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Thompson downplays BBC Worldwide sale
BBC director general Mark Thompson has played down speculation that BBC Worldwide is to be sold off, suggesting a restructure is more likely.
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ITV invests in Notts base
ITV is to invest£5m in a new regional newsgathering centre in Nottingham following the closure of Carlton's studio complex in the city.
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Robson Green wins BBC daytime order
Actor Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions, has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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ITN says 19 staff are facing the axe
ITN has told unions that as many as 19 compulsory redundancies may have to be made among its staff as a result of losing the Five News contract to Sky.
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BBC's Olympic peak
Nearly 9 million people accessed the BBC's interactive coverage of last month's Athens Olympics, the corporation has revealed. The figure is a record for interactive usage and, according to director general Mark Thompson, heralds the 'coming of age' of the medium. Around 8.96 million digital satellite viewers pressed the red ...
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Code titles BBC4 theatre doc
Code Design and Direction has produced the titles for the upcoming BBC4 theatre documentary Theatre Biz for Freelance Film Partners. The three-part series looks at London's West End, Edinburgh fringe theatre and graduating drama students. Creative director Chris Jennings designed the sequence. The FX were produced by Code's Bryony Evans ...
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NewsCoastal wins BBC daytime drama order
Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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NewsCD:UK indie gets into animation
Zenith Entertainment, the indie behind ITV pop show CD:UK , is making its first foray into animation with a series for CiTV about King Arthur.
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NewsC4 on track for£100m profits
Channel 4 is on tracks to bring in£100m of profits this year, according to its former chief executive Mark Thompson.
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NewsThompson plays down BBC Worlwide sell-off
BBC director general Mark Thompson has moved to play down speculation he is planning a wholesale disposal of BBC Worldwide, suggesting a restructure of the commercial division is more likely.
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NewsThe Vice writer pens new ITV thriller
ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from the writer of The Vice.
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NewsSearch to make cinema docs
Jess Search, Channel 4's outgoing editor of independent film and video (IFV), has revealed she is leaving TV to develop cinema documentaries.
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NewsNoddy motors to America
Noddy is heading to the US after Chorion, the company that owns the rights to the Enid Blyton books, signed a major new deal with the PBS network.
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NewsR&J snare Cherie Blair interview
Channel 4 daytime duo Richard and Judy have landed an audience with Cherie Blair, which will be the PM's wife's first TV interview.
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NewsIvana Trump turns to reality TV
Not to be outdone by her ex-husband, Ivana Trump is turning to reality TV host to help a 'mature' woman find love with a younger man.
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NewsBBC film led to Libyan man's beating
The BBC has been slammed by Ofcom after one of its Holidays in the Axis of Evil documentaries led to a Libyan tour guide being detained and beaten by the Libyan government.
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NewsLWT chief joins talent agency
Former LWT executive Geraldine Woods has resurfaced with a new role at a talent agency.
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NewsSky's Wakeling to stay until 2008
Vic Wakeling, managing director of Sky Sports, has signed a new contract that will see him remain at the pay-TV broadcaster until 2008.
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NewsDCMS strategist takes BBC governors role
BBC chairman Michael Grade has appointed the corporation's first director of governance in a bid to enhance the independence of the board of governors.
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NewsITV director resigns
ITV plc has announced that non-executive director Etienne De Villiers has resigned with immediate effect.