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NewsBBC Vision: Elaine Bedell, controller of entertainment
It is not long since Elaine Bedell commissioned physical gameshows Hole in the Wall and Total Wipeout for Saturday night on BBC1 but there is still room for one more, she says.
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NewsBBC Vision: Liam Keelan, controller of daytime
Weekday mornings on BBC1 are about current affairs, presented in an accessible, tangible way that makes viewers feel empowered.
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NewsBBC Vision: Anne Gilchrist, controller of CBBC
Anne Gilchrist has taken the BBC's “fewer, bigger, better” mantra to heart and wants to find key brands that CBBC can go “hell for leather” with on all platforms.
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NewsBBC Vision: Michael Carrington, controller of CBeebies
Michael Carrington is on the hunt for new content for web-savvy two-to four-year-olds.
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NewsBBC schedules its intentions
The BBC is feeling the credit crunch in more ways than one. Besides the staff cuts, the steadily tightening production purse strings, and the corporation's slew of economics scoops, the BBC is reshaping its schedules to relieve some of the wider economic gloom facing audiences.
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NewsBBC Vision's commissioning wishlist
As the credit crunch bites, the BBC is calling for more feel-good TV. With budgets stretched and its audience fragmented, all genres must be bold and inclusive.
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NewsOfcom: Halve ITV regional 'non-news' content
Ofcom has called for ITV to halve the amount of 'non-news' programmes it makes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and to cut its off-peak regional programmes by almost a third from next year.
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NewsITV share price soars
ITV's share price soared more that 8% this morning, after Ofcom's revealed it would back reductions in the commercial broadcaster's PSB commitments.
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NewsOfcom: ITV wants reduced indie quota
ITV wanted Ofcom to help it lobby the government to reduce the 25% quota of ITV1 programming that it has to source from indies, it has emerged.
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NewsAnother re-brand for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth re-brand in under three years and is now known as 95.8 Capital FM - 'London's Number 1 Hit Music Station'.
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NewsLost in Austen ends with 3.1m
Lost in Austen, ITV1's sideways take on the period costume drama, ended its run with 3.1m viewers (13.6% share) in the face of tough competition from BBC1.
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NewsCost of PSB? That's beer money
Viewers would only pay the price of a pint of beer for a month of public service programming on ITV, Channel 4 and Five, according to the second phase of Ofcom's PSB review.
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NewsBBC could follow ITV out of regions, warns NUJ
The NUJ has warned that ITV's plans to scale back its regional news output could clear the way for the BBC to follow suit.
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NewsOfcom throws ITV regional quota lifeline
Plans to reduce ITV's regional programming quota will come as a relief to the commercial broadcaster, which has failed to hit its existing 50% spend target for the past two years.
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NewsEnvy delays offline plans for expansion
Envy has ditched plans to open a new offline facility in Great Portland Street next month and will instead launch a larger one on Foley Street in January.
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New senior positions at Pepper Post
The new owners of Pepper Post have added two directors to the company's board and appointed two new members of staff.
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Framestore CFC enlists finance advisors
Framestore CFC has appointed corporate finance advisors Hawkpoint Partners to help it secure external investment.
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NewsTV Critics 25 September ‘08
“Fun this might have been but ain't nobody does it better than Jane.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsITV2 runs out of Juice
ITV2's new panel game show Celebrity Juice failed to quench the thirst of the viewers last night at 10pm with just 243,000 (1.46%) watching.
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NewsFincham buys ITV shares
ITV director of television Peter Fincham has bought up 350,000 shares in ITV plc - his first stake in the company.