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C4 seeks new sport chief as Kerr quits
Channel 4 is looking for a new head of sport after David Kerr announced that he was leaving to become director of broadcast at British Eurosport.
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Talent TV wins R4 current affairs order
Indie Talent TV has won its first current affairs commission from Radio 4. Talent is to make Mr Ambassador- a 2 x 15-minute programme based around the personal essays of the EU's ambassador to the US, John Bruton. The commission, from Radio 4's commissioning editor for ...
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C4 hooks Betty for addiction series
Channel 4 has commissioned a new series from indie Betty that aims to force people with addictive personalities to face up to their ways. Intervention: We're Coming to Get Youfollows people with addictive behaviour as they are ambushed by friends and family and forced to confront ...
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Dylan doc marks Arena's 30th birthday
The BBC is making its first simultaneous broadcast with US broadcaster PBS with a two-part documentary on the life of musician Bob Dylan. No Direction Homeis being screened on BBC2 on 26 and 27 September as part of Arena's 30th birthday celebrations. ...
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BBC bags golf's british open until 2011
The BBC has secured the rights to The Open until 2011, after extending its deal with golf's world rules and development body, the R&A. The new five-year deal, which starts at the end of the BBC's existing deal in 2006, includes TV rights to the Walker Cup and the live ...
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Jelly explores Coast for BBC2
Jelly Television has created branding, titles and programme content for BBC2 factual series Coast. The show explores the British coastline using CGI to recreate historic events, such as the building of the Titanic and Britannia Bridge. Creative director Jan Golunski and designer Paul Clements designed and ...
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NewsCSI-style show for BBC1 daytime
The BBC's new daytime controller, Jay Hunt, is bringing a touch of CSIcrime to daytime with one of her first commissions.
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NewsITV1 fails to deliver knockout blow
The return of boxing to the ITV1 schedules, after effectively a 10-year hiatus, did not manage to punch its weight against BBC1.
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Can you repeat that?
The public can be relied upon to complain about repeats on the BBC, but it's unrealistic to think of banishing them entirely.
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Taking out the rubbish
The PVR revolution spearheaded by Sky+ will leave no room for poor-quality content, argues David Docherty - and it will consign traditional TV models to the scrapheap.
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A new media juggernaut
The BBC's huge investment in new media, together with its constant cross-promotion, means it has already effectively won the war.
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How low will they go?
With digital take-up gathering pace and the analogue switch-off date looming, terrestrial broadcasters are struggling to maintain their traditional share dominance, but is this slide inevitable?
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The facts of life
ITV controller of factual Bridget Boseley has faced scrutiny over ITV flops such as Fat Familiesand The Real Good Life, but she remains upbeat that she can pull off new ideas in peaktime.
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TV that changed the world
Many television programmes may aspire to be of national importance, but how many have actually succeeded? James Curtis runs down the top 10 agenda-setting programmes
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What do Playboy & Andy Duncan have in common?
Always keen to get ahead, the adult entertainment industry has pioneered new internet, video and mobile phone technologies - and the TV world is quickly wising up to what it can learn.
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Calm after the storm
In the wake of the London bombings, editorial judgement calls are more finely balanced than ever, writes Nigel Pickard.
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NewsFive eyes Flextech after UBM buyout
RTL has positioned Five as a likely bidder for Flextech after taking full control of the terrestrial broadcaster by buying United Business Media's (UBM) 35% stake for£247.6m.
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NewsGrade faces public grilling
It was a busy week for BBC chairman Michael Grade as he embarked on a gruelling series of public appearances to convince licence fee payers and industry detractors that his governance style was open and transparent.
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NewsBSkyB to give parents power to block EPG
BSkyB is to give parents the ability to block out any channels from its EPG that they don't want their children to see.