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NewsBBC looks serious for winter
The launch of new current affairs strands will be the focus of BBC2's winter slate while BBC1 will prop up its season with a controversial and hard-hitting drama about the far right.
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NewsJones calls for tax cut to protect regions
ITV joint managing director Clive Jones has warned that ITV's regional offering could suffer if the government does not reduce the£250m
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NewsWorking Lunch bullying inquiry launched
The BBC has launched an investigation into complaints of bullying of staff on its flagship business programme Working Lunch.
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NewsBBC lines up Widdecombe for boat race
A group of 18 celebrity Oxbridge alumni are to recreate the famous university boat race for a BBC reality show.
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Silver to oversee Shine features
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has poached Talkback head of factual John Silver to head a new features department.
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Bectu warns BBC tech closure will cost jobs
Broadcasting union Bectu has warned that up to 350 jobs could be at stake following the BBC's confirmation that it is to sell its commercial BBC Technology arm.
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Arabic head quits BBC World Service
The head of the BBC World Service's Arabic service, Gamon McLellan, is to leave the corporation after 11 years in the role.
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LWT puts The Good Life to test
LWT factual has been commissioned to make an eight-part series for ITV1, in which families give up their day jobs and live self-sufficient lives in suburbia like Tom and Barbara from classic sitcom The Good Life.
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Optimistic goes to World's End
Johnny Vaughan's indie, World's End, has secured a deal to be a key contributor to the portfolio of new digital channels being launched by David Brook's Optimistic Network.
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Granada's Hunt to leave ITV
Granada controller of daytime and lifestyle James Hunt is leaving the company to work in the independent sector, after he was left without a role in the ITV merger restructure.
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BSkyB and ITV in channel talks
ITV is in talks with BSkyB about launching its spin-off channels as joint-ventures.
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BBC wins lower price for rugby clips
The BBC has signed a deal with the International Rugby Board (IRB) to show footage of the Rugby World Cup tournament. Previously the IRB had been asking for£6,500 per minute for footage which the corporation said it was unwilling to pay. The undisclosed new cost is now considered by the ...
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US dramas at heart of Sky One Winter
Sky One's winter schedule will feature a range of new US drama including Nip/Tuck, Jake 2.0, Cold Caseand Las Vegas. The channel has also created an entertainment slot for Friday ...
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The age of dinner sense
Banning junk food advertising from children's television will only hurt the industry and do nothing for kids' health.
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BBC/Coke deal outrages rivals
Commercial radio executives have lashed out at the BBC's decision to promote Coca-Cola during licence-fee funded radio and TV chart shows.
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NewsBBC unveils winter slate
A hard hitting and controversial new drama charting how the demonisation of asylum seekers and Islam is feeding the far right in Britain is one of the highlights of BBC1's£177m winter season.
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NewsFawlty Towers is nation's favourite
The British Film Institute has published what it claims is a list of Britain's favourite TV and video clips - with comedy classic Fawlty Towersheading the table.
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NewsBeckhams head ITV1 Xmas
ITV1 has unveiled its Christmas line-up headed by an entertainment special based on England's rugby world cup winning team and a documentary about David and Victoria Beckham.
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Undercover Iran: Inside the Hidden Revolution (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'This was brave stuff - but I do wish that Jane Korkan hadn't kept telling us just how brave it was.'...
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NewsRobinson quits Disney
Paul Robinson, managing director of Disney's UK television channels and worldwide head of programming strategy for its US cable network ABC, has quit after five years at the company.