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NewsJowell says no to a new switchover boss
The government has rejected a request by MPs to appoint a ministerial supremo to take charge of the switchover to digital television.
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NewsThis Morning editor earns promotion
This Morningeditor Debra Davidson has been promoted to executive producer enterprises within ITV Production's daytime and lifestyle department.
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NewsFox orders 24 film script
Jack Bauer finally looks set to head to the big screen after US studio 20th Century Fox commissioned a script for a feature-length film version of its drama 24.
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NewsEx-Today editor calls for transparency
Former BBC Radio 4 Todayeditor Kevin Marsh has told the news industry that it needs to be more transparent to win the confidence of audiences, and avoid the 'nervous breakdown' suffered by American journalism.
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NewsPEER POLL: Five's digital channel
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Five's digital channel strategy work?
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NewsComment - Five plus two equals ... ?
Despite the launch of two new digital channels, Five needs to redressshortcomings in its peaktime schedule to compete, says Conor Dignam,Editor.
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Five wins Screenings favourite Shark.
Five is believed to have fought off stiff competition from ITV to snap up the rights to 20th Century Fox legal drama Shark, one of the best received shows at the recent LA Screenings, writes Paul Revoir.
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Digital Channel Awards - Best Specialist Channel - Winner: At the Races
At the Races emerged victorious as best specialist channel chiefly because it provides its audience with exactly wh...
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C4 ties up Gordon Ramsay till 2011
Channel 4 has signed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in a golden handcuffs deal to work exclusively for the broadcaster until July 2011. The news follows new ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson's campaign to woo Ramsay. However, C4's new multimillion pound, four-year contract will give the broadcaster exclusive ...
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Sky News to lay off 17 staff
Sky News is to axe 17 of its reporting and production staff, and, according to senior Sky sources, is considering the future of poor-rating programmes Sky Report with Julie Etchingham and World News Tonightwith James Rubin.
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UKTV to remake The Clothes Show
UKTV is to remake classic fashion series The Clothes Show, with indie Shine lined up to produce. The series first appeared on BBC1 in 1986 and went for more than 320 episodes, fronted by fashion designer Jeff Banks and presenters Selina Scott, Caryn Franklin and ...
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Endemol appoints Zeppotron execs
Endemol UK has hired the executive producer and series producer of Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Catsto join its comedy division, Zeppotron. Ruth Phillips, who produced the US and UK versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, ...
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BBC1's New Tricks trumps ITV's X Factor
As we come to the end of a week-long ratings battle, it is clear that ITV1's The X Factor: Battle of the Stars has triumphed over Channel 4's Big Brother- yet has not emerged as the overall winner of the ...
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Sutcliffe promotion
Channel 4 has promoted Kevin Sutcliffe, the commissioner of Dispatchesand Unreported World, to become its new deputy head of news and current affairs. The former BBC executive producer and senior producer of Panoramawill now ...
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Thompson speech
BBC director general Mark Thompson will deliver the keynote speech at this year's Radio Festival at Cambridge University from 3 July to 5 July. Hosted by the Radio Academy, this year's festival will focus on how the radio industry is viewed by Britain's business leaders.
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Tipping to Parthenon
Parthenon Entertainment has hired Discovery Networks production supervisor Danny Tipping to the role of head of production. Tipping, who took up the post at the end of April, will be responsible for liaising with international co-production partners and strengthening contacts in Asia. At Discovery, Tipping set up a production management ...
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BBC diversity move
The BBC has poached a senior Channel 4 executive to become its editorial executive of diversity. Mary FitzPatrick, currently C4's editorial manager for cultural diversity, will become part of the senior management team, working under BBC director of television Jana Bennett. Beginning next month, one of her first tasks will ...
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TV faces staff drain
TV companies will face a fight to stop talented staff being poached by larger technology and new media companies as the boundaries between different media sectors disappear, according to a new report. A survey by Russell Reynolds Associates of 15 UK television companies found that one of the key challenges ...
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NewsBBC saves Match of the Day
Match of the Daypresenters Gary Lineker and Adrian Chiles can breathe easy as the BBC today retained the UK highlights rights for£171.6m, beating off competition from Five.
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NewsSit-up bosses step down
Sit-Up founder directors, Ashley Faull and John Egan and managing director, Chris Manson are reducing their involvement with the business with the view to leaving in a year's time.