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Michael Grade speech Oxford Media Convention 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen, we meet at an extremely interesting time. The latest in a very long line of inquiries into the BBC is reaching a critical moment.
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NewsCommunity Channel appeal hits£1m
Charity TV service The Community Channel said today it had has raised over£1m for the tsunami disaster appeal through its interactive donation service.
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NewsGrade: BBC should sack under-par controllers
BBC chairman Michael Grade has warned TV and radio channel controllers they will be fired if they don't meet new quality criteria.
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NewsPEER POLL: Dick and Dom
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Are MPs right to question the PSB value of Dick and Dom?
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The God-given right
Does the unprecedented campaign against the BBC for showing Jerry Springer: The Operaportend a real threat to free speech on TV and, if so, what is the best way for broadcasters to respond?
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NewsDead Man Weds falls to 2.3m
ITV1's struggling sitcom Dead Man Wedslost a further 400,000 viewers last night to average just 2.3 million (12%) at 10pm.
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BBC1 to chart a year in the Navy year to fill
The BBC has commissioned a major documentary series charting a year in the life of the Royal Navy as part of the commemorations surrounding the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October.
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Blue spends£1m boosting HD capacity
Blue Post Production is to spend£1m on expanding its HD and sound capacity.
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Sky One hit by 17% drop in 2004 audience
Broadcast looks at the winners and losers in multichannel over the last 12 months
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C4 revisits soho for 1970s season
Channel 4 has commissioned ITN Factual to make Paul Raymond: The King of Soho, a documentary on the life and times of the renowned porn baron. The 60-minute programme, commissioned by C4 head of history and religion Hamish Mykura, will be narrated by ...
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Eurosport 2 launch
Eurosport has replaced Eurosportnews with a new-look channel called British Eurosport 2. The sister channel of British Eurosport will feature more breaking news, live coverage, interviews, magazine-style programmes and live results around the clock. A Eurosport spokesman said the rebranding was a reaction to the 24-hour rolling news culture.
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M2 seeks major stake in VTR plc
An M2-led consortium is understood to be close to making a£3m bid for a major stake in facilities group VTR plc.
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New kit for 2nd sense
2nd Sense Broadcast has installed two multitrack Pyramix systems. 2nd Sense has provided audio post-production on Later with Jools Holland, which was produced in high-definition for sale to the States, and children's animation series Boo!.Borehamwood-based Total Audio Solutions installed the Pyramix systems.
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Airborne to look at 21st-century bras
Kent-based Airborne TV has bagged its first multichannel commission for Discovery Health to make Bra Wars - Boom or Bust. The 60-minute documentary, due to air at the end of February, will feature model Rachel Hunter and look at the 21st-century bra industry. Garry Grant will ...
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Brideshead special leads off ITV3 rerun
Indie Free@Last TV has been commissioned to make an documentary on the classic ITV drama Brideshead Revisitedfor ITV3. Ordered by Daniela Neumann, controller of commissioned programmes for ITV2/ITV3, the hour-long Revisiting Bridesheadwill accompany a repeat of the series in September. Barry Ryan ...
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Princess gains bumper C4 order
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make 75 hours of a new gardening show as part of a strategy to pull in middle-aged adults to the daytime schedule.
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C4 school animation to air in Australia
Australian networks ABC and the Comedy Channel have picked up rights to Channel 4's upcoming animated series Bromwell High. Co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Canada's Decode Entertainment, the 13 x 30-minute series is set in an underfunded London school and was scripted by Richard Osman, ...
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Precursor gives E4 a fresh look
Precursor has redesigned E4's channel idents and menus, winning a five-way pitch. Precusor developed a parallel E4 world which is linked to ours. A conventional purple 'outside' world was designed to contrast with a surreal white 'inside' world while a 3D E4 logo acted as a portal between the two. ...
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Fold7 has designs on Paramount
Fold7 has designed new channel idents across the Paramount Comedy Channels. The series of branding focuses on objects associated with Paramount shows; a Jack Russell dog for Frasieror a martini for MASH, which rotate slowly in locked-off shots on top of a ...
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ASP's software aid
Adaptable Software Products (ASP) has launched accounting software developed specifically for media freelancers and contractors. Accolyte was designed in consultation with industry accountants and current freelancers to produce an all-in-one package that covers invoicing, bills, currency conversion, VAT returns and year-end accounting.