Boaden steps in at BBC current affairs

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BBC News has appointed Helen Boaden as head of its current affairs department, replacing Mark Damazer, who will become head of political programs effective September 1998. Boaden, who was editor of BBC News and Current Affairs output in Manchester, UK, for three years, will not give up his current position as head of BBC News business programs, a post she has been holding since January 1997. As head of current affairs, Boaden is expected to oversee department that produces the BBC1 show Here and Now, BBC2's Correspondent and radio programs such as File on 4 and Analysis.

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Appoints Helen Boaden as head of its current affairs department, replacing Mark Damazer who was named head of political programs

British Broadcasting Corp.

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Channel 4 to bid for Test cricket live rights

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Channel 4 is submitting a proposal to obtain the live rights to the home cricket Test Matches in the UK in summer 1999. The group would be competing with other interested parties such as BBC and BSkyB, but C4 could opt for a possible C4/Sky link to allow the two groups to take turns in broadcasting the live matches. C4, which is said to be serious with its bid to air the live games, aimed to air its first cricket in 1998, but was beaten by BBC for the highlights of England's Ashes tour of Australia in winter 1998.

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Is submitting proposal to obtain live rights to home cricket Test Matches in the UK in summer 1999

Channel 4

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Two-timers

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UK developers of television program formats are looking at ways to protect their creations, especially given potential earnings, and a lack of formal legal protection for their formats. Some approaches include breach of confidence, and trademark infringement. An issue is that ideas can not be patented, but logos, scripts, and physical objects can often be patented.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Patent Law, Usage, Officials and employees, Intellectual property, Television production companies

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