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NewsWarning on£200 licence fee
Licence fee payers are facing an annual bill of£200 a year by 2012 to pay for the BBC and government's digital policies, it was claimed today.
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NewsDenis Norden's clip show draws 3m
ITV1's decision to dump The Real Good Lifeand Fat Familiesin favour of a repeat episode of It'll Be Alright on the Nightbrought the channel only modest returns as the clip show averaged 3 million (14%) at 8pm.
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NewsC4 clinches racing deal
Channel 4 has struck an eleventh hour deal to continue terrestrial horseracing coverage for at least another year.
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T4 party gets a beach brand
Design agency Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) has designed and produced the branding for T4's summer party, T4 On the Beach. The brief covered the event from on-air trails and titles to billboards and a T4 bus livery. Director John Durrant and designer Carys Hull shot presenters ...
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BBC picks indies for regions fund
The BBC has unveiled the 11 indies set to benefit from its new£500,000 regional development fund.
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BBC says C4 would be 'a good fit' for UKTV
BBC Worldwide this week gave its blessing to Channel 4 becoming a joint-venture partner in UKTV, if Flextech decides to sell its 50% stake.
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ITV opens doors at Prehistoric Park
ITV is making a late bid to cash in on viewers' obsession with CGI-animated dinosaurs by commissioning a Jurassic Park-style series from the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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Sky mixes it up in bid to hit 10m target
Sky is scrapping its basic package options and replacing them with a series of genre-based packages in a bid to help reach its target of 10 million subscribers.
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The Thick of It's Iannucci to write BBC2 comedy
Armando Iannucci is to write a new comedy series for BBC2, following the success of his BBC4 political satire The Thick of It.
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Darlow signs up Sattin
Factual indie Principal Television is being wound down after chief executive Richard Sattin accepted a new role at Darlow Smithson.
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Diverse sets up shop in New York
Diverse has won its first original commission in the US and opened a New York office to produce it.
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Unions ready to talk on cuts
Detailed talks on where exactly the first wave of job cuts at the BBC will fall could start within weeks following a meeting between BBC unions and director general Mark Thompson last week.
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NewsVH1 hunts for an INXS rock idol
VH1 has bagged exclusive UK rights for a high profile American reality show following rock band INXS's search for a new frontman.
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NewsSony takes a stake in Shine
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has bought a minority stake in Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.
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NewsNickelodeon to promote healthy eating
Nickelodeon is hoping to discourage the government from banning lucrative fast food ads by ploughing over£1m into a series of programmes championing healthy eating.
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NewsFive invests in US imports
Five has splashed out on a host of shows from the LA Screenings, including a comedy inspired by the childhood experiences of comic Chris Rock and a Jennifer Lopez-produced drama.
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NewsBBC and Pact say WOCC can roll
The BBC's controversial Window of Creative Competition (WOCC), which opens up a further 25% of output to external suppliers, will be introduced before the end of the summer.
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Growing pains in the world of DVD
DVD is good business for facilities houses. But with increased competition and the introduction of new formats, it's a maturing market. By Kevin Hilton.
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Toughest gig in town?
Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television?
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Licence to skill
From Tai Chi to camera operating and graffiti, National Skills Day offered a chance for broadcasting staff to try something new and better understand each other's jobs. But there was a serious message too.