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NewsPinewood Shepperton mulls BBC Resources bid
Pinewood Shepperton studios is interested in buying BBC Resources, after reporting half-year results in which pre-tax profit was up 39% but operating profit and turnover were flat.
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NewsOscar winner savages BBC over Storyville cuts
Kevin Macdonald, whose Oscar-winning documentary One Day in Septemberappeared on Storyvillelast year, has hit out at the BBC claiming it has 'forgotten its remit to produce informative programmes'.
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NewsAutumn brings mixed fortunes for big five
A flurry of new or returning terrestrial shows have marked the start of autumn, but although some managed to hit the target, they have largely been some way off the bullseye.
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NewsBBC plans radio commissioning audit
Radio indies have told Broadcastthat the BBC is set to conduct an audit of the commissioning process.
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Sky airs doc to kick off new Prison Break
Sky One will celebrate capturing Prison Breakfrom Five by airing a 60-minute special on the show the day before it screens the first episode of season three.
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NewsShine aims to uncover the next musical prodigy
Shine is hunting for the UK's next classical music prodigy in a Fame Academy-meets- Young Musician of the Yeartalent format for BBC2.
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UK Screen board additions
UK Screen has added six members to its board of directors for 2007-08.
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NewsABC orders US version of DanceX
Flop BBC1 format DanceXhas been given a new lease of life after US network ABC ordered a fresh version from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsEndemol: BB8 had to play it safe to survive
Endemol has admitted it deliberately played it safe with Big Brother 8after Ofcom's intervention in the show's celebrity version earlier this year.
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Flickr joins C4 for photography show
Channel 4 has embarked on its most integrated multimedia factual project to date, teaming up with photo sharing site Flickr and search engine Yahoo! for a series dubbed ' Operatunityfor photographers'.
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NewsC4 Radio plans new approach to ads
Channel 4 Radio plans to move away from the traditional 30-second advertising spot to find 'innovative' advertising models to monetise its commercial radio operation.
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BBC4 probes international summits in triple co-pro
BBC4 is to examine the historical and political backdrop to three key international summits in a co-production from Ten Alps indie Blakeway Productions and Barnes Hassid Productions.
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C4 bolsters fact ent with double hiring
Channel 4 has beefed up its factual entertainment department with a new editor to focus on the 10pm slot and a new commissioner for daytime.
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Fremantle's Carter to lead Broadcast 360
Fremantle Enterprises chief creative officer Gary Carter will headline a raft of top speakers at Broadcast's Content 360 conference this month.
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NewsFour companies vie for BBC3 Friday night series
Objective Productions, Zeppotron, the BBC's Comedy Unit and Hat Trick Productions are all understood to be on the shortlist to make BBC3's new Friday Night Live-style entertainment strand.
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NewsWall to Wall starts£25m sale process
The sale of Who Do You Think You Are?producer Wall to Wall has been kick-started with an information memorandum sent to interested parties.
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Broadcast Letter - 7 September 2007
Letters to the editor from the issue of broadcast dated 7 September.
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BBC2 daytime quiz to exercise viewers' brains
BBC2 has commissioned a daytime quiz series designed to exercise the brain.
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ITV1 checks in hotel drama
ITV1 will follow the trials and tribulations of a hotel assistant manager left in charge over Christmas in a Fawlty Towers-esque comedy drama.