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ITV slashes Crossroads
ITV is slashing its much-hyped daytime soap Crossroads from five episodes a week to four, following disappointing ratings, writes Steve Aston.
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Wall to Wall shifts to low-cost series
Wall to wall Television is to move away from its focus on high budget output and plans to expand into high volume low cost production, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ad fears put C4 jobs on ice
Channel 4 is scaling back recruitment after the recent downturn in advertising revenues, writes Penny Hughes.
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Holland on the piano
Musician and presenter Jools Holland is to front a lavish series charting the history of the piano for BBC 2, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Night of a thousand Star Treks on BBC
BBC 2 is to devote a whole evening to mark the 35th anniversary of cult sci-fi series Star Trek, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada boss mulls Endemol prospects
Granada controller of entertainment Duncan Gray is understood to be considering his future at the broadcaster and is believed to be in advanced talks with Endemol Entertainment UK, writes Steve Aston.
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Bazalgette tipped to lead C4
Endemol Entertainment UK's creative director has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as Channel 4 chief executive from Michael Jackson, writes Penny Hughes.
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Guardian and UBC consider Atlantic deal
Guardian Media Group (GMG) and UBC are in talks with RTL about buying its stake in beleaguered radio station Atlantic 252, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Tiger chief goes it alone with Zeal
Tiger Aspect board director Mark Linsey has left the indie to launch a new company, Zeal Television, backed by£4m from Sportsworld Media Group, writes Simon Ellery.
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EU quotas anger TV execs
European Union proposals to force broadcasters to meet investment quotas based on turnover rather than transmission quotas have come under attack from commercial broadcasters, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC to boost business TV
BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey has admitted her channel has failed to cover business issues outside of news bulletins and has called on producers to come to her with fresh ideas.In
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Ulster may take ITV to court over digital ads
ITV franchise holder Ulster Television is believed to be poised to take Carlton and Granada to court over their use of the ITV brand in Northern Ireland to promote ITV Digital, writes Steve Aston.
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NO BBC ONLINE CHARGE
BBC director of new media Ashley Highfield has abandoned plans to charge foreign users of BBC online services because the logistics 'made it near impossible to implement'. However, it is thought
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NewsFive bids in for Endemol
Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following a deal to reintegrate its French arm into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have already been placed with its owner, Telefónica.
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C5 TO AIR WEST DOCS
Channel 5 is standing by its decision to broadcast Fred and Rose - The West Murders, a 3 x 60-minute documentary about Fred West, featuring tape recordings of his confessions. C5
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BBC LONDON REJIG
Local radio station BBC London Live is expected to be renamed BBC London in the autumn as part of a new strategy for radio and TV in the capital. The station,
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Telewest sale wrap
Telewest expects to complete the sale of its interactive consultancy Smashed Atom 'within weeks', according to managing director Jonathan Peachey. Launched 10 months ago Smashed Atom built the Energis BrightBlue high
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C4 FILM WINS PRIZE
Channel 4 film Gas Attack, picked up the prestigious Michael Powell Prize at the Edinburgh International Television Festival at the weekend. The 70-minute drama from indie Hart Ryan Scotland was produced
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NTL IN IRELAND DRIVE
NTL is rolling out its digital TV service to 140,000 homes in the Republic of Ireland, offering a total of 73 channels. The Go Digital deal will offer a basic package
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BBC pursues drive to find top comedy
The BBC is to put a renewed emphasis on finding comedy hits for BBC 1 by actively developing BBC 2 as a creative test-bed, BBC director of television Mark Thompson has confirmed, writes Leigh Holmwood.