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NewsDurkin defends Great Global Warming doc
Martin Durkin, director of Channel 4's The Great Global Warming Swindle, writes here for the first time since Ofcom rapped the broadcaster for breaching 'due impartiality' and treating contributors unfairly.
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NewsBT Vision to charge for on-demand BBC content
BT Vision customers are being asked to pay for on-demand BBC content, despite it being freely available on the iPlayer.
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FeaturesHero of the hour
Heroes creator Tim Kring, fresh from his Bafta win, talks to Robin Parker about second album syndrome and how he came up with one of the most original shows on air.
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CommentDawn goes in Thirkells
As filming begins on Extreme Wife for C4, presenter Dawn Porter has been getting a masterclass in formats from a leading producer and later needs to fend off randy men in hot tubs.
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CommentBlog: A Year in Tibet
Adam Alexander reveals how he ran the guantlet of Chinese customs and 'boxed clever' to make forthcoming BBC Four documentary A Year in Tibet.
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NewsSky EPG set for year of big-money deals
This year will be a bumper one for multimillion-pound Sky EPG deals, according to the founder of a company that brokers deals for channel slots.
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FeaturesUnreported World: China’s Olympic Lie
Persistence and humour helped film-maker Andrew Carter expose human rights abuses in China.
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NewsBroadcast Letters - Issue: 9 February 2007
The letters that featured in the 9 February 2007 issue of Broadcast
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Comment: Make this your mission
John Geraint issues a rallying call for targets to make broadcasters other than the BBC commission network production from the UK nations
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The BBC's next techno-revolution
Every year the BBC spends£60m on new media and, of the£355m annual savings director general Mark Thompson hopes to make, almost two-thirds will be channelled into new media. We took four emerging technologies at the heart of the BBC's new media strategy and asked a panel of commentators to assess ...
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Stopping the download pirates
Do broadcasters inevitably face massive losses from the increasing problem of programme piracy or can they beatthe pirates with a combination of legislation and their own download sites? Meg Carter reports.
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Production - ITV at 50 - A happy 50th birthday for ITV?
ITV this year celebrates its 50th birthday. Here five former executives explore the challenges facing the UK's big gest commercial channel as it prepares for its second half century in a rapidly changing broadcasting environment.
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NewsWebsite offers 'free' Sky channels
BSkyB is investigating a website that is offering a selection of its subscription channels, including the Playboy Channel, for free.
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Analysis - Who should rule the BBC?
Lord Burns' proposals are on the table, Ofcom has made its recommendations and Michael Grade has set out his stall. Here, four leading industry figures consider the ideas for the future governance and regulation of the BBC.
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Who should rule the BBC?
Charles AllenITV supports a strong BBC and the renewal of the Charter. But it has long been clear to the industry that the BBC governors' dual role as management and regulatory board does not work. The events of the past two years have proved that beyond doubt and now Lord ...
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Production - Rough cut - Degrees of separation.
Ariel White asks what happens to the relationship between contributor and producer when filming is over.
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Spooks producer goes into film-making
Indie Kudos, producer of BBC1's Spooks and Hustle , is setting up a film production company. The project is a joint-venture between Kudos managing directors Stephen Garrett and Jane Featherstone and former FilmFour head Paul Webster. Garrett said: 'The synergy ...