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IPPR records PSB increase
Terrestrial broadcasters have increased the amount of public service programming in their Christmas schedules over the past decade, according to new research.
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Five divides factual dept
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has scrapped the controller of factual role he previously held and split the department into two genres - history and science.
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BBC returns to NHS
The BBC is to revisit the subject of its first current affairs day - the National Health Service - for a special next year. Programmes on BBC1 and across the BBC's radio and television network will look at the changes that have occurred two years on from ...
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Christie bows out
Grampian TV non-executive director Bob Christie has retired from ITV after over four decades' service. He attended his last meeting this week. A former Grampian director of television, Christie has been with the Aberdeen-based broadcaster since its launch in 1961 and first joined the board in 1975.
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C4's minority list
Channel 4 is launching a directory containing the details of groups, individuals and organisations relevant to ethnic minority issues that can be contacted as possible contributors to television programmes. The directory, which will be sent to independent production companies, is the brainchild of C4 editorial manager, cultural diversity Mary Fitzpatrick. ...
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BBC4 news revamp
BBC4 News is to be relaunched at the beginning of January with a new name, new set and an increase in in-depth international reporting. The World, which will continue to be fronted by Kirsty Lang, will now include extra features on global news issues and ...
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Capital Disney moves
Digital station Capital Disney has handed two of its presenters behind-the-scenes roles in order to give its editorial content extra weight. Disney Channel presenter Will Chambers has been appointed new programme manager while Capital Disney DJ Matt Soper will become a producer for the station.
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Scottish six not on the BBC's agenda
The BBC has again ruled out a Scottish Six O'Clock Newsfollowing a six-month review of news and current affairs output north of the border. The review, which included a series of public meetings and a survey of more than 1,000 people, found that 45% of ...
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Kerrang! gets midlands digital launch
Emap is to launch Kerrang! digital radio in the West Midlands on 1 January as an appetiser to its forthcoming FM station. The heavy rock station, owned by Broadcast's publisher, is currently only available in London but will roll out an analogue service in the ...
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Lee moves from C4 to world of wonder
World of Wonder has appointed Channel 4 arts editor Janet Lee as its first head of arts. Lee will be replaced at C4 by editor, music and performance Jan Younghusband, who is promoted to the newly created role of editor, arts and performance.
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Rise news editor gets London news role
ITV has revealed that the new regional London ITV news service will be run by the former news editor of Channel 4 breakfast flop Rise. Stuart Thomas has been named editor for the service, which will be called ITV London News Service when it relaunches ...
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Sky still Premier winner
A few months before he departed the top job at Sky Tony Ball was asked how worried he was about the European Commission's investigation of the exclusive rights deal the satellite giant had signed with the Premier League for the 2004-2007 seasons.
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Peter Pateron, Daily Mail
'Wonderfully well-written by Andy Hamilton (who also directed), and with an exemplary supporting cast.'...
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Excellently written and superbly acted, this dark comedy was a treat.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'The Crooked Man wasn't half bad, despite a plot more full of holes than your dad's string vest.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's drama suffered from one key flaw: none of it made any sense.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'It was a solid performance by the chair which was more than could be said for the two-legged members of the cast.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'He [Ross Kemp] was as expressive as a concrete bollard.'...
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Ratings9.4m watch ITV1's news special on Huntley
An unscheduled ITV News Speciallast night (17 December) which covered the jury's verdict in finding Ian Huntley guilty in the Soham murder trail drew 9.4 million (42.2%).
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Revolution in the air
Indies have a lot to look forward to in the new year, especially with two major broadcasting reviews underway, writes Eileen Gallagher