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Sharman promotion kicks off internal job race
Three insiders are understood to be in the running to become BBC head of daytime following Alison Sharman's promotion to CBBC controller.
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Men & Motors in May launch on Freeview
ITV is set launch Men & Motors on Freeview next month after paying around£5m for a slot on Crown Castle's digital ...
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Jamie's dinners help C4 to grow
The popularity of shows like Jamie's School Dinnersand US import Desperate Housewiveshas helped Channel 4 become the only channel to grow its audience for the first three months of the year.
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Darlow director
Former Carlton International Media chief executive Rupert Dilnott-Cooper has resurfaced as a non-executive director at Touching the Voidproducer Darlow Smithson. Dilnott-Cooper took up the appointment, his first since leaving Carlton last year, this week. He is Darlow Smithson's first non-executive director.
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Radio to grill PM
Over 150 commercial radio stations are joining forces to broadcast a single show featuring all three major political party leaders. UK Leaders Livewill give members of the public the chance to put their questions to Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat ...
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More go to MipTV
Attendance for next week's MipTV market looks set to be up on last year's event. As Broadcastwent to press organiser Reed Midem said confirmed delegate numbers were 11,319, already well up on last year's final figure of 11,107. Exhibitor numbers were up from around 1,400 last ...
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Ghost squad starts
Company Pictures has started shooting Channel 4's first cop show, The Ghost Squad. The eight-part drama follows internal investigators trying to root out corruption within the police. The Ghost Squadwas created by Tom Grieves and commissioned by former C4 head of drama ...
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BBC juggles hectic weekend schedule
BBC1 has been forced into frantic schedule juggling to fit in the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding and the Grand National. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' wedding was hastily re-arranged for Saturday (9 April), but clashed with the Grand National. However, the race's organiser agreed to change its start ...
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C4 opens doors to Irish producers
Channel 4 is opening its doors to Irish producers this week in an event co-hosted by economic development agency Enterprise Ireland. On Thursday (7 April), 35 independent Irish companies, including Independent Pictures, Tyrone Productions and Mint Productions, will showcase their work and meet commissioners, including head of E4 and factual ...
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Question Time lines up election debate
Leaders from all the major political parties are to be quizzed by a studio audience for the first time, as part of a Question Time Election Special. Labour leader Tony Blair, the Conservatives' Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy from the Lib Dems will each be given ...
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Ludus to pitch Olympic quiz at MipTV
Ludus, the indie behind political format Vote For Me, is set to meet with the 2008 Olympics committee to discuss launching a new international quiz show. The company is also meeting broadcasters from around the world at the MipTV market in Cannes next week to talk ...
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Emap finance director resigns
Emap finance director Gary Hughes has unexpectedly resigned with no job to go to. Emap, which publishes Broadcast, has seen profits rise every year since Hughes took over in 2000, but it is believed he wanted a larger role at the company. He will leave at ...
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Talent could ruin us
Whether on pitch or in the pitch meeting, now is a lucrative time for talent. But, just as the investment boom turned out to be damaging for football clubs, could it bring mixed results for TV companies? By Alex Connock.
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Trouble at the top
With swingeing job cuts, slashed budgets and the threat of strike action, the BBC is facing one of the most turbulent times in its history. But director of television Jana Bennett says it's necessary pain - and the viewer will benefit.
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Fresh, hot and crunchy
Jamie Oliver has done more than stir up the school meals debate, says Stuart Cosgrove - he's made other PSB output look stale.
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The view from Ofcom
Fresh from announcing that its costs have been reduced, media regulator Ofcom is poised to publish its Annual Plan which is to focus on several key areas affecting broadcasting.
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Woe is me (and TV)
Steven D Wright reveals that a career in television has destroyed his taste for the finer things in life.
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Can home-editing be made to pay?
Apparently it's never been simpler or cheaper to make TV, but as Leo Carlyon discovers, the costs of editing from h...
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Five's co-pro money-spinner
From filming crocodiles to hunting international cash for co-productions, Lilla Hurst is determined to pull in quality programmes and young ABC1 punters for Five.