All Broadcast articles in 30 June 2006
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NewsSongs of Praise producer gets BBC Religion job
The BBC has hired Methodist lay preacher Michael Wakelin, the series producer of Songs of Praise, as its new head of religion and ethics, replacing the famously agnostic Alan Bookbinder.
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NewsBT Vision gets Lost in Translation
BT has secured a film deal with independent distributor, Momentum Pictures, for access to titles including Lost in Translation and O, Brother Where Art Thou?
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NewsBBC R1 to shake-up evening schedule
The partnership of BBC Radio 1 presenters Colin Murray and Edith Bowman is to end as part of a major shake-up of the station's specialist evening schedule.
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NewsFive's House is full up with 2.3m
The current run of Five US drama import Housecame to an end last night at 9pm with 2.3 million (10.9%).
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NewsOfcom gets European go-ahead for Freeview
Ofcom has reached agreements with a number of neighbouring European nations that the regulator says will allow 'near-universal availability' of Freeview in time for digital switchover in 2012.
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NewsAndy Duncan's letter to Tessa Jowell
The chief executive of Channel 4 has written to the culture secretary in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before 9pm. Read his letter in full here.
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NewsAllen and Lighting's letter to Tessa Jowell
The chief executives of ITV and Five have written to the culture secretary in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before 9pm. Read their letter in full here.
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NewsFind yourself a new TV job
There are 185 freelance television jobs currently available on Broadcast Freelancer. This could be your chance to make a new start or help a friend who is looking for a fresh challenge.
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NewsITV insists own production arm must make savings too
ITV says all cuts to programming budgets will apply equally to both the indie sector and its own production arm ITV Productions.
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NewsGranada International hires head of formats
Granada International (GI) has poached a 20th Century Fox director to head up its worldwide formats business, taking responsibility for series including Dancing on Iceand Nanny 911.
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NewsITV and Five launch joint offensive against junk food ban
The chief executives of ITV and Five, Charles Allen and Jane Lighting, have sent a joint letter to culture secretary Tessa Jowell in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsKeira Knightley to DJ special for GCap
Keira Knightley is to front an hour long music special for GCap Media on more than 40 stations of The One and Century FM Networks.
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NewsDiscovery US orders seconds of FutureWeapons
Discovery US has ordered a double helping of modern-day warfare series FutureWeaponsfrom Northern Ireland indie Waddell Media.
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NewsBBC current affairs loses third exec producer
The BBC is to lose its third current affairs executive producer in just over a month, with Colin Savage due to move to another position at the corporation.
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NewsPEER POLL: Charles Allen
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Charles Allen still be at ITV at the end of the year?
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NewsOff the record - Cuts at ITV
Something fishy about those cuts at ITV. Last week the broadcasterrevealed that it was making savings of 100m and ...
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Production - Rough cut - Is there life on Mars?
Malcolm Treen on the stealthy and worrying encroachment of thepart-time job in TV.
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Opinion - Comment - Killing the radio star?
With convergence changing the radio industry beyond recognition, BobShennan looks forward to next week's Radio Festival and asks: what is thefuture for our radio brands?
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Off the record - Ideas for TV shows being 'pinched'?
We've all heard about great ideas for TV shows being 'pinched' buthas the practice reached new heights? Last week ...
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NewsITV targets producers for cost savings
ITV is demanding more value for money from the indie sector and ITV Productions, this week revealing a series of measures to help cut its programming costs and reduce budgets.