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NewsUK plans for US strike issues
UK broadcasters are preparing contingency plans in the light of the US writers’ strikes.
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NewsCurtis: lie to commissioners
Filmmaker Adam Curtis has urged his peers to 'cheat and lie' to commissioners in order to get innovative films on air.
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NewsTV Critics 11 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including ITV1’s First World War drama, My Boy Jack - broadcast on 11 November 2007
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NewsThe Champions set for film remake
Classic 60’s TV series The Champions is set to be transformed into a Hollywood movie.
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NewsBlue Peter in another TV fakery claim
Blue Peter is the subject of yet another TV fakery scandal after it emerged that producers drafted in child actors to pose as competition winners.
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NewsABC plugs in Dance Machine
US network ABC has landed Dance Machine, an unscripted series from RDF USA.
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News5.7m return to The Street
Jimmy McGovern’s BBC1 drama series The Street returned with a strong audience of 5.7m viewers (26.2%) last night, its best ratings performance ever.
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NewsEmap open to takeover bids
Emap has stepped up efforts to find a buyer for its businesses, and has announced that it is open to takeover bids.
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NewsCBeebies to move
BBC children’s channel CBeebies is to be moved out of BBC Television Centre in a move set to save the corporation around£500,000 a year.
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NewsNew friction.tv webcast for Tory leader
Tory leader David Cameron is to make weekly video webcasts on a Conservative-branded channel on video debating website friction.tv.
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NewsTV Critics 8 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the return of Jimmy McGovern’s drama series, The Street - broadcast on 8 November 2007
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NewsHadlow rules herself out of BBC1 chief job
BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow, one of the favourites for the BBC1 controller job, has ruled herself out of the running.
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NewsDeverell concerned for BBC1 kids programmes
The controller of BBC children’s programmes has raised concerns that some options being considered to replace Neighbours will cut into the amount of children’s programming available on BBC1.
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NewsBBC1 updates Cinderella
BBC1’s next search-for-a-star format will uncover a Cinderella for a part in a made-for-TV musical film as part of Comic Relief 2009.
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NewsPilkington to leave Eyeworks
Eyeworks Distribution’s managing director Yvonne Pilkington is to leave the company at the end of the year.
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NewsTV Critics 7 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Channel 4’s Love Trap - broadcast on 7 November 2007
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NewsLove Trap snares just 911,000 for C4
New Channel 4 dating series Love Trap only managed to attract 911,000 viewers (5.4%) at 10pm last night, losing out to all the other terrestrial channels and BBC3.
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Take part in the Post Survey
If you run a post facility, Broadcast’s Post Production Sector Survey 2008 needs your help. There are two forms to complete.
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NewsIndies face tough regime over trust
The trust in TV crisis has prompted the BBC and Channel 4 to try to rewrite their contracts with indies, in a bid to make producers more responsible for their output - including financially.
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NewsEvolutions achieves UK first with US opening
Independent post house Evolutions claims to be the first UK long-form broadcast post company to open a facility in the US.