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BBC's general factual review delayed again.
The long-awaited review of the BBC's general factual commissioning system has been delayed again, leaving staff increasingly frustrated and fearing that it may never be published, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Floella to tackle racism for CBBC.
Veteran Playschool presenter Floella Benjamin has been commissioned by the BBC to make a film about her early life and the racism she encountered on her arrival in England from Trinidad, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC 4 splashes out on Graef doc.
BBC 4 has commissioned one of its most expensive documentaries to date after signing off a #500,000 medical investigation two-parter from Films of Record, writes Penny Hughes
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Figures herald broadband gain.
Interactive producers received a much-needed shot in the arm this week after it emerged that the
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Driving School star to get BBC film treatment.
BBC Docusoap Driving School, which made a star out of hapless Welsh housewife Maureen Rees and her long-suffering husband, is to be turned into a comedy feature film written by the co-creator of cult Channel 4 series Spaced, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TABLOID TALES SHOW.
Endemol-owned Brighter Pictures has emerged as the producer of new BBC 1 series Tabloid Tales set
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VIRGIN HIRES TOP DUO.
Virgin Radio has poached Century 105.4 FM Sony award-winning duo of DJs 'Simon James and Hill'
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BBC BEEFS UP REGIONS.
The BBC has appointed its first devolution correspondent in the English regions as a response to
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BROADCAST EVENT.
There are still a few delegate places available for the Broadcast 'Future of Commissioning' conference that
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'No hostile bids', says Clear Channel.
Clear Channel International (CCI) chief executive Roger Parry has moved to reassure the UK radio industry
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Moss to head Visual Voodoo.
Former Chrysalis TV head Tony Moss has been named as the new head of ITN Factual division Visual Voodoo, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC restructures entertainment.
The BBC's in-house entertainment production department is to be reorganised into four new groups overseen by separate creative heads to give it more focus and cut down competition between its two bases in Manchester and London, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Zenith Entertainment chief executive stands down.
Zenith Entertainment chief executive Steve Matthews has stood down from his post as a result of a serious illness, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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RATINGS - All smiles as BBC 2 comedy comes up trumps.
BBC 2's recent spate of successful comedies continued apace this week with Dead Ringers transferring successfully from BBC Radio 4 to the small screen, writes Jon Rogers
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DJ AGENCY GETS£1M.
Former BBC production chief executive Matthew Bannister has secured a #1m investment from venture capitalists to
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BBC 3 GETS LAUNCH DATE.
BBC digital youth channel BBC 3 is finally set to launch on Sunday 9 February with
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SHINDLER TALK ON BBC 4.
Red Production founder Nicola Shindler's Huw Wheldon Lecture is set to be broadcast on BBC 4
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HEGGESSEY BOOSTS TEAM.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has moved to fill a key position in her team by
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GAMES LAUNCH ON CABLE.
Interactive TV entertainment company YooMedia has sealed an exclusive agreement with Cartoon Network to launch a
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FREEVIEW CHANNEL HIRE.
BBC London executive editor Jane Mote has been named as the new channel controller of the