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THE GREAT WAR BACK ON BBC 2.
The BBC is hoping to answer criticisms that it is dumbing down by reshowing the full 26-part series of 1960s classic The Great War, writes Leigh Holmwood
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HALF-HOUR SLOT FOR 2DTV.
2DTV, the satirical animation from Have I Got News for You producer Giles Pilbrow, will return
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RADIO LOBBIES JOWELL.
Commercial radio companies are to meet with media secretary Tessa Jowell on Wed-nesday (30 October) to
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CBBC HOPEFULS LIST.
The post of CBBC controller is expected to be advertised in the next few weeks after
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BBC BAGS NEW SCI-FI.
The BBC has secured the exclusive TV rights to the new Steven Spielberg sci-fi series Taken,
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BAD GIRLS GO TO STATES.
Shed Productions has signed a deal with USA Networks for an American version of its ITV 1 prison drama Bad Girls, writes Jane Marlow
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Channel 5 kicks off big screen venture.
Channel 5 is expanding its reach on to the big screen after commissioning its first film
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UKTV pursues deal with C4.
UKTV is in discussions with Channel 4 about giving the terrestrial broadcaster a stake in its new UK History channel in exchange for a bulk programming deal
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AXED C4 DOC TO SHOW.
The axed fifth episode of Channel 4's documentary series College Girls is to be screened at
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Fremantle pushes for indie status.
Fremantle Media, the production company owned by Channel 5 majority owner RTL, has launched a campaign to regain its independent status in spite of criticism from producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow
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Turner may give Freeview a miss.
A vacant slot is still available on the Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) proposition after it emerged that Turner Broadcasting is likely to drop its bid to run a channel on the service, writes Paul Revoir
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Indies rap BBC over rights.
The BBC has come under attack from independents, following accusations that its drama department is forcing
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Tories back change to ownership rules.
The Tories are to back the government's overhaul of media ownership rules by supporting its plan to allow US media outfits to buy into UK television, writes David Rose
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Unions angry over being left out of Ofcom report.
Unions representing members of the five regulators set to merge to form Ofcom have hit out at the government, accusing it of excluding them from a top-level consultation on the setting up of the super-regulator, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Granada regions fear job losses.
Granada staff are braced for more job cuts as the company continues to rationalise production of regional programmes in the wake of job cuts at its Meridian franchise, writes Steve Aston
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SHINE DOCS GET SERIOUS.
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie Shine Entertainment has unveiled two major long-form documentaries on the emotive subjects of the death penalty and female circumcision, writes Leigh Holwmood
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Radio chief calls for global outlook to develop digital.
UBC media chief executive Simon Cole has called for the global radio industry to set aside its 'parochial mentality' and work together to build a digital future, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC raises stakes in BSkyB row.
BSkyB could face a stand-off with the BBC over the amount it charges for putting its channels on its Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir
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Prebble joins Wonfor's new indie.
Stuart Prebble, the former ITV chief executive who was forced to shoulder the blame for the collapse of ITV Digital, is to make a return to programme-making as a partner in former Granada creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Steve Aston
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Thompson rejig claims multicultural division.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has taken the axe to the broadcaster's multicultural department at