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BBC in 'watering hole' scheme.
The BBC's commissioning system is to undergo a further change with the introduction of a scheme in which a variety of different BBC voices are called on to develop and test programmes before they are commissioned, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Edinburgh Festival News - Comment - Ball knocked for six.
Edinburgh didn't want Sky's vision of the BBC.
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Edinburgh Festival News - Dyke on the offensive.
BBC director general Greg Dyke turned his guns on both ITV and Sky at the Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Festival News - Liddle raps right-on lobby groups.
'Bullying' interest groups are distorting reality on British television by forcing broadcasters to be too politically correct, former Today editor Rod Liddle claimed, writes Michael Rosser.
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Edinburgh Festival News - Jowell urges movement on indie rights.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has called on broadcasters and Ofcom to have the new codes of conduct for independent producers in place by the end of the year, writes Colin Robertson.
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Younge: live matches not right for BBC.
BBC Sports head of programmes and planning Pat Younge has defended the decision not to bid for live Premiership matches, claiming the corporation did not want to show irrelevant games, writes Paul Revoir.
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Lack of belief at ITV added to debacle.
ITV director of marketing Jim Hytner has admitted that the network's Saturday night ratings disaster last month was made worse because many people at the company did not believe in the programmes, writes Paul Revoir.
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ITC taken to task over paranormal.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has been attacked for its recent decision to allow broadcasters to
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ITV news boss slams 'lying' Fox News.
ITV News editor David Mannion launched a stinging attack on US broadcaster Fox News by accusing it of 'lying' to its audience, writes Paul Revoir.
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SOUNDBITES.
'Our 60-second news is a public service for people who can't be bothered to turn over'
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BBC puts family on SAS course.
The BBC is to undertake a nationwide search to find Britain's toughest family who will be put through their paces by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Broadcast to honour UK's best channel.
Broadcast is launching a channel of the year award for the first time as part of
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Henson slashes European arm.
The Jim Henson Company has virtually wiped out its entire London-based European operation as part of
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Living TV to make Access Hollywood co-pro.
Flextech's Living TV channel has nailed another deal with US broadcaster NBC with plans to make a European version of entertainment and celebrity show Access Hollywood, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITV takes bank holiday honours.
ITV1's two-part romantic thriller Alibi got off to a strong start as the channel's bank holiday peaktime line-up was a hit with viewers, writes Jon Rogers.
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SCI-FI CHANNEL CHIEF.
Dan Marks is to head the Sci-Fi Channel after being appoin-ted UK president of operator Universal
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FIVE HEAD-HUNTS.
Five is reported to have appointed head-hunters to replace Kevin Lygo as director of programmes, as
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NEW FIMBLES BOSS.
Indie Novel Entertainment, which makes pre-school series Fimbles for the BBC, has appointed entertainment producer Murray
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HAMPSON LEAVES CHX.
CHX Productions joint managing director Heather Hampson is quitting the indie after 16 years with no