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BBC staff resist cuts in expenses.
The BBC faces the prospect of industrial action across the corporation, as union Bectu prepares to ballot its BBC members over proposals to change expense allowances, writes Barbara Marshall.
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THE LIFE OF MAMMALS.
Agency 422 has won the design contract for BBC natural history unit (NHU) flagship David Attenborough series, The Life of Mammals, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ON DIGITAL HITS MILLION TARGET.
On Digital confirmed this week it had hit its target of signing up 1 million subscribers by the end of last year with sales of 1,012,000 at 31 December, writes Rebecca Evans.
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Pact's Williams will join Carlton.
Outgoing pact chief executive Shaun Williams has confirmed his next move will be to join Carlton Communications as director of corporate affairs in March.He will fill the shoes of David Cameron,
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Hamann to set up indie.
BBC head of documentaries and history Paul Hamann is to finalise a deal with Pearson TV in the next few weeks, setting up a new indie as a first step towards chief executive Richard Eyre's vision of an 'indie village', writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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POLITICAL HOT POTATO.
The BBC and ITV were this week dismissive of Labour's claims that obstacles remained in the way of a US-style TV election debate between the leaders of the three main political parties, writes John Lewis.
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BBC factual post a 'non-job'.
BBC bosses are having difficulty filling the factual and learning co-director post which became vacant when the department's co-director Lorraine Heggessey was named BBC 1 controller four months ago, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 loses regions head to indie.
Channel 4 editor of nations and regions Alan Hayling has quit to join Mentorn Barraclough Carey as the indie restructures its factual department, writes Ashley Davies.
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Telewest hires to strengthen broadband.
Telewest managing director, broadband content David Docherty has appointed a trio of creative directors to begin broadband development at the cable company, writes David Wood.
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Channel TV loses top two.
Channel television chief executive Huw Davies has taken control of non-regional production at the ITV franchise, following the departure of head of production Philippe Bassett and head of development Leela Cresswell, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC Online put under scrutiny.
The government has agreed to review BBC Online amid concern that the boundaries between its commercial and publicly funded activities are blurring.The Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) has told
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HTV identity safe in ITV.
Carlton Channels chief executive Clive Jones has told HTV employees that rebranding the franchise would be 'unnecessary' because it is likely to be replaced by a new identity for the whole of the ITV network, writes Colin Robertson.
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MARSH POST VACANT.
Outgoing BBC Birmingham head of lifestyle and features Kate Marsh will not be directly replaced. Instead, the BBC will advertise for another managing editor, who will report to controller of leisure
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MOVIE LAUNCH.
Universal Studios Networks UK has announced that its new movie channel, The Studio, will launch on 1 February. The Studio is a joint-venture between Universal Studios and NTL and will be
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LUCKY WINS US PILOT.
Indie Lucky Dog is piloting a US version of comedy A Many Splintered Thing following a deal with Paramount. The comedy, based around the life of an adulterer, was originally made
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OXFORD NABS CAHUSAC.
Oxford Film & Television has appointed Emma Cahusac as the company's new head of development and executive producer for special projects. Cahusac will work alongside company directors Nicolas Kent and Vanessa
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WOODS PROMOTION.
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton has promoted Geraldine Woods to deputy director of broadcasting. The new position expands Woods' current commissioning role as broadcast executive to include liaison with the Granada
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Endemol status case 'may risk UK indie commissions'.
Large European broadcasting networks, such as RTL Group, TF1 and Canal+, could swoop on the UK and compete for the independent production quota if Endemol Entertainment UK regains its independent status
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C4 claims E4 customers not confused.
Channel 4 has said it is confident its marketing for E4 is now sufficiently 'clear and loud' to avoid recent customer confusion about how to access the digital entertainment channel, writes Ashley Davies.
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'Backstop' power must be clarified.
The communications white paper's definition of 'backstop powers' must be improved before a new act can be implemented, a seminar heard this week, writes Lucy Rouse.