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    BBC Scotland staff hit out at controller

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC Scotland controller Ken McQuarrie is facing calls to resign after over 10% of BBC workers in the region signed a vote of no confidence against him.

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    Lone Dalek exterminates ITV1

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    The bank holiday sunshine burnt some nasty holes in BBC1 and ITV1's audience shares last weekend.

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    Kudos execs rise

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    The executive producer behind Spooksand Hustlehas been promoted to head of drama for indie Kudos Film & Television, which makes the two series. Simon Crawford-Collins started out as producer on Spooks in 2001, rising to become co-exec producer on both shows. He ...

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    Ofcom may label

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    TV shows, music downloads and web videos could be labelled according to their suitability under a scheme being considered by media watchdog Ofcom. The system would see a classification system brought in to help keep young and vulnerable people away explicit or obscene content.

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    GF's last hurrah

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC1's Ground Forceteam are to get a final outing creating an African-themed garden for a one-off programme. The Endemol UK-made series was dropped in March after eight years, in the wake of comments by media secretary Tessa Jowell that the corporation should not 'play copycat' on ...

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    Queer Eye man move

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    Discovery Networks International has brought in Queer Eye for the Straight Guyproducer Robert Curran to develop shows for Discovery Lifestyle Networks outside the US. In the newly created position of vice-president, development for Discovery Lifestyle Networks Curran will be based in Discovery's headquarters in Maryland. Curran ...

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    3BM development

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    Factual indie 3BM has promoted Annalisa D'Innella to the newly created role of head of development. She will oversee all aspects of the company's development work and will work closely with the company's managing directors on its pitching strategy to both domestic and international broadcasters. She joined 3BM in 2000 ...

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    Of Dyke and Daleks

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    If Greg Dyke bids for ITV, he will need to have a radical new idea up his sleeve about how to take the broadcaster ...

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    NBC set to air hit me baby in JUne

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    US network NBC has rushed through production on its version of Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timeto get the format on air early next month. NBC has ordered three episodes of the show and plans to debut it on 2 June ...

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    BBC HR department to shed 495 jobs

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's human resources department has confirmed the final numbers for its job losses, as part of a corporation-wide review. The 990-strong department will lose half its staff, subject to talks with unions, with half the jobs lost being outsourced to an outside agency. The cuts form part of Mark ...

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    C4 appoints Bulford to finance post

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 has appointed Royal Opera House executive Anne Bulford to replace outgoing deputy chief executive David Scott. Bulford, currently director of finance and business affairs at the Royal Opera House, will be joining the C4 board at the start of July in the newly created role of group finance ...

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    BBC Worldwide's Edridge departs

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    Olga Edridge, director of joint-ventures and new channel development for BBC Worldwide, is quitting the corporation's commercial arm to 'consider fresh opportunities'. Edridge has headed the joint-venture channels division since its launch eight years ago and launched BBC Canada and BBC Kids. She also led the global partnership between the ...

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    BBC Broadcast wins ITV identity brief

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    BBC Broadcast, the up-for-sale commercial arm of the BBC, has won the pitch to redesign ITV's on-screen identity. The creative services division will work alongside advertising agency M&C Saatchi to review the onscreen identity of the ITV channels, which may include producing new channel idents and logos.

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    Weigh up the benefits before

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    Small and medium-sized indies seeking more muscle in the market by forming alliances or full-blown mergers have to ...

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    The A-Z of tele restoration

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Tarting up old film for the modern palate is a highly complicated business. Robert Gray

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    The glass half full

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Being able to repeat the best of the BBC's programming is something to be proud of, says UKTV controller John Keeling, but that hasn't stopped him upping original programming every year.

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    A happy 50th birthday for ITV?

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    An Aladdin's cave: the view from Network Centre

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    Broadcast's election winners and losers

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Even star correspondents struggle to ignite campaign

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    Oh do stop whingeing

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    Get used to long hours and exploitation, says Steven D Wright, as life in television is never going to be any different.

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    A rare and beautiful thing

    2005-05-05T08:00:00Z

    A new BBC comedy is causing quite a stir and is all the more remarkable for being political satire, says Kenton Allen