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NewsShed in talks over ITV drama Bombshell
Shed Productions' new high-profile drama Bombshell, starring Footballers' Wivesactress Zoe Lucker, could be launched on ITV2 rather than on ITV1 as had been expected.
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NewsPressure mounts on indies over low pay
Freelance workers are threatening to name and shame Pact members over allegations of workplace exploitation.
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NewsIndies deny low pay claims
Indies have hit back at claims that exploitation of freelancers is rife in the TV industry. The majority of independents contacted by Broadcastinsisted that long hours are part and parcel of working in TV and that people are motivated by 'passion' rather than money.
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NewsSalmon quits sport for TV Corp move
Peter Salmon has quit his job as BBC director of sport after more than four years, becoming one of the most senior casualties yet of the BBC's relocation to Manchester.
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Purchasing power
George McGhee defends his BBC acquisitions department as a value-for-money way of filling gaps in the schedules, but rival terrestrial channels are increasingly pricing him out of the market.
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Tired of being pushed around?
Exploitation of TV workers is grabbing media headlines as aggrieved freelances get more vocal. Employers, meanwhile...
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Can the authored doc survive?
Formatted factual TV may have pushed authored documentaries to the sidelines, but do traditional film-makers see this as a new way to express themselves or a ratings-driven move which stifles their voice? Belinda Archer
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Going the distance for drama
As the new head of drama at Talkback Thames, Johnathan Young brings big ideas and a wealth of production experience...
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Playing the loyalty card
Marketed as a way to reward loyalty, the newly launched Skycard also opens up huge commercial opportunities, not only for Sky but for other channels that can use the second slot effectively, as James Curtis reports.
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How to fight apathy
Faced with public apathy and media cynicism over the election, commercial radio is hoping to introduce a human angle with a phone-in to the party leaders, says Mark Flanagan.
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The indie outlaws
We've all heard the horror stories but in order to address the problem of poor pay and conditions in TV we need details.
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C4 combines fitness with surgery in makeover show
Channel 4 is combining fitness regimes, pioneering technology and surgical procedures in an eight-part makeover series which aims to change people both inside and out..
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BBC2 marks Beslan siege one year on
The BBC is to make a documentary on the Beslan school siege, to be screened on the first anniversary of the tragedy in September.
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At It makes doc for Five factual strand
At It Productions has kick-started its expansion into factual television with a documentary for Five's Extraordinary Peopledocumentary strand.
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NewsDaytime outlook brighter for ITV1
ITV1's new weekday afternoon shows have managed a slender rise on the previous year.
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BBC hires WOCC exec
The BBC has appointed an executive to head its review into the Window of Creative Competition. Bal Samra is to take over as head of the content supply review immediately, following the departure of Charles Constable to Five last month. The job will involve running the inquiry into the WOCC, ...
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North One move
North One Television has appointed Robert Chandler as head of development for its regional production base in Birmingham. Chandler, who has previously worked as a writer, director and producer for various indies including Hotbed Media and Tiger Aspect, will be charged with expanding the range of productions beyond current programmes, ...
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Jetix games on NTL
Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe has launched its interactive games service, Jetix i, on the NTL digital interactive TV network. The games, which are based on characters and content from the Jetix programme library, such as Sonic Xand Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, can ...
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Spooks wins prize
Spooks Interactive has won its second iTV accolade at the third International iTV Awards in Cannes last week. The red button game, which lets viewers take part in spying missions using their remotes, beat competition from the rest of Europe as well as the US, South Africa and Australia to ...