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TRADE TALK - Steven Barnett
On how the Stephen Lawrence inquiry revealed glaring inadequacies in TV investigative journalism.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - End of the line for Live?
Three years and£25 million later, Mirror Group has said it is open to offers for Live TV. But what does the channel that invented topless darts have to tempt potential buyers, asks Alice Macandrew.
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OPINION - Hussey takes his revenge on Birt
It is an open secret that during the final years of his 10-year reign chairing the BBC board of governors, Duke Hussey became increasingly disenchanted with the man he had appointed
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES - Comic Relief comes of age
Comic Relief has raised more than£139 million for charity since it began a decade ago. Viewers have also switched on in their millions. David Collins talks to the people putting together this year's event.
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INTERVIEW - Talk of the devil
Four months after joining Talk Radio, Kelvin MacKenzie has reworked its schedule and sacked star presenters. Will his radical tactics turn around the fortunes of the station in the face of stiff resistance from Radio 5 Live?
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Ups and downs
Average viewing times were up last autumn compared with 1997, despite doom-mongering about the growing impact of the internet. But not all channels benefited from this increase.
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OFF THE RECORD - Giving a toss
Colleagues of Channel 4 News newcomer Mark Easton may know the up-and-coming reporter rather better than they think. Especially if they watched an edition of Channel 5's Perfect Babies, when the
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OFF THE RECORD - No armistice at Beeb
As abusive farewells go, it's hard to beat Chris Morris' infamous parting shot at the then Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade. But Armando Iannucci, Morris' one-time sidekick on BBC 2's
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OFF THE RECORD - Nagging doubts
Regular visitors to this column will remember how Chrysalis Visual Entertainment supremo Mick Pilsworth agreed to quit smoking in a wager with Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright. In return for kicking the
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OFF THE RECORD - Poor reception
OTR is sick and tired of people spreading rumours about On Digital's dodgy reception. Why, just last week TV's great and good were treated to a demonstration of the digital outfit's
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OFF THE RECORD - Net scrapes
C4 proved its cutting-edge credentials by hosting a web chat following last week's edition of Queer as Folk. Hosted by its creators, fans were treated to the behind-the-scenes secrets of the
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OFF THE RECORD - The awful truth
OTR is shocked to receive reports of ugly scenes at a C4 'master class' last week with uber-director Michael Moore. One audience member was far from happy and accused the Moorester,
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OFF THE RECORD - Birt gets shock result
OTR is proud to announce the chance of a lifetime - to hear John Birt reading the footie results on Saturday. Comic Relief is holding a phone poll to find out
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OFF THE RECORD - Charting the musings of Paul Watson's critics
Let's hope that documentary controversy-magnet Paul Watson's move from Granada to United doesn't stifle his talent for generating column inches...1993 - Sylvania Waters on BBC 1 earns him a reputation for
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BBC mulls revamp of commissioning
BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt is considering a radical overhaul of the TV commissioning system, which could introduce a layer of genre commissioning editors below the BBC 1 and 2
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Darling Buds team to drive Reed vehicle
The team behind ITV's top-rating drama, The Darling Buds of May, is to make another HE Bates adaptation for the network, this time starring Oliver Reed, writes Nicola Methven.
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C4 swaps unloved circles for new identity
Channel 4's unloved circles logo will disappear on Good Friday (2 April), to be replaced by a new identity based on moving bands of colour.The on-screen look will feature vertical bands
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Ex-Ginger chief wins ITV thriller for indie
Michael Foster, former chief executive of Chris Evans' Ginger TV, has joined independent Northwestone Films and won a drama commission from ITV, writes Nicola Methven.
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TalkBack to think big for BBC 1 pilot
TalkBack Productions is to shoot a pilot for an ambitious BBC 1 gameshow, which is being lined up for a possible early Saturday evening slot, writes Liz Shackleton.
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YEAR OF PROMISE IS ITV NEW MILLENNIUM RESOLUTION
ITV is to give a full day's schedule over to a millennium project described by chief executive Richard Eyre as 'the ultimate New Year resolution'.The network is to launch ITV's Year