Small MPU – Page 528
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NewsMüller boss takes commercial radio job
Müller managing directer Andrew Harrison has been named as chief executive of the newly formed commercial radio industry body RadioCentre.
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NewsBlogcast: Dan Wootton at the American Idol final
Entertainment events that bring the US to a standstill have previously been limited to the annual Oscars ceremony and the Superbowl. Not any more. A British format has joined that list and is being touted by broadcasting pundits as the biggest US TV show in history.
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NewsCampaign to move a terrestrial channel out of London launches
A campaign to move one major television channel out of London - either BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 or Five - has been launched this week.
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NewsBBC issues new public speaking rules
The BBC has updated its guidelines on public speaking to news and current affairs staff, following the row over a controversial after-dinner speech by Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys last September.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to British journalists killed in Iraq
Tributes have been paid to former ITN cameraman Paul Douglas and his British colleague James Brolan, who were both killed in a car bomb blast in Iraq yesterday.
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NewsImages of BBC central Manchester site revealed
Central Manchester has released the first images of its vision for a BBC-centred 'Media Zone' in the city, responding to Salford's bid to become the corporation's home in the area.
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NewsFalcon Beach proves popular for Fremantle
Fremantle Media has secured a raft of sales for its new teen drama Falcon Beachafter promoting the series to international broadcasters at last week's LA Screenings.
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NewsBlogcast: CD:UK but with an American twist
The original CD:UKmay be temporarily off air after being unceremoniously axed by ITV only to be picked up by Five, but the format is thriving in the most lucrative of markets - the US. Broadcast goes behind the scenes at ...
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NewsITV1's celebrity X Factor grabs 5.5m
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, ITV1's latest weapon against Channel 4's Big Brother, had the upper hand with the new series gaining 5.5 million (24.9%) at 9pm.
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NewsPay windfall for BBC Trust team
BBC chairman Michael Grade is to pocket an extra£57,000 a year when he takes over as chairman of the new BBC Trust which is to replace the governors.
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NewsBeckhams World Cup Party scores 7.1m for ITV1
The glitz and the glamour of David and Victoria Beckham's World Cup party brought 7.1 million (32.7%) to ITV1.
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NewsNTL hires Virgin brand execs
NTL has confirmed it has hired Virgin brand executives James Kydd and Ashley Stockwell to its senior management team.
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NewsGI promotes Maxwell
Granada International has promoted Fiona Maxwell to director of operations and servicing.
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TWI brokers Miss World mobile deal
TWI has brokered a deal between the Miss World Organisation and Indian mobile services provider Mauj Telecom that will see the launch of a range of mobile content based around this year's event.
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C4 Opus Dei doc to air in US
Channel 4 documentary Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Codehas been picked up by US producer and distributor Faith & Values Media to air on the Hallmark Channel this June.
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Entara picks up Nick's Scurvy Rascals
Children's entertainment company Entara has expanded its portfolio of properties with the acquisition of all rights to the award-winning boys' series Those Scurvy Rascals.
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NewsBejuba! opens UK office
LA-based children's entertainment company Bejuba! Entertainment is expanding its presence in Europe, with the opening of a UK office.
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TVF racks up deals for Geldof doc
Factual distributor TVF International has secured a raft of deals across Europe for its latest slate of programming, including multiple sales for Geldof in Africa.
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NewsNat Geo sells wildlife to ten countries
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has secured deals in ten countries for more than 20 of its recently delivered wildlife titles.
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NewsScandis snap up C4 shock docs
Channel 4 International has racked up further sales in Scandinavia for its latest line-up of factual titles, including The Boy With a Tumour for a Face IIand The Falling Man.