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BFV founder Blackham quits
Broadcast Film & Video (BFV) chief executive and founder Dave Blackham has quit in what both parties described as a 'mutual parting of the ways', writes Barbara Marshall.
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Terrestrial is ratings also-ran
Is the future of the British monarchy really to be decided on the basis that the Queen's traditional Christmas broadcast drew 700,000 fewer viewers than last year? And is the ratings
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Free to air - Taking care of TV history
British broadcasting has always taken an ambivalent attitude towards its own history. Think of all those classic shows wiped by the BBC in past decades before digital technology made storing film
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Predictions - Shape of things to come
As the new millennium really dawns, Broadcast reporters predict what the first year of the century will bring to the terrestrial, digital and cable television channels, independent production companies and the radio sector.
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NewsDrama editors of the future
Editor Paul Knight's advice for budding drama editors is: 'Don't shy away from putting yourself in the frame for jobs - I have got my breaks by being persistent. Nothing will get handed to you on a plate.'
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Genre round-up 2000 - The nevere nding story
In 2000, the BBC and ITV continued to battle it out for ratings, dominating all of the top 20s, apart from Chan nel 4's intrusion with event TV show Big Brother. Peter Keighron highlights last year's good, bad and ugly.
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Coronation Street special is ITV's crowning glory
In early December, Coronation Street's 40th anniversary celebrations made most of the news in terms of primetime schedules. The one-hour live special (ITV, Friday 8 December 20.00) did very well with
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TX - Monster mayhem
Costing£1m an episode, ITV's latest Saturday drama is an ambitious mix of fantasy and emotion.
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And finally ..
Ex-breakfast TV star Roland Rat reveals all about his life as the nation's favourite rodent ...If you weren't in TV what would you be doing?Spreading the bubonic plagueWhat is your proudest
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Off the record
The Ball guide to modern manners Just when you think Sky's own cuddly czar Tony Ball couldn't be any more charming, he goes and does something which gives you a teasing
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Off the record - Photo journalism is snow OTT
Oh Gawd. While we are fully aware that it's not clever to draw attention to something that is neither newsworthy nor in the public interest, sometimes the urge to do that
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On location - Growing brains
After tracking down 10 of Britain's most gifted children, Wall to Wall will follow their progress over the next decade. Head of factual Leanne Klein reports on the challenges so far.