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NewsBBC attacked over 'Big Brother' move
The BBC has been accused of acting like Big Brother by 'invading the privacy' of its 25,000-plus staff, after asking them to declare external business, personal or political interests they or anyone close to them might have, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsFive plans reality super-league
Five has ordered a 'champions' league' reality show that will feature former Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity?Get me out of Here!, Survivor and Pop Idol contestants, writes Penny Hughes
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C&W axes 1,500 jobs and halts dividends to save cash
Cable & Wireless's new management yesterday pledged to cut 1,500 British jobs, suspend all payouts to shareholders ...
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TV cook charged
US celebrity Martha Stewart was yesterday charged with fraud and obstruction of justice. ...
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Potter web launch
Endemol-owned companies Initial and Victoria Real are to film a one-off event for the web to mark the launch of JK Rowling's latest book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hosted by actor Stephen Fry, the event at London's Royal Albert Hall will ...
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Lambie Nairn offshoot
Three Lambie Nairn staff have quit the design company to form their own agency. The new company, Dunning Eley Jones, will offer advertising, web development, internal communications and identity services and aims to be an 'independent alternative to the global media giants currently dominating the marketplace'. Brian Eley and Marcus ...
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Ofcom could loosen ITN ownership rules
ITV could be allowed to have complete ownership of news provider ITN from the end of the year, according to media minister Baroness Blackstone, writes David Rose.
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ITC rethinks occult
The Independent Television Commission is considering revisions to its programme code after Living TV presented two shows about the paranormal as factual rather than entertainment. The TV watchdog is proposing the changes in an attempt to address the occult and attempts to contact the dead. The move follows the screening ...
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NewsITC sets out list of new indie rights
Broadcasters could be forced to lend development money to producers and limit their hold on primary rights to five years under new proposals from the Independent Television Commission (ITC), writes Jane Marlow.
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Five highlights travel trauma
Five has commissioned a one-off film from Wark Clements which promises to 'put you off travelling', writes Penny Hughes.
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Editing pair join Farm
The Farm Dublin has hired two new editors, Morten Winther and Vinny Beirne. Former Condor and Laughing Buddha sound effects editor Winther, whose credits include the MTV Europe Music Awards and a Nescafe commercial, will be responsible for operating The Farm's standard and HD online Quantel IQ and eQ systems. ...
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Five show nicks petty criminals
Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre has unveiled his first series for Five after signing an exclusive deal with the broadcaster in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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Rushes wins CGI pitch
Soho facility Rushes has won the pitch to do CGI work on London - A City in Time, a two-part documentary for Diverse which will air on Discovery and Channel 4. The 3D department will be recreating London over a period of 2,000 years from ...
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Dimbley gears up for Harley celebration
Dimbley Partners Ltd has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to help celebrate the centenary of the Harley-Davidson motorbike. Journalist Bel Mooney will present The Beautiful and the Bad: Harley-Davidson, an American Iconwhich will air on 12 July. Featuring interviews with British and US enthusiasts ...
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Carlton and Granada moot sales house disposals
Carlton and Granada have privately softened their stance on the terms of their proposed merger and have started to explore ways in which selling both sales houses could work, according to a source close to the deal, writes Paul Revoir.
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Buyout brings stability to Fairlight
The future of audio console manufacturer Fairlight has been secured after management bought the assets to the company, writes Kevin Hilton.
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NewsBragg speaks up for ITV 'indies'
Broadcasting peer Melvyn Bragg has made an impassioned plea for Ofcom to allow smaller independent ITV companies to be given independent production status, writes David Rose.
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IQ boost for Motion FX
Graphics and effects facility Motion FX has bought a Quantel IQ digital film system to partner the Thomson Viper Filmstream camera it purchased last year in order to kickstart a move into HD production, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC R&D explores content-share plan
Programme producers stand to gain repeat fees from the everyday exchange of recordings between friends and acquaintances under a new initiative being developed by BBC R&D, writes Richard Dean.
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BBC prepares to up Iraq presence
The BBC is preparing to send London-based Iraqi reporters into Baghdad and Basra for the first time, writes Michael Rosser.