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BRIT DOC UP FOR GONG.
British documentary maker Insight News and journalist Sorious Samura have picked up three nominations at next
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DISCOVERY STAR HUNT.
The Discovery Channel is looking for star talent to increase presenter-led programming on the documentary proposition
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3DD FORGES US DEAL.
Distributor 3DD Entertainment has signed a distribution and co-production deal with US-based Lorber Media. As part
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LIVING TV SPIN-OFF.
LivingTV is set to launch a time-shifted channel in October, following the recent ratings success of
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SIT-UP'S THIRD CHANNEL.
Sit-up, the shopping channel company set up by former ITV Digital director of broadcasting Ashley Faull,
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BFI WORLD NEWS EVENT.
The British Film Institute is hosting a three-day conference in London next month to discuss research
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DATING SHOW SHELVED.
Carlton has shelved its dating show for single mothers, Mum's the Word, in the wake of
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Liddiment says keep ITV regions.
Outgoing ITV controller of channels David Liddiment has warned that despite increasing commercial pressure the network
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Soundbites.
'I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought about resigning.' BBC Choice controller Stuart
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ITV managers in the dock.
The government's refusal to turn up the power of DTT transmission ruined ITV Digital, not the
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Evans calls for more live TV.
TV presenter-turned-media mogul Chris Evans has called on television executives to broadcast more live programming in a bid to rejuvenate British television, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Keating says BBC should aid arts channels.
Artsworld should be allowed to use BBC archive programming to bolster its output in order to help it survive, according to BBC 4 controller Roly Keating, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Disney chief eyes 'exciting opportunities' in UK TV.
US media giant Disney has given its first hint that it may be looking at significantly increasing its ownership of British terrestrial TV, following the relaxation of media ownership promised in the communications bill, writes Paul Revoir
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Puttnam says money obsession harms TV.
Lord Puttnam, the veteran filmmaker and chairman of the joint review into the government's draft communication bill, has warned that TV's leading executives are in danger of neglecting cultural values in their relentless pursuit of financial reward, write
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Ad-funded shows not likely.
Advertiser-funded programming is unlikely to ever become a significant part of peaktime on mainstream channels such as ITV and Channel 4 unless producers improve its quality, writes Steve Aston
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Gardam guns for entertainment.
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has unveiled plans to pump cash into 'big, thought-through' entertainment shows following C4 chief executive Mark Thompson's pledge to 'reinvent' the genre, writes Penny Hughes
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Indies take heart from MacTaggart lecture.
Indies have cautiously welcomed Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson's pledge to form closer relationships with suppliers, approach the rights issue 'more open-mindedly' and take more risks on the channel even if it means asking the government to help
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BBC piles cash into big events.
The BBC is set to pump millions of pounds into a number of big high-profile national events in a bid to recreate the ratings success it achieved this summer with coverage of the Queen's golden jubilee, the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games
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MURPHY IN BBC 3 ROW.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has criticised Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson's change of opinion
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JENIN NEWS BLUNDER.
News broadcasters' coverage of the recent Israeli occupation of Jenin was exaggerated and got carried away