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C5 lobbies the ITC on Home and Away
Channel 5 has asked the Independent Television Commission for a change in its licence to allow it to schedule new acquisition Home and Away at 18.00 as ITV loses the rights
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Carlton bags Britain in Colour order
Carlton Television is planning a range of new 'black and white in colour' documentary programmes on the back of its successful Second World War in Colour series and a second commission
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GMG appoints Judd to control G-Wizz venture
Granada Media Group has created a new controller position for its internet venture G-Wizz and has appointed Dark Ages executive producer Justin Judd to the role, writes Colin Robertson.The move is
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Emap loses Kavanagh to new start-up
Paul Kavanagh has resigned as group programme director of Emap Radio to set up his own company working across different media, writes Paul Donovan.Kavanagh announced his departure this week, saying he
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DISNEY RETHINKS DIGI-PLAN
The Disney channel has pulled out of the bidding for carriage on the Digital One radio platform and is set to bid for individual digital local licences instead. The broadcaster, which
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YOUTH VEHICLE FOR ITN
ITN has set up a new production company Visual Voodoo, as a subsidiary of ITN Factual, to make quirky, youth-oriented programmes. The new venture already has two Channel 5 commissions, a
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RTE EXECUTIVE REJOINS BBC
Former BBC Watchdog editor Helen O'Rahilly is to rejoin the corporation less than a year after quitting to become RTE's director of television production. She has been appointed editor of the
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NewsReveille touts Fox quiz show format
The distribution arm of US indie Reveille has begun the international roll out of Fox quiz format Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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GEARHOUSE BOWS TO MBO
Gearhouse Group has sold its UK and Australian broadcast subsidiaries to a management buyout team lead by former DPL chief executive John Newton. Gravity Media, a new company formed by Newton
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CHURCH INFLUENCE DECRIED
The BBC should resist pressure from the Church of England to increase religious broadcasting, the National Secular Society argued this week. The warning came as the general synod supported plans to
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C5'S NIXON LOOKS FORWARD
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon is talking to director of programmes Dawn Airey about the future of entertainment in the channel, including more 'quality shows'. Nixon, also negotiating to
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NewsRDF puts Trisha on international stage
RDF Rights is to distribute Town House TV's Trisha Goddard. The long-running talk show, which currently airs on Five, consists of a library of 250 hours of programming with a further 235 shows planned through to 2008.
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Bellekom leaves Talk Sport for BBC
BBC Digital Radio has poached Talk Sport managing editor Antony Bellekom to head its new digital music station, which launches later this year.Bellekom joined the corporation as editor, new music service
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United Sport continues to buy up rights
United Sport has continued its expansion policy, snapping up the rights to the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) and a deal to produce On Digital's coverage of the tennis ATP World
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ITV classics boost Plus
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) has boosted the programme portfolio of its flagship channel, Granada Plus, in a deal to buy a tranche of ITV hits from Carlton International, writes Colin Robertson.The
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Lives put at risk in the wild
Two-thirds of wildlife film-makers have put their lives seriously at risk twice or more while shooting documentary footage, a new survey reveals this week, writes Tim Dams.Occupational hazards include attacks by
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Charlie's Garden Army heads for BBC 1 slot
Charlie's Garden Army is set to return to the BBC this summer but will air on BBC 1 rather than BBC 2, following the success of the first series, writes Georgina
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PREMIER LEAGUE BROADCASTING RIGHTS OUT TO TENDER
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore's invitation to tender document for rights to broadcast games live is to be sent to broadcasters at the beginning of April, following a meeting of
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RICHER PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT ICG
Head of drama development at the BBC's Independent Commissioning Group Lucy Richer has been appointed executive producer in the department. Working on a portfolio of programmes, including Playing the Field and
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NTL SIGNS DEAL FOR LIVE BASKETBALL COVERAGE
NTL has signed a two-year sub-licence deal for 'first-look' rights to broadcast National Basketball Association games on cable and satellite channel TNT. An existing three-year deal between the NBA and ITV