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Bidding war erupts over Freeview slot.
A bidding war is set to kick off with broadcasters preparing to offer up to£5m
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NewsThe Rotters' Club gains 2.3m
BBC2's new drama series The Rotters' Clubmade a solid start with a peak audience of 2.3 million (10%) at the beginning despite being scheduled against Channel 4's hit series Wife Swap.
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Not All Plain Sailing
Whether or not drama company Shed Productions is about to float on the stock market, there is no doubt that the television industry's current fashion for public fundraising makes footballers' wives' use of black Amex cards look positively monastic.
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Governing the governors
Despite Grade's tough talking, the central paradox of the BBC's governance has yet to be addressed BBC chairman Michael Grade is doing some tough talking at the moment with a clear PR agenda. He hopes that the reforms he has begun to introduce since taking over ...
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Five signs US reporter for Jackson case
Five has exclusively signed the journalist who originally revealed the child molestation charges against Michael Jackson to help cover the entertainer's court case. US reporter Diane Dimond will conduct interviews and present analytical reports on the trial for Five News. The case is due to start on 31 January.
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May date for GWR and Capital merger
GWR and Capital Radio have said they expect to complete their merger by early May, although they have lost one of the key architects of the union. Nathalie Schwartz, Capital's strategy and development director, will leave at the end of this month with no job to go to. In its ...
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NewsDick and Dom to front quiz show
Dick and Dom, the BBC children's presenters who were recently singled out by a Tory MP for lavatorial humour, are to make a move to primetime with a new BBC2 quiz show. Dick and Dom's Ask the Family, which will air in an early evening slot ...
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BBC announces plans for division sale
The BBC has said it intends to sell its BBC Broadcast playout and transmission arm by 1 July. A shortlist of bidders will be selected in April with a preferred bidder chosen by early June. The asset is likely to fetch up to£150m. Likely bidders include a venture capital- backed ...
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Joey to kick off Five's comedy Zone
Five is to launch its Comedy Zone on Sunday 13 February with a double bill of US imports Joeyand Two and a Half Men. The Friendsspin-off, believed to have cost Five£450,000 an episode, will launch the new zone ...
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Talkback movers
Indie Talkback Thames has created three new roles and made a series of promotions. Allan Tott, currently factual production executive, will become head of production for Talkback Factual and entertainment production executive Dean Jones has been promoted to head of production for Thames Entertainment. In addition, comedy production executive Beatrice ...
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True North wins orders for Life
Leeds indie True North Productions has been commissioned to make three documentaries for the BBC's One Lifeand ITV's Real Lifestrands.
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MotionFX helps viewers to sleep
West London-based facility MotionFX has produced titles and graphic content for BBC1's How to Sleep Better. The science documentary studies the effects of disturbance on human sleep patterns. The graphics were designed by designer Keith Haynes who created surreal, dream-like sequences, which are used across both ...
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Thane exits Ofcom
Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception. Thane, who advises the regulator on content issues, is to stand down in April for personal reasons, although she said she wanted to continue working in the media in some capacity. She is one ...
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Execs give mixed message at Oxford
Broadcast reports on the policy agendas revealed at last week's Oxford Media Convention and asks whether defending their own territory prevents channel chiefs from seeing the bigger picture
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Target enters DVD market
Rights management company Target Entertainment is moving into the DVD market and has secured Graham Norton's US chat show for its first release.
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Sci fi stocks up on drama
Sci Fi has made a host of drama purchases, including Canadian paranormal series ReGenesis. Produced by Shaftesbury Films and distributed in the UK by Portman Television, the 26 x 30-minute series follows a team of genetic crime investigators. The initial 13-episode season has been completed and a ...
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DGP EXPANDS TEAM
Soho-based post facility DGP has expanded its team with the appointment of ex-Carlton head of design, Central region Amanda Robinson and former Corinthian Television online editor Ollie Aslin. Robinson has joined to lead DGP's graphics and design department as senior design producer having performed a similar function at ITV's Birmingham-based ...
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Sky covers Oscars
Sky's live coverage of the 2005 Academy Awards is to be presented by Sharon Osbourne. Based in LA on Sunday 27 February, the X Factorjudge will front a preview show on Sky One at 7pm, followed by live coverage on Sky Movies 1 from 1.30am. She will ...
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Court filming move
Bow Tie Television has supplied the recording facilities for a pilot scheme to record court cases in the Royal Courts of Justice, London. Using Sony robotic camera systems, the six-week pilot project is being conducted by a consortium of the main news broadcasters, including BBC News, Sky News, ITV News, ...