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Do we need BBC3 and 4?
If BBC3 and BBC4 are not working then the solution might not be to change their remit but to close them.
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BBC Birmingham wins at RTS Midlands
BBC Birmingham swept the board at the Royal Television Society Midlands awards on Saturday (9 October), picking up eight awards from the 11 major categories it was nominated in. Among the winners were BBC1's One Life: Size Doesn't Matter for best factual programme and BBC2's ...
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GMTV to ditch Disney's Diggin' it
GMTV is to dump Disney's weekend kids block, Diggin' it , because it wants to take the production in-house to save money. The slot, which provides wrap-around links to programming, will be renamed. Disney will still provide animated content for the strand after signing a ...
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Piers Morgan to present This Morning
Ex- Mirror editor Piers Morgan is to guest present ITV1's This Morning later this month. Morgan, who left the Mirror earlier this year over the paper's publication of faked pictures purporting to be of Iraqi ...
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S4C's Jones to quit after decade in post
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has announced he will step down at the end of next year. Jones, who has been at the helm of the Welsh channel since 1994, said he will remain until December next year when a series of public service broadcasting reviews will have been concluded. ...
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NewsBBC3 attacked for being ?poor value'
BBC3 could be radically redefined away from its 25 to 34-year-old target audience after a major government-backed review claimed it was not value for money.
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NewsSpot the difference
They may have better teeth, but the line-up for the US version of hit BBC sitcom The Office is unmistakeable.
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NewsC4 backs Dispatches with permanent slot
Channel 4 is to more than double the editions of its flagship current affairs strand Dispatches and finally give the show a regular peaktime berth.
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NewsHat Trick to open office in Manchester
Hat Trick, the indie behind Have I Got News For You , is to launch an office in Manchester to tap into the city's pool of talent and profit from regional commissions.
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All3Media buys Company Pictures
All3Media has concluded its long-awaited deal to buy Company Pictures, the producer of Channel 4's Shameless.
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Bullen wins Jordan order for new indie
Former Carlton executive Nick Bullen has launched an indie, having sealed an ITV commission to make a long-running series about glamour model Jordan and her pop star partner Peter Andre.
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Sky rejects BBC offer of Freesat name
BSkyB has rejected the BBC's offer to allow it to use the Freesat name for its planned free satellite service in a move that could disrupt the corporation's own plan to promote a similar offering.
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Granada to remake Soldier Soldier for US
Soldier Soldier , the long-running ITV military drama that turned Robson Green and Jerome Flynn into household names, is being remade for the US.
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Springer gets Capital gig
American talkshow host Jerry Springer has been hired by Capital Radio to help cover the US elections in November.
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C4 doc explores cross-dressing
Grayson Perry, the transvestite winner of this year's Turner Prize, is to front a one-off documentary for Channel 4 exploring why men choose to dress up as women.
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Discovery brings in Canadian exec
Discovery has drafted in one of its North American executives to head its flagship UK channel.
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NewsBall picks up whopping£13.2m
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch picked up nearly£1.5m in his first eight months in the job while his predecessor Tony Ball pocketed a whopping£13.2m in his final year, the company's annual report has confirmed.
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NewsBBC3 and BBC4 branded poor value for money
BBC3 and BBC4 are offering poor value for money and failing to connect with viewers or drive digital take-up, a major government-backed review claims today.
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NewsPearson quits Virgin
John Pearson has quit as chief executive of SMG-owned Virgin Radio after 12 years at the station he helped launch.
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NewsPost-production survey
Broadcast will publish its second UK post-production survey in January next year and is inviting facilities companies to contact us to be included.