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Radio 2 joins with Open Mike for Edinburgh Fringe coverage
BBC Radio 2 is expanding its coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, teaming up with indie Open Mike Productions to co-produce Lee Mack and Friends' at the Fringe- the first time the station has staged its own show at the comedy festival.
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Top of the Scots
Whether you're shooting and posting in Edinburgh, Glasgow or London, production talent north of the border shouldn'...
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Local hero comes good
Technology is enabling broadcasters to better cater for regional needs. Gordon Macmillan sees a future where news is made, broadcast and consumed on different platforms
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Brace yourselves
Inspired by a reality show, ABC's Lostis smashing records for international audience figures and Channel 4 is pulling out all the stops to repeat that success over here.
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The best form of flattery
The borrowing of ideas has sparked an immensely creative period in factual TV. Stuart Cosgrove predicts distribution will be next.
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Leading the BBC astray?
The BBC's Wocc is a damaging wrong turning that could lead to the collapse of in-house production in key genres such as entertainment and reduce creativity at the corporation, argues a new report.
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Funny guy's serious agenda
He has a reputation for being quirky, and he's joining the strait-laced Discovery. So how will Dan Brooke cope with running the broadcaster's UK portfolio?
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NewsSky cashes in on gambling
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch hailed TV gamblers as the surprise driving force behind the satellite giant's soaring annual revenue, which topped the£4bn mark for the first time.
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NewsNew BBC indies chief defends WoCC
The BBC's new 'indies champion' has dismissed concerns that the corporation's Window of Creative Competition could affect programme quality and pledged to help indies exploit it fully.
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NewsTV shopping channel to sell luxury goods
TV shopping channels are not known for their upmarket offerings, but a London indie is now attempting to buck the trend with a new channel dedicated to luxury goods.
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NewsFive dumps Family Affairs for drama
Five is to plough£13m into new drama and comedy after axing its loss-making soap Family Affairs.
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BBC Worldwide sets up LA production arm
BBC Worldwide has set up a production company in Los Angeles and hired an agent to help it tout for business.
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BBC research opens Pandora box
The BBC is funding research into a Freeview personal video recorder (PVR) capable of outperforming rivals such as Sky+.
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House of Lords looks into Manchester plan
The BBC's Manchester plan faces another hurdle after a House of Lords committee decided to investigate the idea.
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Channel 4 hires Adler for entertainment post
Channel 4 has hired the man behind formats such as The Gamesand Shatteredto become its commissioning editor for entertainment.
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MTV follows singer in last chance saloon
MTV is making a reality series on former Steps singer Lisa Scott Lee's last ditch attempts to resurrect her career.
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Bravo wins Serie A football rights
Bravo is set to revive Football Italiaafter poaching the rights to Italian Serie A league football from British Eurosport.
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Open University to fund history show
The Open University's TV arm is pushing ahead with its drive into mainstream programmes by backing a commission from the BBC for a series of history programmes.
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Scotland's top TV power players
With Scotland on the rise, we profile the key men and women in TV north of the border. If you want to get ahead in Scottish broadcasting, these are the people to speak to.
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NewsSky grows subs and profits
BSkyB has announced strong results adding 83,000 subscribers in the three months between April and June and an increase in full year profits and revenue.