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NewsDocumentaries need edge not numbers
Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries Danny Cohen said that broadcasters should not transmit too many big, large-scale projects as factual programming would lose its 'edge and distinctiveness,' writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsFive boss looking for a place of his own
Five director of programmes Kevin Lygo has issued a rallying call to producers insisting that his channel is 'open for business,' writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsC4 boss says UK TV not in touch with reality
C4 director of television Tim Gardam attacked British television for failing to get to the heart of contemporary society writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC1 gets new arts strand
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Hegessey has pledged to pump£1m into a new 12-part arts strand, Imagine, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsThompson to plug Brookside gap with anything but soap
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has confirmed that he is not looking for a new soap to replace Brookside , writes Jane Marlow
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BBC puts faith in team writing
Team writing, the communal script process that has made a success of major US shows such as The Simpsons and Friend...
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Best radio to be honoured
The Radio Academy is launching a 'Hall of Fame' to recognise outstanding achievement by UK radio broadcasters, ...
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C4 to improve skills in inner city Liverpool
Channel 4 is backing a new multimillion pound production and media training facility, Toxteth TV, that will open in...
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Granada news staff face job cuts
Granada has offered all staff in its Manchester news and current affairs operation voluntary redundancy in a bid to free up jobs for those facing cuts at the company's digital production division, writes Steve Aston
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Flextech takes new approach to marketing
Flextech channel controllers will now be responsible for marketing their channels after the company axed jobs at it...
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New stakeholder will boost Einstein
Einstein TV is poised to be bought-out by a new owner which plans to inject more cash into the company and launch a lifestyle TV channel, writes Paul Revoir
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Chrysalis cuts Sky News deal
Chrysalis Radio is teaming up with Sky News to use the satellite broadcaster's top news reporters, such as politica...
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Betty unites with Five for website doc
Betty, the indie founded by former Channel 4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner, is making a film for Five based on the cult website Friends Reunited, writes Penny Hughes
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Oneword moots slot for shock jock Stern
Oneword, the highbrow digital radio station, is in talks with US shock jock Howard Stern to air his breakfast show ...
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Gardam steps in to save Rise
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has taken direct control of troubled breakfast show Rise, amid rumours ...
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ITV and RTL bid for indie status fails
The ITV companies and RTL-owned production company Fremantle failed in their attempt to gain independent status whe...
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Pace Micro issues fifth warning after US and European sales slide
Pace Micro Technology issued its fifth profit warning of the year ...
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Digital television woes push Granada to£378m loss
Granada has been forced to take a£250m goodwill writedown ...
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Reality is that scenes from show were staged, Osbournes admit
At least two of the zaniest scenes in the first series were set up by MTV producers ...