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Broadcast to honour UK's best channel
Broadcast is launching a channel of the year award for the first time as part of the 2004 Broadcast Awards.
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BBC puts family on SAS course
The BBC is to undertake a nationwide search to find Britain's toughest family who will be put through their paces by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Radio Authority puts off West Midlands decision
Executives at all the major radio groups waiting for the results of the hotly contested West Midlands licence will have to hold their breath a little longer after the Radio Authority postponed the announcement of the successful bid, writes Michael Rosser
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Henson slashes European arm
The Jim Henson Company has virtually wiped out its entire London-based European operation as part of a global strategy to scale down the business, writes Michael Rosser
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Living TV to make Access Hollywood co-pro
Flextech's Living TV channel has nailed another deal with US broadcaster NBC with plans to make a European version of entertainment and celebrity show Access Hollywood, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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Younge: live matches not right for BBC
BBC Sports head of programmes and planning Pat Younge has defended the decision not to bid for live Premiership matches, claiming the corporation did not want to show irrelevant games, writes Paul Revoir.
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Lack of belief at ITV added to debacle
ITV director of marketing Jim Hytner has admitted that the network's Saturday night ratings disaster last month was made worse because many people at the company did not believe in the programmes, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsJowell urges movement on indie rights
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has called on broadcasters and Ofcom to have the new codes of conduct for independent producers in place by the end of the year, writes Colin Robertson.
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ITC taken to task over paranormal
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has been attacked for its recent decision to allow broadcasters to screen 'dishonest' entertainment-based paranormal programming, writes Paul Revoir. At a session on Saturday examining the
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Reality looks to SMS for hit
A sms text-based reality TV show could be the next big money spinner, according to a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival, writes Sam Espensen.
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RDF to make Oz reality hit for ITV
ITV1 has commissioned three primetime shows from leading indie producers for next year, including a round-the-clock quiz format and a property makeover programme where couples will compete with each other to decorate flats, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsElstein intensifies ITV war of words
The fierce war of words between ITV's senior management and former Five chief executive David Elstein deepened this week with a series of personal attacks, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsDyke on the offensive
BBC director general Greg Dyke turned his guns on both ITV and Sky at the Edinburgh Festival and if he was worried about the outcome of the Hutton inquiry he hid it well.
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Distraction shows interest in Prospect
Distraction Formats has picked up worldwide rights for UK indie Prospect Pictures' new ITV1 series Under One Roof. The factual-based entertainment format sees a psychologist and body language expert move in with warring couples for 48 hours to help them sort out their problems. The ...
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TV Corp faces call for post closures
The results of a City investigation into independent television production in the UK released this month will make bad reading for TV Corporation's 30-year-old post subsidiary, Molinare, and its sister company, Visions, writes Sam Espensen.
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McMillan buys DRCs
The rental division of McMillan has bought four of the BBC's new WiScape Digital Radio Cameras (DRCs). The cameras, which retail for about£36,000, will be used for outside broadcast, sport and corporate events for clients like STV and Carlton. Business development director at McMillan Angus Knight said the DRCs are ...
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B&S gets Treatment
PR and marketing agency Bubble & Squeak has launched a programme and film development division. The Treatment Salon will offer services including negotiating product placement, set design proposals, assistance in presenting pitch tapes and documents, and help with commissioning editors. The department is already working on several projects, including documentaries ...
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Dunne joins Chorion to develop brand
Chorion, which own the rights to key Agatha Christie properties such as Miss Marpleand Poirot, has appointed Len Dunne as director for brand development. Dunne joins the company from Entertainment Rights where he was head of marketing and global brands.
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BBC Schools looks at dangers of reality TV
The cult director behind films such as Repo Manand Sid and Nancyhas been asked to make a drama on the dangers of reality television for BBC Schools, writes Paul Revoir.