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NewsBazalgette: 'Small indies need protection'
The BBC should commission a set percentage of its output from smaller independent producers to prevent 'super-indies' driving them out of business, Peter Bazalgette, the head of one of the UK's biggest indie producers has warned.
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NewsFremantle chief says formats are the future
Reality television is to get bigger and better according to the maker of Pop Idoland the X Factor.
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NewsWhiteley: tributes pour in
Tributes from the broadcasting industry have poured in for the late Countdownpresenter Richard Whiteley.
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NewsDyke: 'Sky has missed HBO chance'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke believes that BSkyB has made itself 'vulnerable' by failing to become an HBO-style network.
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NewsBBC Broadcast sold for£166m
BBC Broadcast has been lined up for a£166m sale to Australian investment consortium Macquarie Bank Group, linking the owners of the BBC playout business with the company that will play a key role in digital switchover.
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NewsC4 drops today's Countdown
Channel 4 has postponed today's broadcast of Countdownfollowing the death of presenter Richard Whiteley.
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NewsBBC1 trounces rival with tennis...
BBC1's live coverage of Andy Murray's valiant but doomed Wimbledon match against David Nalbandian managed a sizeable peak audience of 9.3 million (51.1%) at 7pm as ITV1 suffered its second worst all-day share ever.
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News...then suffers worst ever share
After BBC1's strong Saturday performance the corporation's main terrestrial channel fell to its worst all-day share ever on Sunday (26 June) with just 17.4% of the viewing audience.
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NewsBBC makes Mitchell and Kenyon follow up
BBC2 is making a follow up to its surprise hit documentary The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon.
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NewsComing soon: ITV on your phone
ITV is poised to sign a deal with O2 that will see it become the first terrestrial channel to be broadcast live on mobile phones.
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NewsBBC to test staff before promotions
BBC journalists will have to pass new training courses in order to be promoted, as part of the corporation's response to the Neil Report on its journalistic standards.
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NewsMP to investigate BBC online archive
A BBC project to make its archive available online has been criticised by a media MP, who fears it could spark a new trade in illegal downloads.
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NewsBlair to face second MTV grilling
Tony Blair has volunteered to endure another grilling on MTV, this time over key issues surrounding the G8 summit, such as Africa and climate change.
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NewsBroadcast temp
Broadcastis currently looking for a temp to help out with admin duties across the magazine and the website. Duties include: compiling cuttings from newspapers; assisting with research; dealing with reader enquiries as well as general administration duties.
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NewsNew Tricks ends run with 7.4m
BBC1's detective drama series New Trickscame to the end of its run with a sizeable peak audience of 7.4 million (34%) at the end of the 60-minute episode.
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NewsRichard & Judy sheds viewers
Channel 4's high profile afternoon chat show Richard & Judyhas seen its audience fall by around a third since it was moved from its 5pm slot.
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NewsLicence fee victory for ITV
Ofcom has slashed ITV's annual licence fee payments by more than half, saving the company£135m a year. The settlement, which was better than expected, saw the company's share price rise by more than 5 per cent.
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NewsTories reiterate top-slicing call
BBC bosses faced a renewed threat to the licence fee this week when the Tories stepped up the demand that they share the revenue with other broadcasters.
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NewsBBC America lines up co-pros
BBC America's new general manager has signed off a series of co-productions and acquisitions, after the channel announced it would double its programme budget over the next two years.
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NewsAustralian TV dumps US The Office
Australia's Network Ten has axed the NBC version of BBC cult comedy The Officeafter just two episodes.