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4 Learning moves to cut operating deficit
Channel 4's education department headed by former BBC governor Heather Rabbatts looks for 'major partner' to take on sole sponsorship of all output
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Brad Pitt helps E4 to ratings success
Hollywood star's cameo appearance in Friends bags 1.4 million for digital entertainment channel
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BBC and C4 'should lose free spectrum'.
The BBC and Channel 4 face having to pay 'tens of millions of pounds' to continue broadcasting, as part of a government drive to improve the efficiency of UK digital and
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ITV Digital should be frozen, says City.
ITV Digital should stop marketing to new subscribers and shareholders Carlton and Granada should freeze the troubled business, senior City sources said this week, writes Simon Ellery.
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Single plays at risk, warns drama head.
The current trend for long running populist dramas and soap operas is in danger of killing off one-off specialist films, according the head of BBC Northern Ireland drama, Robert Cooper, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Savage brings BBC 3 gravitas.
The BBC is backing up its commitment to produce more serious-minded programmes for BBC Choice by appointing a new head of current affairs for the digital youth channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C5's Newman boosts indies with first slate.
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Andrew Newman is championing new indies with his first raft of commissions for the broadcaster since his arrival last year, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BOB BOOST FIXES HIT.
Hit Entertainment has seen half-year profits jump fourfold following the global roll-out of Bob the Builder and Barney the Dinosaur, writes Simon Ellery.
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Thompson: C4 new broom.
New Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has kicked off a review of editorial output but has promised executives there will be no sweeping changes for at least two months.Thompson, who
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Ex-media sec Smith heats BBC Ofcom row.
BBC Chairman Gavyn Davies' move to reform the BBC board of governors was this week roundly criticised by MPs, commercial broadcasters and consumer bodies who reiterated calls for the corporation to face the same regulation as other broadcasters, writes Da
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Pop Idol company finds role for Eyre.
Former Pearson TV chief executive Richard Eyre has taken up a non-executive role at Pop Idol creator 19 TV, writes Steve Aston.
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Carlton recalls Clemmow to UK.
Carlton is recalling Richard Clemmow from its US operation to head its factual department in the UK, writes Steve Aston.
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BBC World Cup trials interactive content.
Telewest has teamed up with the BBC to produce enhanced content for this summer's football World Cup tournament and has already begun a trial of the new technology, write Simon Ellery
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ITV pilots boost comedy output.
ITV has shaken off its poor reputation for sitcom and is now attracting writers and comedy talent back to the network, according to ITV controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam.Unveiling a series
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BBC orders Box TV dramas.
The writer of acclaimed Channel 4 legal drama North Square, which was ditched by the broadcaster after just one series, has scripted a new drama for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SPL FOOTIE SHORTLIST.
TWI/Wark Clements and Granada Sport have made the second shortlist for the contract to run the Scottish Premier League's (SPL) planned new channel.The two candidates will submit their final presentations to
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KIDS SHOW STAND-OFF.
ITV 1's kids show SM:TV scored its lowest rating since the departure of presenters Ant and Dec with just 1.2 million viewers for its show on Saturday (2 March). The figure,
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WALMSLEY RESIGNS.
UBC Media has announced that non-executive director Nigel Walmsley is stepping down from his role with immediate effect. The former Carlton Communications deputy chief executive took on the post last September
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NEW NTL FAST DIAL-UP.
NTL has unveiled the fastest broadband service in the UK yet with a new proposition which runs at twice the speed of Telewest service Blueyonder.NTL hopes the service, which will cost
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JAZZ FM RESULTS.
Jazz FM has announced its results for the six months ending December 2001. The group reported a 15 per cent increase in turnover to #4.53m. Radio income was also up 9