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NewsBan on freelance work could be costly for BBC
The BBC's ban on its journalists writing newspaper and magazine columns has already run into trouble after it emerged the move may cost the corporation tens of thousands of pounds.
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NewsAnderson future in doubt at ITV
ITV controller of news Steve Anderson could leave the network after it was revealed his role is to be scrapped after the merger.
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NewsITV bosses warned to get 'on message'
The ITV management team has ordered senior ITV, Carlton and Granada managers to brief all employees on the 'post-merger vision' - and has tasked an external researcher to cold call staff to make sure it is done properly.
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NewsHollingworth quits Five for rival ITV
One of Five's founding programme executives, controller of drama Corinne Hollingworth, is leaving to join ITV as head of continuing series.
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NewsE4 looks to US for ideas
Channel 4 sister offering E4 is looking across the pond for new programme ideas in order to inject more irreverent MTV-style content into its schedule.
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NewsSky rivals to vie for games
The BBC, ITV and Five are set to pitch for some or all of the eight Premiership football games BSkyB will be forced to sell from next season.
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NewsRedmond plans to sell off Mersey TV
Brookside creator Phil Redmond is looking to sell Mersey Television, the Liverpool-based indie he set up 21 years ago.
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C4 follows Iraqi Muslim festival
Channel 4 is to put coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival - banned by Saddam Hussein for 30 years - at the heart of its religious output for 2004, writes Glen Mutel.
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BBC puts Charter debate onto TV
The BBC is developing a series of programmes to allow viewers to take part in the government's public consultation on the future of the corporation.
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Chrysalis to press ahead with Telford sale
Chrysalis Radio has vowed to retable the sale of its 28% stake in Telford FM to the Midland News Association after the outgoing Radio Authority blocked the deal.
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Diverse extends Britain BC with spin-off
Diverse is to make a spin-off of its formatted Channel 4 history series Britain BC, which featured sheep-farming archaeologist Francis Pryor, writes Glen Mutel.
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Somethin' Else scoops Brit Awards radio deal
the brit Awards will be heard across the commercial radio landscape for the first time next year and indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned to provide the content.
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ITC fines Sky£50,000 for faked report
Sky news has been forced to pay a£50,000 fine for broadcasting a faked report from a Royal Navy submarine during the Iraq war.
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Films to boost Friday night Living
Flextech has sealed its biggest ever movie deal with Sony Pictures Television in an attempt to strengthen Living TV's Friday night offering. In the multimillion-pound deal, 50 movies from Sony's Columbia Pictures will be broadcast on Living TV over the next three years, with a small portion of the films ...
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Forth board recruit
Radio Forth has appointed former Kiss producer Nik Goodman to its board. Goodman has been with the Edinburgh-based station as programme director for just over a year. He joined from Emap-owned London station Kiss, where he produced the Bam Bam Breakfast Show.
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Fox Kids posts profit
Fox Kids Europe has recovered from its $28.9m (£17.2m) loss last year and posted a $3.8m (£2.26m) profit for 2002/03. The broadcaster, which is 76% owned by Disney, upped advertising revenues by 36% to $30.3m (£18.0m) for the 12 months ending 30 September. Overall revenues were up by 14% to ...
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Discovery commissions five original pilots for 2004
DISCOVERY Channel UK director Katy Thorogood has commissioned five broadcast pilots for the first quarter of next year, including a genealogy investigation and a programme which looks at the world's luckiest people, writes Paul Revoir.
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Five looks at extreme plastic surgery
Yorkshire Television has been commissioned by Five to explore just how far people will push the boundaries of plastic surgery. Drastic Plasticwill track the extreme enhancements taken by both men and women across 2 x 60-minute programmes and is due to be broadcast early next ...
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Trouble to examine celebrity bodies
Flextech channel Trouble has commissioned September Films to make a 15 x 30-minute series on how celebrities get their physiques. Celebrity Bodies, ordered by Trouble commissioning editor Lucy Pilkington, will give a detailed head-to-toe analysis of stars such as Justin Timberlake and David Beckham. It ...
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Elliot orders third Wire In The Blood
ITV has commissioned a third series of Robson Green vehicle Wire in the Blood, before the second series has aired. Controller of drama Nick Elliott has ordered four more episodes of the detective series, which