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NewsBBC1 triumphs with England victory
England 's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia was a smash hit with the viewers on Wednesday, attracting a huge audience of 10.2m (43.3%) from 8pm. [ALL]
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Channel 5 is to unveil its first new set of channel idents since its launch two years ago, writes Dominic Timms. Directed by C5 creative director Bruce Dunlop, they were executive
Channel 5 is to unveil its first new set of channel idents since its launch two years ago, writes Dominic Timms. Directed by C5 creative director Bruce Dunlop, they were executive
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BSkyB books 22-part Baddiel sitcom
Avalon Television has struck a£5.5 million deal with BSkyB to produce a 22-part sitcom, written by and starring comedian David Baddiel, writes Tim Dams.The extended commission is designed to make
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EMAP SHUFFLES PACK
Emap Radio has announced a management reshuffle including the appointment of Key 103 managing director Dave Lincoln to the new role of broadcast director for all Emap's radio stations. Lincoln, who
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BRAGG PLEAS FOR AMBITION
LWT controller of arts and features Melvyn Bragg has called on the UK TV industry to have more 'intellectual ambition'. Bragg, speaking at the launch of the 23rd run of The
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GRAND NATIONAL TO MOVE?
The organisers of the Grand National are holding 'informal discussions' with the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV about broadcast rights for the event. The BBC has televised the Grand National for
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MULTIPLEX RESULT DUE
The winner of the key London digital radio multiplex will be announced by the Radio Authority on Friday (3 September). The contenders are: CE Digital, the bid from Capital Radio and
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SKY BUYS LEEDS SHARE
BSkyB has bought a 9.1 per cent stake in Leeds United owner Leeds Sporting in a deal worth£13.8 million. BSkyB will act as exclusive media agent for the club for
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NewsITV1 prepares primetime shows for HD
ITV will produce and broadcast primetime ITV1 shows in high-definition from spring 2008. [ALL]
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AIREY GETS EDINBURGH NOD
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has been named as advisory chair for next year's Edinburgh International Television Festival. Airey replaces the incumbent chair, senior vice-president, Flextech Channels Lis Howell.
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BSkyB chief criticises terrestrial 'me-tooism'
BSkyB chief executive and managing director Tony Ball has lambasted the multi-channel offerings of the BBC and ITV and branded their new services 'repeat channels'.In his first major public address since
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Corporation in the dock over Kosovo
BBC 1 has been accused of marginalising current affairs by refusing to transmit a film about the war in Kosovo during peaktime, writes Alice Macandrew.Panorama producer Nicole Kleeman, speaking from the
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BBC 1 needs cash - Salmon
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has admitted extra funding is necessary if he is to revitalise the channel's drama and comedy line-up.Interviewed by John Humphrys at the Edinburgh International Television Festival,
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Viewers enjoy relevant sex says poll
Television viewers enjoy watching sex in programmes, so long as it is relevant to the story, according to a survey commissioned by ITV for an Edinburgh session, writes Wale Azeez.Of 1,868
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NewsFive go in Global Radio restructure
Global Radio has axed five senior roles in a management restructure designed to give station directors more responsibility and enable faster local decision-making. [ALL]
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Howell urges better training for researchers
Lis Howell, senior vice-president, Flextech Channels, has called for greater training and protection for researchers to avoid any repetition of the Vanessa faked guest furore, writes Steve Clarke.Howell, speaking at the
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Edinburgh Notes
'You should be ashamed of yourselves.'David Docherty, BBC Broadcast deputy director of television, berates a session audience that had just voted overwhelmingly against the digital licence fee'There is scant enough incentive
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Regulation 'unrealistic' in multi-channel future
Broadcasting regulation in its current form will have no place in the multi-channel digital future, according to ITV chief executive Richard Eyre.Presenting the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television
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NewsTV critics 22 April '08
'... A worthy project, skilfully done'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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Baker rules out C5 trade
BSkyB head of network programmes James Baker has ruled out selling programmes to Channel 5, despite the success of similar ventures with Channel 4, writes John Plunkett.Speaking on Sunday (29 August)