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    Duncan: indies not ethnic enough.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    Channel 4's new chief executive Andy Duncan has told indies working with the channel that they

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    Design duo front more for Five.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    Five's star signings Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are to present a raft of new shows for the broadcaster, all through Ricochet South, including one in which they try to create dream weddings on a budget, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Comment - Necessary pain.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    The result of the BBC's series of internal reviews looks likely to be radical change - and not before time, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Emap readies bid for SRH.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    EMAP is expected to make a takeover bid for Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) before the end

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    Somethin' Else appoints South Bank Show director.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has added extra clout to its television division by appointing South Bank Show producer and director Leo Burley as head of development, writes Michael Rosser.

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    C4 ties in T4's Jones for 2005.

    2004-10-29T12:07:22Z

    Channel 4 has signed up T4 presenter Steve Jones to an exclusive, 12-month golden-handcuffs deal to keep him on the channel throughout 2005, writes Maria Esposito.

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    Matthew Kelly lands ITV role as serial killer.

    2004-10-29T12:07:20Z

    Granada has handed former Stars in Their Eyes presenter Matthew Kelly his first leading role in an ITV drama, as a twisted serial killer in a new crime thriller, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Yorke set to take top BBC drama role.

    2004-10-29T12:07:20Z

    Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke is set to return to the BBC to take

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    BBC: Radio 4 could do better

    2004-10-29T10:36:48Z

    The new controller of BBC Radio 4 has admitted that parts of its schedule have become 'cosy' and is looking to strengthen its 'intellectual edge'.

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    Ex-Action Time chief gets UKTV role

    2004-10-29T10:34:37Z

    UKTV has hired former Action Time joint managing director Caroline Beaton to help market its family of channels.

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    ITV bids to handcuff O'Grady

    2004-10-29T10:12:44Z

    ITV chiefs have asked their new daytime star Paul O'Grady to consider making his show a permanent fixture on ITV1.

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    Little Britain set for third series

    2004-10-29T10:07:54Z

    BBC3 comedy sketch show Little Britain , the digital channel's biggest hit, is set to return for a third series.

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    PEER POLL: Training

    2004-10-29T08:00:00Z

    The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Can 'on-the-job' training be a substitute for formal training?

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    The trials of training

    2004-10-28T12:18:30Z

    As the BBC prepares to cut production staff and ITV withdraws from the regions, indies are having to take on more of the training responsibilities traditionally left to broadcasters. Are they up to it?

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    Thumbs up wins world records order

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Indie Thumbs Up Productions is making a stripped show focusing on world-record holders for Challenge. The Flextech-owned channel has ordered the 40 x 30-minute series, titled Ultimate Guinness World Records , which will comprise clips of record attempts and interviews with those who achieved them. ...

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    Necessary pain

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The result of the BBC's series of internal reviews looks likely to be radical change - and not before time.

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    Sambrook to probe journalists' risks

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    BBC director of global news Richard Sambrook is to chair a new international committee investigating the risks journalists face in danger zones and how they can be better protected. Sambrook, who announced details of the committee during a lecture at Columbia University in New York, said media groups, government representatives, ...

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    Hawkeye a winner

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Hawkeye, the tennis and cricket virtual replay system, has won two IT awards at this year's British Computer Society Awards. Hawkeye Innovations scooped both the applications award and flagship award. The system tracks the motion of the ball during cricket and tennis matches with the resulting information being used to ...

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    Hartog hired by Tailor-Made

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    Stephanie Hartog, the FremantleMedia executive behind the international roll-out of the Pop Idol format, has been hired by indie Tailor-Made Films (TMF).

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    GMG's regional Real Radio stays on top

    2004-10-28T08:30:00Z

    The Guardian Media Group's Real Radio stations in Scotland and Wales have maintained their positions as the premier commercial stations in their regions. Scottish Real Radio achieved a weekly reach of 654,000, which is 10,000 listeners ahead of SRH-owned rival Clyde 1, while the Welsh station reported an audience of ...