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ITV staff strike over pay
ITV workers are to go on strike for four days over a pay dispute, in a move that the unions claim could hit key shows such as Coronation Streetand Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
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September's Brick returns to set up UK indie
September Films USA programme chief Sam Brick is leaving the company to return to the UK to start up her own indie.
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Initial to boost arts output with new post
Endemol offshoot Initial is stepping up its arts programming, poaching a BBC executive to be its first head of arts.
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NewsHooper to leave Ofcom
Ofcom deputy chairman Richard Hooper has handed in his notice and will leave at the end of the year.
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UK's first gay channel to air from autumn
Sky Italia's outgoing programme chief David Bouchier is returning to the UK to set up a channel exclusively for gay men.
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NewsGovernors back Springer airing
The BBC was right to screen Jerry Springer - The Opera, said BBC governors who have voted against upholding complaints about the programme.
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NewsCBBC chief takes role in BBC cuts
CBBC controller Dorothy Prior is quitting her post to take up a new role ensuring BBC production departments are not wasting money.
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NewsDoctor Who looks set for second series
The BBC's Doctor Whoremake is set for another series - but will not feature current star Christopher Eccleston.
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NewsSky in EPG shake-up
BSkyB is planning a major overhaul of its electronic programme guide (EPG), giving greater exposure to genres such as religion and adult entertainment.
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NewsBBC plans its own network centre
The BBC is planning to set up an ITV network-style commissioning operation, bringing all its channel controllers and commissioners together for the first time in one place.
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Hit: can they fix it?
The likes of Warner Bros are reported to have walked away from buying Hit Entertainment, so what's in it for venture capital firm Apax, and how will it go about revitalising the flagship brands.
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Best of British
UK production companies' recent success in export sales - especially in formats - is a measure of their growing awareness of a much more globalised TV marketplace. James Curtis reports.
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Super indies, super ideas?
It may be the era of the super-indie, but creativity can be just as effective when it comes in small packages, says Nigel Pickard.
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Don't bite my head off
There's plenty of entertainment value in Mark Thompson having once bitten a colleague, but does it have any wider s...
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Fincham: the popular face of BBC1
Peter Fincham brings with him to his new appointment as BBC1 controller a zest for popular programme-making and a pragmatic approach to the channel's perennial ratings vs public service conundrum.
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Behind the archives
A good working relationship with UKTV allowed Fulcrum TV to maximise its time and budget in making of ...
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Step in the right direction
The BBC still has a long way to go to improve its relations with indies, but Peter Fincham's appointment is a welcome move.
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Agenda setting TV on a plate
From the outset the production team behind Jamie's School Dinners were determined that their TV show would make a difference
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Scramble set for move into Soho
Audio facility Scramble is set to complete a£2m move into Soho and double the number of people it employs. ...