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Is Cain able?
Dropping Carlton's regional brands is the latest move in Steven Cain's strategic plan for the broadcaster. Wale Azeez asks what's next.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Splashing out at Sky?
After years of staking its livelihood on sport and movies, BSkyB is now buying into entertainment big time. But will this boost ratings? Tim Dams reports.
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OPINION - ITV needs grilling too at Cambridge
The cards are stacked against the BBC at this weekend's Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention. ITV, on the other hand, looks likely to be given the softest of soft rides. This
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RTS CAMBRIDGE - Questions for the minister
As Media Secretary Chris Smith prepares for a grilling at Cambridge, Broadcast asks industry figures what questions they would put to him, while below, United Productions boss John Willis defends UK television's reputation overseas.
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INTERVIEW - 1966 and all that
With a wealth of experience across the commercial networks, British TV's longest-serving female executive, Andrea Wonfor, is well-placed to chair this weekend's RTS convention entitled 'Who Owns the Future?'
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - The debutantes
Over the past six years, brand-new programmes have underperformed for the Big Two. Designed to woo the punters, they have regularly failed to hit both stations' average share.
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OFF THE RECORD - Wessex man
Things could be looking up for Off The Record's favourite royal, Eddie Windsor (or is he called Wessex these days?). The artist formerly known as Prince Edward was seen in close
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OFF THE RECORD - The name game
Carlton's decision to rebrand its regional outposts Central and Westcountry to, er, Carlton, has gone down in some quarters like a turd on a rugby pitch. For what it's worth, OTR
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OFF THE RECORD - Orgasmic pleasure
In a rare case of someone proud of coming first, those good people at Channel 5 were celebrating last week after beating the BBC in the 'battle of the orgasm'. C5's
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OFF THE RECORD - Gobsmacked
One person who will have been particularly keen to greet former Talk Radio sports chief Moz Dee on his arrival at BBC Radio 5 Live last week is none other than
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OFF THE RECORD - Tonight's news today
This week's picture is an exclusive sneak preview of ITV's plans for its new-look Tonight show. In a bid to up its ratings even further (Stop! They'll get nosebleeds!), the producers
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OFF THE RECORD - Final countdown
Sir John Birt will naturally be wanting to go out with a bang at this weekend's Royal Television Society schmoozefest, sorry, rigorous debate in Cambridge. So much so, in fact, that
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MPs attack Carlton's regional rebranding
Regional MPs this week protested angrily that Carlton's decision to drop its regional brands, Central and Westcountry, may breach its licence conditions.Robin Corbett, chairman of the Birmingham Group of Labour MPs
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BBC consultancy spend tops£28m
The BBC spent£28.1 million on management consultants in the 1997-98 financial year, with£15 million alone attributed to the Corporate Centre, according to figures leaked to Broadcast.The statistics, understood to
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United Wildlife MD Broughton departs
United Wildlife managing director Mark Broughton has left the company, writes Tim Dams.
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Big names face axe in LBC revamp
ITN is understood to be putting the finishing touches to its wide-ranging overhaul of LBC 1152 AM and has confirmed that the editor of its sister outfit, News Direct 97.3 FM,
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Channel 5 clocked up its best ever audience figures this week with the terrestrial TV premiere of Independence Day pulling in an average 4.98 million viewers (24 per cent share) on
Channel 5 clocked up its best ever audience figures this week with the terrestrial TV premiere of Independence Day pulling in an average 4.98 million viewers (24 per cent share) on
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ABC ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO S4C/BBC MIRACLE FILM
S4C and BBC Wales have struck a deal with the Disney-owned ABC network to broadcast their co-produced animated film on the life of Jesus on Easter Sunday next year. ABC has
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LWT TO MAKE THEME NIGHT ON ROCK BAND QUEEN FOR C4
The LWT entertainment department has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a theme night paying tribute to rock band Queen. The line-up for the evening, Queen for a Night, will
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NEWSNIGHT GRANTED INSIDE VIEW OF PRISON LIFE
BBC 2's Newsnight has been given exclusive access to Wormwood Scrubs to follow the prison's attempts to improve its reputation. The current affairs show will film governor Stephen Moore, prison officers