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Capital exec team in rejig
Capital Radio's acquisition of Border TV last month has led to a revamp of its own senior executive team, in a move that sees Border's two top executives taking TV-only roles, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC poaches ITV kids head Pickard
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has defected to the BBC to become controller of the newly integrated children's department.Pickard will report to new drama, entertainment and children's director
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C4 bolsters daytime department
Channel 4 has appointed Sadie Wykeham as the new deputy commissioning editor, daytime and has bolstered up its entertainment department by appointing former This Morning editor Sharon Powers to oversee The Big Breakfast, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Eyre rebuffs C5 plan to nab Bill and Neighbours
Channel 5's plans to poach The Bill and Neighbours were dealt a severe blow this week after Pearson TV chief Richard Eyre vowed the company would not transfer shows from their current homes to channels where it is a shareholder, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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IPC MAGS REBRANDS
IPC Magazines is to appoint a number of broadcast specialists and rebrand as IPC Media as part of a strategy to exploit its content on television and online. The group, headed
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PHILLIPS PONDERS OKTV!
GMTV could be looking for a new female presenter if Fiona Phillips decides to front the company's new early evening OK!TV commission. Confirming the deal, GMTV managing director Christopher Stoddart said:
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SKY SHARES TUMBLE
Shares in BSkyB fell by more than 9 per cent this week after German pay-TV company Kirch sold 20 million of its shares and Vivendi, which owns 49 per cent of
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NewsTalent Group director joins Bedell at BBC
BBC entertainment commissioning group controller Elaine Bedell has recruited Talent Group director of entertainment Mark Linsey as executive editor responsible for mainstream studio entertainment and lottery shows.
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CALDERWOOD TO QUIT PATHE
Pathe Pictures head of production Andrea Calderwood is poised to leave to set up her own indie and has signed a first-look deal with FilmFour.No date has been set for her
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ON DIGITAL HITS CHURN
On Digital is running a number of anti-churn tests that include offering existing subscribers its basic package of channels for just£1 a month for three months. The package normally costs
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BBC MOOTS NEWS CHANGE
The BBC is 'actively considering' altering its 21.00 news bulletin, including a possible move, although no decision is likely to be made until the autumn.Restructure plans for the news directorate are
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New Scene One TV seeks indie ideas
Flextech/Telewest has unveiled details of its new 24-hour interactive entertainment and listings channel Scene One TV and has called on producers to come up with ideas to fill its 30 per
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BSC's Holme reveals RA link
Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Holme this week announced plans to form a tighter relationship with the Radio Authority but hinted at doubts over the possible creation of a regulatory triumvirate, including the Independent Television Commi
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Lloyd quits Border to take Galaxy MD job
Border Radio group director of programmes David Lloyd is leaving the company to join Chrysalis Radio as the new managing director of Galaxy 105, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NTL spin-offs to fund Euro expansion
NTL is considering plans to spin-off five of its divisions to fund European expansion, in a move that could see its disparate content sections housed in a single company and part-floated, writes Simon Ellery.
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Former controller of BBC Radio 4 James Boyle has joined the board of Scottish indie Wark Clements, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The TV indie, headed by managing director Alan Clements, hopes to
Former controller of BBC Radio 4 James Boyle has joined the board of Scottish indie Wark Clements, writes Georgina Lipscomb. The TV indie, headed by managing director Alan Clements, hopes to
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ITN 24-HOUR NEWS PICKS CROSSLEY-HOLLAND AS DEPUTY
ITV Nightly News programme editor Dominic Crossley-Holland has been named as deputy editor of ITN's new 24-hour news channel. He will report to editor Bill Dunlop and takes up his post
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GRANADA BUYS EDUCATIONAL OUTFIT; ITC TIPS CROSS-MEDIA
Granada Media has made the first of a number of major acquisitions for its recently formed Granada Broadband division by buying educational electronic testing business NFER-Nelson for£20 million. The deal
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Tomlinson film marks One Life birthday
BBC1 will mark the 50th broadcast of its documentary strand One Lifewith a film on the dark years of actor Ricky Tomlinson's life.
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BBC ESSAYS CONTRIBUTE TO WHITE PAPER DEBATE
The BBC has published a collection of essays by economists and consultants on the future of communications, as part of the debate about the content of the forthcoming communications white paper.