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LEADER - Davies buys time for governors.
Five months ago, when Gavyn Davies was appointed BBC chairman, Broadcast urged him reappraise the way the governors could work with Ofcom. This week, Davies revealed he had come up with
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FREE TO AIR - Will art work for BBC 4?
So BBC 4, launched this Saturday with a simulcast on BBC 2, is 'the biggest innovation in cultural broadcasting for a generation'. The speaker is BBC 4 controller Roly Keating. He
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TRADE TALK - World champion.
Tony Garnett has built up an enviable drama portfolio, including This Life and Between the Lines, but what's next for the maverick producer?
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ON THE BOX - A Nazi piece of work.
Between the Lines and My Uncle Silas producer Peter Norris thought Hitler lacked something but had a ball watching Choice.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Professional foul.
The BBC is guilty of abusing its own terms of trade when dealing with independent production companies, says producers' alliance Pact, but is there a way for the BBC to satisfy both its own needs and those of indies?
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LONG-RUNNING SERIES - That sinking feeling.
This Morning and Big Breakfast are just the latest examples of ratings bankers that have gone off the rails. Jane Marlow reports on what happens when TV goes bad.
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Interview - TWI's top batsman
Bill Sinrich is passionate about the potential for sports channels - and keeping a healthy, positive cashflow.
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CHANNEL REPORT - Discovering the winning formula.
Discovery has earned its place as a multichannel frontrunner with innovative themed nights and a willingness to try new approaches to programming, as well as a philosophy of trying to appeal to everyone.
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TX - Coming out fighting.
It's hard to imagine creatives tackling the sticky issue of homophobia in schools without a dark part of your mind flashing you back to the League of Gentlemen's Legs Akimbo educational
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Pop Idol ends on a high note for ITV 1 and ITV 2.
Pop Idol lit ITV 1's fire again this week - the biggest audience came for the early evening six song shoot-out between Will and Gareth as 13.21 million warbled along with
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OFF THE RECORD - Award comes too late to funnyman.
The Banff TV Festival will this year award its Sir Peter Ustinov/Comedy Network Award to none other than actor, writer and comedy omnipotent John Cleese at a gala do on 10
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OFF THE RECORD - Shooting stars.
Skillset patrons pictured above after their meeting last week - Puttnam said as he opened the chinwag: 'Good thing no one knows about this meeting or else they could wipe us
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OFF THE RECORD - Teething troubles.
Determined to milk its original content dry (to fill interactive space) the Beeb, or more specifically CBBC, is producing The Saturday Show Extra - which is a live backstage show that
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Bad Girls returns strongly
Prison drama attracts over 7 million viewers as elsewhere Banzai's poor run continues
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RTS Television Journalism Awards
Full list of winners from last night's event at the London Hilton
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Telewest posts£2 billion loss
£1.13 billion Flextech write-off plunges cable firm into the red but shares surge at 26 per cent rise in core earnings
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Starkey lands£2m for Channel 4 handcuffs deal
Historian becomes highest paid performer on British television with new£80,000 per hour contract
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New BBC 1 comedy roughed-up by SAS
Rescue Me starring Sally Phillips makes a poor start as BBC 2's SAS: Are You Tough Enough takes 4 million
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RTL earning plunge 35 per cent
Channel 5 owner reports overall loss of£1.52bn as goodwill write-off hits hard
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BBC 4 launch proves a BBC 2 turn-off
Corporation's decision to simulcast BBC 4's opening night on BBC 2 backfires as Channel averages a mere 4.2 per cent share for the night