All Broadcast articles in 19 December 2003 – Page 4
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ITC unveils 12 all-time top complaints
The Independent Television Commission (ITC), set to be replaced in a fortnight by Ofcom, signed off this week by unveiling a list of the most complained about programmes in its 13-year history.
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RTE1 takes bulk order of the Bill
Fremantle has secured sales of a further 79 episodes of ITV1 police drama series The Billfor broadcast on Ireland's biggest broadcaster. RTE1 has renewed its commission of the long-running drama, produced by Thames Television, and will broadcast the new episodes throughout next year. RTE1 has ...
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ITC fines Sky£50,000 for faked report
Sky news has been forced to pay a£50,000 fine for broadcasting a faked report from a Royal Navy submarine during the Iraq war.
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NewsRedmond plans to sell off Mersey TV
Brookside creator Phil Redmond is looking to sell Mersey Television, the Liverpool-based indie he set up 21 years ago.
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NewsSky rivals to vie for games
The BBC, ITV and Five are set to pitch for some or all of the eight Premiership football games BSkyB will be forced to sell from next season.
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NewsE4 looks to US for ideas
Channel 4 sister offering E4 is looking across the pond for new programme ideas in order to inject more irreverent MTV-style content into its schedule.
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NewsHollingworth quits Five for rival ITV
One of Five's founding programme executives, controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth, is leaving to join ITV as head of continuing series.
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NewsITV bosses warned to get 'on message'
The ITV management team has ordered senior ITV, Carlton and Granada managers to brief all employees on the 'post-merger vision' - and has tasked an external researcher to cold call staff to make sure it is done properly.
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NewsAnderson future in doubt at ITV
ITV controller of news Steve Anderson could leave the network after it was revealed his role is to be scrapped after the merger.
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NewsBan on freelance work could be costly for BBC
The BBC's ban on its journalists writing newspaper and magazine columns has already run into trouble after it emerged the move may cost the corporation tens of thousands of pounds.
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BBC1 follows actors making screen debut
The BBC is to screen a one-off, fly-on-the-wall documentary following the progress of new actors on two of its flagship soaps.
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Sky will not renew Shine output deal
Sky has decided not to renew its output deal with Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.
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BBC gives indies Profile strand
The BBC is to hand an entire current affairs strand over to independent producers in a bid to increase its indie quota.
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Lygo reforms commissions system at C4
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has unveiled a new commissioning structure that will increase the amount of direct involvement he has with heads of departments.
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Indies of the year shortlisted
Broadcast this week unveils the six production companies shortlisted for the prestigious indie of the year award at next month's Broadcast Awards.
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RatingsBBC2's Pepys drama finds 2.9m
BBC2's one-off historical drama on the life of diarist Samuel Pepys put in a robost performance with 2.9 million (12.4%).
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NewsFreeview shifts 100,000 boxes a week
Freeview is selling 100,000 boxes a week in the run-up to Christmas and is expected to be in 2.5 million homes by the end of the year, according to new figures released this week.
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NewsSky One bags 24
Sky One has seen off ITV and Channel 4 and secured the rights to the third series of US thriller 24, after the BBC's exclusive negotiations broke down earlier this month
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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'An intermittently funny piece of inconsequential entertainment.'...
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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'A kind of popular, reach-me-down version of the life of the great diarist.'...