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ITV discredits reports of McDonald exit
ITV News has quashed reports claiming Sir Trevor McDonald is to leave the evening bulletin on ITV1 within a year. The broadcaster has said the veteran newsreader would stay at ITV News beyond 2005, but has yet to finalise a contract that would retain him at the helm of 22.30 ...
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BBC keeps hold of French and Saunders
The BBC has extended its deal with comedians Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French to keep them at the corporation. The new rolling contract with their indie, Saunders and French Productions, will also see the pair developing new shows outside comedy and with other talent on a 'first look' basis. Meanwhile, ...
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NewsAllen promises end to regional job cuts
ITV chief executive Charles Allen this week signalled an end to the strategy of wholesale job losses and studio closures in the regions, after Broadcast 's revelations last week that up to 400 jobs are to go at Central.
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NewsCentral staff hit out at ITV
Angry workers at Central's Nottingham studios, which are being closed with the loss of 200 jobs, have blasted ITV bosses as 'insulting' and 'insensitive' after they were told their cars will be searched to make sure they are not stealing company property.
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NewsITV parades army wives
The maker of ITV's flamboyant Footballers' Wives has been commissioned to make a new series for the network, this time looking at the lives of men and women in the army.
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NewsC4 chief dampens Five merger talk
Channel 4 is playing down reports that it has begun talks to merge with Five, saying it is no where close to a possible deal.
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NewsBBC to follow up The Secret Policeman
The BBC is to follow up its Secret Policeman documentary with a series of investigations - several of which are expected to again involve reporters gathering evidence undercover.
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German firm sues C4 over film deal
Channel 4 is being sued for£6m by a German-owned film com-pany in a conflict arising from cutbacks the broadcaster made to its film production arm, FilmFour.
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Moffatt and Gatiss to pen Doctor Who
Stephen Moffatt, the creator of hit sitcom Coupling , and League of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss have joined the writing team for the revival of Doctor Who.
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Central MD to be promoted
Central Television managing director Ian Squires, who last week announced 400 job cuts at the franchise, is set to be promoted.
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Phillis takes All3Media role
All3Media, the company run by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, has appointed Guardian Media Group (GMG) chief executive Bob Phillis as non-executive chairman.
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Blackburn returns to BBC
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London.
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Five big hitters rule post world
Five companies claimed over a third of all money spent at the top 50 UK television post houses last year, according to a survey published today by Broadcast.
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BBC plans Broadwater drama
The BBC is planning to follow up its controversial BBC2 documentary on the murder of PC Keith Blakelock with a docu-drama on the Broadwater Farm riots that led to the policeman's death.
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NewsJowell commissions S4C review
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has has commissioned an independent review into S4C, to examine the challenges it faces with the switch from analogue to digital TV.
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NewsMultichannel pressure group beefs up
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters Group - a little known but established trade body representing multichannel broadcasters - has made two appointments as it gears up to play a more active role in the sector.
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NewsC4 scales down Iraq festival coverage
Channel 4 has been forced to scale down its coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival in Iraq, after fears for the safety of the crew following yesterday's bomb blasts in the country.
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No Angels (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Channel 4's new hospital drama is snappy, randily tasteless and sporadically funny - a kind of Sex and the Sickie....
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No Angels (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'A welcome antidote to the bland, touchy-feely platitudes dispensed by the oh-so-caring Casualty.'...
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No Angels (C4) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'No Angels is a warm, life-enhancing, funny and often bittersweet comedy.'...