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NewsInterview - Charlotte Ashton: Revitalising UKTV
Charlotte Ashton, UKTV's head of entertainment and factual, explains how UKTV is branching out from repeating BBC classics to commissioning original shows such as Wogan: Then and Now.
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Life at the bottom
Young people starting out in TV do months of unpaid work and then only get an average salary of£12,000. Geoff White spoke to five people in their 20s about life in the industry.
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RDF's American figurehead
Chris Coelen will play a dual role in RDF's US strategy by representing UK indies in the competitive US market and heading RDF's American production arm.
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Leader - No excuse for exploitation
The practice of taking on young people to do unpaid work experience in TV is exploitation by the back door, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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NewsHit looks to launch new kids channel
Bob the Builder owner Hit Entertainment is in talks with Hallmark Channel parent Sparrowhawk about launching a UK kids channel.
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NewsTough start to year for Five
Five has suffered a blow with new figures showing ad revenue and ratings have tumbled since the new year.
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NewsFreeview set to overtake Sky this year
Freeview looks set to overtake Sky Digital as the most popular digital TV platform before the end of this year.
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NewsITV makes Sabih head of reality
Hell's Kitchenexecutive producer Layla Sabih has been handed a new role of overseeing reality commissioning for ITV.
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NewsNorth One wins£35m F1 contract
ITV Sport is signing off a£35m deal with North One Television which will see the indie exclusively produce its Formula One coverage for the next five years.
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Motive buys indie Brown Eyed Boy
Motive Television, the indie set up by former Chrysalis TV chief Mick Pilsworth, has made its first acquisition, buying a stake in the company behind BBC3 comedy 3 Non Blondes.
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RDF employs Manners to grow rights business
RDF has poached Flextech's director of rights, Debbie Manners, to become its commercial director.
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NewsJimmy's Farm corrals 3.5m
Despite the new series of BBC2's Jimmy's Farmgaining a very healthy 3.5 million (14.3%) it still trailed behind Channel 4 and Five at 9pm.
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NewsIPTV service KIT to close
10.30am: Kingston Interactive Television (KIT), one of the first IPTV services in the UK, is to close down in April.
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NewsTinopolis executive jailed for dangerous driving
A Tinopolis executive has been jailed for three years after being convicted for causing death by dangerous driving.
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NewsNTL will bid for Premiership rights
NTL has confirmed plans to bid for the live broadcast rights to Premier League football matches.
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NewsFreeview reaches 10m landmark
9.15am:Sales of Freeview boxes have hit the 10 million mark after an average of 70,000 flew off the shelves each week in January.
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NewsNews Quiz comedian Linda Smith dies
8.45am:Comedian Linda Smith, famous for her appearances on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, has died aged 48, after a long struggle with cancer.
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NewsQueen Mother to be the latest C4 royal muse
The Queen Mother will be the latest member of the Royal Family to have her life examined in a controversial Channel 4 special.
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Wagner to usher in Spring for Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 has unveiled its spring schedule, including a day of English music to celebrate St George's Day, and a special broadcast of Wagner's Ringcycle.