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BBC relives Dunkirk spirit.
Two multimillion pound docu-dramas and extensive live coverage of commemorative events will feature in the corporation's
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UK History debut commission to rewrite history of air travel.
UK History has ordered its first ever commission - a one-off documentary arguing that the first manned flight was made nearly half a century before history books would have people believe, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Mentorn poaches Franey for factual.
Indie Mentorn has appointed former Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor for documentaries Ros Franey as executive producer working on its factual output, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Christian returns to TV for late review show.
Terry Christian, the Mancunian former frontman of Channel 4's cult youth show The Word, is to host a late-night TV review show for ITV1, writes Penny Hughes.
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Durkin in at Granada.
Former Planet 24 managing director Mary Durkin has resurfaced in a new director-level job at Granada, writes Paul Revoir.
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Ofcom may set ethnic targets.
The government is considering arming Ofcom with strengthened powers to ensure broadcasters employ enough people from
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BBC delays Sky switch.
The BBC has agreed to hold off broadcasting 'in the clear' on its new satellite for more than a month while the Independent Television Commission (ITC) settles the row over its Sky EPG slot, write Leigh Holmwood and Rosemary Gallagher.
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JIM HENSON GOES HOME.
Ailing German media group EM.TV & Merchandising has sold its wholly owned subsidiary The Jim Henson
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GLOBAL CALL FOR OFCOM.
BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin has called for Ofcom to be given a greater role
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RAJAR SILENT ON TESTS.
Radio audience measurement body Rajar will not reveal the results of its 15-month test of two
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OFCOM CONTENT DEBUT.
Ofcom's new content board is to meet for the first time on Thursday (15 May). The
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TV VOTE FAILS TO EXCITE.
Allowing the public to vote via their TVs in last week's local elections failed to reverse
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UPTON QUITS HEART.
Capital Radio has lured Phil Upton from Chrysalis-owned 100.7 Heart FM less than a month after
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Feedback first at Panorama.
For the first time in its 50-year history, BBC1 current affairs strand Panorama is to devote an entire show to viewer feedback after a programme screened last October on anti-depressant drug Seroxat elicited an avalanche of calls and emails, writes Leigh
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Celebdaq to ring changes.
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered changes to the channel's flagship show Celebdaq to broaden its appeal away from the celebrity trading website from which it takes its name, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada enters mobile market.
Granada's programming back catalogue, including footage from classic shows such as The Professionals, will be made
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Waddell quits BBC for family firm.
Jannine Waddell, the BBC executive who oversees long-running travel show Holiday, is quitting the corporation to join her father's Northern Ireland-based indie, Brian Waddell Productions (BWP), writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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GMTV breakfasts with E! Entertainment.
GMTV is in talks with celebrity channel E! Entertainment to provide showbiz content to the US broadcaster's recently launched UK channel, writes Paul Revoir.
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RATINGS - ITV stays king of the Saturday night jungle.
ITV1's foray into Saturday night peaktime drama seems to have paid off with the channel's new police drama, MIT, averaging nearly 7 million, writes Jon Rogers.
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MONKEY MOVES.
Indie Monkey Kingdom, producer of Five's hidden camera show Swag, has hired two senior producers -