAIL WAIT FOR C4 NEWS CREW

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    As Broadcast went to press Channel 4 was waiting to learn whether the Liberian government had granted bail to the TV crew facing charges of espionage there. The four, who are

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    PUBS REVIEW SKY LOYALTY

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Top UK pub chains Whitbread and Bass Leisure are to review whether their combined 3,000 pubs will continue paying subscription charges for Sky Sports after BSkyB announced a 20 per cent

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    ITN RENEWS ATTACK ON BBC

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    ITN has made a fresh attack on the BBC following the BBC's agreement of a tariff-free news deal with mobile service provider AvantGo. ITN marketing director David Robinson told Broadcast: 'BBC

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    Eurosport to launch rival for Skysports

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Eurosport is locked in carriage talks with UK platform providers, following a decision to push ahead with the launch of a European sports news channel to rival BSkyB's Skysports.comTV.Eurosport News 1,

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    BBC strikes Telewest deal

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    The BBC announced one of its most significant interactive deals to date this week, after reaching a five-year digital carriage agreement with Telewest, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Stewart to be honoured in hall of fame

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Fifteen to One's William G Stewart and Granada Creative executive chair Andrea Wonfor (left) are to be honoured with membership of the Royal Television Society's Hall of Fame, writes Ashley Davies.

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    Nick Junior to order two new series

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK has revealed plans to bolster its UK original programming on digital pre-school channel Nick Jr by ordering two new series, writes Simon Ellery.

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    Switch2 nabs Pearson staff

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    New internet-based entertainment network Switch2 has raided Pearson TV to fill the roles of head of production and head of programming for its new online comedy channel Skive, writes Georgina Lipscomb.

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    HTV WALES FILLS FACTUAL WITH KENNEDY AND CALVERLEY

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    HTV Wales has filled its two vacant factual roles, appointing Bruce Kennedy and Paul Calverley as head of factual programmes and head of factual development respectively. Kennedy will be charged with

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    ITV'S QUARTER SHARE MAKES FIRST DROP BELOW 30 PER CENT

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV's overall audience share has dropped below 30 per cent for a whole quarter for the first time in its history according to the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising's latest Trends

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    RA'S STOLLER TO CHAIR RADIO FESTIVAL IN 2001

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Radio Authority chief executive Tony Stoller (right) has been appointed by the Radio Academy to chair the Radio Festival 2001. He takes over at the helm from BBC Radio 2 head

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    PEARSON TO HIRE CREATIVE TEAM TO GENERATE IDEAS

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Pearson TV is planning to hire a small, young creative team to develop and launch a new generation of ideas for the UK's TV and broadband services. The team is charged

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    REUTERS FOUNDATION TO RUN NEWS COURSE IN LONDON

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Reuters Foundation has developed a new training course, Making Television News, that is designed to bring together 15 journalists from around the world. The course, to be held in London, will

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    BBC TALENT SELECTS 10 FOR DEVELOPER CONTRACTS

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    BBC Talent has named the 10 winners of its six-month programme developer contracts. The 10 were selected from 700 entries following a nationwide search through BBC Talent (Broadcast, 18.8.00).The applicants will

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    COMMUNITY CHANNEL TO LAUNCH FROM MID-SEPTEMBER

    2000-08-25T00:00:00Z

    The Community Channel has confirmed it will launch on 18 September on Sky Digital from 13.00-16.00 every day and online at www.communitychannel.org.As well as broadcasting films and videos from the 50-plus