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NewsNew Sky One chief to review 14 pilots
Independent producers commissioned by Sara Ramsden to make pilots for around 14 new shows for Sky One are now waiting to see whether the channel's new chief, James Baker, will back or drop their ideas, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsC4 accuses police over doc
The delicate relationship of trust between investigative journalists and the police could be destroyed, Channel 4's head of documentaries, Peter Dale, has warned after officers threatened to block one of its documentaries, writes Lisa Campbell.
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NewsDisney signals Flextech interest
Disney's most senior UK executive has revealed the entertainment giant would buy Telewest content arm Flextech if the price was right, write Colin Robertson and Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsC4 to counter Blaine flak with famine doc
Channel 4 plans to counter criticism that its coverage of David Blaine's latest stunt trivialises third-world hunger, with an important film in which award-winning African journalist Sorious Samura spends a month living with undernourished Ethiopians, writes Colin Robertson.
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Ant & Dec to make US show in the UK
Geordie presenting duo Ant and Dec are finally 'off' to the US after signing a deal for a pilot of their ITV show Saturday Night Takeawaywith Fox - but in an unprecedented twist they will stay in the UK to make it, ...
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LNN poised to unveil job cuts
London News Network (LNN) is poised to announce major cuts of between 30 and 75 jobs at its 105-strong newsroom as Carlton and Granada prepare to merge the regional service into ITN, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV hiked indie hours in 2002, ITC reveals
The amount of programme hours supplied to ITV by independent producers in 2002 has risen by 16% year on year, writes Jane Marlow.
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BBC1 rejigs 'graveyard' slot
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is looking to reinvent the late-night Friday 'graveyard' slot as a youth entertainment zone, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Rajar renews electronic trials
Radio ratings body Rajar has given the green light to a second phase of tests, which could eventually lead to its diary system being replaced by electronic devices, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC2 to revamp Correspondent
BBC2's flagship current affairs brand Correspondent is facing the axe as part of a review of the channel's coverage of foreign issues, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC commits to docs with new post
The BBC is to appoint its first head of documentaries in order to give a further boost to the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bennett says BBC needs to engage more
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has said the BBC should engage more with outside organisations and move away from its 'land-grab' mentality, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Barb to appoint Thelin as chief exec
Carlton Television's planning director Bjarne Thelin is to take over from Caroline McDevitt as the chief executive at Barb, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsRTL puts playout centre up for sale
RTL has put its£30 million-pound-a-year transmission services company LPC (London Playout Centre) up for sale after deciding that it is no longer 'core business', writes Will Strauss.
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NewsOnly 3.7m convinced by ITV1's Lady Jane
ITV1's portrayal of the murder of Thomas Cressman died a sudden death in the ratings yesterday (14 October) with just 3.7 million (16.3%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsOfcom to tackle ?media scrums'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell wants super media regulator Ofcom to step in to help sort out media scrums, where broadcasting and other journalists frantically compete for doorstep interview often in front of the camera, writes David Rose.
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NewsBill producer quits
The series producer of ITV1 show The Bill, Carson Black, is leaving the police drama after six months due to 'creative differences'.
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NewsFive checks into Paradise Hotel
The Television Corporation has sold the full 31-hour US series of its hit format Paradise Hotelto Five, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'This Granada docudrama was a shining example of shoddiness.'...
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Real Crime: Lady Jane (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star
?We were warned at the beginning of Real Crime: Lady Jane that certain characters and scenes had been created and s...