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NewsRDF strikes Foundation deals
MIPTV: RDF has struck a co-production deal with Canada's Decode Entertainment for The Foundation's new pre-school series Way to Blue, and picked up a two-series recommission for its CBBC series Escape From Scorpion Island.
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A conflict of interests
The MoD plans to update guidelines for journalists in war zones. It's just one of the lessons learned from lost lives.
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20,000 tune in to hit Top-up target
Top-Up TV, the new pay-TV service for Freeview viewers, has signed up 20,000 subscribers since its launch two months ago, the company has said, adding that it was on target to meet its break-even target of 250,000 subscribers within two years. Top-Up offers channels such as E4 and Cartoon Network ...
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NewsWatson to probe TV exploitation
Paul Watson has penned a BBC Radio 4 drama about exploitation in the television industry - as he begins filming on what he calls his last major TV documentary.
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Granada appoints Woodward as MD
Granada Television has appointed director of regional affairs Susan Woodward as managing director of the regional broadcaster. As part of her promotion she will also become director of regional affairs for the whole of ITV plc. She will be based in Manchester and will oversee Granada's strategy for the North ...
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Endemol makes BB 4Broadband footage
Channel 4 has commissioned Endemol UK to make a series of behind the scenes Big Brother documentaries specifically for its 4Broadband service. Subscribers will also be able to view back stage footage of the Big Brother house and the studio/gallery ...
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NewsFigures below predictions for Entertainment Rights
Children's character licensor Entertainment Rights posted a slight rise in annual pre-tax profit although figures were below expectations because of problems towards the end of 2007.
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BBC heads North for current affairs
The BBC has launched a radio current affairs department and set up an investigative journalism unit in Manchester. The move will see 80 members of staff break away from the main current affairs hub and operate independently of the TV current affairs division. Gwyneth Williams, who has been heading the ...
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C4 news steals Five editor for top job
Channel 4 has poached Five News managing editor Gay Flashman to become the new managing editor of its news service. She replaces Guy Ker who is leaving after five years to become chief operating officer at ITV News. Channel 4 News has also recruited BBC current affairs series producer and ...
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World Weddings: DJ Ray's Big Day (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'Happy ending? Unhappy ending? Who knows? There wasn't any kind of ending.'...
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Bad Girls (ITV1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'I am proud to say that I fell asleep 10 minutes into Bad Girls.'...
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Destination D-Day (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'For those who took part in Destination D-Day, a game of soldiers is precisely what it was.'...
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World Weddings: DJ Ray's Big Day (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The film ended immediately after the wedding. Suddenly, you felt as though you were watching an episode of Banzai,...
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RatingsBBC1 falls to second worst peaktime share
BBC1 slumped to its second lowest-ever peaktime share yesterday with 13.3% as an unscheduled special edition of Panorama got just 1.6 million (7.6%).
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BBC1 slumps to second worst peaktime ever
BBC1 slumped to its second lowest-ever peaktime share yesterday with 13.3% as an unscheduled special edition of Panorama got just 1.6 million (7.6%).
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NewsC4 pulls Edge of the City
Channel 4 has been forced to pull a documentary, which shows Asian men in Bradford grooming young white girls for sex, after local police claimed the programme could spark race riots in the city.
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NewsPEER POLL: BBC2
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Roly Keating improve BBC2?
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NewsSchoonmaker joins Odeon
Tim Schoonmaker, the former chief executive of Emap Performance, has resurfaced as the new chief executive for Odeon Cinemas.
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NewsRome to host MTV's European music awards
MTV has awarded its European music awards event to Rome this year potentially giving the Italian capital a multi-million pound windfall.
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NewsFindlay to step down from SRH
Richard Findlay said he will step down as chief executive of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) in September as he unveiled a healthy crop of financial results for the company.