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Support falls for licence fee
The number of people supporting the licence fee has dropped by 9% over the past 14 years, a new BBC survey has found.
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Zeal nets rights package for Flipside TV
Zeal Television has picked up the rights to channel surfing show Flipside TV. The show was first shown on the Optimistic Network-owned channel Nation 217 last November and has since been simulcast on Channel 4 and Paramount. Zeal TV will sell the format outside ...
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History series kicks off on Four
Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) has designed titles and graphics for Granada Television series Monarchy. The series examines the relationship between the monarchy, its people and the forging of the British nation. The David Starkey-fronted programme kicks off with a sequence using bold colour and ...
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Robinson to Holiday
Paul Robinson, former managing director of Disney's UK television channels, has resurfaced in a non-executive director role at Capital Radio-owned Holiday FM. Robinson will be involved at a 'strategic level' as the business, which operates nine stations in mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, continues to grow. Holiday FM broadcasts ...
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Sanctuary mixer
Audio facility Sanctuary Post has signed up dubbing mixer Mark Restuccia to run the company's second dubbing suite at its Frith Street site. Restuccia joins from Silverglade and will work on a number of projects at Sanctuary, including work for Tiger Aspect and the BBC. Previous credits include ...
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Piers Morgan to present This Morning
Ex- Mirror editor Piers Morgan is to guest present ITV1's This Morning later this month. Morgan, who left the Mirror earlier this year over the paper's publication of faked pictures purporting to be of Iraqi ...
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OB truck on order
dB Broadcast has won an order from BBC Resources, Radio & Music to fit-out a radio OB vehicle, Sound Four. The new sound OB truck will cover sports meetings, concerts and large public events. It will be completed early next year.
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NewsBBC3 attacked for being ?poor value'
BBC3 could be radically redefined away from its 25 to 34-year-old target audience after a major government-backed review claimed it was not value for money.
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NewsSpot the difference
They may have better teeth, but the line-up for the US version of hit BBC sitcom The Office is unmistakeable.
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NewsC4 backs Dispatches with permanent slot
Channel 4 is to more than double the editions of its flagship current affairs strand Dispatches and finally give the show a regular peaktime berth.
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NewsHat Trick to open office in Manchester
Hat Trick, the indie behind Have I Got News For You , is to launch an office in Manchester to tap into the city's pool of talent and profit from regional commissions.
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All3Media buys Company Pictures
All3Media has concluded its long-awaited deal to buy Company Pictures, the producer of Channel 4's Shameless.
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Bullen wins Jordan order for new indie
Former Carlton executive Nick Bullen has launched an indie, having sealed an ITV commission to make a long-running series about glamour model Jordan and her pop star partner Peter Andre.
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Sky rejects BBC offer of Freesat name
BSkyB has rejected the BBC's offer to allow it to use the Freesat name for its planned free satellite service in a move that could disrupt the corporation's own plan to promote a similar offering.
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Granada to remake Soldier Soldier for US
Soldier Soldier , the long-running ITV military drama that turned Robson Green and Jerome Flynn into household names, is being remade for the US.
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Springer gets Capital gig
American talkshow host Jerry Springer has been hired by Capital Radio to help cover the US elections in November.
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C4 doc explores cross-dressing
Grayson Perry, the transvestite winner of this year's Turner Prize, is to front a one-off documentary for Channel 4 exploring why men choose to dress up as women.
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Discovery brings in Canadian exec
Discovery has drafted in one of its North American executives to head its flagship UK channel.
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NewsBall picks up whopping£13.2m
BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch picked up nearly£1.5m in his first eight months in the job while his predecessor Tony Ball pocketed a whopping£13.2m in his final year, the company's annual report has confirmed.
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NewsBBC3 and BBC4 branded poor value for money
BBC3 and BBC4 are offering poor value for money and failing to connect with viewers or drive digital take-up, a major government-backed review claims today.