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Heart on good form
Heart FM's owner Chrysalis has reported a bullish start to the year with a 19% rise in revenues over the past five months. Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright said at the company's AGM this week that the company was 'well placed to maximise its potential within the newly deregulated media environment'. ...
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The BBC after Hutton
The shock has begun to subside slightly after the high drama of last week - but the questions about the leadership and direction of the BBC post-Hutton and post-Dyke go on. Most industry figures who we talked to felt - perhaps for different reasons - that former BBC chairman Gavyn ...
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Staff plan more action
BBC staff were preparing to show their support for deposed director general Greg Dyke again on Thursday (5 February) exactly a week after thousands spontaneously took to the streets to protest at his sudden departure.
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What Greg Dyke meant to us
'Greg's departure is a tragic loss for all of us who care about public service broadcasting. I'll never forget the night in a pub in Whitehall where I outlined our plans for the Jubilee concerts at Buckingham Palace. Greg asked how much they would cost, when I told him he ...
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NewsDyke's lasting legacy
Greg Dyke rescued the corporation from Birtism and gave the BBC's staff back their creative confidence
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Offering odds on new DG
The competition has already begun to replace Dyke and Davies, Paul Revoir looks at odds for the top candidates
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Granada Bristol wins ITV1 orders
Granada Bristol has won its biggest ever raft of commissions from ITV1 with three series including a reality show in which members of the public are press-ganged into crewing an ocean-going vessel, writes Paul Revoir.
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Robinson takes 'worst jobs in history' for C4
Time Team presenter Tony Robinson is to trample woollen cloth barefoot in a bucket of stale urine as part of a new social history series for Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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RDF questions men's motives
RDF is making a three-part reality show for Channel 4 that uses physical challenges to discover what motivates men - fear of punishment or anticipation of reward, writes Glen Mutel.
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Carr's distraction back for second run
Channel 4 comedy gameshow Distraction is to return for a second series. The programme, which showcases talents of writer and presenter Jimmy Carr, will return later this year after being given the green light by commissioning editor, comedy Iain Morris. As host, Carr asks contestants general knowledge questions while subjecting ...
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Brook lapping to look at Palestine
BBC2 has commissioned documentary specialist Brook Lapping to explore the conflict in Palestine. Three one-hour films entitled Elusive Peace will cover the recent history of diplomatic efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. Brook Lapping's Norma Percy, who worked on the indie's award-winning series ...
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September explores Britain's wild side
September Films has been commissioned by Sky One to make a studio-based live audience entertainment show celebrating the eccentric nature of the British public. Ordered by Sky One controller James Baker, the 8 x 60-minutes series, Britain's Wildest , presented by Mike Walker, will air ...
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ITV's Andrew stocks up on kids shows
ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Steven Andrew has commissioned a number of new programmes. My Life as a Popat , a Feelgood Fiction production, follows Anand Popat, a 12-year-old Asian Adrian Mole who lives in a fantasy world to escape his squabbling family. ...
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Stand up for the BBC
Whatever reservations we might have about the BBC, we must rally to defend its core principles
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Grand Designs (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'This is a programme about fantasies, aimed squarely at pretty much anyone who's ever dreamt of going bespoke in th...
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Ronnie Barker's Comedy Heroes (Five) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'What made Barker's selection especially treasurable here was that he made so little attempt to pretend he was down...
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Frasier (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Could you detect many signs of infirmity in last night's episode, which seemed as slick and as funny as any in the...
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Frasier (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Frasier is on such sparkling form that it seems to be winding up rather than down.'...
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The alternative verdict
Lord Hutton chose to believe almost everything politicians and civil servants told him during the course of his inquiry and reserve his criticisms for the BBC. Conor Dignam passes his judgement on Hutton's verdict.