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NEWS ANALYSIS - Terrestrial face-off
The BBC 1 and ITV battle for news supremacy at 22.00 is raging but does manoeuvring into the old News at Ten slot make sense for either channel in pure scheduling terms? Lucy Rouse investigates.
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OPINION - Schedulers gear up for ratings war
BBC director general Greg Dyke and his board of governors stand accused of out and out commercialism over the decision to shift the news back an hour. But they could wheel
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INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES - International relations
Two major reports found the market for international series shrinking, but broadcasters deny it, saying film-makers need to modernise their style and hone their storytelling skills to get commissions. Naomi Marks reports.
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BIOGRAPHY - Man or mouth?
Even in his days at LWT, Greg Dyke wasn't afraid of controversy, as our extract from a new biography reveals.
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INTERVIEW - Packing a punch
Channel 4 head of news, current affairs and business David Lloyd believes in 'big, bold and urgent' television. With the launch of an expanded, new-look Dispatches this week, he hopes to punch through the schedules.
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TX - DYNASTIES
Broadcaster: ITVProducer: RDFStart: 22.00, 12 OctoberLength: 3 x 60-minutes, Commissioning editor: Grant MansfieldExecutive producer: Stephen LambertProducer/director: Mark RubinsOh, the tortured commissioning process. The hours of development, the ceaseless redrafting of
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OFF THE RECORD - Top secret
The secrecy shrouding the BBC's sneaky shunting of the news to 22.00 was pretty damned impressive. In a bid to prevent leakage from the arty types who were designing the new
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OFF THE RECORD - A knock at the door
Ally McBeal viewers will know what we mean (so apologies to those of you with testicles) when we say we were reminded of Billy's confidence-boosting babe entourage when we heard about
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OFF THE RECORD - Teledruggies?
The beautiful thing about Mipcom in Cannes (apart from the refuge the centre provides for agoraphobics and the privilege of paying a tenner for a gin and tonic) is the way
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OFF THE RECORD - Name games
Still in Cannes there was much speculation over the future name of the company to be born out of the merger between Granada and Itel. Wags suggested Granite, with its connotations
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OFF THE RECORD - Taking it to the edge
Hooray. Crack open the champagne to celebrate the birth of a new programme genre. The bouncing bundle of delight comes courtesy of staff at Ideal World, who are making a series
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Lookalikes - Story of a Family Guy
Get pumped up over the stunning resemblance between Kiss 100 and Magic overlord Mark Story and the dad from Channel 4's Family Guy. While one means well and, despite the odd
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VTR readies Clipstream
Machine Room's Lane to head new encoding, streaming and asset management service
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Fireside Favourites warms to new studio
Will's World creator recruits Flick Films' Evans and Pike for new Animo-based venture
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Channel 4 could lose up to£40m after ITC primetime ruling
ITV advertising revenue expected to benefit to tune of£100 million after News at 10 compromise
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McDevitt otlines revamped BARB contracts
Chief executive promises less 'black art' and more support for broadcasters and advertisers
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Hewland and McAllister team on drama
Hollyoaks director turns down Scottish TV drama role to set-up new joint venture drama outfit