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Marketing warning
BBC director general Greg Dyke warned that terrestrial channels' marketing budgets will have to increase dramatically in the digital future. With predictions of a massive uptake in personal video recorders, Dyke warned that targeting viewers will become increasingly difficult. 'If you have a specific documentary, how are you going to ...
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New shows ride out on Men & Motors
Men & Motors channel manager Lesley Johnson has commissioned three series including Bikes Aloud, a 13 x 30-minute series from indie Hamma & Glamma Productions, featuring news, riding tips and stunts. In addition, Privateer has produced a 10 x 30-minute series, Full Throttle Famous, designed to educate non-bikers. Both series ...
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Zone Vision takes Reality TV to US
Zone Vision, the UK-based broadcaster and distributor, is poised to launch its Reality TV channel in the US and plans to commission a raft of original programmes to localise the schedule, writes Michael Rosser.
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Teens to turn off TV
The amount of TV watched by teenagers is set to significantly fall over the next 10 years as interest in pastimes such as gaming increases. According to research unveiled at the conference, 14-year-olds watched 21 terrestrial hours of TV in 1983, 19.5 hours in 1998 and 17 hours last year. ...
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TV violence warning
Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to protect young viewers from violence. A new report from the BBC, Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission and British Board of Film Classification has found that even when violence is suggested in programmes, children ...
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Wi-cam-c launches
BBC WiScape has introduced a new camera to its wireless camera family. The Wi-Cam-C is a more lightweight and flexible system that is designed especially for ENG (electronic news gathering). According to BBC WiScape, the camera is different from any other wireless camera currently available because it is 'simple to ...
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NewsBall nets£2.6m pay-off
Tony Ball will walk away with a pay-off of up to£2.6m when he quits as chief executive of BSkyB, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsAvago MD quits
Debbie Mason is giving up her role as managing director of gambling channel Avago, the channel she launched just over a year ago, following a management shake-up by its owner, The Gaming Channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsEmap cools on radio deals
Media group Emap has said it will hold back from embarking on an aggressive acquisition campaign of radio stations claiming prices were too high, writes Michael Rosser.
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You Can't Take It With You (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Any good programme idea will be nicked sooner or later. Can't Take It With You (BBC2) may have been in production ...
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You Can't Take it With You (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The misery provoked by contested wills of the famous rich provides the fuel for You Can't Take it with You, a new ...
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Too Good to be True (ITV1) - Rupert Smith, The Guardian
'The last 20 minutes was almost Hitchcockian in its manipulation of suspense, and featured the most sinister bouque...
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Too Good to be True (ITV1) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph
'It was a credit to the twisted weave of the script that by the beginning of last night's conclusion it wasn't at a...
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The Shield (C5) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'The Shield's absence will leave a hole unlikely to be filled by British detective shows such as, um, Rosemary & Th...
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NewsBall quits Sky
Tony Ball has quit as chief executive of BSkyB, the company announced this morning, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsITV to dump News at Ten
ITV is back in discussions with the Independent Television Commission in an effort to move its News at Ten programme to 22.30, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsRSPCA slams 'cruel' ITV show
A coalition of leading animal charities has condemned ITV's decision to screen a new show in which humans compete against animals and have called on viewers to boycott the channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsPenguin pushes into TV production
Pearson-owned publishing giant Penguin is to launch to a television division specialising in factual documentaries and children's programming, writes Paul Revoir.
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Too Good to be True (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The plot is like a saucepan simmering so gently on the stove that you find yourself constantly checking the gas bu...
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Too Good to be True (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'To say episode one was a bit slow is like saying that treacle doesn't move uphill very quickly. It felt like a 90-...