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Government to reform broadcast and telecom laws
Ministers expected to relax media ownership and content legisation to keep UK at forefront of digital revolution
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NewsAlchemy expands London and LA teams
Producer and distributor Alchemy TV has made senior appointments on both sides of the Atlantic as it prepares for the launch of a reality division and expansion of its drama business.
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This week's quotes
'I was never in television. I was a political lobbyist for Channel 4. If I was going to miss it I wouldn't have left.'Michael Grade, formerly of Channel 4, now non-executive chairman of Octopus Television
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Sky Box Office and FilmFour flick digital switch
Movie channels to air exclusively on digital from April
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Mansfield and Nelmes step up in ITV reshuffle
Granada TV hires Grant Mansfield as programmes chief while ITV daytime boss Dianne Nelmes is successor
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Ball and Hall in headline bout over News 24
BBC News chief squares up to Sky counterpart over future of 24-hour rolling news service
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Capital lures Francis from Invicta
Capital Radio 95.8 has poached DJ Neil Francis from its sister station, Invicta FM, to front a new evening show between 22.00 and midnight. Francis, who hosted Invicta's breakfast show, will
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Timothy returns for BBC daytime drama
BBC Production's drama serials department has lined up Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small) and Jacqueline Leonard (EastEnders) to head the cast of new BBC daytime drama Doctors. Known by
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Carlton Productions bags Commuter Wars commission
Carlton Productions has won a 60-minute commission from ITV for a documentary on the daily life of commuters travelling into London, writes Paul Donovan. Commuter Wars is being produced by Carlton's
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BBC 1 orders primetime satire
Goodness Gracious Me producer to make 30-minute pilot of satirical news show to air later this year
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NewsSuccess and failure for BBC1
England's Six Nations win over Scotland attracted an impressive audience of 5.5 million (37.5%) on Saturday afternoon but new early evening talent show When Will I Be Famous?interested just 3.8 million (18.6%) at 6pm.
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BBC science puts Human Body on big screen
Imax version of top documentary could pave way for further giant screen productions
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ITC decides against altering sports code
The Independent Television Commission has withdrawn a proposal to alter its sports and listed events code to allow ITV, Channel 4, BBC 1 and BBC 2 to occasionally show extended coverage
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GMTV hires two new correspondents
GMTV has appointed London News Network reporter Richard Gaisford and BBC Scotland reporter Carlo Romano to join its on-screen team, writes Tara Conlan. The two correspondents will join GMTV from mid-February,
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NewsBT Vision poaches MTV managing director
BT Vision, the television arm of BT, has poached MTV's managing director of UK and Ireland, Michael Barry, to become its director of programming.
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BBC stretches lead over commercial radio
Zoe Ball's Radio 1 breakfast show tops seven million as latest Rajar audience figures show rise for the corporation
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Soul Music returns to Carlton's central region
Carlton Productions is recording a second series of Soul Music featuring leading bands and solo performers. The 6 x 30-minute regional run will be recorded in March for transmission at the
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Wyatt puts wind in Discovery sails
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has commissioned indie Wyatt & Wyatt to make a 7 x 30-minute series on the evolution and technology of sailing, writes John Plunkett. Wind Driven will seek