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News Analysis - Hobson's choice
What future can there be for producer choice, after BBC director general Greg Dyke blocked a£1m outside broadcast contract with an independent facilities company last week in order to give it to Resources?
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Tabloids in TV romp
The tabloids' insatiable thirst for providing 'exclusive' coverage of TV shows such as Big Brother, Survivor and Popstars has resulted in a cross-media relationship that sees the red-tops coming out on top.
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INTERVIEW - Transition man
Broadcasting Standards Commission chairman Lord Dubs is watching over the regulator's last breaths as it tries to secure its legacy within Ofcom. So is it time to mourn or celebrate?
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Wimbledon socks morale into BBC comeback camp
Never mind the 'Big Brother effect'. Just take a look at the Wimbledon effect. Just a week ago, BBC 2's primetime share had sunk to 7.7 per cent.But during the first
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OFF THE RECORD - Ex-distributor's Grimm career
Ever wondered what happened to the acting career of one Andrew Macbean, erstwhile head of distributor Itel? Off the Record certainly has and is relieved to hear from his PR meisters
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OFF THE RECORD - Bathtime for Dyke
You've got to pity the man. At the Radio Festival last week Dyke admitted that after being at the BBC for 18 months, he's only just discovered he has his own
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OFF THE RECORD - Fantasy Format
Fantasy Format ideas continue to flood into OTR's offices, thanks to our creative readers. The best so far is Political Paintball. The audience votes each week for the politician most in
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BBC plans raid on This Morning
The beeb seizes Richard and Judy's departure as an opportunity to increase its ratings share
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GSB Hazzards Bo and Luke 'stunt' special
Behind-the-scenes programmes on The Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum and Fame are orderd by Granada Sky Broadcasting
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UK horizons to focus on vets in Hong Kong
Attaboy TV has been commissioned by UK Horizons to produce 13 x 30-minute docusoap Hong Kong Vets.To be transmitted later this year, it will follow the work of ex-pat vets in
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Somethin Else wins MTV radio orders
Indie Somethin Else has been commissioned by MTV Radio to produce 5 x 54-minute and 1 x 120-minute radio programmes to coincide with MTV's summer coverage of Ibiza's music scene.Presented
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Nickelodeon announces autumn slate
Line-up includes home-grown interactive music show and three pilots
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Extreme Sports Channel Debuts With Surfing
The Extreme Sports Channel (ESC) has commissioned its first UK production with a one-off documentary on the UK's biggest surf event, the Rip Curl Newquay Boardmasters Festival.ESC head of production
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C4 to look at designer vaginas
A Glasgow-based indie is producing two films on extreme plastic surgery for the broadcaster.
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Flashing image review
The Independent Television Commission is hoping to make TV safer for epileptics by revising the guidelines on flashing TV images.
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ITV2 starts movie run
ITV2 has secured a 21 film deal to bolster its weeknight output with a weekly film season that launches next week.The deal has been struck with major US studios MGM, Columbia
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CNN highlight the horrors of Sierra Leone
CNN has commissioned Insight News TV to produce a third episode in a trilogy of Sorious Samura documentaries, the first two of which were commissioned and broadcastby Channel 4.Filming of Playground to Battlefield
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Avid makes two senior appointments
Avid Technology Europe has made two further management appointments following recent changes to its sales and marketing department, writes Barbara Marshall.The company has promoted Avid DS product marketing manager Richard Craig-McFeely
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Wam!Net to cut jobs
High-speed network operator to axe 130 ahead of negotiations for final round of funding
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ITV Digital subscriber growth rate slips for second quarter in succession
Beleaguered digital terrestrial platform adds just 48,000 new subscribers this quarter compared to 75,000 in the previous three months and admits 30,000 contracts still to be activated