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TALKS OVER BLANK FUTURE
Pearson Television has confirmed it is in talks with ITV and the BBC over the future of Grundy gameshow Blankety Blank. The negotiations were prompted by host Lily Savage signing a
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SEVEN EYE WELSH LICENCE
Seven groups have applied for the new south Wales analogue regional radio licence, including the Guardian Media Group, GWR-backed The Radio Corporation, Kelvin MacKenzie's The Wireless Group and Jazz FM. Other
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SURVEY BACKS BROAD BBC
A survey by BMRB on behalf of the BBC has found that 86 per cent of respondents believe it is either extremely or very important for the BBC to maintain its
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ROBINSON NO TO SMG BID
Granada Group has stated that, as a 20 per cent shareholder in Scottish Media Group (SMG), it would not give its approval to a£225 million SMG bid for Ginger Media
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Faull fleshes out interactive plans
Former On Digital executive director of broadcasting Ashley Faull has revealed further details of his new interactive entertainment company, as it begins to raise backing worth£50 million.The new venture, renamed
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Brits clean up at 27th Emmys
UK producers and broadcasters swept the board at the 27th International Emmys on Monday (22 November), winning in six of the seven categories, writes Liz Shackleton.However, there were ties in three
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C5 snaps up wildlife pair from Tigress
Channel 5 has lined up celebrity wildlife films from Tigress Productions starring Julia Roberts and Whoopi Goldberg, writes Tara Conlan.Tigress has produced a number of celebrity-based wildlife shows for ITV and
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Fox Kids lures Ward from MTV to lead UK expansion
Fox Kids UK is preparing to increase its UK-originated programming and has drafted in MTV Europe production manager Claire Ward to spearhead the drive, writes Tara Conlan.Fox Kids managing director Rod
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Chrysalis TV posts pre-tax losses of£2.5m
Chrysalis TV made pre-tax losses of£2.5 million in the year to 31 August, blaming its performance on a£3 million write-off for its Australian-based soap opera, Breakers, axed in the
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GRANADA POACHES PIZEY TO BOOST FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
Granada Television Entertainment has poached Clare Pizey, a BBC features and events editor, to join its senior team as executive producer. Granada Television controller of entertainment Duncan Gray said Pizey would
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CARLTON AMERICA AND GRANADA SEAL US JOHN DENVER DEAL
Carlton America has struck a deal with Granada Entertainment USA (GE USA) for exclusive worldwide distribution rights to GE USA's new film, Take Me Home: The John Denver Story. The deal
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GWR APPOINTS WATSON TO DRIVE UK RADIO GROWTH
The GWR Group - the parent outfit of Classic FM - has appointed head of special projects Gregory Watson to the new post of director of operational strategy, to oversee the
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INVEST TV RECRUITS FOR SIMPLY MONEY
Invest TV is to recruit up to 10 extra journalists for its Simply Money website and interactive TV channel, which is due to begin trial broadcasts by the end of the
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SONY BRINGS ASIAN CHANNEL TO NOTTINGHAM
Sony's premium Asian pay-TV channel, Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia), has extended its carriage in the UK with a distribution deal with NTL in Nottingham. The channel, which is already
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BAFTA INVITES SINGER TO GIVE MASTERCLASS
Flextech chairman and chief executive Adam Singer will be the next guest in the cable and satellite season of Bafta management masterclasses on Monday (29 November). Singer (right) will talk about
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ITC FINES SIMA TV OVER IRAN PROGRAMMES ..
The Independent Television Commission has imposed a£20,000 penalty on Sima TV for breaching the licensing code. Programmes broadcast in July about Iran were found to have failed to provide a
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... AND NAMES PA CONSULTING AS REGULATORY AUDITOR
The ITC has appointed management and technology consultancy PA Consulting Group to conduct a survey among its licensees to determine key priorities for regulatory change. The survey is part of the
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CARLTON/SWMDA LAUNCH LOCAL FILM-MAKER SCHEME
Carlton Broadcasting, West Country Region is linking up with the South West Media Development Agency (SWMDA) to launch an initiative for local film-makers to make 10-minute documentaries for regional broadcast. The
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GWR/RIL SEAL MINSTER DEAL
GWR and Radio Investments Limited (RIL) are to buy the remaining 50 per cent stake in Minster Sound. The deal, which values the York-based four-station group at£9.6 million, will give
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FLEXTECH/TELEWEST DEAL
Flextech has signed a deal to put all its wholly owned and UK TV channels on Telewest's newly launched digital cable platform.The agreement includes 'substantial' joint marketing initiatives and interactive options.