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Little Britain bolsters BBC3 share
BBC3 comedy Little Britain has been the undoubted ratings hit for the channel while Stuart Murphy has been in charge, writes Jon Rogers.
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The BBC's 'talent drain'
The BBC has real reason to fear losing some of its best programme-makers, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Rejigged Sky News begins with Sunrise
BSkyB kicks off its new-look Sky News on Monday (24 October) at 6am with new signing Eamonn Holmes and Lorna Dunkley presenting Sunrise. The channel will unveil a new multimillion-pound studio and revamped programming schedule. Other new signings include James Rubin, the former chief spokesman for Bill Clinton, who will ...
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Beazley confirmed as Lush successor
Jon Beazley has been appointed BBC executive editor for entertainment commissioning after a month of caretaking the post. Beazley, who while mainstream entertainment commissioner handled such programmes as Test the Nation, was widely tipped for the post. He is expected to take up the job with immediate effect and will ...
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Second signing for Setanta from Sky
Setanta Sports has poached a second executive from Sky Sports. Simon Green, general manager, Sky Sports Online, follows Trevor East, former Sky Sports deputy managing director, who joined Setanta in July as director of sport. Green will start next month and work mostly on business outside the UK. He could ...
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Sky Premiership exclusive draws to close
BSkyB's monopoly of live Premiership football rights inched closer to an end this week as the Premier League moved towards an amicable agreement with the European Commission. After 'constructive' talks with Richard Scudamore, the league's chief executive, the European competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, said she would give herself until Friday ...
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Interview: Jon Blair - The trophy hunter
You may not have heard of Jon Blair, but with a shelf groaning under the weight of awards this is not because his documentaries lack quality but rather because his work speaks for itself. By Belinda Archer.
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Sky faces a new game
The EC's competition commission has made it clear it wants a second pay-TV broadcaster to take a share of Premiership football rights. But just how damaging will losing exclusivity be to Sky?
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In my view: Losing faith in BBC spin
The BBC should be made to step into line with other public institutions, argues John Hambley, and face up to the reality that public funding is likely to go down not up.
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Comment: Make this your mission
John Geraint issues a rallying call for targets to make broadcasters other than the BBC commission network production from the UK nations
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What life's like for TV's freelancers
From protests about unpaid work experience to job cuts at the BBC, freelancing has rarely been as newsworthy as it is now. In an effort to understand what makes an increasingly large part of the workforce tick, Will Strauss analyses a major piece of research and finds that not all ...
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Opinion: Informing the unformed
Surprisingly, many TV execs seem to frown on letting their own kids watch the box, but their high-mindedness is misplaced
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Profile: Tony Wood - Breaking free from Street life
After 15 years on the country's most popular soaps, Tony Wood has returned to his roots at Mersey TV and is relishing the chance to spread his wings.
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Why Rome wasn't built in a day
The BBC and HBO's attempt to create a lavish costume drama with Rome nearly came to grief as production was halted after three episodes had been shot - so began an epic campaign to save it. Andy Stout reports.
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NewsMurphy joins BBC exodus to indies
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has become the latest high-profile figure to quit the BBC, after being poached by Wife Swap producer RDF Media.
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NewsRDF continues expansion
RDF Media is pushing ahead with its growth strategy, kick-starting takeover talks with IWC Media and hiring BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy as creative director.
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NewsDigital UK plans target schools
English, maths, science? and digital switchover could be the new lesson plan facing schoolchildren across the UK.
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NewsBroadcasters spurn Commander In Chief
Commander In Chief, the biggest hit of the new American TV season, has yet to find a British home with terrestrial networks rejecting the 'jingoistic' nature of the series.
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NewsFive u-turn is game on for reality
Five has commissioned a new reality show just a week after channel boss Dan Chambers said he was banning them from the channel.
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Sky One probes world's oldest profession
Sky One is delving into the world of courtesans and call girls with a three-part series on prostitution.