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NewsITV news chief slams BBC over Robinson poaching
The head of ITV News has hit out at the BBC for poaching its political editor Nick Robinson, claiming the corporation should have promoted one of its own to the prestigious job.
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NewsCNN bags Blair G8 interview
Tony Blair is to be interviewed by CNN about global poverty after being shown Richard Curtis's BBC political drama The Girl In The Caf.
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NewsCruise considers legal action over C4 squirt
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is considering legal action against Channel 4 after being squirted with water by the team of a new entertainment show.
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NewsAll3Media buys Mersey
All3Media, the company set up by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, has agreed terms to buy Hollyoaksproducer Mersey TV.
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NewsEmap buys SRH
Emap has taken full control of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) after paying£285.43m for the 73% it did not already own.
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NewsLiving TV goes broadband
Telewest Broadband has launched a web-based TV service offering a selection of niche entertainment and sports programming, including Living TV, on its Blueyonder website.
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NewsMPs call for justice for 'murdered' TV crew
MPs are calling on the Government to help relatives of a two-man TV crew murdered 30 years ago to 'obtain justice'.
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NewsLove Island final draws 5.9m
Viewers rallied for the final of ITV1's Celebrity Love Islandas 5.9 million (27%) at 10pm saw Jayne Middlemiss and Fran Cosgrave walk off with the£100,000 prize money.
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NewsBland: BBC governance plans 'unworkable'
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland yesterday branded the government's plans to shake-up the way the corporation is governed as an unworkable 'fudge'.
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NewsWindfall man for C4
Channel 4 has appointed Windfall Films producer/director David Glover to its history and science commissioning team.
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NewsOfcom fines niche broadcasters
Ofcom has handed out fines totalling £30,000 to two digital broadcasters for breaches of its codes.
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NewsC4 chief: TV is force for good
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has defended claims by the Archibishop of Canterbury that the media is destroying trust in society, claiming television is a force for good.
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NewsUS reality shows branded 'sweatshops'
Working conditions on reality TV shows in the US are in the spotlight after the Writers Guild of America this week branded them modern 'sweatshops'.
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Andy Duncan speech to Faithworks in full
Thank you for inviting me to give this lecture. Faithworks does an important job helping churches and Christian agencies make a dynamic and effective contribution to their communities. Its aims are ambitious and its achievements admirable. And because of the leadership of Steve Chalke, it understands better than many organisations ...
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NewsHenman match serves up 4.9m for BBC1
Tim Henman's first round match at Wimbledon was an inevitable success with viewers as the closely-fought game hit 4.9 million (38%) at 5.50pm on BBC1.
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NewsC4 Cruise stunt could backfire, warns Graef
A Channel 4 stunt in which film star Tom Cruise was sprayed with water could spark a backlash by politicians, Roger Graef has warned.
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NewsVaughan to front ABC show
Johnny Vaughan has become the latest UK presenter to land his own show in the US.
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Bravo post buys EQ
Bravo Post Production has bought a£100,000 eQ editing system from manufacturer Quantel. The editing, grading and versioning system can operate at either standard or high-definition resolution. The eQ system was bought to replace Bravo Post's Quantel Editbox system, which had been in use for the past seven years. Bravo Post ...
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Five nabs Prison Break
Five has bagged Prison Break, the 'must have' drama from this month's LA Screenings, for a reputed£400,000 an episode.
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ITV embarks on regional roadshows
ITV is kicking off its proposed£3m annual out-of-London production fund, with a series of roadshows across the country.