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OFF THE RECORD - BEARDED WONDER
As news leaked out about Nigel Pickard's move from ITV to become BBC children's supremo, the BBC's luvvie-in-chief Alan Yentob moved into top gear smoothing over ruffled feathers - both inside
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OFF THE RECORD - IT'S A GRUB'S LIFE
And so to OTR's favourite film freebie the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2000, which takes place from 29 July this year. According to publicity blurb this year's list of judges includes
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OFF THE RECORD - WINING AND DINING
Never a week seems to pass these days without ITV being accused of dumbing down its factual output. So we were gobsmacked to see its controller of news and current affairs
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OFF THE RECORD - NEWSNIGHT'S MYSTIC MEG
But perhaps it's BBC 2 that should be accused of dumbing down. OTR thought it must have been watching Tonight with Trevor McDonald when it stumbled across a Newsnight item last
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OFF THE RECORD - FOOTIE FEVER
ITN presenter Dermot Murnaghan was the only person who seemed pleased to be at the RTS education awards this week - scheduled on the night England threw away their opening Euro
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NewsEngland defeat wins 6.9m for BBC1
England's rugby loss was BBC1's gain on Saturday as 6.9 million people (34.1%) tuned in to watch the record defeat in their Six Nations match against Ireland at 5.05pm.
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OFT delays report on BBC's indie quota
BBC's digital expansion to blame for report's late arrival
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NewsC4 and Emap discuss music channel tie-up
Channel 4 is in talks with Emap about a joint venture to run the publishing company's television channels, including The Hits and Kerrang!
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NewsBBC: Saturday Kitchen will now be live
The BBC has decided that every episode of its cookery show Saturday Kitchenwill be broadcast live following recent claims that some pre-recorded programmes still encouraged viewers to call in.
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Salmon orders child abuse drama for BBC 1
BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a feature-length drama co-production from BBC Films and BBC Wales news and current affairs, writes Tara Conlan. Care is written by
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BT strikes music deal for broadband service
BT has struck its first music content deal for its broadband offering Openworld with band managers 19 Management, writes Simon Ellery. The deal centres on title sponsorship of a forthcoming S
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ITC to investigate Channel 5 over smut claims
Inquiry follows media secretary's Commons intervention
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Carlton uncovers stars' pasts for Carlton show
The past lives of some of the entertainment world's biggest stars will be brought to life via a new 8 x 30-minute Carlton regional programme, Legends, writes Colin Robertson.The
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Tarbuck to take lead in Red series for BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a new 6 x 30-minute drama series, Linda Green, from indie Red, writes Tara Conlan. Liza Tarbuck is poised to take the lead role,
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Trouble in Topshop tie-up for live shows
BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - Flextech teen channel Trouble has signed a deal with Topshop to produce a series of live 1 x 30-minute magazine shows this summer at the retail giant's flagship