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NEWS ANALYSIS - Stars in their eyes
In a increasingly ratings-driven world, how much is the UK television industry's highest mark of approval worth and how much does an award increase the standing of a production company or broadcaster?
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INTERVIEW: DAVID LIDDIMENT - Liddiment looks to the future
It's a time of change for ITV director of programmes David Liddiment, having been given - almost - carte blanche to reassess the channel's output. So what does he have on his agenda, how does he envisage life after the ITC and what are his views on regula
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Can the sitcom sit up?
Sitcom is no longer the appointment TV genre it once was, with quiz and reality formats pulling in the real crowds, making commissioners nervous about pouring funds into it. So will the shows still go on?
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Laddish return is no foolproof plan
As competition for share increases with the launch of niche channels such as E4, Sky has reverted to tits and bums to boost ratings. But with a raft of laddish rivals to contend with, it still hasn't regained ground.
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No con like an old con
Old people and their activities tend to be given short-shrift in TV terms. They're not considered a 'sexy' subject matter assured of great ratings, nor one appropriate for humorous treatment. Add
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EastEnders wounds all comers with Phil expose
Rarely has there been a more potent combination than soaps and soccer and BBC 1 loves it. When EastEnders revealed who shot Phil, 20.05 million wanted to know. And 8.47 million
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OFF THE RECORD - Out of the studio - in every sense
Avid readers of Broadcast should already know this, but for us the universe revolves around Bowling Green Lane, the home of our glamorous editorial offices. And our green and leafy street
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OFF THE RECORD - What an old dog
What is Off The Record to make of this little identikit gem? The image, which features the face of none other than Richard Kilgarriff, erstwhile Rapture employee and now a denizen
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The Word director to go into feature films
Green Inc Productions, the Belfast-based independent headed by former The Word and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush director Stephen Stewart, has formed an alliance with Green Park Films to develop drama series
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Football Documentaries underway for C4
Channel 4 head of programmes, nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove has commissioned Granada Television and Belfast-based indie Hot Shot Films to produce a documentary for its Football Storiesstrand which will
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Windows Media latest
Soho streaming specialist Root6 takes a look at the latest on offer from Microsoft including High Definition Streaming at only 3MB per second
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Jerry Springer to come back late on C5
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon has re-commissioned Carlton to make a longer series of chat show Late Night With Jerry Springer.Springer, who has also signed up to present
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BBC orders tapeless production system
BBC Technology appoints Munich-based software developer AIST to build 600-workstation system for BBC's Natural History Unit which could see roll-out across corporation
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Fusion Radio to launch its own chart show
The Fusion Radio Group is launching a rival to commercial radio's national Sunday evening Pepsi Chart Show.The 180-minute show, which is due to air from July, is aimed at the
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Open University places science drama order
Birmingham-based indie Maverick Television has been commissioned to produce a 6 x 30-minute drama for the BBC and the Open University.Ordered by BBCscience commissioning editor Steve Wilkinson, the series is
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More Linda Green episodes ordered by BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is poised to order four more episodes of romantic comedy drama Linda Greenfrom Manchester-based indie Red Production.They are expected to air in September with
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Bazal in co-production deal for travel show
Bazal has struck its first deal with the National Geographic channel after agreeing to co-produce a 'real-life' travel documentary series, Up For It.The 26 x 30-minute series, which features holiday
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National Geo to broadcast Pearl Harbour doc across global channels simultaneously
National Geographic Channel is to broadcast a documentary across all its global channels simultaneously for the first time.In a strategy which it claims will bolster its future purchasing power, the
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Veil shows PDA to TV link
US software developer shows technology which links broadcast stream to hand held devices
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IP's mission to Mars
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf plans to extend the Internet into outer space with interplanetary internet framwork