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BBC attacked over 'Big Brother' move.
The BBC has been accused of acting like Big Brother by 'invading the privacy' of its 25,000-plus staff, after asking them to declare external business, personal or political interests they or anyone close to them might have, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Jowell fights back against rebel lords.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has issued a 'rallying cry' to the broadcasting industry - 'If you
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Yorkshire TV docs arm under threat
Yorkshire TV's First Tuesday is facing the axe, after controller Helen Scott was made redundant this week, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsYorke commissions first C4 drama
Channel 4's new head of drama, John Yorke, has made his first commission since joining the channel in March, with an eight-part series on a transatlantic love affair, writes Penny Hughes
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Satellite kids watch more TV
Children in multichannel homes watch an average of 35 more minutes of television a day than their counterparts in terrestrial-only homes, new research has found, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Pickard kids plan shelved
Former CBBC controller Nigel Pickard's plan to create a global 'programming bank' of children's titles that could be loaned for free to developing countries looks to have foundered following his move to ITV.
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O'Connell set to stay at Xfm until 2005
DJ Christian O'Connell has extended his contract with Capital-owned Xfm and will continue to host its breakfast show until at least the end of 2005, writes Michael Rosser
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Big three bid to show FA Cup football
The BBC, ITV and BSkyB are all vying for the live TV rights for England internationals and FA Cup football matches after initial bids were submitted this week, writes Paul Revoir
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Living TV enters NBC co-pro deal
Living TV has made its most expensive programme investment to date, signing a format and co-production deal with US broadcaster NBC, writes Colin Robertson
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ITV Digital staff win pay victory
EX-ITV Digital workers are considering legal action in the high court after an employment tribunal backed their claims that they should be paid an estimated£2m still owed to them.
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Gutch joins Blast!
Blast! Films, the indie responsible for Channel 4's opera The Death of Klinghoffer, has hired former Film Four Lab head Robin Gutch to oversee a new film and drama arm, writes Penny Hughes
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Emap and GMG gear up to expand radio divisions
Radio consolidation has been thrust back into the limelight after Emap and Guardian Media Group (GMG) last week unveiled their respective financial firepower and stated their intentions to grow their radio interests, writes Michael Rosser
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C4's cross-platform dept goes offline
Channel 4 has axed its cross-platform development department following the departure of its head, Peter Grimsdale, writes Penny Hughes
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Purvis steps down from ITN
ITN announced the retirement of its chief executive yesterday as the government moved closer to allowing ITV to tak...
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Tributes flow for Bromley
Sir Peter O'Sullevan and Willie Carson were among the racing figures who yesterday paid tribute to Peter Bromley, t...
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Interview - Future history.
The History Channel is now in 76 countries and is AETN International's biggest brand. Will programming VP Michael Katz be able to keep up the expansion with 'history now' content about the likes of Sars and the Black Hawk Down disaster?
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Ratings Analysis - BBC2 makes some lifestyle changes.
In the 1990s leisure and lifestyle shows ruled the roost at BBC2, but what will replace them now that audiences are declining and the governors have decreed that the 'wall of leisure' be pulled down?
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Ratings Analysis - TX - Attack of the crones.
Creating a fantasy drama series that has elements of horror is not an easy business. Subsequently,
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OFF THE RECORD - Real ale makes soap palatable.
While Crossroads' two daytime viewers may be crying into their beer over the demise of the