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BBC sets up documentaries forum
The BBC is to set up a documentaries forum to keep abreast of the latest trends in the genre. The BBC's director of factual and learning, John Willis, is set to unveil the bi-monthly in-house board at Broadcast's Factual Forum on Friday (18 March). It will comprise BBC documentary department ...
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Two senior BBC execs go to Five
Five has poached two senior BBC executives to head its strategy and marketing departments as its gears up to tackle the increasing threat from multichannel.
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BBC pulls the plug on outlaws
The BBC has decided not to commission a second series of its critically acclaimed legal drama series Outlaws. Programme-maker World Productions was told the series would be axed, despite positive reviews. The series was a co-commission between BBC2 and BBC3, and the corporation blamed a limit ...
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BBC worst to deal with, say indies
The BBC has been voted the most difficult broadcaster to deal with by independent producers for the third year running in Broadcast's annual survey of the indie sector. In the survey of 150 indies, 61% named the BBC as the worst broadcaster, with Channel 4 a ...
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Backroom staff first to go in cull
Last week's announcement of 1,730 job cuts was the biggest single round of redundancies in BBC history.
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ITV axes Sunday politics strand
ITV is scrapping its Sunday regional politics strand and moving the show to a new late-night weekday slot in a bid to double viewing figures.
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Broadcast Young Talent Awards at NFT
Broadcasthas moved the venue of its Young Talent Awards ceremony in order to give the winners greater exposure.
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Sit-up TV to hold four-minute auctions
Sit-Up TV is to launch another live shopping channel, Speed Auction TV, this summer. The channel will stage a series of high-speed auctions lasting for a maximum of four minutes with most auctions starting at just£1. It is hoped the fast-pace format, which will be available on Sky Digital and ...
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Sanctuary takes charge of Asylum
Sanctuary Studios has regained control of Asylum Studios in the wake of equipment hire company VFG announcing it has gone into administration.
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Disney announces Eisner's replacement
Walt Disney has named chief operating officer Robert Iger as the company's new chief executive, replacing Michael Eisner at the beginning of October. Eisner announced his intention to retire last September, sparking a prolonged selection process. It is understood that eBay chief executive Meg Whitman was also being considered for ...
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St Anne's posts Mr Harvey
St Anne's Post has completed the post-production on BBC1 drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle, which stars Timothy Spall as a teacher coming to terms with his past during a school trip. The drama, which was filmed on location in Salisbury Cathedral, was mastered in HD. ...
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Radio Aid draws record audience
UK Radio Aid, the tsunami fund-raiser that ran across 280 commercial radio networks, attracted the single biggest radio audience since records began. More than 23 million adults - 1.5 million more than usual - tuned in on 17 January, according to Ipsos Media and Rajar. Chris Evans, Davina McCall and ...
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NTL admits threat from Freeview
NTL chief executive Simon Duffy admitted this week that customers were ditching cable services and taking up Freeview and its pay-TV offering, Top Up TV.
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Five adds five to Britain's Worst list
Five has commissioned five new documentaries from indie Mentorn to extend its Britain's Worststrand. The hour-long specials, hosted by former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson, will highlight the nation's worst hairdresser, chef, boss, builder and teenager. Five commissioning editor Alex Sutherland has ordered the new programmes, ...
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Local Radio Co adds regional managers
Local Radio Company, the business founded by the former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has appointed five regional managing directors to cope with recent growth at the company. In the past six months, LRC has acquired four more stations and won a new licence in Blackburn, taking its portfolio ...
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Five to air trio of action sport shows
Five has picked up three action sports shows from producer/distributor Black Diamond Films. The channel has acquired the rights to feature-length surfing documentaries Step Into Liquidand The Endless Summeras well as Chlorine, a programme about the sport of ...
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Fremantle takes on acquisitions chief
Granada International senior programming executive, drama Shane Murphy has quit to join Fremantle Media as head of acquisitions and development. He will work closely with indies and the production departments within Fremantle Media to identify new programmes for acquisition and global distribution.
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Abbott scores Shameless victory at RTS awards
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott added another three prizes to his growing haul at the Royal Television Society's awards this week.
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BBC sale draws 70
The sale of BBC Broadcast has attracted interest from 70 companies. The deadline for registering interest closes on Monday (21 March). A BBC team led by director of business development Peter Philips will draw up a long list of bidders for the corporation's£150m playout and creative businesses by the first ...
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Comic Relief peaks at 70% plus ratings
BBC1's charity event Comic Relief raised around£37m and was watched by over half of viewers on Friday (11 March). The initial three-hour slot of Red Nose Night Live 05from 7pm averaged 10.4 million (51%), peaking with 12.9 million (61.5%) at 9.30pm. New sketches from ...