Small MPU – Page 1257
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Norfolk fails to see the funny side of Alan Partridge
The comedy character Alan Partridge came under attack yesterday from Norwich's civic leaders ...
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BBC's new voice of America
Why have so many US television viewers become crazy about British Asian presenters? ...
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Ulrika love curse sinks dating show
Ulrika Jonsson's dating show Mr Right last night went horribly wrong ...
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A-Ha! Locals sick of Alan taking the mick
Angry Norfolk councillors are set to officially debate the way the comedy character pokes fun at their area ...
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NewsStar vehicles no longer a runner say drama chiefs
Two senior drama executives have argued that pitching a drama with a premium star attached no longer guarantees a commission, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsFlextech slams indies for multichannel knowledge gap
Executive vice president of Flextech channels Lisa Opie has criticised indies for their poor understanding of the multi-channel TV market, writes Paul Revoir
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Diverse's Minhas urges development focus
Diverse joint head of programmes Narinder Minhas has called on indies to invest more in development in order to generate better ideas and secure commissions, writes Steve Aston
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NewsPuttnam U-turn on foreign ownership fears
Lord Puttnam has said that he is 'relatively happy' with the government's proposal to allow non-European ownership of British broadcasters following the publication of the Independent Television Commission's review into the programme supply market, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Ratings
Ewan McGregor sees off Newsnight
Channel 4's short film Solid Geometry, despite being heavily promoted and starring Ewan McGregor could only manage a reasonable performance last night, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsBazalgette tells indies to link with other companies
Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has called on indies to form strategic relationships with organisations other than broadcasters so they can move from dependency to independence, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsTelewest borrows two billion
Cable company Telewest has agreed new terms for a two billion pound loan with its banks, writes John Oates
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NewsLimit partners for efficient production
Programme makers should limit international co-production partners to two or three to reduce conflicts during the production process, according to the head of the PBS network's biggest production arm, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsLush says 'entertain me?'
Indies are not putting forward enough quality entertainment ideas, casting a dark cloud over how the BBC will fill the soon-to-be-vacant BBC 2 Simpsons slot, according to BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC facing battle with BSkyB over 'first-to-air' news coverage
The BBC is this week expected to be ordered to go head-to-head in competition with British Sky Broadcasting by tryi...
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ITV says Popstars poll was not rigged
ITV said last night that it was satisfied that there were no irregularities in its poll to determine the winners of...
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Former adviser to Birt in line for Ofcom post
Nick Lovegrove, who advised John Birt throughout his years as director general of the BBC, has emerged as a strong ...
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Twenty years on, 'Brideshead Revisited' is revisited for the cinema
will be turned into a film with Andrew Davies lined up as scriptwriter ...
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The crunch
As the Commons prepares to debate the Communications Bill tomorrow, the future of public service broadcasting in Br...
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Cowboys and indies
The Programme Supply Review report does have big implications for the consumer ...
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Moose and me
How did a small British team beat the big US networks for the inside story on the hunt for the Washington sniper ...