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NewsMurphy unveils BBC 3 schedule
BBC 3 channel controller Stuart Murphy is promising a strong line up of news, current affairs, documentaries and arts programming when the channel launches on 9 February in an attempt to define a new set of public service values for disaffected 20 and 30 somethings, ...
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NewsPilger probes ?war on terror'
John Pilger is set to follow up his controversial documentary on Palestine with a new ITV project examining the war on terror, writes Steve Aston
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NewsShine comedy chief joins BBC
Kenton Allen, the award-winning producer of The Royle Family, is leaving Elisabeth Murdoch's indie Shine to join the BBC as its new comedy editor, writes David Wood
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NewsAirey lures C4 head of factual to BSkyB
Channel 4 was this week forced to restructure its general factual department after its head, Sara Ramsden, was poached by BSkyB's new programming chief, Dawn Airey, writes Penny Hughes
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2 admit Real IRA blast
Two Real IRA terrorist admitted their part in three bombs - including one at the BBC, the Old Bailey heard yesterda...
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George's back to his best
Soccer hero George Best looked amazingly match-fit last night as he returned to TV work following his liver op. ...
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Two admit plotting blitz on London in real IRA campaign
Two men have admitted plotting to cause three explosions in London and Birmingham as part of a Real IRA bombing ca...
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Anthea, fallen star
Manager parts company with the one-time golden girl of TV, saying no one will hire her. ...
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Robbie at the Crossroads
Sacked EastEnders star Dean gaffney has been asked to star in Crossroads. ...
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Now for something completely different: a world without BBC continuity announcers
At first the men sported bow-ties and the women wore ball gowns. Later; the announcers who filled the gaps between ...
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NewsMersey dreams up film plot
Mersey Television, the indie founded by Phil Redmond, has set up a standalone movie division in a bid to produce feature films for cinema and TV, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC soap boss knocks new-look Crossroads
The BBC's ?soap chief', controller of drama series Mal Young, has hit out at ITV's relaunched Crossroads claiming it has missed its chance at success, as ratings reveal it is performing even worse than before its revamp, write Leigh Holmwood and Jon Rogers
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Carter goes on message
Hours after being appointed as Ofcom chief executive, Stephen Carter was already in public servant mode, writes Conor Dignam.
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TV writers lobby for unpaid repeat fees
The Writers' Guild, the body that represents television and film writers, has complained to the BBC after the corporation failed to pay repeat fees to a number of its members for dramas repeated on its new digital channels, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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West End shows come to BBC4
BBC culture channel BBC4 is to ramp up its commitment to arts coverage by screening a series of four West End theatre productions and introducing a high profile award for the best contemporary foreign language film of the year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC3 gets own news reporters
The BBC has set up a dedicated 27-strong team of journalists to work on news output for BBC3 in order to meet its government-set minimum hours commitment, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Capital boss attacks Radio 1 chart show
Capital Radio chief David Mansfield has called for Radio 1 to drop its chart show and focus more on public service broadcasting, writes Conor Dignam.
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Wark Clements signs Abbott for ITV comedy
Paul Abbott, creator of the BBC's Bafta-winning drama Clocking Off, has been signed up by Monogram Wark Clements to write a black comedy for ITV1 about a couple caught up in a web of deception after disposing of a body which one of them has ...
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Bid-up.tv bags Freeview slot
Two former On Digital executives have snapped up one of the remaining four channel slots on the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) platform, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsHowells throws out carriage charge claims
Broadcasting Minister Kim Howells has rejected complaints from terrestrial broadcasters that BSkyB is overcharging them to carry their channels, writes David Rose