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Of Dyke and Daleks
If Greg Dyke bids for ITV, he will need to have a radical new idea up his sleeve about how to take the broadcaster ...
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NBC set to air hit me baby in JUne
US network NBC has rushed through production on its version of Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timeto get the format on air early next month. NBC has ordered three episodes of the show and plans to debut it on 2 June ...
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BBC HR department to shed 495 jobs
The BBC's human resources department has confirmed the final numbers for its job losses, as part of a corporation-wide review. The 990-strong department will lose half its staff, subject to talks with unions, with half the jobs lost being outsourced to an outside agency. The cuts form part of Mark ...
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C4 appoints Bulford to finance post
Channel 4 has appointed Royal Opera House executive Anne Bulford to replace outgoing deputy chief executive David Scott. Bulford, currently director of finance and business affairs at the Royal Opera House, will be joining the C4 board at the start of July in the newly created role of group finance ...
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BBC Worldwide's Edridge departs
Olga Edridge, director of joint-ventures and new channel development for BBC Worldwide, is quitting the corporation's commercial arm to 'consider fresh opportunities'. Edridge has headed the joint-venture channels division since its launch eight years ago and launched BBC Canada and BBC Kids. She also led the global partnership between the ...
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BBC Broadcast wins ITV identity brief
BBC Broadcast, the up-for-sale commercial arm of the BBC, has won the pitch to redesign ITV's on-screen identity. The creative services division will work alongside advertising agency M&C Saatchi to review the onscreen identity of the ITV channels, which may include producing new channel idents and logos.
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Weigh up the benefits before
Small and medium-sized indies seeking more muscle in the market by forming alliances or full-blown mergers have to ...
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The A-Z of tele restoration
Tarting up old film for the modern palate is a highly complicated business. Robert Gray
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The glass half full
Being able to repeat the best of the BBC's programming is something to be proud of, says UKTV controller John Keeling, but that hasn't stopped him upping original programming every year.
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Oh do stop whingeing
Get used to long hours and exploitation, says Steven D Wright, as life in television is never going to be any different.
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A rare and beautiful thing
A new BBC comedy is causing quite a stir and is all the more remarkable for being political satire, says Kenton Allen
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Party offerings fail to win votes
Steve Anderson finds himself uninspired by the main parties' election broadcasts, with both the message and the presentation lacking imagination and flair
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News£50m float funds RDF buying spree
RDF Media plans to acquire up to three companies by the end of this year after floating on the stock market this week.
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NewsITV eyes return to pay-TV
ITV is looking to make a return to pay-TV broadcasting and is considering buying Freeview premium channel service Top Up TV.
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NewsBBC axes 'two-tick' commissioning
The BBC is axing the 'double tick' commissioning system introduced by former director general Greg Dyke, and putting more power in the hands of genre commissioners.
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NewsFreelancers set to name bad employers
TV Wrap, the pressure group campaigning against exploitation of freelancers in the TV market, will present the names of accused indies to Pact next week.
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NewsSugar told 'you're hired' for Apprentice II
Electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar is to return for a second series of BBC2 reality hit The Apprentice.
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Five gears up for major drama initiative
Five is developing three new dramas and has promoted Abigail Webber to oversee the new projects.