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BBC denies Mayer harassment claim
The BBC has defended claims from its former newsreader Laurie Mayer that he was 'harassed' out of his job because he highlighted 'bullying and intimidation' in the newsroom, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bectu takes Novel off 'ask first' list
Novel Entertainment is to be taken off Bectu's 'ask first' list of companies alleged to have failed to pay employee wages, after one of the union's members this week received an outstanding payment following settlement of negotiations.
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Animal Planet in major relaunch
Animal Planet International is relaunching and has overhauled its commissioning and acquisition strategy in a move that could give UK indies better access to the channel in 70 countries, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsLittle Airplane deal gives Granada wings
Granada has struck an exclusive deal with a US production company to co-produce all its future pre-school television series, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsGilligan admits mistakes in Today report
BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan yesterday (Wednesday 17 September) admitted he had made a number of mistakes in his original report on the Iraq dossier but told the Hutton inquiry that he stood by the essential facts of the broadcast, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Liverpool indies get£6m boost
Indies in Liverpool have been given a major fillip following a£6m cash injection into the city's local television and film businesses, writes Paul Revoir.
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Sky poaches C4 music head
BSkyB has poached Channel 4's head of music, youth and T4, Jo Wallace, to head its music channels following the sudden departure of Lester Mordue last month, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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C4 gets Dirty from MTV
MTV UK & Ireland has sold a domestic production to a UK broadcaster for the first time, shifting its stunt series, Dirty Sanchez, to Channel 4, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITV1 grease tribute
Stars from the world of pop music will join together for a one-hour celebration of the hit musical Grease in the latest Maniaoffering from Granada for ITV1 this autumn. Amanda Holden will present Greasemania, which will feature Gareth Gates, Girls ...
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Byrne steps into Lloyd's shoes at C4
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs David Lloyd has stepped down from his role owing to a prolonged illness. Dorothy Byrne, who has been acting head of news and current affairs since May, will now take on the position full time and becomes what is believed to be ...
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BBC2 hunts for best Brit sitcom
BBC2 is to undertake a Great Britons-style search to find the nation's favourite sitcom in a major television event to air next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Autumn start for Lygo at C4
Kevin Lygo will replace Tim Gardam as Channel 4 director of television on 3 November.
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NewsHeat to move into digital radio
Celebrity gossip title Heatis being launched as a digital radio station - the fifth Emap magazine to make the transition, writes Michael Rosser.
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The Key (BBC2) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph
'The opening episode of Donna Franceschild's three-part series following the hard lives and political struggles of ...
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NewsRapture to sell-off 52%
The new owners of digital youth entertainment and clubbing channel Rapture TV are looking to sell-off 52% of the business only four months after it was re-launched, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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The Key (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The Key is the dramatic equivalent of chewing a particularly robust blend of muesli: you know it means well, and i...
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The Key (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Indeed, to judge from the first episode, Donna Franceschild's story comes across as a mixture of Our Friends in th...
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Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Jamie swore at kitchen staff and called them 'old slappers', which is the sort of thing that could land him in fro...
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NewsZein to head Pact
Tiger Aspect managing director Andrew Zein is to take over from Shed Productions co-owner Eileen Gallagher as chair of producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow.
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Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Disillusion and boredom have set in - not just for the viewers but the participants themselves.'...