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NewsBBC Cymru names commissioning head
Elis Owen has been appointed the new head of commissioning at BBC Cymru Wales.
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NewsSports Personality to take on X Factor finale
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will go head-to-head with ITV1’s heavyweight finale of The X Factor.
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NewsMichael Winner reality show wins peaktime slot
Michael Winner’s upcoming reality series for ITV1 has been moved from a daytime spot into a peaktime position, after impressing commissioners with the pilot episode.
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NewsAshes and World Cup should go free-to-air, says Davies
The Ashes, international football World Cup and European Championship qualifying matches and Wimbledon should all be added to the “crown jewels” list of events protected for live broadcast on free-to-air television, according to an independent review.
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NewsBBC salaries, Nov '09
Full list of the most senior decision-makers at the BBC senior staff, with job titles and details of salaries.
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NewsC4 to stage plane crash
Channel 4 is broadcast the crash-landing of a 300-seat passenger jet for a new documentary.
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NewsBBC's Hadlow and Cohen earn equal wage
BBC SALARIES: BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow earns exactly the same as BBC3’s Danny Cohen, despite the fact that she presides over a 24-hour terrestrial channel.
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NewsCowell tops US TV earners list
Simon Cowell has been ranked as prime-time American TV’s highest earner, receiving an estimated $75 million (£45 million) inside a year, according to business magazine Forbes.
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NewsMandelson attacks BBC impartiality
The BBC has denied allegations that its news coverage is influenced by Sky, the TV broadcast arm of The Sun newspaper owner News International.
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NewsBebo axes staff and original web shows
Bebo is cutting almost all of its UK staff as it looks to close its original productions business.
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NewsBravo to follow Katie’s boyfriend in ultimate fight
Bravo will follow Katie Price’s cage-fighting boyfriend Alex Reid as he prepares to take on the current Middleweight Ultimate Challenge World Champion.
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NewsTop BBC execs tighten purse strings
Senior BBC execs reigned in their spending habits in the three months to July – signalling that the harsh light of public scrutiny is affecting their ability to schmooze talent.
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NewsOscar-winning producers form doc alliance
The Oscar-winning producers of documentaries Man On Wire and One Day In September have teamed up for an informal co-production deal.
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NewsC4 calls time on Wife Swap
Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House? have become the latest Channel 4 formats to fall victim to the broadcaster’s plan to clear the decks for new shows over the next 18 months.
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NewsC4 examines foreigners' role in UK history
Channel 4 has commissioned three indies to produce a 4 x 60-minute series of drama documentaries looking at the role that foreigners have played in key moments in British history.
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NewsIndia season tops C4 doc slate
An India season, life on the maternity ward, teen BNP members and Amy Winehouse’s dad are among the highlights of C4’s documentary slate over the coming months.
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NewsCTMS acquires 422 Manchester
A new production resources company set up to exploit the opening of MediaCityUK and the establishment of BBC North has acquired post-production house 422 Manchester.
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NewsGoogle new writers, Guild tells TV execs
The Writers’ Guild has advised TV execs to “Google” writers they have not worked with before, give feedback within eight weeks and to leave their “internal politics” out of script editing, in a new ‘good practice guide’ to working with TV writers.
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NewsITV Studios brands set to become iPhone apps
Flagship ITV Studios brands including Dancing On Ice, This Morning, Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! will be turned into ‘freemium’ iPhone applications as part of ITV’s push to adopt new technologies.