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NewsPEER POLL SPECIAL: BBC shake-up
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the BBC emerge stronger from the job cuts and measures being proposed by Mark Thompson?
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NewsBBC's The Culture Show accused of titles rip-off
A German broadcaster has complained that the opening titles for BBC2's new The Culture Showare strikingly similar to that of its leading arts strand.
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NewsBBC staff consider their futures
BBC staff were this morning considering their futures following director general Mark Thompson's announcement yesterday that at least 2,900 of them will soon be out of a job and another 1,800 will have to re-locate from London to Manchester.
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NewsAd revenue up at Jetix
Pan-European kids entertainment group Jetix Europe has posted a 12% rise in revenue thanks to a hike in advertising sales during 2004.
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NewsDe Mol takes stake in Hit
Endemol founder John de Mol has taken a 5% stake in Hit Entertainment sparking renewed speculation over ownership of the children's indie.
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NewsUnions threaten action at BBC
All three unions at the BBC have threatened co-ordinated 'disruptive action' if any section of the corporation is threatened with compulsory redundancies.
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NewsBBC1's Hungerford doc draws 5.9m
BBC1's chilling documentary The Hungerford Massacre pulled in the viewers from 9pm-10pm peaking at 5.9 million (27%) at the end.
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NewsThompson wanted 600 factual cuts
BBC director general Mark Thompson planned to cut 600 jobs from the factual and learning department, but was convinced by its director John Willis that the consequences would have been 'disastrous'.
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BBC investigates richest Russians
BBC2 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a raft of documentaries and contemporary factual series from indies, including a hard-hitting look at the rise of the Russian oligarchs.
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NewsTown House names team for Five Trisha show
Town House Productions, the indie behind Trisha Goddard's new daytime show, has assembled the senior production team for her forthcoming Five series.
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NewsITV plans gaming channel launch
An interactive gaming channel is set to be the fourth channel launch from ITV.
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NewsThe view on the ground
'I feel betrayed. There is a deep sense that we have been sold down the river to keep the government happy.'
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NewsSelling off the silver
In what was probably the least surprising announcement made on Tuesday, Mark Thompson confirmed that BBC Broadcast is to be sold and partners sought for BBC Resources.
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NewsManchester move mired in uncertainty
The plans for the BBC's Manchester move had been so heavily leaked that there were few surprises for BBC staff - apart from a timetable that gives them five years to make a decision whether to go.
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NewsRevolution at the BBC
Anger over 15% budget cut - Unions threaten strike action - Staff feel 'betrayed'
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Leopard snaps up ex-Talkback factual chief
Ruth Wrigley, the former head of factual entertainment for Talkback Thames, is to join indie Leopard Films as its first head of entertainment.
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MTV MD given Paramount Comedy brief
MTV Networks UK & Ireland managing director Michiel Bakker is to take control of the UK Paramount Comedy channels.
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ABC1 up on Telewest
ABC1, the UK entertainment channel owned by Walt Disney, will be available to Telewest digital TV customers as of Friday, 10 December. The US channel that includes in its portfolio shows such as Home Improvement and General Hospital , will ...
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Bhopal hoax probed
The BBC has launched an investigation after it was tricked into broadcasting a live interview with a man who falsely claimed to be a spokesman for chemicals giant Dow Chemical and offered compensation to the victims of the Bhopal disaster. Deputy director general Mark Byford has ordered a report into ...