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C4 to give E4 an interactive slant
Channel 4 is understood to be rethinking the brief for its new entertainment channel with greater emphasis on interactive and internet-related shows, writes John Plunkett.Sources told Broadcast C4 has asked producers
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Peel named ITC public affairs head
Richard Peel has been named as Paul Smee's replacement as the Independent Television Commission's director of public affairs and regions, writes Liz Shackleton.Peel, 47, worked in press and PR at BBC
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Eyre digs heels in over News at Ten
ITV is preparing for a stand-up row over growing demands to restore News at Ten.ITV chief executive Richard Eyre is due to speak at an industry meeting on Thursday (18 November)
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Rapido scores sitcom first with C4 project
Light entertainment specialist Rapido is developing its first sitcom to go out on Channel 4, writes Katy Elliott.The independent has struck a deal with the broadcaster to develop a script with
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Root draws up ArtZone for BBC 2 Sunday evening slot
BBC 2 controller Jane Root unveiled plans this week for a long-anticipated new arts zone, which will launch on the channel next April, writes Tim Dams.Called ArtZone, the 90-minute slot is
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FLEXTECH BIDS FOR C5 STAKE
Flextech has made a bid for Warburg Pincus' 18 per cent stake in Channel 5. Warburg Pincus' advisers handling the sale, Greenhill, said a number of bidders have expressed interest. But
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DYKE PICKS TWO FOR REVIEW
BBC director-general designate Greg Dyke has appointed two 'project leaders' to work with him on his review of BBC Broadcast: BBC controller of corporate strategy Carolyn Fairbairn and BBC Broadcast director
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C4 DEFENDS DISPATCHES
Channel 4 has strongly defended Bafta and RTS award-winning documentary Dispatches: Inside the ALF, following reports that investigative journalist Graham Hall had served time for various offences and had been discredited
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YORKE MOVES TO EAST END
John Yorke has been lined up to replace EastEnders executive producer Matthew Robinson early next year.An executive producer in the BBC drama series department, Yorke is currently working on the second
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GWR AND SCOTS UNITE
The GWR Group has joined forces with Scottish Radio Holdings to apply for the second local digital radio multiplex in London. The two groups have formed a consortium, Score Now Limited,
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BARB'S FIRST DIGITAL FIGURES*
The first digital-only data from Barb shows ITV losing less audience share than the BBC in digital homes compared with all TV homes, writes Liz Shackleton. According to Barb's first figures
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YTTP backs Fenton's Zig Zag Productions
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTP) has launched a joint-venture with Zig Zag Productions, the indie set up by Danny Fenton and which was formerly housed at Transmedia Productions.Under the deal,
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Salmon slams ITV 'fast food'
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has attacked last week's ITV schedule, labelling it a 'burger bonanza' and 'a fast food feast for viewers and advertisers', writes Tim Dams.Speaking at the Royal
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RTS's Bunce to step down in mid-2000
Michael Bunce is to step down from his role as executive director of the Royal Television Society next summer after nine years in the job, writes Tim Dams.Bunce, 64, has overseen
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Nickelodeon cuts Nick AM
Nickelodeon is to axe its long-running breakfast show, Nick AM, as part of a restructuring that will see the merger of its live and studio production outfits, writes John Plunkett.Staff were
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Money Channel will air all day
The Money Channel has announced it will broadcast 24 hours a day when it launches next February and will plough significant extra investment into programming and e-commerce, writes John Plunkett.The station,
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NTL AND VIVENDI DEALS REFERRED TO COMPETITION BODY
Trade & Industry Secretary Stephen Byers last week made two controversial referrals to the Competition Commission, formerly the Monopolies & Mergers Commission. NTL's proposed takeover of the domestic area of rival
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EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS HELP SLASH CAPITAL RADIO PROFITS
Pre-tax profits at Capital Radio slumped 39 per cent to£15.8 million for the 12 months to the end of September due to a raft of exceptional items, including an operating
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SKY PICTURES GOES UNDERGROUND WITH TUBE TALES
Tube Tales, the first of a slate of theatrical and Sky Premiere showings from BSkyB's UK film production house, Sky Pictures, is set to air this week. Produced by Richard Jobson,
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NAT GEO PROMISES EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE FOR MEN
The National Geographic Channel has launched a new channel, Adventure One, aimed at 18 to 35-year-old men. The channel, which is free to air on Sky Digital, airs for 18 hours,