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NewsLiz Murdoch's MacTaggart lecture in full
The full James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture delivered by Liz Murdoch at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
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CommentRobert Hughes: an appreciation
Oxford Film and Television’s Nicolas Kent looks back at the life and TV career of art critic Bob Hughes
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CommentHelp us paint a picture of the industry in 2012
Our census of the creative media industries is vital for making change, says Dinah Caine.
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NewsBroadcasters to appeal Dale Farm footage ruling
The NUJ, BBC, ITN, BSkyB and Hardcash Productions are appealing a Crown Court order for them to hand over footage to the police that was recorded during the Dale Farm evictions.
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Behind The ScenesSubmarine Patrol, Nat Geo/C5
Spending 50 days filming with the crew of HMS Turbulent was cramped and difficult – but we had the adventure of a lifetime, says Geoff Small.
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FeaturesSparking creativity: expert tips
Hazel Marshall of the BBC Academy’s creativity and special projects team asks five leading creatives for their tips on generating ideas and allowing inspiration to flourish.
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NewsESPN to air Premier League on Freeview
ESPN is to broadcast the first freely available Premier League match on Freeview as part of a weekend promotion to drive awareness of the channel.
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CommentAbove Suspicion: Silent Scream, ITV1
Producer Cherry Gould reveals the challenge of creating film clips on a TV budget for tonight’s Above Suspicion.
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Behind The ScenesHarry's Arctic Heroes, BBC1
A 160-mile trek, -36°C and just dried rations to survive on? What these four amputee ex-soldiers achieved was inspirational, says Alexis Girardet.
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NewsGov’t moves to protect children from VoD porn
The government is to tighten controls preventing children from accessing hardcore pornographic material through video-on-demand (VoD) services.
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The Broadcast InterviewBBC Entertainment: Mark Linsey
The BBC’s controller of entertainment wants more ideas from indies for primetime slots on Saturdays, particularly live shows with an interactive element.
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Behind The ScenesWonderland: the Trouble With Love and Sex, BBC2
Working with animators for the first time on a documentary dealing with the difficult subject of marital breakdown gave Zac Beattie ‘the fear’
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The Broadcast InterviewPlum Pictures: building business brick by brick
Having constructed a house out of Lego for James May’s Toy Stories, the Plum founders are clearly up for a challenge. Balihar Khalsa speaks to the former BBC duo about setting up on their own.
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NewsTalkSport helps UTV to record profits
TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.
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CommentA lot to like about Later
Later with Jools Holland is a masterpiece of planning and execution, writes Lisa Campbell.
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NewsOpenFARM bridges MAM access
A new freely available software programme could open up proprietary media asset management (MAM) systems so that they can be accessed and analysed by third parties.
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NewsJeremy Hunt outlines local TV plans
UK broadcasters will be able to win a higher slot on the EPG if they engage with the government’s local TV agenda.
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NewsThompson fires back at Sky
EDINBURGH: Mark Thompson has slammed Sky for failing to invest in British talent and content but the big idea of his MacTaggart speech is that Sky should pay to re-transmit PSB channels.
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NewsThompson "up for the fight" with critics
EDINBURGH: Mark Thompson has proclaimed himself “up for the fight” of leading the BBC and taken aim at the newspapers that harangue the corporation.
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NewsMark Thompson's MacTaggart
The full transcript of BBC director general Mark Thompson’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.