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Scots MPs fear for Grampian identity
Gerald Kaufman's media select committee is being urged to widen its inquiry into ITV's new evening schedule to consider allegations that the Scottish Media Group is failing in its coverage of the Grampian region, writes John Lewis.
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Dyke revises Producers' Guidelines
Greg Dyke is to unveil a revised version of the BBC Producers' Guidelines later this week, in what is being seen as an attempt by the new director general to stamp his authority on BBC editorial values, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC Knowledge to be 'TV version of R4'
The BBC is to reposition digital educational channel BBC Knowledge as a television version of BBC Radio 4, as part of its ongoing overhaul of non-terrestrial stations.Currently positioned as an educational
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Pearson status no threat to ITV indie quota
ITV's mandatory quota of indie commissions is not expected to be affected by Pearson's loss of its independent producer status, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC to get clean bill of health
Auditors appointed by media secretary Chris Smith to give a second opinion on the BBC's request for digital funding are understood to have given the corporation a relatively clean bill of health, writes John Lewis.
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NewsCan Myers deliver on the promise to lift GMG?
GMG's John Myers is focusing on making the company the UK's third biggest radio group
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UK joins Oscar race
Two UK films and a UK co-production have been nominated for next month's Oscars in the best foreign language film and best documentary categories, writes John Plunkett.
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E4 APPROACHES MURPHY
BBC Choice head Stuart Murphy is understood to have been reapproached to run new Channel 4 entertainment channel, E4. Murphy is believed to have met senior C4 executives last week to
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FA APPOINTS FAULL'S .COM
Interactive broadcasting outfit sit-up.com has been appointed as a strategic consultant to the Football Association to advise it on the sale of future broadcast rights to FA Cup and England home
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GWR INVESTS IN NET ARM
Classic FM parent GWR is to pump£6.5 million into a new internet-related business, Ecast Ventures. The new outfit will have three arms: a raft of local websites, an entertainment portal
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GREENWAY LEAVES ITV
Tory MP John Greenway has resigned from his role as an ITV consultant to become a shadow culture, media & sport minister. Greenway, an ITV adviser for the last two years
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C4 EDITOR WINS US AWARD
Channel 4 News Washington bureau editor Chris Shlemon has won the White House News Photographer's Association (WHNPA) inaugural TV news editor of the year award for a montage on the Bill
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SKY PRESENTER QUITS
One of Sky News' founding presenters, Christopher Morris, has resigned suddenly. The award-winning journalist quit last week after 11 years at Sky. At the same time, Sky News deputy head of
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Capital chief calls for switch-off date
Capital Radio chief executive David Mansfield has called on the government to 'stop sitting on the fence' and set a date to switch off analogue radio - possibly as early as
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LWT drafts in format squad
LWT Productions (LWTP) is stepping up its drive to develop formats for the international market with the creation of a special four-strong task force, writes Steve Clarke.
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CNE signs up new toon trio
Cartoon Network Europe (CNE) has announced two series acquisitions and further details of its new 26 x 30-minute co-production Fat Dog Mendoza, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsRoss Kemp on Gangs returns to Sky One
Ross Kemp on Gangswill return to Sky One for a third series this autumn. Tiger Aspect and Kemp's indie Mongoose Productions will co-produce the new series with filming beginning later this month.
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Cook show attacked
Carlton Television's award-winning investigations programme, The Cook Report, came under renewed attack this week following tabloid allegations that four of its shows were guilty of forgery, writes Colin Robertson.
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ITV2 calls for new theme-night shows
The channel is preparing to offer two types of commissions, one of which will see a single production outfit overseeing and creating a package for a whole night, including links and
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NEWS CORP PONDERS LAUNCH OF GLOBAL SATELLITE ARM
News Corporation, a 40 per cent shareholder in BSkyB, has confirmed reports that it is 'seriously considering' plans to consolidate its worldwide satellite platforms and 'certain related assets' into a new