All articles by Susan Thompson – Page 7
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NewsIt's Life but not as we've seen it before
BBC1 has commissioned a natural history spectacular billed as the 'natural successor' to its big budget HD blockbuster Planet Earth.
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NewsChina lures Anthony to Renegade
Shine's head of factual, Sam Anthony, has quit to join Renegade Films, the indie set up last year by BBC former head of documentaries Alan Hayling and his partner Alex Cook.
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NewsDyke traces life and times of Reith
Former BBC boss Greg Dyke is to explore the life and times of the corporation's first director general - the idiosyncratic John Reith - for a BBC4 documentary.
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NewsBBC to launch online commissioning system
The BBC is launching a commissioning system which will allow programme makers to submit proposals electronically and track their progress via the internet.
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NewsGovernment approaches Puttnam about chairman role
Lord David Puttnam has been approached by the Department of Culture Media and Sport about replacing Michael Grade as chairman and said he is considering the offer 'very seriously'.
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NewsFox demands name of YouTube pirate
YouTube has been issued with a subpoena by 20th Century Fox after episodes of The Simpsonsand 24appeared on the online video site.
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NewsQuestions over ITV recovery
Investment bank Credit Suisse is predicting that ITV's share price could fall back to below 100p, despite reports forecasting a better than expected start to the year.
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NewsOfcom kicks off PSP consultation
Ofcom has today (24 January) launched a consultation into its proposed online public service publisher (PSP), which if given the go-ahead will compete with Channel 4 and the BBC.
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NewsThompson and unions set date for licence fee showdown
BBC director general Mark Thompson has agreed to meet with unions next month to discuss what cuts the corporation plans make as a result of the lower than expected licence fee settlement.
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NewsDe Mol: I'm not involved in Disney negotiations to buy Endemol
John de Mol has denied he is in talks with Disney to buy Endemol, following a report in Spanish publication La Gaceta de los Negocios.
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NewsOfcom pours cold water on iPlayer plans
Ofcom's market impact assessment on the BBC's on-demand services has stated that the corporation's proposals are likely to have an adverse effect on related commercial markets.
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NewsMurdoch linked to Endemol bid
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is interested in making a bid for Endemol, according to a Spanish newspaper report.
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NewsBBC shows could appear on YouTube
The BBC is in talks with Google about making some of its programming available on online video site YouTube.
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NewsGranada mulls options for Corrie studio
Granada has received upwards of four bids for the redevelopment of its TV studios site at Quay Street - in a move that will decide whether the company relocates to the media city development in Salford alongside the BBC.
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NewsNewsnight staff will not co-operate with redundancies
Newsnight correspondents have written to the show's editor, Peter Barron, telling him they will not cooperate with compulsory job losses.
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NewsRoll-out of BBC Jam frozen due to Govt enquiry
The launch of new material for the BBC Jam online service has been frozen, following the government's decision to call for a review of the corporation's educational content.
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NewsDe Mol and Disney mull potential joint bid for Endemol
John De Mol and Disney are in talks about placing a joint bid for Endemol, according to the website of Spanish publication La Gaceta de los Negocios.
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NewsLicence fee: the bluffers guide
For those too busy at Broadcast'sMedia Summit or the Oxford Media Convention yesterday (or if you just couldn't face ploughing through all the details), take a look at Broadcast's quick guide to the need-to-know information on the licence fee settlement.
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NewsJowell 'disgusted' at Celeb BB racism
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said she is 'disgusted' at recent events in the Celebrity Big Brotherhouse, branding the show as 'racism presented as entertainment'.