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WFTV honours Lambert
Verity Lambert, the producer of the original Doctor Who, will be given the Working Title Films lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) awards, sponsored by Five.
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Disabled film-makers shoot for glory on C4
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of nine disabled novice film-makers in a 12-part series from Maverick Television and Resource Base.
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Wall to Wall gets current
Wall to Wall has launched an in-house current affairs unit and hired Adam Vandermark from ITV Productions to head it.
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News13.2m see England Euro failure
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 in a home match against Croatia was seen by a peak audience of 13.2m (48.3%) at 9.30pm last night.
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NewsDisney signs first UK indie deals
Coolabi and Blue-Zoo Productions have become the first companies to develop kid’s shows with Disney Channel Worldwide’s global original programming hub.
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NewsLords call on BBC for tougher rules
Ministers are looking to the BBC Trust to strengthen the broadcasting guidelines to ensure there is no repeat of the embarrassing Queengate fiasco.
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NewsOfcom to cut local radio production hours
Ofcom is to relax the hours of programming that local radio is required to produce but has rejected calls for more dramatic cuts, stating it has a 'duty to look after listeners'.
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NewsTV Critics 22 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of BBC2’s Ben’s Zoo - broadcast on 21 November 2007.
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NewsUS strike to benefit UK indies
The US writers strike, currently in its third week, could open up commissioning opportunities for UK indies as channels face gaps in their schedules.
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NewsUnions to vote on BBC strike
Broadcasting unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action over the corporation’s threat of compulsory redundancies, raising the possibility of strikes as soon as January.
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NewsGallagher named head of TRC board
Shed Media chief executive officer Eileen Gallagher has been named chair of Glasgow-based charity, talent and business development centre TRC.
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NewsBBC confused over strike ballot
The BBC has expressed confusion over broadcasting unions’ decision to ballot for strike action over compulsory redundancies.
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Radio download player Slacker to get UK launch
Slacker, the portable radio device offering free music to download, is planning a roll-out across the UK and Europe after launching in the US last week.
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UTV in talks to partner Sky
UTV Radio is understood to be in talks with Sky to become its partner in the proposed Sky News Radio digital station venture.
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RC hails ‘turning point’
The Radio Centre has hailed 2007 as “a turning point for commercial radio” after revenues for the third quarter rose 5.4% year on year to£149m.
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Real to loop Xmas hits
Guardian Media Group has drawn up a special Christmas schedule for its Real Radio Digital station featuring daily 24 hour a day Christmas hits.
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NewsTV Critics 23 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC2’s Arrange me a Marriage - broadcast on 22 November 2007.
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NewsRalph Bernard quits as GCap CEO
Ralph Bernard is to step down as chief executive of Capital Radio-owner GCap Media.
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NewsSky won't replace Dream Team
Sky One has abandoned its search for a replacement for long-running football drama Dream Team.
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NewsGCap reports dip in profits
GCap Media, the UK’s largest commercial radio group, has reported a dip in profits for the first half of the year but remains bullish that revenues will take an upturn.