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SKILLSET CENSUS DATE.
The annual Skillset census of the audio-visual industries is to take place on 25 June. The
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Ratings - Viewers caught up in Spooks' web of intrigue.
A controversial episode of BBC1's MI5 drama series Spooks set in a Birmingham mosque pulled in an inquisitive 7.6 million viewers and a 32.9% share on Monday (9 June) at 21.00, writes Sam Matthews.
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MONTE CARLO SHORTLIST.
ITV drama The Second Coming and Channel 4's adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel White Teeth are
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Freeview set to overtake cable.
Freeview is on course to overtake digital cable to become the most popular digital television platform
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Evans sidekick nets Ladbroke branding role.
Ladbroke Productions has recruited long-standing Chris Evans collaborator Dan McGrath to help run a new division providing content for digital radio, writes Michael Rosser.
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TV lags behind public opinion on disabled issue.
Sections of the broadcasting industry are evading casting disabled people on screen because they make 'uncomfortable viewing' and are 'untelevisual', according to new research, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 agrees five new indie deals.
Channel 4's documentaries department has inked one-year output deals with five indies for formatted shows to
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C4 drama-doc delves into IVF mix-up.
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has greenlit a raft of new programming including a 90-minute drama-documentary on IVF mix-ups, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 DOCS SELL TO FRANCE.
Channel 4 documentaries Virgin Soldiers - made by film-maker Dodge Billingsley - and Dying for Drugs,
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TELEWEST DEBT HITCH.
Cable operator Telewest's plans to reduce its debt through restructuring could be held up by a
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EMAP IN COURT SETBACK.
Emap has been forced to rename its bid for the new Glasgow FM licence following a
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BBC factual rejig to help indies.
Indies have been told pitching bigger factual projects to the BBC will be made easier in the future with the start this week of a new commissioning structure overseen by the new controller of factual television, Glenwyn Benson, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC IN SACKING TALKS.
The BBC was due to hold talks with broadcasting unions Bectu and the National Union of
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APTN STAFF SUSPENDED.
News agency APTN has suspended five members of staff over alleged financial irregularities relating to equipment
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ITV execs dismiss takeover rumours.
Senior ITV executives have accused venture capitalists of 'rumour-mongering' about bids to buy out both Carlton and Granada and take control of the network, writes Paul Revoir.
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Lyon's Den tempts Five.
Five has completed a deal to buy Twentieth Century Fox Television's new drama The Lyon's Den at the LA Screenings, writes Penny Hughes.
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News International joins Five debate.
Rupert Murdoch's News International has joined the row over cross-media ownership changes by writing to peers
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Chrysalis Radio to shed producers.
Chrysalis Radio is to axe seven members of its news teams following a top-level shake-up at its relaunched stations, writes Michael Rosser.
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CBBC Scottish head takes on wizard project.
Head of CBBC Scotland Claire Mundell is to step down from her role for 18 months in order to executive produce a new big-budget transatlantic co-production, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Co-pro deal to bring back Belgian sleuth.
LWT is to make a raft of new Agatha Christie thrillers as part of a co-production deal between Granada International and US broadcaster A&E Network, writes Paul Revoir.