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NewsCuts yield£100m for BBC TV output
The BBC is to plough an extra£100m a year into its TV division, as a result of the massive cutbacks planned across the corporation.
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NewsMTV glimpses home lives of top footballers
MTV is to see how close the constructed world of ITV's Footballers' Wivesis to reality with a series that goes through the keyhole of a number of Premiership footballers' homes.
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NewsHat Trick in buyout talks with IWC Media
Hat Trick has opened talks to buy Scotland's biggest indie, IWC Media, producer of Channel 4 hit Location Location Location.
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NewsRDF plans£55m May Float
It is a fitting coincidence that RDF Media's first commission 12 years ago was for BBC2's Money Programme.
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NewsMandabach signs BBC comedy deal
Caryn Mandabach, the veteran US producer behind Roseanneand The Cosby Show, has signed a major sitcom development deal with the BBC.
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Talent could ruin us
Whether on pitch or in the pitch meeting, now is a lucrative time for talent. But, just as the investment boom turned out to be damaging for football clubs, could it bring mixed results for TV companies? By Alex Connock.
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Trouble at the top
With swingeing job cuts, slashed budgets and the threat of strike action, the BBC is facing one of the most turbulent times in its history. But director of television Jana Bennett says it's necessary pain - and the viewer will benefit.
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Fresh, hot and crunchy
Jamie Oliver has done more than stir up the school meals debate, says Stuart Cosgrove - he's made other PSB output look stale.
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The view from Ofcom
Fresh from announcing that its costs have been reduced, media regulator Ofcom is poised to publish its Annual Plan which is to focus on several key areas affecting broadcasting.
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Woe is me (and TV)
Steven D Wright reveals that a career in television has destroyed his taste for the finer things in life.
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Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from h...
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Five's co-pro money-spinner
From filming crocodiles to hunting international cash for co-productions, Lilla Hurst is determined to pull in quality programmes and young ABC1 punters for Five.
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Wish you were here?
Splashing out on a Cannes jolly can seem extravagant, but the development producer's trip to Mip is an indie's best...
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Votes of no confidence
With a political process mired in cynicism and apathy, is there anything broadcasters can do to engage the electorate?
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Pinewood saves Teddington jobs
Pinewood Shepperton Studio's£2.6m buyout of Teddington Studios has saved 55 jobs at the west London site.
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BBC OB covers funeral and royal wedding
BBC outside broadcast will be covering both the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the royal wedding in what has turned into of one the busiest OB weeks of the year.
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C4 drama up for seven awards
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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Clear branches into telecine
Vfx house Clear is opening a telecine department and has poached VTR colourist Mick Vincent to drive the£2.5m set-up.
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Ascent's Farm girl
Rachel Joseph has left the Farm Group to join Ascent Media Group as director of sales for the UK. Joseph joined Ascent Media at the end of March and left The Farm at the end of February. She will be responsible for leading the sales team covering areas including features, ...
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Crow TV ops head
West London facility Crow TV has appointed former Endemol and RDF production manager David Waterman as head of operations. Waterman's credits include The Gamesand Scrapheap Challenge. He joins on 18 April. Also, Piera Cuttica joined Crow TV last month in the new ...