All Broadcast articles in 31 October 2008 – Page 2
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FeaturesThe future for music shows
Q: What are going to be the key editorial ingredients that make music shows successful in future?
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NewsBSkyB profits up 25%
BSkyB has announced quarterly profits of£179m, up 25% for the three months to the end of September.
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NewsBBC Trust: tighten editorial controls
The BBC Trust has called on the BBC to toughen up its editorial controls and demanded that it offers an on-air apology to licence fee payers for the prank phone call scandal involving Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
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NewsRoss suspended for 12 weeks
The BBC has suspended Jonathan Ross for 12 weeks without pay - but warned that the consequences for managers will be “more serious”.
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Lesley Douglas's resignation letter
The following is the text of an exchange of letters which took place earlier today between Lesley Douglas, controller, BBC Radio 2, 6 Music and Popular Music and the director general of the BBC.
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NewsLesley Douglas resigns
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has resigned from the corporation saying she believes it is “right that [she] takes responsibility” for ‘Sachsgate'.
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NewsComplaints top 35,000 but start to slow
The number of complaints flooding into the BBC over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank call has reached 35,700 but has finally started to slow.
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NewsBBC pulls Buzzcocks tonight
The BBC has cancelled the broadcast of tonight's planned edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks because it featured disgraced comedian Russell Brand.
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FeaturesHow can indies get the best deal?
Q: Investment vehicle Motive is offering finance for indies struggling with cash flow. As a producer with my own production company how do I go about getting the best deal in exchange for the least equity in my business from a potential investor?
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NewsMcDonald steps down from News at Ten
Trevor McDonald has confirmed he is to step down from his role as co-presenter of ITV's News at Ten in late November.
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NewsBBC braces itself for Trust verdict
BBC executives are bracing themselves for the BBC Trust's verdict on Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand after a gruelling three-hour emergency meeting.
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FeaturesCreative Review - NTA graphics
Full programme packaging and logo design created by Rushes for the National TV Awards 2008.
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NewsHuntingford joins Boomerang Plus
Cardiff-based indie Boomerang Plus has appointed former Chrysalis Group chairman Richard Huntingford as a non-executive chairman.
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NewsBBC2 to air Perkins tribute
BBC2 is to host a tribute night to the late comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins next month, featuring a special edition of the Comedy Connections strand and an episode of Channel 4 comedy Father Ted.
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NewsSky1 to air Britney special
Sky1 has secured the exclusive UK broadcast rights for the much-anticipated Britney Spears special, Britney: For the Record.
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NewsBBC1 goes for Speed instead of Ross
The BBC has scheduled the Keanu Reeves film Speed in place of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tomorrow evening - as the number of complaints about Ross' and Russell Brand's obscene prank phone call reached 30,500.
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NewsBlumenfeld joins ITVP
Amaze TV has ceased trading and its boss Remy Blumenfeld is joining ITV Productions as the head of a newly formed global formats team.
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NewsViewers give ITV1 a ratings award
ITV1's live coverage of the National Television Awards brought in a solid audience of 5.3m viewers (22%) at 8pm but lost 1.6m from last year.