All Broadcast articles in 18 June 2004 – Page 4
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NewsDigital rivals hit out at BBC
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasting Group (SCBG), the trade body representing the multichannel sector, has hit out at the BBC's digital channels, claiming they are failing to meet their statutory requirements.
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NewsC4 shakes up indie rights deals
The BBC, Channel 4 and Five will take an unexpected 15% cut of all secondary rights revenue from indie shows they have commissioned once the new terms of trade are signed off in coming weeks.
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NewsRajar warns of cost of new ratings system
Radio groups may have to dig deeper into their coffers to fund electronic measurement of radio audiences, after Rajar estimated it would cost up to£25m to operate.
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NewsBravo chiefs plot Gazza FC
Paul Gascoigne, the troubled former England football ace, is being lined up to run an amateur Sunday league football team for Flextech channel Bravo.
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Ratings
ITV1 ratings slide to its worst ever
ITV1 may have attracted a mammoth 20 million viewers for its coverage of England v France on Sunday night but its Saturday schedule delivered its worst ever ratings performance - a share of just 16.1%.
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Granada on lookout for the next Trisha
Granada has drawn up a wish list of replacement hosts for Trisha Goddard, as talks over the talkshow star's new contract reached crisis point this week.
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Hadlow to give BBC4 star quality
New BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow is looking to bring on a series of high-profile faces to the channel to raise its profile.
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Freeview hits 4 million
Digital terrestrial platform Freeview is now in 4 million households as sales of set-top boxes show no sign of slowing.
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Squires vows Central will keep pitching
ITV Central managing director Ian Squires has claimed the regional franchise will continue to pitch for network productions, despite halving its workforce and closing Nottingham Studios.
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C4 charts troubles of Men Behaving Badly star
Leslie Ash - the former Men Behaving Badly star whose recent sexual antics ended in a spell in hospital - is to be profiled by Channel 4.
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One Last Job for C4's ex-cons
Channel 4 is setting up six former prisoners in business as florists for a new documentary series produced by indie Lion.
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Ratings7.9m see latest action from Euro 2004
BBC1's live coverage of the Euro 2004 match between Germany and Holland managed to average 7.9 million (36.9%), impacting on ITV1's own peaktime line-up.
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NewsBBC Technology staff balloted over strike
BBC Technology staff are threatening strike action over potential redundancies arising from the sale of BBC Technology.
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NewsHadlow departure prompts C4 restructure
Janice Hadlow's appointment as the new controller of BBC 4 has sparked a restructure of Channel 4's commissioning department.
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NewsMirror chief joins Charter review panel
Sly Bailey, the high profile chief executive of The Mirror newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror, is to sit on a government-sponsored panel looking into BBC Charter renewal.
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NewsSky rejigs board
BSkyB has appointed two independent directors, reducing the number of News Corp employees on its board.
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Ratings5.7m see Sweden's victory
The continuing Euro 2004 tournament saw an inevitable decline in its fortunes with viewers after England's initial defeat but 5.7 million (28%) saw Sweden's comprehensive victory over Bulgaria last night.
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NewsC4 reunites Band Aid stars
Channel 4 is to reunite the array of 80's pop icons who sang the smash hit Do They Know It's Christmas , to mark the 20 thanniversary of the landmark charity single
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NewsITV & BBC face off over Sherlock Holmes
ITV and the BBC are set to slug it out in a Sherlock Homes battle after both channels revealed they have commissioned new dramas based on the fictional detective.
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NewsGovernment warns over repeats
Broadcasters have been warned that if they use too many repeats of UK-produced programmes they may not be able to include them in their quotas in future.