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ITV to increase commissioners
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard is planning to recruit new commissioning staff for the Network Centre to ease the pressure on genre controllers.
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NewsSlashed budgets hit freelancers
Pact chief executive John McVay has accused broadcasters of fuelling the exploitation of freelancers by using the new indie terms of trade to pay less for programmes.
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Channel 4 draws a blank for breakfast
Channel 4 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has admitted that he is still no closer to finding a new breakfast show, despite having heard pitches for nearly two years.
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Sky One/HBO output deal falls through
BSkyB has ended talks with HBO, the US producer behind The Sopranos, over a possible output deal.
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NewsPiracy fears over BBC streaming
The BBC's proposed new online media player could expose indies to internet piracy, according to producers' alliance Pact.
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NewsRDF Media takes stake in Baby Channel
Wife Swapindie RDF Media has made another investment - this time in a TV channel.
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NewsC4 set to renew ITN contract
Channel 4 is likely to renew its news contract with ITN after its director of television, Kevin Lygo, said he believed it was the best option for the channel.
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NewsITV in festival firing line
ITV is overreliant on Granada for its programming and needs to look for a greater range of programme suppliers, critics claimed during a session on 50 years of ITV.
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NewsITV nightly news may move (again)
ITV is considering moving its late-evening news once again - to a new 11pm slot.
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A missed opportunity
Lord Birt's MacTaggart lecture failed either to deliver the top-slicing manifesto which had been widely expected or to confound the commentators by coming up with his own big idea.
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Kit companies: on the record
The demise of hire outfit VFG earlier this has year taught those working in the hire business a valuable lesson: if you're not succeeding as a one-stop shop in the face of dwindling TV production budgets, then diversify.
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Courtesy costs nothing
The worrying survey findings for an Edinburgh session on How to be Happy in TV set Stuart Prebble reminiscing
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The on-demand BBC
On-demand is at the core of the digital debate, and may even change what we mean by 'broadcasting'. The BBC must be at the forefront of developments, says director general Mark Thompson
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No substitute for talent
Celebrity presenters will not succeed in drawing listeners to a radio station if they do not also fit the brand, says Graham Bryce.
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ITV's unhappy festival
John Birt's MacTaggart reticence took the heat off the BBC and put ITV firmly in the spotlight at Edinburgh.
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Impossible wins Discovery US order
Impossible Pictures, the company formed by the team behind Walking with Dinosaurs, is making an ambitious documentary series for Discovery Channel US, which will recreate major natural disasters.
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BBC hires de Villiers
The BBC has appointed former Disney executive Etienne de Villiers to oversee its commercial dealings.
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Format focus: Your Place or Mine
In this format couples who can't agree on their ideal home can win a year's worth of mortgage payments if they can find a house they are both happy with, writes Lorna Goodyer
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Pitts to take on 3DD global sales
Distributor 3DD Entertainment has hired Boxscreen director of sales and acquisitions Jayne Pitts to take the new role of director of sales. Reporting to 3DD chief executive Dominic Saville, she is responsible for overseeing global TV and DVD programming sales. She is also charged with securing co-production deals in key ...
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C4 to screen Digital Music Awards
Channel 4 has signed up to broadcast the BT Digital Music Awards next month. The annual event, which features 18 categories ranging from best pop artists through to best use of broadband, take place in London on 18 October. C4 will screen coverage on its main channel as well as ...