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    Grade expectations

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    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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    ITV daytime in line for major shake-up

    2004-05-13T07:51:05Z

    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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    Sky retains football rights

    2004-05-13T07:51:00Z

    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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    Up to 65 jobs to go at Kilroy TV

    2004-05-13T07:50:45Z

    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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    Sugar for The Apprentice

    2004-05-13T07:50:40Z

    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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    Miramax eyes UK for fresh TV formats

    2004-05-13T07:50:35Z

    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

    2004-05-13T07:50:30Z

    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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    Inquiry clears BBC staff

    2004-05-13T07:50:25Z

    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

    2004-05-13T07:50:20Z

    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

    2004-05-13T07:50:15Z

    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

    2004-05-13T07:50:10Z

    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

    2004-05-13T07:50:05Z

    Michael Parkinson has hired his son, Mike Parkinson, to produce his new show on ITV.

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    Ofcom changes radio timetable

    2004-05-13T07:50:00Z

    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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    World at War producer honoured by Focal

    2004-05-12T10:19:43Z

    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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    BBC If strand gets news team

    2004-05-12T09:52:35Z

    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.