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RTS Cambridge Preview - Ask the minister
In the wake of media secretary Tessa Jowell's no-show in Edinburgh and in anticipation of her keynote speech at next week's Royal Television Society Cambridge convention, Broadcast asked leading industry figures what questions they would like to put to th
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INTERVIEW - A time for Action
As Action Time's well-known chiefs Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane prepare to leave, managing director Phil Trelease is stepping out of their shadow to front the indie.
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PROFILE ANALYSIS - TV's top viewers and their camps
A formula has been devised to measure how well a TV programme's audience profile compares with the audience profile of the channel on which it is shown. It's time to meet the 'conformers' and the 'deviants'. Adrian Edwards reports.
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NewsBSkyB takes on NTL with See, Speak, Surf service
BSkyB is launching a multi-million pound triple play campaign, throwing down the gauntlet to NTL ahead of its re-branding as Virgin Media.
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TX - Submerged in comedy
When Armando Iannucci left the BBC, teamed up with Talkback and defected to Channel 4, he didn't want to do the same old satire on a different channel. Instead he decided
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BBC 2 gains a few million innings with Ian Botham
While it was fun to have been in Edinburgh to listen to ITV director of programmes David Liddiment's fears for the soul of television, there was no time to pause for
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AND FINALLY ... Ben Hall, managing partner, The Chatterbox Partnership, on Bono and tennis
Who do you most admire in broadcasting?Mr Shakey Hand Man on BanzaiWhich TV or radio programme would you resuscitate?The off the tiny ladder, high-diving bit on World of SportWho would you
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OFF THE RECORD - The show that's too sexy for TV
If C4 ever feels the heat of its competitors' ratings breathing down its now more populist neck, it could always try dredging the depths of its archive for racy sexploits from
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OFF THE RECORD - Playing footsie
Things to do as part of your job as an executive producer, no. 307: provide presenter with suitable footwear. This week's victim - John Kaye Cooper of Talent TV fame. Toby
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Channel TV lambasts Carlton and Granada over ITV name
Huw Davies says two company's 'using strength to do exactly as they want
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Lion plans entertainment move
Castaway producer searching for new head of entertainment to spearhead move to make format driven shows
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Scientist joins race for BBC chairman
John Ashworth, a former scientific adviser to Margeret Thatcher and Jim Callaghan, makes the five-strong shortlist to replace outgoing BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland
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TV Corp shares plummet as Rowlands quits
Facilities to rights company sees nearly a quarter of its value wiped -out following surprise departure of chief executive
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TV Corp shares bomb as Rowlands quits and company warns on full year profits
Facilities to rights company sees nearly a quarter of its value wiped out following sudden departure of chief executive and collapse of first half profits
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NewsITV1 proves to be Wild at Heart
The second series of ITV1 drama Wild at Heartappealed to 8.6 million viewers (33.3%) on Sunday, but the show was down by some margin on last year.
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Bannister downbeat on prospects for digital radio
BBC's former director of radio warns of consumer apathy and says current strategies to promote take-up are failing
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Gullane poaches Disney VP
David Snyder to oversee company's global production, distribution and development activity
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Overnights suggest reality TV losing appeal
Second episode of ITV's search-for-a-star reality show Soapstars loses viewers despite being scheduled after Coronation Street
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NewsITV on track to renew ITN contract
ITV will not put its£36 million news contract with ITN out to tender ahead of its expiry date at the end of 2008.
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Chinese Coronation Street set for Hfacelift
Granada is to refresh the format of Joy Luck Street, the Chinese version of its soap Coronation Street.The programme is to be made less 'aspirational' to appeal to a broader