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Comment: Roly Keating - When media collide...
Channels will only disappear in the new media world if we let them, argues Roly Keating, outlining his vision for where the force of the BBC2 brand meets the power of the internet.
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Analysis - Indies reach City limits
Despite a raft of recent activity in the City from indies, analysts predict the appetite for TV stock has now been sated and future interest is more likely to come from mergers and acquisitions.
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My alternative Christmas
While you're sitting with your feet up this Christmas spare a thought for those who are beavering away to ensure your TV schedules are full of shows that make compelling viewing. Broadcast hears from four dedicated souls who have found themselves working over the festive period.
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Opinion: Steven D Wright - All in the name of art
After experiencing the magic of Rufus Wainwright live, Steven D Wright wonders if he has the right to think of himself as a real artist.
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Profile - The man from al-Jazeera
It has enviable worldwide brand recognition but al-Jazeera's UK editorial chief, Mostefa Souag, didn't expect his channel to become the story.
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Leader - BBC3 needs a Big Brother
Industry plaudits are not enough - BBC3 needs to find a programming event unique to the channel, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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NewsOnline rights row delays TV review
The ongoing row between producers and broadcasters over new media rights has forced Ofcom to postpone publication of its long-awaited Television Production Sector Review.
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NewsBellamy to refocus BBC3
BBC3's new controller, Julian Bellamy, is expected to oversee a drive into entertainment at the channel when he takes over in the New Year.
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NewsSpace Cadets may land in the US
Space Cadets, the controversial Channel 4 reality show its producers said could only be made once, might blast off for a second time in the US.
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NewsThis is Your Life to return to ITV in 2006
ITV is looking to bring back This is Your Life and is lining up Sir Trevor McDonald to host it.
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NewsGarvie to push BBC global sales
BBC Worldwide has signalled an aggressive drive into global format sales, appointing head of entertainment Wayne Garvie to a new production role.
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NewsBBC plans new-look news to cut budgets
The BBC is to relaunch Newsnight, Breakfast and its flagship BBC1 bulletins as part of the corporation's drive to slash its news budget by millions of pounds a year.
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Unions serve notice on BBC cuts
Broadcasting unions are to warn BBC director general Mark Thompson that he may face further strike action in the new year if he presses ahead with up to 200 compulsory redundancies.
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Five paid£20m for Top Up stake
Five paid£20m for its 20% stake in Top Up TV - valuing the pay-TV platform at£100m, it has emerged.
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BBC and Cowell in format row
The BBC is heading for a format battle with The X Factor creator Simon Cowell over its new pro-celebrity singing show.
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World Service looks at local newsdesks
The BBC may end up franchising out its World Service newsdesks to local operators in three eastern European countries.
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NTL lines up Flextech deal
NTL has told broadcasters keen to partner in UKTV, its joint-venture with BBC Worldwide, that they must also be willing to take a stake in Flextech.
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Participant sues RDF over 'gay' Wife Swap
A participant on Wife Swap USA is trying to sue RDF for over $10m after his wife was swapped with a gay man.
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NewsBBC1 to make Nationwide-style magazine show
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham is developing a Nationwide-style current affairs show for the channel's early evening schedule.
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NewsRantzen criticises women in TV
Esther Rantzen has criticised women in the TV industry, saying she thinks they have more to contribute and that 'women don't necessarily make good bosses.'