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Trade Talk - Popular front
John Sullivan, who penned BBC comedy classics such as Citizen Smith and Only Fools and Horses, is taking his talent to ITV. Tina Mistry asks why.
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On the threat posed to the lucrative kids' advertising market by the upcoming Swedish presidency of the EU.
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News Analysis - Preferential treatment
When Channel 4 wrote to indies recently it looked as if a preferred supplier system was on the cards. Wale Azeez reports on the growth of two-tier commissioning in broadcasting.
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Opinion - Viewers must see what fee pays for
By the time you read this, Gavyn Davies' report into the BBC's future funding will have been published. And all the signs are that, after digesting a myriad of weird and
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Succession Planning - One day all this will be yours
Because many independents are so closely identified with their founding members, outfits can be vulnerable if they leave. In the first of a new series of exploring business issues faced by indies, Peter Keighron looks at succession.
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Eclipse - Covering the eclipse
The UK's broadcasters have taken different approaches to the country's first solar eclipse since 1927. While the BBC is offering extensive live coverage of the event on television and radio, ITV will rely on ITN for updates.
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NewsVoD to reach 20%
Videoondemand will account for only a fifth of TV viewing in Europe by 2012, with growth held back by hardtobreak TV habits, according to global business consultancy Bain & Company.
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Interview - Live and kicking
'Less talk, more music' is controller Roger Wright's blueprint for success at Radio 3. His new-look schedule rolls out this month but how will these orchestral manoeuvres go down with the station's demanding audience?
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TX - TRULY WEIRD
Producer: Granite ProductionsBroadcaster: Sky OneStart: 20.00, 5 AugustLength: 3 x 30-minutesCommissioned by: James Baker, Jamie RobertsExecutive producer: Simon WelfareProducer/directors: Kerry McKibbin, Simon WestcottWhere can you find a cockroach Hall of Fame,
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Off the Record - Neighbours aren't always good friends
The ghost of Greg Dyke hung heavy in the air at Pearson's half-yearly results presentation at the British Library on Monday. Pearson grand fromage Marjorie Scardino did her best to exorcise
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Off the Record - Baz of all trades
Is there no end to Peter Bazalgette's talents? Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted the great man's byline in the book review section of Off The Record's favourite weekend rag, The Guardian.
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Off the Record - Cheese bored
OTR is a sucker for food programmes and can't wait for Crazy About Cheese, the latest offering on the widely watched Carlton Food Network. The show, which starts next week and
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Off the Record - Server cues
A disturbing press release arrives from the good people of Sony regarding the trial of its new server system at the BBC's Millbank studios. The Beeb, it appears, has decided not
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Off the Record - Blinded by the light
Readers concerned about how to take a peek at next week's solar eclipse without hurting their eyes need only consult Virgin Radio spin guru Russell Millard. Our Russ, OTR is informed,
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Off the Record - Snatch of the Day
No-one was more surprised by Des Lynam's (right) defection to commercial TV than Match of the Day executive editor Niall Sloane. Speaking after the Office of Fair Trading's court case defeat
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Off the Record - News on the Street-Porter
OTR's peepers usually glass over at any mention of the millennium, but we perked up this week when we heard that those cash-strapped hacks at The Independent have thought up a
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Off the Record - Press Gang
No matter how frantically busy today's TV execs get, somehow they can always find time get their names in the papers. In a new spot we round up their latest inky musings so you don't have to bother ...
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Sky adds extra£10m for original shows
BSkyB is to pump an extra£10 million into original programming over the next year, the lion's share of which will fund new peaktime British drama and comedy shows.Sky Networks' annual
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Worldwide in US deal with Granada
BBC Worldwide and Granada Media have launched GB Productions, a Los Angeles-based venture set up to sell UK sitcom and drama formats into the US.The ground-breaking operation will be headed by
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Edmonds gears up to make challenge to F1
Noel Edmonds is masterminding a major global project to rival Formula One level motor racing, writes Tina Mistry.