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NewsMason quits 4Rights
Channel 4 executive Graeme Mason has quit the broadcaster to move overseas. The Australian native, currently managing director of 4Rights, is expected to leave at the end of the month and will be replaced by C4 head of corporate development Michael Hodgson. Mason, who had previously been head of media ...
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BBC names mole
The BBC has named the man who leaked the salaries of some of its highest profile presenters to tabloid newspapers as Sam Walton, a temporary employee who revealed the information for around£1,000. Walton, a 23-year-old agency temp, leaked the confidential salary details while working in the corporation's rights and business ...
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Coleen wins 3.8m
The TV presenting debut of Coleen McLoughlin on ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldbrought the current affairs programme 3.8 million (17.1%) at 8pm on 16 May. The 30-minute show, fronted by the fiancée of England footballer Wayne Rooney, highlighted the lack of government funding for children's ...
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ITV's 'Clause IV' plan
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has admitted the broadcaster has in recent years been guilty of neglecting its main channel. Speaking at the Royal Television Society last week, Shaps said the channel had faced a 'clause IV moment' where 'volume without value' was no longer enough. He announced that ...
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UKTV premiers In Justice on US strand
UKTV Gold has picked up the rights to US drama In Justice, as part of a new programming strand to be called U.S.TV. The series, made by Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), stars Kyle MacLachlan as a legendary litigator who fights to overturn wrong convictions. ...
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Stourton leaves BBC for indie
BBC current affairs executive producer Fiona Stourton has quit the corporation to join the independent sector. Stourton - who has worked on a string of award-winning programmes including Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs, Children of Beslanand The Brighton Bomb ...
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Endemol launches gambling division
Endemol UK is to launch a new subsidiary dedicated to the production of gambling entertainment, as the indie prepares to capitalise on relaxed gaming laws being introduced next year. Endemol Gaming will produce standalone content for a range of media platforms as well as new gaming ideas based around the ...
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Rybczynski takes reins on BBC 7pm slot
Former One O'Clock Newseditor Chris Rybczynski has been appointed as editor of BBC1's new 7pm magazine programme. Rybczynski will take control of the half-hour show, which is planned for a one-month pilot this summer, and if successful could become a permanent feature. The as-yet-untitled programme ...
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BT Vision signs Dreamworks deal
BT Vision has secured a movie deal with US film studio Dreamworks SKG for its forthcoming on-demand TV service. Titles include Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit, Munich, Madagascar, Just like Heaven and ...
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In the eye of the BB storm
Profile of C4's commissioning editor for factual entertainment Angela Jain
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NewsKeeping an ear to the ground
Audio is often the first area of post-production to be squeezed by budget pressures
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NewsITV to take on BBC in food fight
ITV and the BBC's battle of the weekend cookery wars is heating up, with ITV1 looking to launch a new food show to go head to head with BBC1 on Sunday as well as Saturday mornings.
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NewsLeader - Creative accounting
The inaugural BroadcastCreative Report shows the BBC is leading the way
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NewsSky One puts celebs into circus ring
Sky One is to turn celebrities into circus stars for a multimillion pound reality TV series this autumn.
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NewsWaddington to head IMG Media
Alastair Waddington has been put in charge of IMG Media's UK and international TV operations - which will see him head up the parent group for TWI, Darlow Smithson and probably Tiger Aspect, which the group is expected to acquire within weeks.
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NewsIt's Noel vs the World Cup
Channel 4 is to screen Deal or No Dealin primetime next month as a means of World Cup damage limitation.
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NewsUnions call off BBC pension strikes
Broadcasting unions have called off plans for a strike after the BBC agreed to begin negotiations over changes to its pension fund.
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NewsPanorama faces job cuts
More than a third of reporters' jobs in BBC TV current affairs are to be axed as part of a three-year programme of cutbacks.
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NewsUS Upfronts: The CW sticks with Veronica Mars
New US terrestrial network The CW, the result of a merger between The WB and UPN, has ordered only three new series for its 2006-07 schedule, but has renewed a number of long-running dramas.
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NewsUnique exec stands down
Unique director of programmes Phil Critchlow has quit after 12 years in order set up his own music and entertainment business.