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Passing the buck?
From the media secretary to Ofcom to the broadcasters, no one seems to want to take responsibility for policing freelance employment practices. So is Pact's voluntary register the answer?
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Leave Corrie alone
Coronation Streetshould not be devalued just to shore up Celebrity Love Island, says Daran Little.
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A monster achievement
It has created a must-view Saturday-night slot, but Doctor Whohas also stayed true to its creative roots.
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C4's agenda setter
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne rejects any notion of factual TV dumbing down and has a string of provocative, original and award-winning commissions behind her to prove it. By Suzy Bashford.
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NewsCorrie writers fire warning over soap
Coronation Streetwriters have demanded an urgent meeting with ITV bosses over concerns that the network is damaging its flagship show by insisting on schedule changes and extra episodes to support reality flops.
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NewsNew BBC show for Norton
The BBC has finally found a show for comedian Graham Norton - more than 18 months after it signed him up to a£3m golden handcuffs deal.
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NewsPact opens door to new deal for freelancers
Freelancers working on reality and factual formats could be set for a new deal on pay and hours after Pact this week agreed to renegotiate its Production Agreement with Bectu.
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NewsScramble to axe 'celebrity' from titles
'Celebrity' is a word fast losing its lustre for broadcasters after both ITV and Sky this week dropped the prefix from the titles of two new shows.
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NewsOfcom: licence fee should be shared
Ofcom has thrown its weight behind Lord Burns' recommendation that the BBC's licence fee should be top sliced and the BBC governors abolished.
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BBC in OED word project
The BBC has teamed up with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a bid to trace the true origins of a number of commonplace words and phrases, ranging from the C-word to the corporation's own sobriquet, Beeb.
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Falconer set to give verdict on court TV
Newscasters are hopeful of being granted greater access for TV cameras in court, with the government set to announce its position in the next few weeks.
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ITV1 axes ratings flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows performed disastrously in the ratings.
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Lighting: BBC is stalking us
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking' Five's arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.
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£35m tag put on All3Media's Mersey deal
All3Media is close to acquiring Mersey Television, with sources suggesting the price tag could be as much as£35m.
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Sky One pits celebs against Sudoku
Sky One is jumping on the Sudoku bandwagon with a live show challenging celebrities to complete the tricky numbers puzzle in the fastest time possible.
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C4 ploughs£2.5m into new doc films
Channel 4 is investing£2.5m in a new film funding body to nurture the next generation of documentary talent in the UK.
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Betty to explore dark side of love
Channel 4 is following up its controversial season about the dark side of porn with a week of programmes looking at contemporary relationships.
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NewsITV1 axes Tuesday night flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows had a disasterous performance in the ratings.
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NewsFat Families gets a lean 2.1m
ITV1's Tuesday night ratings continued in a downwards direction as its new series Fat Familiescould only manage an average of 2.1 million (10%) at 8.30pm, as its peaktime share fell to just 18.8%.
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NewsMagic programme chief joins GCap Media
Trevor White, the programme director for London station Magic 105.4, has quit to join digital rock station Planet Rock.