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Phipps switches to Sky News from ITV
ITV Evening News programme editor Nick Phipps has been poached by Sky News to executive produce its flagship Live at 5 strand. Phipps will replace outgoing Live at 5 editor Mark Calvert, who has been appointed editor of Five News, which Sky will produce from ...
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Moving Picture company likely to be sold
ITV is to dispose of a large number of its non-core assets in a bid to make further savings from its merger process. Post-production house The Moving Picture Company, which provided effects for the recent Troy blockbuster, is close to being sold off. The company ...
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Endemol pools global creative talent
Endemol has set up a global creative team, which will bring together the company's top creative and commercial executives from around the world, to develop ideas and business opportunities. Endemol's executive director of programming and licensing, Mike Morley, who will now also be executive director of creativity, will lead the ...
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Ulster TV and ITV end row over sales
Ulster Television (UTV) has settled its dispute with ITV plc over claims that the merged company is selling on hit shows to ITV2 too cheaply. The Northern Irish broadcaster, which pays towards shows on ITV1 but has no stake in ITV2, had complained that the digital channel was not paying ...
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New Casualty series to be 48 episodes
The BBC is to again extend the length of its long-running Saturday-night hospital series Casualty - this time by another two episodes. The new 48-edition run will launch on 11 September with a two-episode weekend special starring former EastEnders actress ...
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Ratings8.2m see Portugal reach the Euro 2004 final
Interest in the Euro 2004 football tournament hasn't lost its appeal for viewers with the first semi-final averaging 8.2 million (37.6%).
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NewsPEER POLL: Charter renewal
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will the BBC's proposals for Charter renewal ensure the continuation of the licence fee?
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NewsSky & Disney discuss sports channel
Disney is in discussions with BSkyB about introducing a new 24 -hour sports channel in the UK.
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NewsClinton to appear on Richard & Judy
Channel 4's Richard and Judy have snared an interview with former US president Bill Clinton.
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NewsTV Corp appoints Chandos as chairman
The Television Corporation, producers of Paradise Hotel and Robot Wars , has named Labour peer Tom Chandos as its new chairman, replacing Michael Grade, who left to become chairman of the BBC in May.
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Ratings9.7m see Greece progress to final
A high of 9.7 million (42.1%) at 21.45 saw Greece, the underdogs of the Euro 2004 football tournament, knockout the Czech Republic in extra-time.
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NewsDuncan pledges to 'protect' C4
Andy Duncan pledged to 'protect the soul of Channel 4 in a digital world' after being unveiled as the broadcaster's fifth chief executive earlier today (2 July).
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NewsBBC viewers to quiz editors
The BBC is launching a new weekly feedback programme where viewers can question news executives and editors about their decisions.
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NewsBrits hog Wildscreen nominations
British filmmakers that use techniques such as CGI and special effects to enhance their wildlife programmes are prominent in the shortlist for this year's Wildscreen Natural History awards.
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NewsScot producers lobby for more commissions
A Pact-backed think tank representing the Scottish media industry is calling on public service broadcasters to commission almost 10% of their output from producers in Scotland over the next five years.
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NewsGraf calls for BBC new media indie quota
A government sponsored review is urging that the BBC appoint two new governors to oversee the way it runs its on-line services and farm-out at least 25% of its web content to independent suppliers.
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NewsShameless indie storms Golden Nymphs
Company Pictures, the indie behind Shameless , has walked away with a hattrick of Gold Nymph awards at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
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RatingsBBC beats ITV in footie final
The winner of Euro 2004 may have been a shock but there were no surprises when it came to the audience battle between the BBC and ITV over the final last night - with millions more viewers choosing the BBC's live coverage.
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NewsZig Zag boss received death threats
Senior executives at indie Zig Zag Productions, including managing director Danny Fenton, were issued death threats by Britain's most notorious prankster, a court heard yesterday.
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NewsOfcom bans Top Up TV ads
Top-Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview customers, has been forced to change its advertising campaign after Ofcom said it was misleading.