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BIG hires Akhtar for factual commissions/
Bristol indies Available Light, Icon Films, Quickfire Media and Testimony Films have stepped up their collaborative efforts by appointing a development producer to bid for large-scale commissions, writes Paul Revoir.
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Interview: Andrew Newman - Talent spotter
Andrew Newman has a pedigree which has brought him from The Wordvia Brass Eyeand Ali G to become head of entertainment at Channel 4 - where he is revelling in the chance to make risky TV.
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NewsHeggessey quits for Talkback role
Lorraine Heggessey has quit as controller of BBC1 to replace Peter Fincham as chief executive of production company Talkback Thames.
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NewsGMG axes Jazz FM brand
Guardian Media Group is to axe its Jazz FM brand from the airwaves after 15 years and relaunch the London station as Smooth FM.
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NewsJoey amuses 4.3m
Joey, the much-anticipated spin-off of Friendspeaked at 4.3 million (16.5%) at 8.45pm, making it the channel's highest rated show excluding sports or films.
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NewsITV sells prop business for£8.2m
ITV has sold off its prop hire business Superhire Limited for£8.2m as part of its drive to dispose of non-core assets.
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NewsEnteraction pays£3m for Red Fig
Enteraction TV, the company that runs Thomas Cook TV and the new London TV channel, has bought interactive specialist Red Fig in a deal worth£3m.
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NewsMacKenzie to delist TWG
Kelvin MacKenzie is to head a£100m deal to take radio company The Wireless Group private.
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NewsBafta names BBC film best of British
The BBC-backed feature film My Summer of Lovelanded the best British film award at this weekend's Bafta Film Awards.
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NewsSony eyes Jackson for Euro role
Sony Pictures Television International is looking to poach Granada America chief Paul Jackson to beef up its European production clout.
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NewsThe Brits entertain 7m
The glitz of the annual Brit Awardsbrought a peak audience of 7 million (31%) to ITV1 at 9.30pm.
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NewsMTV launches Advance Warning Europe
MTV is to roll its US new music show format Advance Warninginto Europe.
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NewsSMG rebuffs Alli Virgin radio bid
SMG has rejected a£100m bid for its Virgin Radio business from a private equity group led by Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli.
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NewsPlayboy TV fined£25,000
Ofcom has slapped a£25,000 fine on softcore sex channel Playboy TV for broadcasting graphic sex.
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NewsC4 sets up£10m new ideas fund
Channel 4 has stepped up its search for innovative programming by launching a new dedicated£10m fund.
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NewsBrown asks TV execs to back Year of Volunteer
Mark Thompson, Andy Duncan and Charles Allen were among a number of senior TV executives who met chancellor Gordon Brown this week to help raise the profile of the government's Year of the Volunteer initiative.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC1
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Would BBC1 benefit from a change in controller?
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Who should rule the BBC?
Charles AllenITV supports a strong BBC and the renewal of the Charter. But it has long been clear to the industry that the BBC governors' dual role as management and regulatory board does not work. The events of the past two years have proved that beyond doubt and now Lord ...
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News8.8m support England game
England's lacklustre performance on the pitch in a friendly tie against Holland still brought in the viewers to BBC1 with a peak audience of 8.8 million (36.1%) at 9pm.
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Wall to Wall wins US order from FX
Wall to Wall has won the first commission to be awarded outside the US from cable network FX with a documentary-style drama similar to its BBC one-off Smallpox.