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NewsBBC mounts bid for live Premier games
The BBC is mounting a campaign to win back live rights to Premier League matches on the back of European Commission (EC) moves to end Sky's television monopoly on live games, write Leigh Holmwood & Paul Revoir
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Voice of dissent
Peter Donaldson, Radio 4's chief announcer, has been called sad and grumpy by a senior BBC executive for refusing t...
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BBC pays out
The BBC paid 'substantial' libel damages to the guitarist Bert Weedon after wrongly calling him a criminal ...
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Libel payout for guitarist
Guitarist Bert Weedon, 82, yesterday received an apology and substantial but undisclosed libel damages over BBC cla...
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World Service sacks due accused of malice
The BBC took the unprecedented step yesterday of sacking two World Service journalists who were accused of making '...
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BBC sacks pair who contested 17 tribunals
The BBC sacked two long-serving World Service producers yesterday who had contested 17 employment tribunals and cos...
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How Cherie's friend cottons on to conman Foster but has door to No 10 slammed shut
, a BBC1 film about Cherie Blair's health guru and her partner, Peter Foster, has uncanny echoes of Martin Bashir's...
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BBC to defend governors over criticism of News 24
The BBC will today defend its board of governors against criticisms in a government-commissioned report into the Ne...
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NewsWoolwich loses bully case
The issue of bullying in the broadcast industry was put under the spotlight this week after current affairs producer Paul Woolwich was branded a 'bully' by a high court judge after losing his battle against indie Twenty Twenty for unfair dismissal, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsITV1 plans Colditz epic
Thirty years after the classic BBC drama Colditz, ITV1 has commissioned Granada to make a£5m romantic epic based around the infamous German prison camp, writes John Plunkett
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Clear wins BBC deal
Post house Clear has won 10 weeks' work from the BBC on three promos for its DTT platform, Freeview, after posting the first 'mask changing' films. Directed by Tim Pope, the next three promos will have people 'taking their faces off' in different environments. Clear has also appointed a new ...
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Advanced awareness
The growing importance of 'interoperability' will be the talking point at an event taking place in London next week. The AAF Technology Awareness Event is run to promote the development and adoption of the Advanced Authoring Format, a multimedia file format which enables content creators to exchange digital media and ...
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Homeless gets kit
The 400 Company has supplied kit, crew and an offline suite for a new BBC Everymanstrand called Headhunting the Homeless. Walsh Bros Ltd is producing the 3 x 40-minute shows, which follow homeless people trying to get back to work. ...
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Business hones ideas
Ad production company The Business has set up a division to deal with commercial ideas. Russell Jarman Price (ex-Still Price, DNA) is to head the department, which will look to develop branding, programming and advertising opportunities for agencies and brand owners. Jarman Price said projects will include advertiser-funded programming and ...
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3D Excalibur Hails a ride
Birmingham-based PS Creative has completed a 3D CGI TV/cinema spot to promote a new ride at Drayton Manor theme park. 'Excalibur' is due to launch in April, promising to immerse the passenger in 'legend, myth and mystery' Directed by Ralph Tittley, the ad features three hapless knights and a dragon-catching ...
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B+ scouts for new young TV making talent
The B+ Young Talent Awards, the only awards ceremony in the UK designed specifically to celebrate young television makers, has been expanded to include graphic designers and online editors for 2003.
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New software helps to rekindle Knightmare
The maker of cult 1980s kids adventure show Knightmareis developing new software to bring the show back as a live interactive virtual reality dungeon adventure show, writes Sam Espensen.
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Ortmans forced out of business
Experienced TV design company Ortmans Young International (OYI) has been forced to close, writes Sam Espensen.
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TWI and Carlton work on Japanese history
TWI and Carlton have started production on their Japan at War in Colourseries for Japanese broadcaster NHK. There will be 2 x 60-minute instalments, which will chart the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire from 1931 to 1945. The production team is based in ...
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Five calls on Canada's decode for kids slot
Five controller of children's Nick Wilson has ordered pre-school shows Franny's Feetand The Save-Ums!from Canada's Decode Entertainment to air in its Milkshakekids strand. The 26 x 11-minute series Franny's Feetfeatures ...