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NewsDon't Call Me Stupid brings 1.5m to ITV1
ITV1's latest attempt to revive its fortunes in the weekday 10pm slot fell short of the mark last night with the start of Don't Call Me Stupidbringing in just 1.5m viewers, a share of 7.9%. [ALL]
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TAKE THREE SIGNS UP MESSENGER
Melinda Messenger has signed to Take Three Management, which will handle all her TV, corporate and commercial activities. Messenger will be represented by Melanie Cantor, who formed Take Three with Sara
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GWR GROUP TO RESHUFFLE MANAGEMENT AT ORCHARD MEDIA
GWR Group has announced a further management restructure at Orchard Media, the south-west England group that GWR bought for£25.6 million in January.Robert Pocock, who was appointed chief executive of Orchard
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LAURENCE JOINS ON DIGITAL
Digital terrestrial outfit On Digital has named Guy Laurence as its new sales and marketing director.Laurence, who joins the company from Planet Hollywood, where he was executive vice-president of marketing for
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BIB SIGNS UP PROVIDERS
British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB) has signed six content providers to its consumer interactive platform, Open. They are WH Smith, travel agent Going Places, Abbey National, Manchester United, Yellow Pages and Press
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SOCIETY DEBATES FUNDING
The Media Society is hosting a debate entitled Losing the Licence - How Will We Fund the Future of Broadcasting? at the London School of Economics on 25 May. TV Journalist
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FILM FESTIVAL HIRES HEULYN
Next year's Celtic Film & Television Festival will be produced by media marketing consultant Menna Heulyn. Until last year Heulyn was S4C's head of marketing, responsible for the channel's branding and
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ONE WORLD HELPS KIDS
The One World '99 International Media Conference & Awards takes place on 17 June. Chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby, the conference explores the media's role in protecting children's rights. Participants will include
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John Peel leads the way as R4 dominates awards
BBC Radio 4 dominated this year's Sony Radio Awards, coming top in eight categories, including a hat-trick of awards for John Peel's Home Truths.As expected, the BBC swept the board with
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News broadcasters come under fire
Freelance cameramen took news broadcasters to task over their lack of commitment to international news at an industry seminar last week, writes Ashley Davies.
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Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) chief executive Jeff Henry has clinched the rights to Pearson Television's comedy drama, Minder, for Granada Plus, writes Alice Macandrew. The 94 x 60-minute run, star
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) chief executive Jeff Henry has clinched the rights to Pearson Television's comedy drama, Minder, for Granada Plus, writes Alice Macandrew. The 94 x 60-minute run, starring George
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NewsSMG share price plummets following Jackson exit
SMG's float of Virgin Radio has been set back by the resignation of Virgin Radio chief executive Paul Jackson on Friday last week - a departure which has contributed to the company's share price plummeting by almost 20% to 37.7p a share. [ALL]
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ITE opens London office to boost its format sales
Danish production company Interactive Television Entertainment (ITE) is setting up a London office as part of a bid to sell its formats to UK broadcasters, writes Tim Dams.
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Murrell leaves Picture Palace for development role at Red Rooster
Red Rooster Television has signed up Rachel Murrell, drama development executive at Picture Palace Films, to be its new head of development, writes Ashley Davies.
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Kemistry has created the title sequence for new Kudos/Channel 4 drama Psychos. Designed by Yann Secouet and produced by Ricky Churchill, the titles feature key imagery taken from the series. Offlined
Kemistry has created the title sequence for new Kudos/Channel 4 drama Psychos. Designed by Yann Secouet and produced by Ricky Churchill, the titles feature key imagery taken from the series. Offlined
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Barton Brothers has designed the programme graphics for Borobodour the Lost Temple of Java, an episode in the BBC Timewatch series. The programme, produced by Seventh Art productions, traces the histo
Barton Brothers has designed the programme graphics for Borobodour the Lost Temple of Java, an episode in the BBC Timewatch series. The programme, produced by Seventh Art productions, traces the history
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Hobbins Sides has completed the titles for new Noel Edmonds-presented vehicle The World of the Secret Camera. Commissioned by BBC and Unique Television producer Mark Tinkler, the animated titles depic
Hobbins Sides has completed the titles for new Noel Edmonds-presented vehicle The World of the Secret Camera. Commissioned by BBC and Unique Television producer Mark Tinkler, the animated titles depict a
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TV execs question report on branding
TV executives have questioned claims by TV consultancy David Graham & Associates (DGA) that channel branding will become increasingly less important in the digital age.Speaking at the UK Digital TV conference
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ITV out on top at RTS Sports Awards
ITV companies had a good night at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Sports Awards last week, triumphing in seven network and regional categories, writes Liz Shackleton.
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BBC DOMINATES RTS TV JOURNALISM NOMINATIONS
The BBC dominates the shortlist for the Royal Television Society (RTS) TV Journalism Awards, having received nominations for all but two of the 14 categories, writes Ashley Davies.