All Broadcast articles in 02 December 2005 – Page 4

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    Interview: Fru Hazlitt - The Virgin queen

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    Virgin Radio's new chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, is looking to build profits by committing to getting on Freeview, launching new stations and hiring Christian O'Connell to present at breakfast-time.

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    Taking the temperature of drama

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    What is the state of British drama today? What is the role of soaps and the influence of American series?Broadcast brought together leading lights in UK drama, from both the commissioning and writing sides to debate the hot topics.

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    Comment: Jess Search - The funds are out there

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    Jess Search discusses the power of British documentary and how non-fiction film-makers are breaking into the funding coffers that are traditionally reserved for fiction.

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    Profile: Philip Edgar-Jones - Behind-the-scenes risk-taker

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    He is lauded as the man behind the success of Big Brother, but Philip Edgar-Jones is a modest man who isn't about to let his new challenge go to his head.

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    The BBC at your cervix

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    How come the BBC has cancelled something as brilliant and worthy as hospital malpractice drama Bodies?

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    Anything but bleak

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    The opinions of John Birt and Paul Abbott not withstanding, British drama is in rude health, argues Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    In My View: Dawn Airey - Supply and on-demand

    2005-12-01T08:00:00Z

    The BBC's trail-blazing Man Stroke Woman downloads show broadcasters starting to respond to changing needs, says Dawn Airey.

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    RDF Media to buy IWC in£12m deal

    2005-12-01T07:50:32Z

    Wife Swap producer RDF Media is poised to buy IWC Media, the Scottish producer behind Location, Location, Location, for around£12m.

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    News retreat from Iraq

    2005-12-01T07:50:30Z

    Sky News and ITN admitted this week that the worsening security situation in Iraq has made it almost impossible to report accurately from the war-torn country.

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    BBC pulls Guerin out of Israel

    2005-12-01T07:50:14Z

    Orla Guerin, the BBC Middle East correspondent accused of bias by the Israeli government, has been withdrawn from the region.

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    Channel 4 axes Piers Morgan politics show

    2005-12-01T07:50:12Z

    Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan's Channel 4 political chatshow has been axed following disastrous ratings.

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    Telewest beats Sky to HD launch

    2005-12-01T07:50:11Z

    Telewest is set to steal a march on rival BSkyB by rolling out a high definition TV service this week - well ahead of Sky's expected April launch.

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    ITV lines up celeb World Cup event

    2005-12-01T07:50:10Z

    ITV has lined up pop superstar Robbie Williams to appear in a major celebrity football match in the build-up to next year's World Cup.

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    Sky One show to trace royal roots of families

    2005-12-01T07:50:08Z

    Sky One has commissioned a genealogy show plus two documentaries about rare life-threatening diseases.

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    OAPs given£100 to make digital switch

    2005-12-01T07:50:06Z

    Pensioners taking part in a digital switch-over trial in Bolton have been given an allowance of£100 each to make the change to digital television.

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    4kids in talks to launch in Sit-Up slot

    2005-12-01T07:50:04Z

    US indie 4kids Entertainment, distributor of shows such as Pokemon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is in talks to launch a children's channel on Sit-Up TV's Freeview bandwidth.

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    World Service in Iran bid

    2005-12-01T07:50:02Z

    The BBC World Service is targeting Iran - one of George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' countries - for the launch of its next TV station.

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    UKTV sport brief for Sebert

    2005-12-01T07:50:00Z

    UKTV has drafted in former British Eurosport managing director Pierre-Jean Sebert to work on a range of projects including a possible sports channel.

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    Ricochet bosses net£15m windfall

    2005-12-01T07:48:00Z

    Ricochet chiefs Nick Powell and Nick Southgate are set to land a£15m cash windfall by this time next year, after the Supernanny producer was acquired by drama indie Shed.

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    Cilla to make ITV comeback

    2005-11-30T16:44:55Z

    Cilla Black is returning to ITV1 as a judge on new reality talent show Soapstar Superstar, three years after quitting Blind Date.