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TV lags behind public opinion on disabled issue.
Sections of the broadcasting industry are evading casting disabled people on screen because they make 'uncomfortable viewing' and are 'untelevisual', according to new research, writes Michael Rosser.
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Ratings - Viewers caught up in Spooks' web of intrigue.
A controversial episode of BBC1's MI5 drama series Spooks set in a Birmingham mosque pulled in an inquisitive 7.6 million viewers and a 32.9% share on Monday (9 June) at 21.00, writes Sam Matthews.
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MONTE CARLO SHORTLIST.
ITV drama The Second Coming and Channel 4's adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel White Teeth are
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ITN CHIEF EXEC CHOSEN.
ITN chairman Mark Wood is to take over as chief executive of the news provider when
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C4 DOCS SELL TO FRANCE.
Channel 4 documentaries Virgin Soldiers - made by film-maker Dodge Billingsley - and Dying for Drugs,
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SKILLSET CENSUS DATE.
The annual Skillset census of the audio-visual industries is to take place on 25 June. The
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US ORDER FOR CLEARCUT.
Manchester based indie Clearcut Communications has been commissioned by Discovery in the US to make a
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HBO TO END SOPRANOS.
The next series of HBO's The Sopranos will definitely be the last, the show's creator, David
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Freeview set to overtake cable.
Freeview is on course to overtake digital cable to become the most popular digital television platform
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BBC factual rejig to help indies.
Indies have been told pitching bigger factual projects to the BBC will be made easier in the future with the start this week of a new commissioning structure overseen by the new controller of factual television, Glenwyn Benson, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC IN SACKING TALKS.
The BBC was due to hold talks with broadcasting unions Bectu and the National Union of
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EMAP IN COURT SETBACK.
Emap has been forced to rename its bid for the new Glasgow FM licence following a
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APTN STAFF SUSPENDED.
News agency APTN has suspended five members of staff over alleged financial irregularities relating to equipment
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TELEWEST DEBT HITCH.
Cable operator Telewest's plans to reduce its debt through restructuring could be held up by a
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Co-pro deal to bring back Belgian sleuth.
LWT is to make a raft of new Agatha Christie thrillers as part of a co-production deal between Granada International and US broadcaster A&E Network, writes Paul Revoir.
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CBBC Scottish head takes on wizard project.
Head of CBBC Scotland Claire Mundell is to step down from her role for 18 months in order to executive produce a new big-budget transatlantic co-production, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Lyon's Den tempts Five.
Five has completed a deal to buy Twentieth Century Fox Television's new drama The Lyon's Den at the LA Screenings, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITV execs dismiss takeover rumours.
Senior ITV executives have accused venture capitalists of 'rumour-mongering' about bids to buy out both Carlton and Granada and take control of the network, writes Paul Revoir.
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Is Rise next to go at C4?
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson this week sounded the death knell for the Chris Evans
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Gay parents focus of RDF series for C4.
Channel 4 has commissioned a 2 x 60-minute series from RDF Media about gay couples who are trying or in the process of having children, writes Penny Hughes.