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Lion plans entertainment move
Castaway producer searching for new head of entertainment to spearhead move to make format driven shows
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BBC to rejig politics
BBC director general Greg Dyke is set to overhaul the way the corporation covers politics and has appointed Newsnight editor Sian Kevill to spearhead the review.Reporting to Dyke and BBC controller
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Garvie to spearhead BBC entertainment
The BBC has begun the long-awaited re-organisation of its entertainment department by promoting head of entertainment and features Wayne Garvie to the new post of head of entertainment group for BBC television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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VON TRIER FILMS FOR C4
Channel 4 is to work for the first time with the author of the Dogme 95 manifesto, Danish film director Lars von Trier, writes Penny Hughes.
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Staff at White City vote for Tesco Metro
BBC staff have inadvertently boosted the fortunes of one of the UK's biggest retailers by voting overwhelmingly for a Tesco supermarket to be the sole retail concern at the corporation's new£300m media village, writes Simon Ellery.
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Davies slams biased ITV brand strategy
THE ONGOING dispute over the use of the ITV brand turned into a war of words this week as Channel TV chief executive Huw Davies accused Carlton and Granada of riding roughshod over the smaller ITV franchises, writes Steve Aston.
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C5 boss warns suppliers
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has kicked off his schedule overhaul by telling existing suppliers to reinvigorate their shows or face having them axed, write Georgina Lipscomb and Leigh
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Ex-BBC boss joins Zenith
Zenith Entertainment has appointed former BBC finance director Rodney Baker-Bates as its new chairman, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Lumley set for series
Baby Cow, the indie set up by Henry Normal and comedian Steve Coogan, has signed Joanna Lumley to appear in her own BBC 2 comedy series, writes Georgina Lipscomb. Up In
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Police line closes in on footage
Television programmes that include police and CCTV camera footage are becoming increasingly difficult to make because of rising levels of red tape and police demands on producers, a number of indies
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Endemol UK's status strip worries indies
The independent sector fears the ecology of broadcasting will be threatened if Endemol Entertainment UK loses business as a result of its loss of indie status, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC and Granada end Bristol plan
Granada and the BBC are understood to have shelved plans for a resources joint-venture in Bristol, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC fields pre-school bids
The BBC confirmed this week it had received 60 submissions as part of its open tender for a new flagship children's show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Lion braces for new pastures
Lion TV is planning to diversify its portfolio with a move into entertainment programmes and is searching to fill a new head of entertainment role, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Fulcrum to launch indie with Waddell
Factual specialist Fulcrum Television and leisure and lifestyle independent Brian Waddell Productions have joined forces to launch a new indie in Northern Ireland, writes Penny Hughes.
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EQUITY MAY STRIKE
Actors union Equity is threatening industrial action against producers' alliance Pact after talks between the two groups over giving actors a cut of licensing deals with broadcasters fell through. Last Friday
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WORLD CUP INQUIRY
The Office of Fair Trading is considering whether to launch a full-scale investigation into claims that the BBC and ITV have acted as a cartel during the ongoing sale of TV
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HIT REJIGS ACCOUNTS
Bob the Builder owner Hit Entertainment has changed its accounting practices weeks after the TV sector was criticised for poor procedures. The company, which also owns Barney the Dinosaur, has abandoned
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ITV BRANDED 'RISK'
Investment bank Gold-man Sachs has branded ITV Digital as 'high risk' for Carlton and Granada and suggested scrapping the DTT operation. The move would improve both firms' financial outlook, according to
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BBC AIRS VIA EMAP
The BBC has agreed terms of carriage with Emap Performance to broadcast its local radio services on Emap's seven digital radio multiplexes in the north of England. The capacity had been