Small MPU – Page 1997
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Will thirty free channels save digital dream
The BBC yesterday launched its digital revolution amid criticism at the billions of pounds it will cost licence-pay...
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Deayton: I was knifed by Hislop and Merton
Angus Deayton is furious with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and blames them for his downfall. ...
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30 chanmnels. Free. For ever.
Digital TV was reborn at 6am yesterday with at least 30 channels free for life. ...
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Axed Leslie goes to police
Shamed TV star John Leslie has told police he is ready to be quizzed about the sex storm which has engulfed him, it...
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Free digital TV is relaunched
Telly's new Freeview service was officially launched yesterday ' plugging the gap left by the ITV Digital fiasco. ...
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Axed. And now John Leslie could even go down
TV bosses yesterday sacked shamed presenter John Leslie - as a fourth woman complained to police she had been assau...
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Ronson on C4 paranoia trail
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered four new series including the latest investigative project from journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson, writes Penny Hughes
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Palin backs factual core values
Producers of travel programmes should hold on to traditional film-making techniques and not yield to pressure to be 'innovative', according to writer and presenter Michael Palin, writes Penny Hughes
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Celador beefs up expansion with Marks and Gran deal
Celador Productions has boosted its commitment to comedy output with an exclusive first-look deal with the writing partnership behind comedies such as Birds of a Feather, writes Jon Rogers
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BBC 4's success 'down to independent producers'
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating praised the indie sector's contribution to the channel, claiming it has been 'quicker off the mark' than the corporation's in-house producers, writes Penny Hughes
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Thompson rejig claims multicultural division.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has taken the axe to the broadcaster's multicultural department at
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Prebble joins Wonfor's new indie.
Stuart Prebble, the former ITV chief executive who was forced to shoulder the blame for the collapse of ITV Digital, is to make a return to programme-making as a partner in former Granada creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Steve Aston
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SHINE DOCS GET SERIOUS.
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie Shine Entertainment has unveiled two major long-form documentaries on the emotive subjects of the death penalty and female circumcision, writes Leigh Holwmood
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Radio chief calls for global outlook to develop digital.
UBC media chief executive Simon Cole has called for the global radio industry to set aside its 'parochial mentality' and work together to build a digital future, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Granada regions fear job losses.
Granada staff are braced for more job cuts as the company continues to rationalise production of regional programmes in the wake of job cuts at its Meridian franchise, writes Steve Aston
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BBC raises stakes in BSkyB row.
BSkyB could face a stand-off with the BBC over the amount it charges for putting its channels on its Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir
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Indies rap BBC over rights.
The BBC has come under attack from independents, following accusations that its drama department is forcing
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Fremantle pushes for indie status.
Fremantle Media, the production company owned by Channel 5 majority owner RTL, has launched a campaign to regain its independent status in spite of criticism from producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow