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ADVERTISER-FUNDED PROGRAMMING - Cometh the hour cometh the ad man.
Declining advertising revenues have forced broadcasters to re-examine the potential of advertiser-funded television. But many fear they will lose editorial independence as well as revenues from conventional spot advertising
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TX - The truth is out there.
In BBC 2's new gameshow Liar the studio audience must try to identify which person out
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BBC PITCHES TOP OF THE POPS AGAINST SM:TV.
The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Pops
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BBC'S TRANTER RECOMMISSIONS LINDA GREEN.
BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a second series of comedy drama Linda
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CARLTON TO GIVE THE VICE FIFTH OUTING.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a fifth series of Carlton drugs and prostitution
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LOOKALIKE'S ELVIS TRIBUTE.
The 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley is to be marked by a one-off
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FOX KIDS TO SHOW JAPANESE HAMSTER TOON.
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has secured the TV rights to the Japanese animation series Hamtaro from
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ITV to lure men onto live marriage show.
Unsuspecting boyfriends could find themselves getting proposed to and then hitched live on air as part of a new Carlton show for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers
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NEW PRESENTERS FOR REVAMPED LIQUID NEWS.
Presenter Claudia Winkleman and BBC reporter Colin Paterson are to front a revamped Liquid News, the
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ACE LIGHTNING SALES.
BBC Worldwide has secured further international sales for its flagship computer-generated, live-action kids series Ace Lightning
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Moyle to be BBC arts head.
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has appointed creative director of arts Franny Moyle as the BBC's new head of arts commissioning, replacing Roly Keating who is to concentrate on his role as controller of digital culture channel BBC 4, writes Leigh
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Navy drama will be ITV flagship.
ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a
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C5'S MARVELLOUS DEAL.
Spider-Man, the Hollywood blockbuster based on the Marvel comics superhero, is to get its UK terrestrial
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Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC.
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for
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POP IDOL MAY GO GLOBAL.
19TV chief executive Simon Fuller is developing plans to launch an international version of the hit
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Viewers have say on ITV regions
Viewers have backed ITV's controversial plan to reduce the number of regional programmes it airs, writes Steve Aston
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Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for the BBC's new flagship politics format for the under 45s, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC 4 airs blanket Edinburgh festival
BBC 4 is set to become the TV home of the Edinburgh festival as part of the BBC's most comprehensive coverage of the annual event to date, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Navy drama will be ITV flagship
ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a new drama based on the Royal Navy, writes Steve Aston
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Classic FM bags Derham for rejig
ITN newsreader Katie Derham is set to make her radio debut as the presenter of a new weekly show for national radio station Classic FM, writes Georgina Lipscomb