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C4 may go for racing
Channel 4 is expected to bid for a contract to broadcast live horse racing if Attheraces - the consortium comprising C4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure - pulls out of its TV deal with the Racecourse Association. Attheraces was looking to renegotiate its£307m 10-year deal after profit margins from Tote betting ...
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Charter statement
The government's key advisor on BBC Charter renewal, Terry Burns, will make his first public statement on the issue at a Westminster Media Forum event next month. He will be joined by media secretary Tessa Jowell and Ofcom's Ed Richards at the BBC-sponsored event at the Lewis Media Centre in ...
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ITV licences changes
Ofcom this week announced plans to release a 'streamlined' ITV licence review process, which will mean all 16 regional franchises can be looked at simultaneously next year. Ofcom said aligning the process allows a 'consistent licensing timetable' and reduces the regulatory burden.
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Whiley's new deal
Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has signed to the BBC station for a further 12 months. Her contract now runs until February 2005.
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Millionaire offers $10m prize in US
Celador Productions' hit quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? is to be relaunched in the US with a jackpot of $10m, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Dutch Net 5 buys Granada's Stoners
Granada's controversial obese makeover show 18-30 Stoners is among a trio of formats from the ITV giant set to be adapted for the Dutch and Belgian markets, writes Michael Rosser.
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Flashback to D-day landings
Indie Flashback Television has been commissioned by US network A&E to retell the story of the second world war D-Day landings from the air. The Lost Evidence will feature reconstructions of
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Zeal TV to distribute gladiator format
Indie Zig Zag has handed the worldwide distribution rights of its Celebrity Gladiator format to Zeal Television. The British version of the show - Gladiator: Benn v Eubank - was screened on Five last August, pitting the former boxing rivals against each other as Roman gladiators. The 90-minute special featured ...
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Fremantle hires clark for global role
Rob Clark, former head of entertainment for SMG TV, has been hired by Fremantle Media in the new role of senior vice-president of production for the company's worldwide entertainment department. Based in London and reporting to Fremantle president of worldwide entertainment Alan Boyd, he will be tasked with rolling out ...
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Wark clements sleepover club rolls out
Scottish indie Wark Clements' comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened across France and Asia. The Asian divisions of Disney and Turner Entertainment Network have acquired television rights to the 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society operated by a group ...
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BBC worldwide sends wildlife to Croatia
BBC Worldwide has re-signed a deal with Croatia's national broadcaster to provide a weekly block of wildlife programming. The 12-month agreement with HRT will see programmes such as Born to be Wild, Big Cat Diary and Wild Down Under broadcast in a one-hour, weekly slot branded BBC Wild. The channel ...
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Governance must change
Lord Hutton's verdict this week amounts to a death sentence for the BBC's current system of governance. Gavyn Davies' resignation as chairman will not be enough and further reform of the BBC governors and their relationship with management is inevitable.
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NewsBBC in crisis over Hutton's verdict
Davies resigns l Gilligan claims 'unfounded' l BBC editorial system 'defective'
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NewsHutton calls BBC to account
Whoever ends up running BBC News once the dust has settled over Lord Hutton's excoriating attack on its journalism will face a much more complex round of restructuring than originally anticipated.
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NewsRDF cleans up at Broadcast Awards 2004
RDF Media and its hit show Wife Swap dominated this year's Broadcast Awards, winning in four categories.
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BBC abandons plans for more investigations
The BBC has quietly scrapped plans to create a standalone news investigations unit.
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Extreme wins rights to celebrity race
Extreme Entertainment has picked up the exclusive television rights to celebrity-led motor-racing marathon, The Gumball 3000 Rally. The indie will produce both a 6 x 30-minute series and a 90-minute special, following six racers throughout the six-day event from Paris to the Sahara and back. It will also provide an ...
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News'Alternative' radio survey shows Radio 1 fall
Radio 1 is continuing its downward spiral, loosing over a million listeners in just three months according to controversial new research.
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NewsHodgson joins GWR
Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has joined the board of Classic FM-owner GWR.
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The Miners' Strike (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'Steven Condie brought us face to face with the ugly truth of 1984.'...