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Fremantle in fresh bid for indie status.
Fremantle Media is preparing to make a fresh plea to Ofcom in an effort to regain indie status, writes Michael Rosser.
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Henry VIII helps ITV to rule roost.
The first instalment of ITV's£6m two-parter on the life of Henry VIII proved to be the channel's top-performing period drama since November last year, writes Jon Rogers.
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TOP HISTORICAL DRAMAS.
The Lost Prince, BBC1's tale of Prince John, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff is, so
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HODGSON IN PLEA FOR LESS OFCOM DUTIES.
Patricia Hodgson, the chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has called for fewer duties and
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UNIONS REJECT GRANADA PAY OFFER.
Broadcast unions Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Amicus have unanimously rejected Granada's pay offer
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DISNEY PLANS ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL.
Disney is to launch a new channel on Freeview, initially airing daily between 06.00 and 18.00.
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CHAMBERS STALLS FIVE FACTUAL HIRING.
Five's new director of programmes, Dan Chambers, has postponed appointing a new controller of factual and
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NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
In our news piece 'Bectu names Fimbles indie as bad payer' (Broadcast, 12.9.03), we named Novel
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ITV2 orders expose of celebrities lives
ITV2 has commissioned a regular programming strand about celebrities’ lives.
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BBC1 rejigs 'graveyard' slot.
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is looking to reinvent the late-night Friday 'graveyard' slot as a youth entertainment zone, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC commits to docs with new post.
The BBC is to appoint its first head of documentaries in order to give a further boost to the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bennett says BBC needs to engage more.
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has said the BBC should engage more with outside organisations and move away from its 'land-grab' mentality, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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LNN poised to unveil job cuts.
London News Network (LNN) is poised to announce major cuts of between 30 and 75 jobs at its 105-strong newsroom as Carlton and Granada prepare to merge the regional service into ITN, writes Michael Rosser.
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Rajar renews electronic trials.
Radio ratings body Rajar has given the green light to a second phase of tests, which could eventually lead to its diary system being replaced by electronic devices, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV hiked indie hours in 2002, ITC reveals.
The amount of programme hours supplied to ITV by independent producers in 2002 has risen by
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BBC2 to revamp Correspondent.
BBC2's flagship current affairs brand Correspondent is facing the axe as part of a review of the channel's coverage of foreign issues, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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New Sky One chief to review 14 pilots.
Independent producers commissioned by Sara Ramsden to make pilots for around 14 new shows for Sky
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C4 to counter Blaine flak with famine doc.
Channel 4 plans to counter criticism that its coverage of David Blaine's latest stunt trivialises third-world hunger, with an important film in which award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura spends a month living with undernourished Ethiopians, wri
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Disney signals Flextech interest.
Disney's most senior UK executive has revealed the entertainment giant would buy Telewest content arm Flextech if the price was right, write Colin Robertson and Rosemary Gallagher.
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Comment - Sky's in a different place.
The gulf between Sky and the UK's old-school broadcasters is as wide as ever, says Conor Dignam Editor.