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Indies strike new BBC deal.
Indies will be able to sell programmes originally commissioned for BBC1 and BBC2 to multichannel outlets
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Comment - Handle with care.
The cuts in ITV's regional hours need to be managed more sensitively by Ofcom, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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C4 bans 'fight night' scene from own show.
When Channel 4 viewers settle down to watch the show 100 Greatest TV Treats 2004 over
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ITV faces£70m hit as viewing slumps.
Audiences for ITV's flagship reality show I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me out of Here! have
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Sky spies gap for lifestyle channel launch.
BSKYB is considering launching a lifestyle channel to increase its share of the multichannel audience, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsEastEnders takes another ratings tumble
Last night saw yet another dip in the ratings for EastEnders with the BBC1 soap averaging only 9.8 million (46%) from 7.30pm-8pm.
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NewsPSP proposals revealed
Discovery Europe, Fremantle, BT and The Science Museum were among the consortia members at Ofcom's hypothetical PSP pitch yesterday.
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NewsSky's Ramsay takes Five news top post
Stuart Ramsay, Sky News' Africa correspondent, is returning to Britain to become chief correspondent for Five News.
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NewsITV recommissions Paul O'Grady
ITV1 has re-commissioned The Paul O'Grady Show to come back next year after the first series proved a big hit with viewers.
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NewsRon Atkinson back on the box
Ron Atkinson, the disgraced former ITV football pundit forced to resign for making a racist comment live on air, is returning to football commentary on channel Five.
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NewsPEER POLL: Top of the Pops
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Top of the Pops survive moving to BBC2?
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NewsBBC1 Bhopal doc brings in 2.2m
BBC1 opted out of a ratings battle with its commercial rival last night as its hard-hitting documentary One Night in Bhopal averaged 2.2 million (10%) at 9pm.
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Trafford sets up Scarlet TV
Paula Trafford, the former managing director of Carlton-owned producer Planet Wild, has teamed up with the owner of Fountain Television to launch an indie.
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Rapture TV return
Digital music channel Rapture TV is set to return to the screen yet again this month after striking an agreement with educational free-to-air service the Musicians Channel. Rapture TV, which went off air in July, will air dance music videos in the midnight to 12pm window on the Musicians Channel's ...
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Paramount's Lynn takes Nickelodeon job
Nickelodeon has drafted in David Lynn from its sister network Paramount Comedy UK to take over as its managing director.
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Top of the Pops loses its rhythm
TV's longest running music show, Top of the Pops , has been moved from BBC1 to BBC2 after ratings dropped to just 3 million (15%).
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ITV hires Salmon
ITV has appointed Clare Salmon from motorists' organisation the AA to be its new marketing director. She joins ITV in January, reporting to ITV Broadcasting chief executive Mick Desmond and replacing Jim Hytner who left to join Barclays Bank.
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Portman hires Zeiger
Portman Film and Television has appointed Neil Zeiger, the producer of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries for ITV, as executive producer. He will take the role with immediate effect and be charged with getting more writers and producers to use the distributor. He is the first ...
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Square Zero sets up The Heist
Square Zero has produced animated titles for The Heist for Five and Windfall Films. The programme follows five ex-cons as they attempt to plan and execute three perfect crimes. The first challenge is to steal a painting while it is being exhibited. Animator Olly Tyler ...
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Pockett wins gold
Branding agency English & Pockett won gold at this year's Promax Asia in Singapore for its logo design and on-screen identity package for a channel in Thailand. English & Pockett created an 'Expect the Unexpected' theme with images that were 'at odds with conventional dimensions'.