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Tiger pounces on Weakest Link
Quiz show's executive producer Ruth Davies to join leading UK indie as new editor of entertainment
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Government delays planned BBC News 24 review
DCMS to move 'slower rather than faster' on appointment of independent figure to appraise news operation's performance
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Interactive TV harder to use than PC
New ITC research shows people find operating interactive TV harder than using computer
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Soap's luxuriate in record viewing
Total soap viewing among adults expected to rise to over 100 hours this year after resurrection of Crossroads, extra EastEnders and launch of Night and Day cram schedules
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BBC Radio's 1 and 2 face privatisation under Conservatives
Shadow media secretary Tim Yeo tells Broadcast services 'not an essential part of public service broadcasting' and private sector could provide better
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NewsOff the Record 26 January 2007
The bill's in the post Given the BBC is looking to cut two Newsnightjournalists under plans to axe around 108 jobs from news, some staff must be feeling a little sensitive at the moment. So it probably didn't ...
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Discovery in cable deal with NTL
Five-and-a-half year contract 'longest running cable deal in Discovery UK's history' says outgoing Discovery Network Europe chief Joyce Taylor
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Interactive digital TV entertainment revenues to hit $12.5bn by 2005
Revenues from pay-per-view movies, sport and music to grow at 81% per annum for next four years new Schema survey predicts
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Royal Variety helps give ITV1 peak-time crown
Cilla, Babs and company pull in 11 million viewers helping ITV1 to a precious peak-time victory over BBC1
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NewsBBC1 wins channel of the year award
BBC1 was this week named channel of the year at this week's Broadcast Awards while independent producer Kudos Film and Television won indie of the year.
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Royal Variety gives ITV1 peak-time crown
Cilla, Babs and company pull in 11 million viewers helping ITV1 to a precious peak-time victory over BBC1
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Granada to cut 430 jobs as ad sales fall
Granada is to axe a further 430 jobs from its workforce as the media recession continues to strangle its advertising income.The cuts will take the number of jobs lost since the
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Prebble pledges regional spend targets
ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble has offered an olive branch to critics who claim the network's commissioning process is too 'metro-centric' by pledging to spend almost half of ITV's production budget outside London, writes Steve Aston.
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Tories could privatise Radios 1 and 2
BBC Radios 1 and 2 could be privatised under a future Conservative government, shadow media secretary Tim Yeo claimed this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC plans scheme to boost nations
The BBC is launching a major new initiative to try and stem the brain drain of creative talent from the nations to production centres in London, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Cash bonanza for C4 indies
Channel 4 has announced plans to shore up its commitment to the regions with a series of cash handouts to indies.The channel is to inject over£100,000 of programme development funding
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Greenlight award goes to homelessness film
A documentary maker who was the first to be given access to a major centre for the homeless in London has been awarded a BBC Talent Greenlight award, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsC4 bosses hit back in Big Brother storm
Channel 4 chiefs Andy Duncan and Kevin Lygo this week defended the broadcaster against the storm of protest that has erupted around racism and Celebrity Big Brother- and insisted that no staff would lose their jobs as a result of the furore.
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ANIMATORS WIN C4 GRANTS
Channel 4 and the Museum of the Moving Image have awarded four grants to young animators as part of their animator in residence scheme, writes Penny Hughes.
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iTV must be easier to use, says Hodgson
Interactive TV is more difficult to use than a PC and only slightly easier than flying an aeroplane, riding a motorbike or using a sewing machine, according to research commissioned by the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Lucy Rouse.