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BBC billing protest
UK Post has registered concerns with the BBC and electronic billing company Open Business Exchange (OBE) over the implementation of a new billing system called OB10. Fifteen members of the post sector's industry body have approached UK Post chief executive Gaynor Davenport over the system, as they had not been ...
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BBC returns to dinosaur world
The BBC has teamed up with a range of international partners to create a£2m landmark CGI series that will again delve into the world of dinosaurs.
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BBC promotes Patel
BBC head of revenue management Zarin Patel will take on the role of group finance director from 1 December, replacing John Smith who was promoted to chief operating officer in June. She will be charged with leading the BBC's financial strategy, planning, control and corporate reporting activities as well as ...
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TV sweeps board at National TV awards
Coronation Street prodigy Sam Aston (above) was the most popular winner at last night's National Television Awards, which saw ITV pick up nearly all the prizes. Aston, who plays Chesney Brown
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Living TV buys Australian medical duo
Living TV has acquired a brace of new Australian medical series. Medical Rookies will focus on the lives of young doctors as they perform their first operations and learn life-saving techniques. The Body Specialists explores cosmetic surgery and the people ...
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Asian launch planned for BBC Prime
BBC Worldwide's entertainment channel, BBC Prime, is to launch across Asia from 1 December. The channel, which screens programmes such as Top of the Pops , Weakest Link and Doctors , will initially begin ...
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Ancient weapons on Discovery
Darlow Smithson, the indie behind Touching the Void , is making a series about ancient weaponry for Discovery.
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Ascent reveals Euro ambitions
Ascent Media Group (AMG) UK managing director Brenda Smith has set out a blueprint for the group's expansion in 2005 that includes plans for an attack on business in mainland Europe.
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Fusion rides high after stabilising debts
Fusion Post Production has successfully secured a company voluntary agreement (CVA) and has recorded its two most successful months ever.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Adam Kemp
The BBC head of commissioning, independents and nations for specialist factual, arts and current affairs programming can command budgets of up to£4m for 'super landmark' productions
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LBC loses listeners across its stations
Chrysalis-owned talk station LBC 97.3 has suffered another dip in audience figures over the three months to 12 September. Over a third of listeners abandoned the London station, dropping its weekly reach from 780,000 to 506,000, but breakfast host Nick Ferrari did report an increase of 25,000 listeners to achieve ...
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Summer sport gives R5 a leg up
A summer that included Euro 2004, Wimbledon and the Olympics has helped deliver a boost to BBC Radio 5 Live.
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C4 buys fantasy pair
Channel 4 has acquired two new fantasy dramas for its early 2005 schedule, including the German myth that inspired...
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Channel 4 delves into racist language
Channel 4 has ordered a 60-minute film about racially offensive language, fronted by So Solid Crew rapper Asher D. Sticks & Stones takes its lead from Ron Atkinson's derogatory comment about Chelsea footballer Marcel Desailly and looks at the origins of racist language in the ...
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BBC3 to air Mancunian comedy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a new comedy set on a dodgy Manchester estate as the channel's next push into the genre.
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Hartswood goes to Oz for BBC2 comedy
Hartswood Films, the producer behind sitcoms Coupling and Carrie and Barry , is co-producing a new comedy series in Australia for BBC2 with Marion and Geoff star Rob Brydon. Supernova ...
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12 Yard show flops on ABC
Indie 12 Yard Productions has seen its first US commission, business reality show The Benefactor , cut short by the ABC network.
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Magic 105.4 casts spell over London
Emap-owned Magic 105.4 was one of just two commercial radio stations in London to boost its breakfast show audience. Graham Dene's show achieved a 7% increase to record a weekly reach of 651,000, up from 609,000 in the previous quarter. The station as a whole recorded a weekly audience of ...
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Princess sells ?gay' test to VH1
Princess Productions has made two overseas format sales, including a show that assesses the 'gayness' of pop culture phenomena.
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BBC1 plays cupid with dating show
BBC1 has commissioned a new reality dating show in which children of single parents help find them a new partner.