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Dyke calls on staff to stick with initiative.
BBC director general Greg Dyke has told staff he is committed to his 'making it happen' initiative which aims to boost creativity and innovation within the corporation, despite internal research which suggested that it does not have majority support, writ
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Granada builds on success of I'm a Celebrity.
Granada is hoping to build on the recent success of its I'm a Celebrity ... Get me out of Here! format by expanding its development shop, The Hothouse, writes Steve Aston
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DR WHO TO RETURN TO BBC.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has revealed plans to revive the world's longest-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, writes Luke Satchell
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ATTENBOROUGH EVENT.
Sir David Attenborough will be the star turn at the Wildscreen natural history festival - which
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DIY APPOINTMENT.
The BBC Worldwide and Flextech joint-venture UKTV has appointed former Ready Steady Cook producer Sue Walton
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Disney chief urges kids review.
The Disney Channel is calling on the government to launch a review into the BBC's two children's channels, CBBC and Cbeebies, claiming they should be made subject to the same levels of regulation as BBC 3, writes Paul Revoir
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ITV PILES CASH INTO PROGRAMMING BUDGET.
ITV's programming budget for 2003 is to be boosted by£50m to #825m in a bid
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DTT channels face struggle if tx signal receives boost.
New digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel operators could face a struggle to make ends meet if the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gives the go-ahead to switch the transmission mode from 64QAM to 16QAM, writes Paul Revoir
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Jowell puts BBC on 'probation'.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell laid down the 'toughest set of conditions' ever prescribed for a new
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BBC 3's indie pledge 'sets a precedent'.
THE BBC has pledged to spend at least 25 per cent of BBC 3's programming budget in the independent sector, fuelling hopes for indie trade body Pact that the rest of the corporation could follow suit, write Katy Elliott and Jane Marlow
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Special: BBC 3 - C4 mollified by BBC 3 conditions.
Channel 4 has made an about-turn by welcoming the government's go-ahead for BBC 3 despite the channel being a potential rival for its own digital youth offering E4, writes Penny Hughes
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Bennett revamp to enrich BBC offering.
BBC director of television Jana Bennett is spearheading a rethink of the BBC's portfolio of television
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NewsVideo Networks called to account
Video Networks Ltd, owner of PPV VOD service HomeChoice, has been forced into talks with its creditors over its financial position, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsC4 film wins Cartoon d'Or
A Channel 4-backed British film won this year's prestigious Cartoon d'Or - the Oscar of the European animation industry, writes Tim Westcott
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Auditioning for guys and Dahls
As wannabe models of both sexes prepare to strut their stuff on Channel 4, Hugo Rifkind asks whether any of them wi...
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Former AOL chief pleads for patience on merger
Gerald Levin, the former AOL Time Warner chief executive, said yesterday in London that it was still too early o re...
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Emmy miss puts pressure on Disney chief
Michael Eisener, the chief executive of Walt Disney and one of America's most powerful media moguls, is fighting to...
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Churchill's spirit storms the US television awards
A British-made drama about Winston Churchill's pre-war struggles to alert the world to the dangers of Hitler has wo...
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Why Sky's the limit
Dawn Airey has good reason to choose BSkyB over ITV. She and Sky plan a major entertainment channel. ...