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Grade rails against BBC short-termism
The BBC's reliance on freelance production staff is stifling creativity in programme-making by discouraging risk-taking, according to former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade, writes Colin Robertson.
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FilmFour an error
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has admitted the biggest error of his reign was launching film production business FilmFour.
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Teens to turn off TV
The amount of TV watched by teenagers is set to significantly fall over the next 10 years as interest in pastimes such as gaming increases. According to research unveiled at the conference, 14-year-olds watched 21 terrestrial hours of TV in 1983, 19.5 hours in 1998 and 17 hours last year. ...
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Marketing warning
BBC director general Greg Dyke warned that terrestrial channels' marketing budgets will have to increase dramatically in the digital future. With predictions of a massive uptake in personal video recorders, Dyke warned that targeting viewers will become increasingly difficult. 'If you have a specific documentary, how are you going to ...
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Advertising boost
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has called on broadcasters to persuade advertisers to spend more money on TV. He said: 'There is a substantial job to be done to sell the values of TV advertising.' He added that advertisers were still smarting from the early 2000s when they had to ...
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Sky confirms ch6
BSkyB has admitted publicly for the first time that it would turn its Sky Travel Freeview channel into a Channel 6 proposition if the current strong take-up of DTT continued. Sky chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein said: 'Assuming that the number of Freeview homes grows [at the current rate], Sky ...
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TV execs knock 2010 target
The government will not meet its 2010 analogue switch-off target, key broadcasting figures have predicted, writes Colin Robertson.
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Docherty puts forward switch-off solution
Former telewest new media chief David Docherty is seeking government backing for a new set-top box service that he claimed will help the government achieve analogue switch-off by 2010, writes Colin Robertson.
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New BBC satellite puts third 24 series in doubt
Plans for the BBC to air the third series of hit thriller 24are under threat, following US studio Fox's concerns over the BBC's decision to change satellite and broadcast its services unencrypted, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Maverick seeks£2m to fund fresh muffin
Maverick Entertainment Group is looking for£2m of outside investment in order to beef up its commercial output and fund new television series, such as Muffin the Mule.
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Battle over for Design Wars
ITV has again wielded the axe on Saturday night and pulled Design Warsafter only two outings, writes Paul Revoir.
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Thumbs up for Pact/Bectu freelance deal
Members of broadcasting union Bectu have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a package of changes to the Pact/Bectu Freelance Production Agreement, which will mean employers contributing to freelance pensions for the first time since the 1980s, writes Will Strauss.
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Celebs to feign facial disorders in C4 show
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to follow its controversial Channel 4 shows Celebrity Blind Man's Buffand Celebrity Wheelchair Challengewith a third programme working titled Celebrities Disfigured: In Your Face, writes ...
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Terrestrials plan new Solus card
Terrestrial broadcasters are devising a plan to resurrect the free viewing cards that allow viewers to watch ITV, Channel 4 and Five on satellite without subscribing to Sky, writes Michael Rosser.
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Lygo's arrival at C4 costs Lux her job
Channel 4 head of entertainment Danielle Lux has left the broadcaster suddenly after her post was made redundant, writes Paul Revoir.
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Search for new sky chief widens
BSkyB has instructed corporate head-hunters to find it a new chief executive in a bid to calm fears from City investors that chairman Rupert Murdoch is trying to shoo-in his youngest son, James, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Davies: we were right to trust Gilligan
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies defended the BBC governors' role in the Dr David Kelly affair again this week, saying it was right that they should not have investigated the accuracy of Andrew Gilligan's original report, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Peter Stothard joins board at September
Sir Peter Stothard, the former editor of The Times, is to enter the indie sector with a board-level role at September Films, writes Colin Robertson.
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Wi-cam-c launches
BBC WiScape has introduced a new camera to its wireless camera family. The Wi-Cam-C is a more lightweight and flexible system that is designed especially for ENG (electronic news gathering). According to BBC WiScape, the camera is different from any other wireless camera currently available because it is 'simple to ...
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NewsBall nets£2.6m pay-off
Tony Ball will walk away with a pay-off of up to£2.6m when he quits as chief executive of BSkyB, writes Rosemary Gallagher.