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Carlton set to freeze pay rises
Carlton has responded to the toughening TV market by freezing staff pay across the company from this autumn, writes Steve Aston.
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C4 to 'iron out' orders policy
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam this week said plans would be put in place to iron out problems with the channel's commissioning process.Some C4 suppliers have called for the
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Diversity drive at BBC news
BBC News has recruited a new co-ordinator to develop and implement policies to better reflect audience diversity both on screen and behind the scenes, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Standards body to be created
Broadcasters and unions are to form an unprecedented joint company to oversee standards and grading in safety critical employment areas such as special effects, rigging and stunts, writes Barbara Marshall.
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ITV Network on the music trail
The ITV Network has commissioned a series of 6 x 60-minute music specials for transmission from mid-October based on live sets from this month's V2001 festival, writes David Wood. Acts include Texas, Coldplay, David Gray, The Charlatans and Toploader.
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DIMBLEBY SIGNS IN
Broadcaster David Dimbleby has applied for the job of BBC chairman and would step down as host of BBC 1's Question Time if he got the job. However, BBC sources say
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NewsRough cut - A baby's for life, not TV
Broadcasters that sugar-coat ethically dubious programmes leave Delissa Needham with a sour taste.
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EXTRA TIME AT BORO
NTL has launched an extension to Boro TV its cable service for Middlesbrough fans. For the first time Boro fans will be able watch the full 90 minutes of all their
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FOUR FESTIVAL FILMS
Channel 4's Mesh scheme has shortlisted four out of nine digital animation films to premier at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival next Thursday (23 August). They are The Tourist Trap
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INDIES HOLY CRUSADE
Four independents have been shortlisted for a religious development pitch at next week's Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival. The session aims to discover how programme makers and broadcasters can produce religious
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On location - Following the herd
Producer/director John Downer and his team have pioneered techniques for filming animals, but getting close to 1.5 mlllion nervous wildebeest meant they had to devise some new tricks.
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VOD supplier wins Premier League rights
Video on demand supplier Video Networks has signed a groundbreaking three-year deal with the Premier League for exclusive rights to 106 Premier League games a season - the first time the league has broken out video on demand (VOD) rights separately, write
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NME and IPC join forces for radio station
Virgin Radio has teamed up with IPC ignite! to develop the publisher's NME music brand by creating radio station NME Radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC set for top autumn drama
BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey launched a heavy autumn drama schedule this week, promising to 'take more risks' with the channel.Yet she also revealed that Steven Speilberg's new drama Band of
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UKTV pushes on for food TV
UKTV IS to press ahead with the launch of its dedicated food channel UK Food despite the collapse of Carlton and Sainsbury's joint-venture Taste channel last week, writes Steve Aston.
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ITV chief slams RAB radio claim
An ITV sales chief has hit back at claims by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) that radio listening has overtaken total TV viewing, writes Steve Aston.
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RATINGS - Coronation Street loses head-to-head battle
BBC 1 came out on top in the first head-to-head battle of the country's favourite soaps, writes Jon Rogers.
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CABLE COMPANY LOSSES
Shares in United Pan European Communications (UPC) rallied earlier this week after the indebted European cable company reported a reduction in second quarter operating losses. Before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation,
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NIGELLA GETS BITE AT US
Channel 4 International has sold cookery show Nigella Bites to US cable network E! Entertainment for a 'high six-figure sum'. The first two series have been bought to air from 17
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RENTAL BUSINESS SALE
Granada is considering selling its Box Clever TV rental business. The sale of the joint-venture with finance company Nomura would raise around£1bn. Box Clever was formed in 1999 as a