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    Van Klaveren gets cost-cutting job at BBC news

    2004-12-02T07:50:02Z

    BBC director of news Helen Boaden has appointed Adrian Van Klaveren as her deputy and has charged him with implementing a cost-cutting strategy across the division.

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    Vice grips BBC mornings

    2004-12-02T07:50:00Z

    Daytime television audiences used to a staple fare of cheap talk shows and Australian soaps had better brace themselves - BBC1 has commissioned a hard-hitting morning show featuring pornography, prostitution and hard drugs.

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    Powers exits C4 for Endemol

    2004-12-02T07:49:00Z

    Sharon Powers, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind this year's 'evil' Big Brother , is jumping ship to become executive producer of the Endemol show.

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    C4's chairman warns of PSP 'ghetto'

    2004-12-01T12:18:00Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has warned that Ofcom's proposed£300m Public Service Publisher - could become a 'ghetto' that fails to attract enough viewers to justify its existence.

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    Burns calls for 'midway' licence review

    2004-12-01T11:57:52Z

    The panel looking into BBC Charter review has said the corporation's licence fee should be reviewed during the next Charter period and that it had sympathy for alternative governance arrangements.

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    Elstree rent row settled

    2004-12-01T11:56:01Z

    The rent row over Elstree Studios has been settled paving the way for fresh bids for the world-famous studios.

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    Little Britain dominates RTS craft awards

    2004-12-01T11:47:57Z

    The team behind hit BBC comedy Little Britain continued its award-ceremony domination last night picking up three RTS Craft and Design awards.

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    Portman hires Ruth Rendell producer

    2004-12-01T11:23:44Z

    Portman Film and Television has made its first appointment, since Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright, took control of the company, with a new executive producer for its TV department.

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    Sky One launches doc strand

    2004-12-01T10:48:22Z

    Julie Burchill and Peaches Geldof are to kick start a new Wednesday night documentary strand on Sky One next year as part of the broadcaster's winter season.

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    Rapture back on air

    2004-12-01T10:41:13Z

    Digital music channel Rapture TV is set to return to the screen yet again this month after striking an agreement with educational free-to-air service the Musicians Channel.

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    Macca takes Millionaire hotseat

    2004-12-01T10:31:32Z

    Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Alex Ferguson will be sitting in the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? hot seat as part of two special episodes of the ITV1 hit quiz this Christmas.

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    Sci Fi chief joins BT

    2004-11-30T12:02:47Z

    Sci Fi channel head Dan Marks has quit to join BT's newly formed entertainment division.

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    Chernin contract 'won't block Disney move'

    2004-11-30T11:19:14Z

    News Corp president Peter Chernin could quit the company to join rival Disney even though he has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports.

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    Chernin contract 'won't block join Disney move'

    2004-11-30T11:19:14Z

    News Corp president Peter Chernin's could quit the company to join rival Disney even though he has signed a new five-year contract, according to reports.

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    BBC pips ITV at RTS Regional awards

    2004-11-30T11:16:17Z

    The BBC narrowly beat ITV at last night's RTS London Awards 2004, picking up five awards to ITV's four.

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    LRC takes control of Spirit FM

    2004-11-30T11:14:42Z

    The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has acquired its 25th station in a deal worth£1.7m.

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    Sky to make UK Entertainment Tonight

    2004-11-30T10:01:40Z

    Sky One has signed a deal with US producer Paramount to make a UK version of its syndicated show Entertainment Tonight.

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    AA chief is new ITV marketing director

    2004-11-29T11:44:52Z

    ITV has appointed an executive from road rescue service AA to be its new marketing director.

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    Appleton quits I'm A Celebrity?

    2004-11-29T10:26:47Z

    Natalie Appleton has become the second contestant to walk out of jungle show I'm a Celebrity after she was yet again nominated for a bush tucker trial.

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    BBC dominates kids Baftas

    2004-11-29T10:21:49Z

    Dick and Dom, the BBC's answer to Ant and Dec, bagged two awards at the Children's Baftas last night, as the BBC cleaned up.