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Voluntary redundancies at YTV
The entire production team at Yorkshire Television's documentaries and factual department have been invited to apply for voluntary redundancy, in a bid to downsize the struggling department, writes Paul Revoir.
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TV's top chiefs share RTS stage
Carlton chairman Michael Green is to take a rare step into the limelight after agreeing to sit on a panel alongside his Granada counterpart Charles Allen at this month's Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge Convention, writes Colin Robertson.
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Debbie Harry fronts rock doc for Discovery
Debbie Harry, the princess of new wave, has been recruited by the Discovery Channel to present a series on rock and roll for the autumn, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Mentorn sets up drama division
Television Corporation subsidiary Mentorn is launching a drama division on the back of a number of factually based projects, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsFox rivals Sky One with new channel
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Television is planning to launch a UK entertainment channel on Sky Digital in January next year - putting it in direct competition with Sky One, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsBBC unit to monitor 'hate speech'
BBC Monitoring, the corporation's government-funded arm that tracks the world's media, is to turn cyber-spy and monitor internet chat sites in a bid to pick up
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NewsRadio 4 chief sets sights on baby boomers
Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden has told programme-makers to put aside stereotypes of the station's listeners as stern octogenarians and inject more 'informal irreverence' into their ideas, writes Michael Rosser.
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Blair may let TVbroadcast press briefings
Broadcasters are poised for a big breakthrough after Tony Blair signalled he is prepared to allow the government's daily briefings to be televised. The Prime Minister has asked for the idea to be explored by the committee headed by Bob Phillis, chief executive of the Guardian Media Group, which has ...
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Blue Peter's marson steps up to editor
The BBC has appointed a new editor for Blue Peter- only the fifth appointment in the programme's 45-year history. The show's series producer, Richard Marson, is to take on the role after five years on the show. He replaces Steve Hocking, who has taken on ...
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Myra: the Making of a Monster (Five) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The programmes did it's best to take a cool look at the story of her life and reputation. Yet, while that desrves ...
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Myra: the Making of a Monster (Five) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This thoughtful and balanced documentary gathered a mass of evidence and tried to determine whether the teenaged H...
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Myra: the Making of a Monster (Five) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Myra: the Making of a Monster (Five) was just another film retreading familiar territory. Instead of analysing the...
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Myra: the Making of a Monster (Five) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Michael Attwell's film Myra: The Making of a Monster (Five) was a diligent, thoughtful, unhysterical essay about w...
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That'll Teach 'Em (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'I've been completely hooked myself? because it [Channel 4's That'll Teach 'Em] is so quietly subversive of contemp...
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RatingsBBC1's Airport USA struggled to take off
BBC1 struggled once again in its Wednesday peaktime line-up as its best performing show was a repeat of Airport - USAat 20.00 with just 4.4 million (20.6%), writes Jon Rogers.
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BBC invites tenders for horse-racing
The BBC is to commission out production of its horse-racing coverage to the independent sector in an effort to meet its 25% indie production quota. BBC Sport is inviting outside tenders to produce 60 hours of live coverage for BBC1 and BBC2. Major events such as the Grand National, the ...
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Rory Peck Trust receives£90,000 gift
The Rory Peck Trust, the charity which supports freelance journalists around the world, has received£90,000 from private charity the Sigrid Rausing Trust, which will help it provide training for journalists working in dangerous situations and will also support injured freelancers and the families of freelancers who have been killed.
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Deayton goes to Spain for Beckham doc
Angus Deayton has been lured to ITV1 to present a one-hour special on the build-up to David Beckham's first league match for Real Madrid. Deayton attended Beckham's league debut in Spain and spoke to Spanish celebrities about what life will be like for the Beckhams in Madrid. ...
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Davies takes the stand
The chairman of the BBC governors Gavyn Davies gave his evidence to the Hutton inquiry last week - but questions about the corporation's management of the David Kelly affair remain writes Leigh Holmwood
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Sweet Medicine (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'My prognosis: Formulaic, sentimental slush. A second opinion: it will run and run.'...