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Off the record - All you pretty things.
The lengths some broadcasters go to win favour with media hacks. Living TV is even staging
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Off the record - Bid for fortune.
For Sit-Up TV, changing its shopping channel's name from Bid-Up TV to Bid TV proved more
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Off the record - Bricking it.
Central News staff on the east Midlands service, peeved at their move from Nottingham to a
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Production - Cocaine stories.
A trio of films for Channel 4 delves into the dark heart of the South American drugs trade.
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Production - At the extremes.
Filming in extreme weather conditions can make for great TV - but detailed planning and back-up are essential to ensure everything goes smoothly, writes Robert Gray.
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Production - Rough cut - Degrees of separation.
Ariel White asks what happens to the relationship between contributor and producer when filming is over.
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Dear diary.
Hard at work on the BBC's eagerly awaited new series of Doctor Who, writer Russell T Davies stated: 'A lot of the time the actual writing process is as miserable as fuck.' A grim observation, but is it true for other writers? What follows is a week in the
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Interview - Initial plans.
It may be owned by Endemol and have a reputation for its reality output, but Initial is not simply Big Brother's little brother, say its bosses. Maria Esposito reveals their brand strategy.
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Production - What's on the menu?
Return of the Chef producer/director Paul Ratcliffe was in for a few tricky moments when he trailed chef John Burton Race and his family again while they set up a new restaurant.
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Analysis - The God-given right.
Does the unprecedented campaign against the BBC for showing Jerry Springer: The Opera portend a real threat to free speech on TV and, if so, what is the best way for broadcasters to respond?
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Comment - BB is no playground bully.
Germaine Greer's decision to quit Big Brother had more to do with an inability to deal with the challenges the show presents rather than bullying or psychological torture, says Ashley Hames.
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Opinion - (He) Bogey men of the right.
I was minded this week to write about the extraordinary revelations under the Freedom of Information Act that, for a short time in 2002, Tony Ball, the then chief executive of BSkyB actually moved in to the DCMS on a camp bed - at least this is the deduct
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Opinion - Peer Poll: Jerry Springer - the opera.
The BBC must not be cowed by the noisy minority who object to the antics of Dick and Dom in da Bungalow.
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Opinion - In my view.
The BBC airing of Jerry Springer - The Opera, which contained blasphemous elements, has led me to resign, writes Antony Pitts.
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Facilities - Blue spends£1m boosting HD capacity.
Blue Post Production is to spend£1m on expanding its HD and sound capacity, writes Rick Dacey.
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Facilities - M2 seeks major stake in VTR plc.
An M2-led consortium is understood to be close to making a£3m bid for a major
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Creative briefs - Precursor gives E4 a fresh look.
Precursor has redesigned E4's channel idents and menus, winning a five-way pitch. Precusor developed a parallel
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Creative briefs - Fold7 has designs on Paramount.
Fold7 has designed new channel idents across the Paramount Comedy Channels. The series of branding focuses
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Facilities - ASP's software aid.
Adaptable Software Products (ASP) has launched accounting software developed specifically for media freelancers and contractors. Accolyte