All Broadcast articles in 12 December 2003 – Page 9
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ROBINSON LEAVES DISNEY AFTER FIVE YEARS.
Paul Robinson, managing director of Disney's UK television channels and worldwide head of programming strategy for
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C4 deal brings Price-drop.TV onto Freeview.
Shopping channel Price-drop.tv has taken one of the remaining slots on the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform, after it agreed a deal with Channel 4 to use its 'gifted' space on the service, writes Paul Revoir.
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Granada's Hunt to leave ITV.
Granada controller of daytime and lifestyle James Hunt is leaving the company to work in the independent sector, after he was left without a role in the ITV merger restructure, writes Paul Revoir.
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LWT puts The Good Life to test.
LWT factual has been commissioned to make an eight-part series for ITV1, in which families give up their day jobs and live self-sufficient lives in suburbia like Tom and Barbara from classic sitcom The Good Life, writes Paul Revoir.
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Silver to oversee Shine features.
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has poached Talkback head of factual John Silver to head a new
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Optimistic goes to World's End.
Johnny Vaughan's indie, World's End, has secured a deal to be a key contributor to the portfolio of new digital channels being launched by David Brook's Optimistic Network, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV's Jones calls for tax cut to protect regions.
ITV joint managing director Clive Jones has warned that ITV's regional offering could suffer if the government does not reduce the£250m 'supertax' it forces the company to pay each year, writes Jane Marlow.
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BSkyB and ITV in channel talks.
ITV is in talks with BSkyB about launching its spin-off channels as joint-ventures, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC launches Working Lunch bullying inquiry.
The BBC has launched an investigation into complaints of bullying of staff on its flagship business programme Working Lunch, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC looks serious for winter.
The launch of new current affairs strands will be the focus of BBC2's winter slate while
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Bectu warns BBC tech closure will cost jobs.
Broadcasting union Bectu has warned that up to 350 jobs could be at stake following the BBC's confirmation that it is to sell its commercial BBC Technology arm, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Arabic head quits BBC World Service.
The head of the BBC World Service's Arabic service, Gamon McLellan, is to leave the corporation after 11 years in the role, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Comment - The age of dinner sense.
Banning junk food advertising from children's television will only hurt the industry and do nothing for kids' health.
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Broadcasters fight ban on junk food ads.
Broadcasters have warned of 'severe consequences' for children's TV if the government slaps a ban on
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BBC lines up Widdecombe for boat race.
A group of 18 celebrity Oxbridge alumni are to recreate the famous university boat race for a BBC reality show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Only 1.6m get inside Frank Bruno's mind
Channel 4's in-depth profile of former boxer Frank Bruno Inside the Mind of Frank Brunoonly attracted 1.6 million (7.2%) between 21.00 and 22.00 last night (11 December).
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Radio Authority scotches Telford FM deal
The Radio Authority has thrown out The Midland News Association's attempt to take over local radio station Telford Fm, claiming it is against the public interest.
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Inside the Mind of Frank Bruno (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Its tone sobered up and what unfolded was essentially a classic boxing tale.'...
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Inside the Mind of Frank Bruno (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'Inside the mind of Frank Bruno was anything but. We learned nothing of Bruno's mental state?'...
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Inside the Mind of Frank Bruno (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'While not the initmate psychological portrait the title seemed to promise, [it] was an absorbing run-through of hi...