19 Dec 2000
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. The planning application includes plans for a new broadcasting centre for television transmission ...
18 Dec 2000
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and media information businesses and would complement its consumer goods, television, internet ...
information services, should enable the combined company to take a larger role in supporting advertisers ...
15 Dec 2000
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Granada Sky Broadcasting has appointed Lesley Johnson as its head of production, with responsibility for programming production across Granada Plus, Granada Breeze and Granada Men & Motors. Johnson, who has previously worked for Granada Television as head of production for lifestyle channels ...
14 Dec 2000
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Star shoots for weekly celebrity television guide...The Daily Star is launching a 56-page weekly television guide called Startime on Saturday ...
-the-scenes features on hit TV shows and exclusive celebrity interviews. A Daily Star spokeswoman said access to OK! magazine’s TV listings precipitated the launch of the Saturday supplement. “The Daily Star always wanted a ...
14 Dec 2000
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Attic Futura is to launch a teen entertainment magazine linked to the successful children’s TV programme SM:tv/cd:uk presented by Ant and Dec. The monthly magazine, to be called cd:tv and due to launch ...
’s own TV Hits. The publisher is aiming for a circulation of 180,000. Attic was selected by the show ...
14 Dec 2000
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Carlton Television has signed a £750,000 deal that will see Roche Pharmaceutical’s indigestion treatment Rennie sponsoring Christmas television on ITV. The package, which aims to take advantage ...
and Christmas on ITV stands out as a perfect example of the marriage of a sponsor to a television vehicle ...
14 Dec 2000
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If Lorraine Heggessey has the hottest seat in television, she’s clearly determined to make sure it ...
that director-general Greg Dyke’s revamp of the BBC’s TV output maintains political support by ensuring that its ...
. On the window sill behind Heggassy are a slew of awards from her time as an executive producer – she worked ...
14 Dec 2000
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such a deal until ITV accounts for significantly less than its current 60% share of total TV advertising ...
such as the Independent Television Commission, Broadcast Standards Commission and Radio Authority. Ofcom will have wide ...
12 Dec 2000
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Radio companies will be given more scope to merge with proposals for a fairer system for regulating radio ownership. The Communications White Paper will propose dropping the current points system in favour of a simpler system expected to be in line with limits on TV ownership and at the discretion ...
07 Dec 2000
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. “It was tough, driving round the country but it gave me a good compass for British media.” Pausing ...
interactive TV products in January following the acquisition of I make by its US parent. The products ...
clients and offer the best possible interactive inventory to advertisers, irrespective of platform.” ...