Freeing Granada's community spirit
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Granada Television's gift of 100,000 pounds sterling to launch five community projects in some of north west England's most deprived areas has encouraged local investment totalling six million pounds sterling. The scheme is the idea of TV chief executive Charles Allen, who approached five national companies, including British Aerospace Airbus, and persuaded them each to donate the time of a chief executive for five hours a week. Among the projects is the development of a new youth and sports centre in Chester and a community centre in Warrington.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1995
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Premature elation
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A High Court hearing has begun into the award of the Channel 5 licence to Channel 5 Broadcasting (C5B), a consortium made up of MAI, Pearson, EM Warburg Pincus and CLT. Failed Channel 5 bidders Virgin TV and New Century Television, backed by Rupert Murdoch, had initially been cooperating to oppose the award of the licence to C5B, but they are now experiencing a bitter split. Their legal representatives are clashing with each other at the hearing, giving a publicity opportunity to C5B.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1996
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Morning sickness: the debate over morning programmes has burst back into the headlines following the removel of This Morning editor Paula Trafford
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Editor of This Morning on Granada TV, Paula Trafford, has been relieved of day-to-day editorial control of the show, following criticism by the Independent Television Commission at an item about a jailed British soldier. The Granada team had previously been berated by the ITC for breaching product placement regulations. Television is bound by strict impartiality controls whereas newspapers are permitted to campaign in favour of political viewpoints.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1995
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