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UK indies cool on Jackson 'super-indie'
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson's plan to acquire a batch of UK production companies has been given a cool reception by leading indies.
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Brown set for indie return after BBC exit
Alan Brown, the BBC commissioner behind the forthcoming UK version of business show The Apprentice, is to leave the corporation to return to the indie sector.
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Post-production spend up
UK producers spent£70m more on post-production in 2004 than they did the year before, according to a sector-wide study published today by Broadcast.
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Thomas to lead BBC move
The BBC has appointed one of the architects of its 'double-tick' commissioning system to oversee the ambitious move of departments and resources from London to Manchester.
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ITV2 signs Shed football spin-off
ITV1 hit Footballers' Wivesis to be spun off into a new ITV2 series - the first original drama the channel has ever commissioned.
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NewsC4's Andreae bags Fox US role
Channel 4's head of science and education Simon Andreae is quitting to join Fox Television Studios in the US.
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News2.8m watch Jackson's Boys
Channel 4's documentary Michael Jackson's Boyspeaked with 2.8 million (12%) at the end of its 60-minute run in a hotly contested 9pm slot last night.
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NewsGWR/Capital to merge in May
GWR and Capital Radio are set to complete their anticipated merger in early May, the two companies have said.
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NewsThane quits Ofcom
Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception.
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NewsAd Channel firm to float on AIM
The company behind The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV has announced plans to float on the Stock Exchange in a bid to raise up to£5m.
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NewsSky sacks football pundit
Sky Sports has sacked football commentator Rodney Marsh for making 'offensive and inexcusable' on-air comments about the Asian tsunami disaster.
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NewsMorris brushes off ITV Wales concerns
Culture minister Estelle Morris has brushed off calls to intervene and ensure ITV Wales continues to provide Welsh programmes until 2012.
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NewsBullish results for SRH & Emap
The radio divisions of Emap and Scottish Radio Holdings have both reported a positive financial start to the year.
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NewsLike Father, Like Son gets 8.9m
ITV1's new two-part drama Like Father, Like Sonhad an impressive beginning with a peak audience of 8.9 million (37%) at the start.
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NewsFX joins NTL line-up
Fox International's men's channel FX has secured a carriage deal with NTL, expanding its potential audience by 1.4 million households.
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NewsBBC news should be 'serious & popular'
BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the corporation should make news programmes that are both serious and popular.
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NewsBBC signs US VOD deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to bring British comedy, drama and factual programming to video-on-demand viewers in the US.
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NewsSpringer: Opera is offensive
Controversial chat show host Jerry Springer has waded into the row over the BBC's screening of Jerry Springer - The Opera, saying the musical was offensive to Christians.
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Production - At the extremes.
Filming in extreme weather conditions can make for great TV - but detailed planning and back-up are essential to ensure everything goes smoothly, writes Robert Gray.
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Production - Cocaine stories.
A trio of films for Channel 4 delves into the dark heart of the South American drugs trade.