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Last chance to vote for most powerful
It's your last chance to vote for the most influential people in British television. Voting closes at the end of Friday 5 August for our online poll to find the 50 most powerful. Whether it's Lew Grade, who built the world's most powerful showbusiness network, or Rupert Murdoch, who built ...
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Hail the revolution
Sky's figures show the PVR onslaught continuing. Now the BBC has jumped in with some much-needed research.
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NewsArmchair anarchist: BiBc puts sex pistols on download
Rare footage from the ITN archive, including the Sex Pistols' debut UK TV performance, is available to download from the internet for the first time.
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Leading the BBC astray?
The BBC's Wocc is a damaging wrong turning that could lead to the collapse of in-house production in key genres such as entertainment and reduce creativity at the corporation, argues a new report.
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Funny guy's serious agenda
He has a reputation for being quirky, and he's joining the strait-laced Discovery. So how will Dan Brooke cope with running the broadcaster's UK portfolio?
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Brace yourselves
Inspired by a reality show, ABC's Lostis smashing records for international audience figures and Channel 4 is pulling out all the stops to repeat that success over here.
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The best form of flattery
The borrowing of ideas has sparked an immensely creative period in factual TV. Stuart Cosgrove predicts distribution will be next.
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Local hero comes good
Technology is enabling broadcasters to better cater for regional needs. Gordon Macmillan sees a future where news is made, broadcast and consumed on different platforms
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Top of the Scots
Whether you're shooting and posting in Edinburgh, Glasgow or London, production talent north of the border shouldn'...
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NewsSky cashes in on gambling
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch hailed TV gamblers as the surprise driving force behind the satellite giant's soaring annual revenue, which topped the£4bn mark for the first time.
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NewsNew BBC indies chief defends WoCC
The BBC's new 'indies champion' has dismissed concerns that the corporation's Window of Creative Competition could affect programme quality and pledged to help indies exploit it fully.
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NewsTV shopping channel to sell luxury goods
TV shopping channels are not known for their upmarket offerings, but a London indie is now attempting to buck the trend with a new channel dedicated to luxury goods.
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NewsFive dumps Family Affairs for drama
Five is to plough£13m into new drama and comedy after axing its loss-making soap Family Affairs.
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BBC Worldwide sets up LA production arm
BBC Worldwide has set up a production company in Los Angeles and hired an agent to help it tout for business.
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BBC research opens Pandora box
The BBC is funding research into a Freeview personal video recorder (PVR) capable of outperforming rivals such as Sky+.
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House of Lords looks into Manchester plan
The BBC's Manchester plan faces another hurdle after a House of Lords committee decided to investigate the idea.
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Channel 4 hires Adler for entertainment post
Channel 4 has hired the man behind formats such as The Gamesand Shatteredto become its commissioning editor for entertainment.
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MTV follows singer in last chance saloon
MTV is making a reality series on former Steps singer Lisa Scott Lee's last ditch attempts to resurrect her career.
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Bravo wins Serie A football rights
Bravo is set to revive Football Italiaafter poaching the rights to Italian Serie A league football from British Eurosport.
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Open University to fund history show
The Open University's TV arm is pushing ahead with its drive into mainstream programmes by backing a commission from the BBC for a series of history programmes.