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Liddiment lecture
ITV director of channels David Liddiment is to deliver the 26th MacTaggart lecture at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.His lecture will take place in the evening on the opening
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More late night poker on the way
Cardiff-based independent Presentable has netted a string of commissions from Channel 4 and BBC Wales, including a further two series of cult C4 night-time show Late Night Poker, writes Penny Hughes.
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Kasenna to up profile
SGI spin-off Kasenna is upping the profile of its streaming video infrastructure software. Citing interactive television (iTV) as its third target - after the enterprise and network markets - chairman and
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Miller joins Nigella team
Former Uden Associates managing director William Miller has quit his job as Conde Nast director of new media and is joining cookery writer Nigella Lawson's indie, MYC, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TX - A will of iron
More than cultures clash in Surviving the Iron Age, BBC 1's new 'experiential history series' charting the experiences of 17 volunteers who last year agreed to spend seven weeks living in
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Invest TV switch
Invest TV, which recently turned its financial offering Simply Money into retail service Simply Shopping, has promoted chief operating officer John Hodges to managing director. He replaces founder Ed Hall who
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Radio First post
Radio First has appointed Ray Arthur as its new group programme director.Arthur, 43, joins the company after spending most of his career in the Australian radio industry, where he most recently
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Indie Finance - Wall to Wall gets its tactics right
Wall to Wall Television's production strategy has ensured the outfit has steadily built profits year on year for its factual programming but its foray into the drama genre has yet to generate any significant yield. Ed Shelton reports.
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And finally ..
S4C commercial managing director Wyn Innes thinks it's wrong to shoot people with crossbows ...If you weren't in TV what would you be up to?Acting - aged 14 I starred in
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Docu-soap stars forfeit right to privacy
People who agree to participate in fly-on-the wall documentaries should not expect the right to privacy from the media, according to the latest Broadcasting Standards Commission research, writes Steve Aston.
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Discovery set to enhance output
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has unveiled a raft of enhanced programmes for Sky Digital viewers as part of the broadcaster's drive to target and retain viewers.Discovery's six-strong internet team has added
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Pearson shake-up follows departures
Pearson Television is to overhaul its distribution business after confirming the departures of international chief executive Brian Harris and president Joe Abrams, as revealed in Broadcast last month.Pearson had held a
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World Cup row
The row over German media giant Kirch's plans to auction the rights to next year's World Cup stepped up a gear this week following news that media secretary Chris Smith has
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Crossroads: you are the weakest link, goodbye
The excitement surrounding EastEnders' big story is already fading as attention switches to other drama with new or returning series on ITV and BBC 1. But no one's paying too much
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Eurosport strikes cricket portal deal
Eurosport has struck a deal with the 365 Corporation cricket service cricketline.com to create a dedicated Eurosport cricket portal. The agreement means that eurosport.co.uk will receive the latest cricket news, including
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It's a cook-out
Food channel Taste CFN is launching a Popstars-style hunt to find Britain's next culinary superstar, writes Simon Ellery.
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Ghosh sees off strong Emma Competition
ITN home affairs correspondent Shiulie Ghosh has been named Best Television News Journalist at this year's Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas). Ghosh, who has been nominated for Best TV journalist at
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ITV outfits seek compensation
Minority ITV shareholders Ulster and Channel have joined battle with SMG to extract compensation from Carlton and Granada, following the pair's decision last week to rebrand their On Digital joint-venture as ITV Digital, writes Steve Aston.
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CNN poaches journos
CNN News Group chief news executive Eason Jordan has poached two journalists to bolster the company's European production centre in London. ABC journalist Sheila MacVicar has become senior international correspondent and
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Sky takes six clunes films
Buffalo Pictures, the indie owned by Men Behaving Badly star Martin Clunes, is to make six stand-alone TV movies for Sky Pictures, writes Simon Ellery. Each 90-minute film will star Clunes