All Broadcast articles in 04 August 2006
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NewsRivals prepare to block 'Carter move to ITV'
ITV's commercial rivals Channel 4 and Five are preparing to block any plans to install Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter as replacement for Charles Allen.
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NewsTime Trumpet fails to hit the high notes
BBC2's new comedy from Armando Iannucci had an uninspiring start at 10pm last night with 1.3 million (6.8%).
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NewsTigress poaches BBC producer
Factual indie Tigress Productions has poached Kath Moore from the BBC, where she produced Life of Grime.
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NewsConsultation to investigate participation TV
The Gambling Commission has opened a consultation to look into the legality of prize competitions and free draws such as those featured on participation TV channels and on shows such as This Morning.
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NewsAdapt or die says BBC radio boss
BBC controller of radio and music interactive Simon Nelson has warned that the UK's radio industry will die unless radical changes are made.
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NewsFilm4 ratings dip after launch
Film4 ratings have dropped since its highly promoted premiere, but it continues to rank as one of the most successful multichannels.
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NewsPEER POLL: Love Island v Big Brother
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Love Islandbetter than Big Brother?
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NewsOff the record - Who's Fearne Cotton?
Even the hosts of ITV1's breakfast show are clearly not all thatinterested in Love Island. In a less than well-res...
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Breakfast leads
BBC Breakfast has overtaken GMTV in the morning news ratings battle,in a further sign of viewers turning away from ITV1, writes Dan Wootton.
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Analysis - A Restoration folly?
Eloise Tooke wonders if ITV's Cruises Undercover missed the big storyand if Restoration Village was wise to spend 1.9m on a tearoom atMassey's Folley.
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Analysis - Can they take the heat?
With the share prices of big media companies such as ITV, Emap andGCap Media diving, shareholders are looking for heads to roll - but canblame really be laid at the door of the chief executives, asks Lucy Rouse.
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NewsVaughan clings to top spot despite listener dip
Johnny Vaughan's breakfast show on GCap's Capital FM is clinging onto the top spot among London's commercial stations despite recording its lowest audience yet.
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NewsRadio 4 suffers drop in listeners
Radio 4 has become one of the BBC's biggest losers in the latest round of Rajars, with bosses blaming the fall in listeners on news programmes such as the flagship Today programme.
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NewsSeawatch nets 4.4m for BBC1
The lure of deep sea corals, rock pools and Kate Humble bought BBC1 an audience of 4.4 million (21.8%) at 8pm last night.
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NewsCapital hits new low
Rajars -GCap's troubled Capital Radio has continued to lose listeners with 79,000 switching off between April and June of this year.
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NewsNext week spells D-day for Charles Allen
Further indications that ITV chief executive Charles Allen will offer to stand down at next week's board meeting have emerged with an announcement to be made on the broadcaster's results presentation on 9 August.
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Negatives service
Film laboratory and digital post-production specialist Soho Images has launched a negative cutting service. The new department is being headed by Danny Coulson with three full-time staff.
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UBC and Sky offer national radio news
UBC Media Group and BSkyB have created a national news service for commercial radio stations in a bid to take on news provider Independent Radio News (IRN).
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Sky Sports originator joins Setanta
Roger Moody, one of the original architects of the Sky Sports network, has been drafted in as a consultant to Setanta Sports, the Irish broadcaster which secured two packages of live Premiership rights in May this year.
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Smalls Festival
A festival showcasing short films for mobile phones and MP3 players is set to launch next month. Branding agency Devilfish is launching The Smalls in conjunction with the London Design Festival and online magazine