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US report warns of regulation disaster.
The government this week pressed on with proposals to liberalise British broadcasting in the face of
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NewsOpie named as new Flextech head
Lisa Opie has been confirmed as managing director of Flextech Television, the content division of cable outfit Telewest, writes David Wood.
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Alli presses for ideas register
Labour peer Lord Alli, the founder of former Big Breakfast producer Planet 24, has called for the government to set up a public register where independent producers can 'patent' original programme ideas to prevent them being stolen, writes by David Rose
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C4 farms out T4 strand to At It
Channel 4 is moving the production of its youth entertainment strand T4 out of house for the first time in its five-year history, writes Penny Hughes
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Radio 1 to back local musicians
BBC Radio 1 is cementing its commitment to the British music scene by giving over at least 35% of its playlist to local artists, writesMichael Rosser
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NewsBBC defends arts programming boost
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has dismissed criticism that the corporation's plans to cut lifestyle programming and concentrate more on arts and current affairs was prompted by the impending Charter renewal, claiming that the genre had simply run its course, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TWI and Action Time go stir crazy
TWO almost identical reality TV formats in which celebrities are forced to live in a prison are going head to head in attempt to win commissioning deals from UK broadcasters, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC leads RTS sport shortlist
BSkyB's continued refusal to enter awards has handed the BBC the lion's share of nominations at this month's Royal Television Society Television Sports Awards, writes Paul Revoir
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Rich List brings woe to BBC chairman Davies
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies, the former Goldman Sachs high-flier, has seen his fortune drop by£55m over the past 12 months, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, writes Paul Revoir
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RDF cracks ITV entertainment
Grant Mansfield, the former Granada programming chief who quit the ITV broadcaster in November to join RDF Media, has bagged the indie's first entertainment commission for ITV1, writes Penny Hughes
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BBC defends new financial interest rules
The BBC has defended its decision to allow governors and executive committee members to declare only their interests in a list of 60 companies connected to the corporation as a 'tightening up' of its regulatory system, writes Leigh Holmwood
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First order for Farmbrough indie
Former Talkback Productions producer Richard Farmbrough has launched his own indie, Reef Television, and has appointed 12 full-time staff to help him run it, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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BBC softens audit stance
The BBC has accepted for the first time that it does not object in principle tobeing scrutinised by the national au...
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Opie confirmed as pay-TV boss
Lisa Opie will today be confirmed as the new boss of Flextech, the pay-TV company that part owns the UK Gold channe...
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Rugby rattled by another TV mix-up
Yet more evidence that rugby union is a professional spoort riddled with amateurish administrators emerged yesterda...
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Watchdog caveat may halt ITV merger
Groups could be forced to shed ad sales houses to satisfy commission. ...
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Archbishop in TV series on morality
Rowan Williams is to break new ground again by becoming the first archbishop of Canterbury to take part in a televi...
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TV asks for top 10 Germans - but don't mention the war
Germany is doing a version of the BBC's Greatest Britons but voters selecting the greatest German will be banned fr...
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NewsUS report warns of regulation disaster
The government this week pressed on with proposals to liberalise British broadcasting in the face of a mounting backlash from the House of Lords and a report from a leading US academic warning the plans would 'lead to disaster', writes Rosemary Gallagher