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Thompson dismisses BBC job cut claims
BBC director general Mark Thompson has dismissed as 'preposterous' claims that up to half the corporation's 28,000 staff could be axed as part of the on-going reviews. Thompson, reacting to a newspaper report that up to 14,000 jobs could go, said in an email to staff: 'Inevitably, staff numbers are ...
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RatingsThe Mighty Boosh draws just 800,000
BBC2's airing of The Mighty Boosh , a show that previously aired on BBC3, wilted on its first terrestrial outing with just 800,000 (3.9%) at 7pm.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC governors
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will moving the BBC governors to Marylebone establish their independence from management?
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NewsSky adds 62,000 subs
BSkyB today confirmed that set-top box sales has slowed down - but announced better than expected figures with 62,000 people signing up over the last quarter.
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NewsPeaches Geldof fronts Sky One show
Bob Geldof's 15-year-old daughter Peaches is to follow in the footsteps of her late mother Paula Yates by taking to the small screen to front a new documentary for Sky One.
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NewsRebecca Loos joins Sky's Dream Team
Rebecca Loos has landed her first acting role after securing a part in Sky One's football drama Dream Team.
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RatingsBlackpool attracts 5.1m
BBC1's new drama Blackpool could only manage a modest start with an average audience of 5.1 million (22.4%).
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NewsITV launches DVD rental service
ITV is moving into the online DVD rental market after tying up a deal with video hire firm Video Island.
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Injured Hell's Kitchen man gets $125,000.
Granada has paid out around $125,000 (£67,000) to the contestant on the US version of Hell's Kitchen who was injured after a scuffle with hot-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay, writes Paul Revoir.
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Ross returns to top C4 drama role.
Channel 4 head of film Tessa Ross is poised to take back her old drama brief,
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BBC bids to lure London indies up north.
Manchester indies have criticised a BBC plan to encourage London-based indies to set up in the
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Comment - Channel 4's PR problem.
Big Brother is the main reason C4 faces an uphill struggle to convince policy-makers it can do the PSB thing, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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Channels commit to docs.
Five, BBC3 and ITV1 are to launch new documentary strands in a bid to boost their
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Duncan reviews C4 International.
Channel 4 could pull out of the international rights distribution business following a review of the company's commercial activities, writes Maria Esposito.
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Government weighs up 'digital licence fee'.
The Government is considering handing the BBC a separate 'digital licence' to pay towards the cost of switching off analogue signals, writes Colin Robertson.
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Five gives celebrities a baby in reality show.
Five is to give celebrities the chance to show off their maternal skills in a new reality show that will see model Caprice attempt to care for a£40,000 baby doll, writes Michael Rosser.
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Objective opens in north.
Objective Productions, the company behind Derren Brown's Mind Control, has become the latest indie to set up a base in Manchester, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV Tyne Tees to axe more jobs.
Up to 30 jobs are set to go at ITV Tyne Tees as the company moves
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MTV US takes Tiger Friend.
A version of Tiger Aspect's comedy format My New Best Friend has been greenlit for a series by MTV in the US, writes Maria Esposito.
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LEOPARD FILMS STARTS UP DRAMA ARM.
Indie Leopard Films is setting up a drama division, Leopardrama, to focus on developing new returning