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Grade expectations
Charter review, the appointment of the new director general and the future of the governors themselves are all critical issues waiting in Michael Grade's in-tray when he takes over as chairman
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TV Corp rules out Dyke for chairmanship
The Television Corporation has ruled out appointing former BBC director general Greg Dyke as its new chairman. Dyke had been spoken of as a frontrunner for the post, now held by Michael Grade in an acting capacity, but TV Corp chief executive Jeff Foulser told ...
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Panorama to make Iraq torture special
BBC1 is to screen a special 60-minute Panorama investigation at 21.00 on Wednesday (19 May) into the torture allegations against coalition troops in Iraq. The fast-turn around special - greenlit at the end of last week - will be fronted by Jane Corbin and will ...
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Only six left for BBC2 controllership
BBC director of television Jana Bennett this week began the second round interviews for the BBC2 controller's job. BBC4 controller Roly Keating - who remains the favourite - Talkback editorial director Daisy Goodwin, BBC head of entertainment group Wayne Garvie, BBC head of television news Roger Mosey, BBC controller of ...
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C4 favourite to air Friends spin-off Joey
Channel 4 is set to pick up Friends spin-off Joey. C4 has a first-look deal with Warner Brothers for UK rights to the show and controller of acquisitions June Dromgoole will travel to Los Angeles next week to vet ...
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ITV bumps Trouble in Paradise from peak
ITV has pulled Endemol's primetime reality show Trouble in Paradise after only two episodes after it failed to break the 3 million mark in its Thursday 21.00 slot. The remaining four episodes - the first of which was due to air tonight (13 May) - ...
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NewsITV daytime in line for major shake-up
ITV is planning to shake up the way it commissions and runs its daytime schedule as part of a revamp of the management line-up at Network Centre.
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NewsSky retains football rights
BSkyB has kept its exclusive grip on FA Premier League football games for the next three years, despite an order from the European Commission (EC) to auction off up to eight games.
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NewsUp to 65 jobs to go at Kilroy TV
Around 65 jobs are to go at Kilroy Television Company after the BBC announced it was axing Now You're Talking! the show commissioned to replace Robert Kilroy Silk's talkshow.
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NewsSugar for The Apprentice
Electronics tycoon Alan Sugar looks set to step into Donald Trump's shoes for the UK version of US reality hit The Apprentice.
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NewsMiramax eyes UK for fresh TV formats
Miramax, the US film company behind blockbusters such as Chicago and Kill Bill, is installing an executive in London to find new UK formats to export to the US.
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FX picks up rights to King of the Hill
FX has picked up hit Fox cartoon King of the Hill from News Corp that was previously shown by Sky One.
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NewsInquiry clears BBC staff
The BBC's review of its editorial guidelines following criticism in Lord Hutton's report is set to make several 'broad-ranging' recommendations when it reports within the next few weeks.
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Sharman handed task of replacing The Simpsons
The BBC has handed the task of finding replacement shows for The Simpsons to daytime controller Alison Sharman, as part of a new strategy to run cheaper long-running series in the weekday slot.
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Endemol in Bristol talks
Endemol UK is looking at setting up a£15m, 40,000sq ft reality TV production business in Bristol near to ITV's base there.
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Xfm's O'Connell wins Sony
Chris Moyles may have turned around the fortunes of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show but he was trumped at this week's Sony Radio Academy Awards by Xfm's Christian O'Connell.
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Parkinson adds son to ITV show
Michael Parkinson has hired his son, Mike Parkinson, to produce his new show on ITV.
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Ofcom changes radio timetable
Ofcom has altered the timetable for the award of at least 30 new commercial radio licences to give potential bidders more time to tailor their applications.
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NewsWorld at War producer honoured by Focal
World at War producer Jerome Kuehl was rewarded for his work on history programming with an award for lifetime achievement at last night's FOCAL International awards.
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NewsBBC If strand gets news team
The BBC is to replace Peter Barron, the editor of BBC2's analysis strand If , with two appointments after he was appointed the new editor of Newsnight.