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Broadcast backs skills day
Broadcasthas teamed up with Skillset, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BSkyB, Pact and Bectu to back National Skills Day on Thursday, 26 May. The day will highlight the need for a skilled workforce with a series of events from job swaps to yoga lessons. For more information visit www.skillset.org.
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Purchasing power
George McGhee defends his BBC acquisitions department as a value-for-money way of filling gaps in the schedules, but rival terrestrial channels are increasingly pricing him out of the market.
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Tired of being pushed around?
Exploitation of TV workers is grabbing media headlines as aggrieved freelances get more vocal. Employers, meanwhile...
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Can the authored doc survive?
Formatted factual TV may have pushed authored documentaries to the sidelines, but do traditional film-makers see this as a new way to express themselves or a ratings-driven move which stifles their voice? Belinda Archer
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Going the distance for drama
As the new head of drama at Talkback Thames, Johnathan Young brings big ideas and a wealth of production experience...
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Playing the loyalty card
Marketed as a way to reward loyalty, the newly launched Skycard also opens up huge commercial opportunities, not only for Sky but for other channels that can use the second slot effectively, as James Curtis reports.
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How to fight apathy
Faced with public apathy and media cynicism over the election, commercial radio is hoping to introduce a human angle with a phone-in to the party leaders, says Mark Flanagan.
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The indie outlaws
We've all heard the horror stories but in order to address the problem of poor pay and conditions in TV we need details.
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NewsSalmon quits sport for TV Corp move
Peter Salmon has quit his job as BBC director of sport after more than four years, becoming one of the most senior casualties yet of the BBC's relocation to Manchester.
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NewsIndies deny low pay claims
Indies have hit back at claims that exploitation of freelancers is rife in the TV industry. The majority of independents contacted by Broadcastinsisted that long hours are part and parcel of working in TV and that people are motivated by 'passion' rather than money.
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NewsPressure mounts on indies over low pay
Freelance workers are threatening to name and shame Pact members over allegations of workplace exploitation.
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NewsShed in talks over ITV drama Bombshell
Shed Productions' new high-profile drama Bombshell, starring Footballers' Wivesactress Zoe Lucker, could be launched on ITV2 rather than on ITV1 as had been expected.
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NewsITV offers£2.5m to halt pay strike
ITV has come up with a£2.5m offer in an effort to stop the strike action that has hit some of its biggest shows, including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayand Coronation Street.
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NewsBBC yet to fill key post as Frow spurns offer
The BBC still has a gap to fill in its factual commissioning team after Five's Ben Frow turned down the factual features job.
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NewsMoody in Optomen move
Nicola Moody is set to join indie Optomen Television as director of factual after quitting the BBC last month.
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C4 unveils comedy slate
Channel 4 is bringing a sketch show to Friday nights as part of a slate of four new comedy and entertainment series.
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Five names acquisitions chief
Five is set to poach Channel 4 head of acquired programming Jay Kandola to replace its outgoing director of acquisitions, Jeff Ford.
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Darlow Smithson rebuilds Stonehenge for Five
Five has commissioned indie Darlow Smithson to build an exact replica of Stonehenge, where it will conduct a live broadcast of this year's summer solstice.
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BBC's McGhee bullish over bidding policy
The BBC's chief programme buyer has spoken out against one of the key recommendations of the government's green paper which has said the BBC should be barred from expensive bidding wars for programming.