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PBS to show Tern's fishing documentary
Scottish indie Tern Television has negotiated its first international deal with US broadcaster PBS, selling its documentary on the Scottish fishing industry. Gutted, which follows a year in the lives of fishing families in Fraserburgh, will be shown on PBS's Wide Anglein ...
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Avalon hires fox exec to head us arm
Avalon, the UK indie and PR firm behind Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, has named Fox Television Studios executive David Martin as president of its US operations. Martin will develop original scripted comedy and dramas using the company's comedy formats and talent. He has been with Fox ...
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Salmon poaches ex-BBC children's drama head
TV Corp's new chief executive, Peter Salmon, has made his first hiring, snapping up the BBC's former head of children's drama Elaine Sperber.
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NewsITV1 fails to deliver knockout blow
The return of boxing to the ITV1 schedules, after effectively a 10-year hiatus, did not manage to punch its weight against BBC1.
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Thompson defends move to Manchester
BBC director general Mark Thompson has told Parliament the BBC will press ahead with plans to move to several key departments to Manchester despite protests by staff.
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NewsBBC: 'naive' over Springer backlash
The BBC governor who rebelled against the screening of Jerry Springer - The Operahas said the corporation's managers were 'naive' in underestimating the effect the programme would have on faith groups.
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Ofcom pay up...
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter was paid£414,463 in the past financial year. His basic salary of£267,500 was boosted by a£53,500 bonus and a£66,875 pension allowance. Chairman David Currie earned a total of£178,443, his salary of£152,777 topped up by a£25,666 pension allowance. Other top earners included senior partner for competition and ...
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NewsJowell to face MPs
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is to face a cross-party probe into the government's plans to switch the country to digital television by 2012. The Commons media select committee is to question the minister this autumn about how and when analogue television will be switched off. The government has still not ...
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Canis expands
Canis Media Group, the multichannel firm set up by former BBC executive Ed Hall, has bought My Phone TV from West-Midlands based Gems TV. Currently a retail channel selling mobile telephones and airtime packages, Hall intends to broaden My Phone TV's content to include fitness and home accessories. The channel's ...
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Fund for Whiteley
Channel 4 has set up local talent fund in memory of the late Countdownpresenter Richard Whiteley.
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Vote for TV's 50 most influential
Who are the most influential people in British television? Broadcastis asking you to take part in our poll to find the 50 most powerful. Whether it's Lew Grade, who built the world's most powerful showbusiness network, or Rupert Murdoch, who built up Sky into a satellite ...
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Dylan doc marks Arena's 30th birthday
The BBC is making its first simultaneous broadcast with US broadcaster PBS with a two-part documentary on the life of musician Bob Dylan. No Direction Homeis being screened on BBC2 on 26 and 27 September as part of Arena's 30th birthday celebrations. ...
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C4 hooks Betty for addiction series
Channel 4 has commissioned a new series from indie Betty that aims to force people with addictive personalities to face up to their ways. Intervention: We're Coming to Get Youfollows people with addictive behaviour as they are ambushed by friends and family and forced to confront ...
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NUJ slams BBC for freelancer policy
The NUJ has claimed freelancers are being treated as 'second-class citizens' by the BBC, and is asking them to contact the union with examples of unfair treatment. The row has been sparked after recent negotiations on pay - staff were given a 3.5% pay rise, but this did not apply ...
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC repeats
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Michael Grade banish all repeats from BBC1 and BBC2?
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NewsSky to launch two new channels
BSkyB is planning to launch two more channels - Sky Two and Sky Three.
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NewsKeating unveils BBC2 autumn
BBC2 controller Roly Keating has unveiled a strong factual slate for the channel's autumn season, featuring a new biopic of Bob Dylan, in a bid to claw back audiences.
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NewsFremantle appoints USA chief
FremantleMedia has promoted Cecile Frot-Coutaz to chief executive of its north American arm, filling the role left vacant by Tom Gutterdige's shock exit earlier this year.
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NewsCNN unveils broadband service
CNN has unveiled further details of its on demand broadband video service.
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NewsTV Corp pulls plug in US
TV Corporation has shut down its only US office after the stream of big commissions from the US networks dried up.