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Interview: Patrick Collerton - Uplifting misery
With a C4 doc about cancer following The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, Patrick Collerton has cornered the market in films about death. But his rapport with his subjects and irreverence make his work inspiring.
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Roundtable - Exploitation: how worried should we be?
When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcast brought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out.
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Ratings - Are family audiences the new holy grail of ratings?
19 14.54 BBC2 17 31 The Dambusters Sat 19.00 2.44 12.58
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NewsStrong start for US Hit Me Baby
The US version of Granada's entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timegot off to a good start, winning its 9pm slot.
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NewsViacom moots£800m Flextech bid
US giant Viacom, owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy, has approached Telewest about buying Flextech and its 50% share in UKTV for as much as£800m.
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NewsBBC and unions set for Wednesday showdown
BBC director general Mark Thompson and union negotiators will sit down for more crisis talks on Wednesday in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute over job cuts.
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NewsOfcom Manchester FM decision due this week
Ofcom will this Thursday announce who has won the lucrative FM radio licence for Manchester - one of the few major licences the regulator is putting up for grabs.
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News5m drawn to A Picture of Britain
BBC1's much trailed art show A Picture of Britaingot off to a steady start with a peak audience of 5 million (21%).
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NewsAutocue sold for£2m
Autocue International, the company that owns the 50-year old Autocue prompting business, has been bought out by private equity company Root Capital for around£2m.
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NewsRadio Times names radio powerbrokers
Flamboyant chatshow host Jonathan Ross is the most powerful person in radio, according to a new Radio Timespoll.
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NewsC4 extends racing deadline
The future of horse racing on Channel 4 still hangs in the balance after the broadcaster extended its deadline with the racing and betting industry.
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NewsBaby row could leave Ofcom in hot water
Ofcom could face legal action from The Baby Channel following its decision to licence the name Baby TV to a rival.
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NewsITV rapped for skydiver death footage
TV regulator Ofcom has slammed ITV after it broadcast horrific footage of a skydiver plummeting to his death in a daytime entertainment show.
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NewsOfcom appoints Davies
Ofcom has handed Peter Davies the new role of director of radio and multimedia.
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NewsBBC mags arm under fire
The BBC has today been hit by further protest action - this time at its magazine publishing arm, which produces the Radio Times.
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NewsJerry Springer chats up 1.1m
Jerry Springer launched the UK version of his controversial talkshow on ITV1 to popular success with an audience of 1.1 million (28.3%) at 9.25am, winning its slot.
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NewsITV calls on Ofcom to scrap PSP
ITV is calling on Ofcom to scrap its much-vaunted£300m public service publisher (PSP) and set up a new PSB fund instead.
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NewsFive chief: BBC is stalking us
Five chief executive Jane Lighting has accused the BBC of 'stalking Five's quality arts and wildlife programmes by screening similar shows against them.
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NewsOfcom: Vicar of Dibley Xmas show 'questionable'
Ofcom has called into question the BBC's decision to air an episode of TheVicar of Dibleyon Christmas Day that allegedly demeaned Christianity.
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NewsBBC2 dumps Dick n' Dom disaster
Children's presenters Dick and Dom's attempts to break into mainstream TV have been dealt a blow after the pair's quiz show Ask the Familywas dumped by the BBC.