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Record six year lead for BBC Radio
BBC Radio has recorded its biggest lead over its commercial rivals in terms of audience share since the beginning of 1994, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC radio lead is highest for years
The BBC has recorded its biggest lead over commercial radio in terms of audience share since the beginning of 1994, according to the latest Rajar figures.The corporation attracted a 51.3 per
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Lynx Digital post-produces BBC children's talent show
Lynx Digital has post-produced new BBC 1 children's talent show Steps to the Stars. The show includes music from the group and features two of its members as presenters, Claire and
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BBC develops detector for home digital equipment
The BBC has developed a handheld device to pinpoint precisely the location of digital television receivers - to within a yard inside people's homes, it is claimed. It is suggested this
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Opinion - White paper may offer hope to BBC
There is hope for the BBC yet, as the Murdoch camp (incarnate in The Times and the Sun) ramps up its campaign against Greg Dyke and just about everything the corporation
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Trade Talk - Steve Barnett
On why recent Rajar figures for radio share reveal what a durable beast the BBC really is.
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South Bank makes first peaktime show on Corrie
Departing ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts Grant Mansfield has agreed to a primetime episode of LWT's The South Bank Show dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Coronation Street. The
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Bafta starts indie strand
Bafta is to launch a new interview strand dedicated to the independent production sector, writes Tim Dams.
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EC backs Bectu on paid leave
The European Commission (EC) is backing Bectu's legal challenge against the UK government over paid holiday rights for freelancers, writes Tara Conlan.
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Brit Comedy Awards may desert ITV
The broadcast rights to the British Comedy Awards have come up for grabs, which could see the event leaving ITV for the first time in 10 years, writes Tara Conlan.
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Radio Authority to consult on taste and decency
The Radio Authority is to launch a wide-ranging consultation into standards of taste and decency following a string of complaints against broadcasters.The RA will consult the industry and listeners about what
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Miramax pulls out of Aukin and Leventhal's Hal Films
Miramax is pulling out of HAL Films, the UK film company it funded two years ago that was set up by Channel 4 head of film David Aukin, C4 director of
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Lion opens drama arm with McNeill
Factual indie Lion Television is pumping£500,000 into the launch of a new drama division and has poached veteran drama producer Gillian McNeill and two EastEnders scriptwriters to head the unit.Managing
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Avid stands by Softimage arm
Avid Technology has denied any intention of selling the Softimage business it bought from Microsoft, claiming it will be putting more into developing and marketing the division's products, especially its DS
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Animal Planet prepares first UK-based output
Discovery Animal Planet has commissioned its first UK-based programming with a weekend of shows devoted to keeping wild animals in the wild. The Born Free Weekend will feature the channel's first
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News Analysis - A regulation tie?
This autumn, a white paper will cover both broadcasting and telecommunications. David Wood and Katy Elliott look at the road ahead to new 'communications' legislation.
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BSkyB drops analogue film channels in drive to digital
FilmFour and Sky Box Office will be dropped from BSkyB's analogue satellite service in April as the broadcaster continues its drive to convert more customers to digital, writes John Plunkett.
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Allan takes flight with Seagull Corporation
Former Carlton Television director of programmes Andy Allan has joined the board of new entertainment outfit The Seagull Corporation as non-executive chairman. The company is planning to announce the opening of
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ITC agrees Anglia licence commitment changes
The Independent Television Commission has agreed to a change in Anglia Television's regional programming licence commitments for its 17.30 slot.Regional factual output will rise by 24 minutes a week to a
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Dee plays against Happy Double in BBC stand-up show
Jack Dee is to star in a new 8 x 30-minute stand-up series for BBC 1, Jack Dee's Happy Hour, in which the comic does verbal battle with a computer-generated 'cheerful'