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Tough act to follow
Lorraine Heggessey's vision of BBC1 as the popular heart of the corporation is one worth holding onto
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NewsMarquess to join Endemol
Talkback Thames head of drama Paul Marquess is understood to have quit to take up a senior drama role at Endemol.
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NewsBattle begins for top job at BBC1
Channel 4's director of television, Kevin Lygo, this week emerged as a strong candidate to replace Lorraine Heggessey as controller of BBC1 following her resignation on Monday.
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NewsGamekeeper to poacher
As some of Lorraine Heggessey's predecessors have found out to their cost, running BBC1 can suddenly turn into the job from hell.
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NewsWife Swap producer to film royals
BBC1 is set to offer viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at Windsor Castle to coincide with the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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NewsHeggessey key to Talkback expansion
Lorraine Heggessey will inherit a sturdy vessel when she takes over as Talkback Thames' chief executive in the next few months.
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Ofcom hunts director to strengthen radio
Ofcom is looking to strengthen its radio expertise by appointing a director of radio.
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Hell's Kitchen gets new chefs
Gourmet chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli and Marcus Wareing have been lined up to replace Gordon Ramsay in the next series of ITV1's Hell's Kitchen.
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NewsITV pulls plug on Manchester unit
ITV is closing its low-cost multichannel production arm in Manchester, threatening up to 20 jobs.
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Alli in strategic move to take over SMG
Waheed Alli has stepped up his campaign to buy Virgin Radio and is considering a takeover of parent company SMG.
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Ten Alps firms win raft of orders
The turbulent life of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great is to be retold in a major new documentary for the BBC.
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ITV revives Office Monkey
ITV2 is to bring back Princess Productions' Office Monkeyafter axing it over a year ago.
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NewsAuschwitz series ends with 3.5m
BBC2's critically acclaimed series on the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz has also proved to be a hit with viewers as the final episode averaged 3.5 million (14.2%) at 9pm.
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NewsFive CSI ads backfire
Five's marketing campaign for CSI:NY, which framed its recipients as a serial killer's next target, has caused 'serious offence and distress', according to the Advertising Standards Authority.
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NewsDiscovery's Abraham joins TLC
Discovery Networks UK general manager David Abraham has been appointed to run TLC in the US in a bid to turn round the struggling channel.
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NewsReality show contestant commits suicide
A contestant on NBC's upcoming reality boxing show The Contenderhas committed suicide.
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NewsBrit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations
British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.
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NewsBBC rules out Panorama move
The BBC has ruled out returning Panoramato a permanent midweek slot but will instead increase the budget and number of slots for the flagship current affairs show.
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NewsThe Baby War recruits 6.1m
ITV1's one-off drama The Baby Warput up a half-hearted fight against its nearest rival with a peak audience of 6.1 million (25%) at the start.
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NewsTV spends£1.5m marketing itself
The major players in UK commercial TV today unveiled a£1.5m initiative to win over more advertisers and see-off competition from the likes of radio, the internet and direct mail for marketing budgets.