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Ninjas do battle again on GMTV.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the cult animated hit of the late 1980s and early 1990s, is
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BBC factual ups team.
BBC controller of documentaries and contemporary factual Anne Morrison has moved to strengthen her management team by appointing a new deputy controller and a head of development, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NUJ loses BBC strike ballot.
The National Union of Journalists' 3,000 BBC newsroom and current affairs members have rejected calls to strike over the sacking of two World Service employees, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 farms out T4 strand to At It.
CHANNEL 4 is moving the production of its youth entertainment strand T4 out of house for the first time in its five-year history, writes Penny Hughes.
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Warning over ITV sales houses.
THE Competition Commission has warned Carlton and Granada that they could be forced to spin off both their sales houses if they want to go ahead with their merger, writes Paul Revoir.
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MTV holds steady against Sky music channels.
MTV Networks has shrugged off the competition from Sky's three recently launched music channels, citing new Barb figures which show the channels have not affected its viewing figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Dyke blames email for rise in complaints about BBC.
The BBC received more than twice as many complaints from viewers about its programmes in the past year than in 2001/2002, according to its Programme Complaints Unit and Governors' Programme Complaints Committee findings, writes Luke Satchell.
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Radio 1 to back local musicians.
BBC Radio 1 is cementing its commitment to the British music scene by giving over at least 35% of its playlist to local artists, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC Statement of Promises 2003-4 - BBC defends arts boost.
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has dismissed criticism that the corporation's plans to cut lifestyle
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Radio 2 woos Disney chief.
A television executive has emerged as a candidate to take the BBC Radio 2 controller role when Jim Moir steps down later this year, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV1 shelves building show.
ITV1 has been forced to postpone a major daytime reality show, in which 10 couples compete to build and win a dream home, for nearly a year because producers spent so long looking for a star to front the show, writes Paul Revoir.
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Niche TV beats its terrestrial rivals - again.
NICHE television channels have pulled in a bigger collective audience share than BBC1 and ITV1 for the second week running, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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US report warns of regulation disaster.
The government this week pressed on with proposals to liberalise British broadcasting in the face of
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NewsOpie named as new Flextech head
Lisa Opie has been confirmed as managing director of Flextech Television, the content division of cable outfit Telewest, writes David Wood.
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Alli presses for ideas register
Labour peer Lord Alli, the founder of former Big Breakfast producer Planet 24, has called for the government to set up a public register where independent producers can 'patent' original programme ideas to prevent them being stolen, writes by David Rose
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C4 farms out T4 strand to At It
Channel 4 is moving the production of its youth entertainment strand T4 out of house for the first time in its five-year history, writes Penny Hughes
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Radio 1 to back local musicians
BBC Radio 1 is cementing its commitment to the British music scene by giving over at least 35% of its playlist to local artists, writesMichael Rosser
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NewsBBC defends arts programming boost
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has dismissed criticism that the corporation's plans to cut lifestyle programming and concentrate more on arts and current affairs was prompted by the impending Charter renewal, claiming that the genre had simply run its course, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TWI and Action Time go stir crazy
TWO almost identical reality TV formats in which celebrities are forced to live in a prison are going head to head in attempt to win commissioning deals from UK broadcasters, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC leads RTS sport shortlist
BSkyB's continued refusal to enter awards has handed the BBC the lion's share of nominations at this month's Royal Television Society Television Sports Awards, writes Paul Revoir