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NewsShaps: ITV Play doesn't damage our brand
Edinburgh:ITV director of television Simon Shaps today insisted that the broadcaster's reputation was not being damaged by ITV Play's continued presence on the main channel. [ALL]
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NewsPaxman: industry is obsessed with money
Edinburgh:Jeremy Paxman has blamed the television industry's obsession with money for the current crisis in trust. [ALL]
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NewsWoolfe admits Sky One is confused
Edinburgh:Sky One controller Richard Woolfe has admitted that viewers are confused about what the channel stands for, but hopes that with the forthcoming autumn schedule 'the message is getting there'. [ALL]
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News7up director adds voice to Storyville campaign
Edinburgh:The director behind the 7upseries Michael Apted is the latest industry figure to throw his weight behind the 'Save Storyville'campaign. [ALL]
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NewsMcCann: scale back Madeleine coverage
Edinburgh:The father of Madeleine McCann has called for the media to scale back its coverage of the investigation into his daughter's disappearance. [ALL]
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NewsITV drops Marchioness drama
Edinburgh:ITV drama consultant Nick Elliott has confirmed that the network will not air a controversial drama about The Marchioness riverboat disaster because there are creative concerns about the film. [ALL]
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NewsMore4 to scale down drama
Edinburgh:Budget cuts have forced More4 to scale back original drama in favour of more talk shows and current affairs, channel controller Peter Dale has announced. [ALL]
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NewsHorrocks: Sky News is 'irresponsible'
Edinburgh:BBC News head Peter Horrocks has launched a stinging attack on Sky News after its editor John Ryley told an audience at Edinburgh that he would be prepared to broadcast live footage of a hostage situation, even if it resulted in the hostage's death. ...
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NewsCohen looking for a Friday night banker
Edinburgh:BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Livestyle entertainment show, as part of his strategy to attract a younger demographic to the channel. [ALL]
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NewsCasualty plot pulled for personal reasons
Edinburgh:The BBC has refuted claims that it abandoned plans to screen a fictional terrorist attack by Muslim suicide bombers in BBC1 hospital drama Casualtybecause it was politically sensitive and could cause racial offence. [ALL]
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NewsRoot: 'C4 should drop Big Brother'
Edinburgh:Channel 4 should consider dropping Big Brotherto prove that it is not afraid to take risks, according to former BBC2 controller Jane Root. [ALL]
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NewsOpie: Five will feel more British
Edinburgh:Five will step up its original commissions and spend less on US imports as part of a move to make the channel feel more 'British'. [ALL]
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NewsC4 indie pledge will keep status quo
Edinburgh:Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy has said the broadcaster's commitment yesterday (24 August) to deal with the smallest indies will only sustain the status quo, rather than offering extra opportunities. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 and ITV2 named Channels of the Year
Edinburgh:BBC1 and ITV2 scooped the Channel of the Year Awards at the 2007 Edinburgh International TV Festival, in a ceremony hosted by Lauren Laverne. [ALL]
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NewsITV1 still has The X Factor
Edinburgh:The second outing of ITV1's hit entertainment show The X Factorattracted a strong 8.5m (47%), and although viewers dropped from the launch episode, its share increased. [ALL]
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NewsAbraham: more new commissions for UKTV Gold
Edinburgh:UKTV chief executive officer David Abraham said he plans to focus more on new commissions for flagship channel UKTV Gold over the next few years. [ALL]
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NewsRoberts stokes Storyville debate
Edinburgh:Tom Roberts has stoked the campaign to save Storyvilleby claiming he received a letter from BBC director general Mark Thompson saying that 'if you feed rats half rations, they work better'. [ALL]
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NewsSweeney: cut a channel not current affairs
Edinburgh:BBC journalist John Sweeney has appealed to corporation bosses to axe BBC3 or BBC4 rather than impose further cuts to current affairs budgets. [ALL]
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NewsBBC challenged over anti-global warming films
Edinburgh:The BBC has made an internal decision not to make programmes that are sceptical about human activity being the cause of global warming, a senior producer has claimed. [ALL]