All News articles – Page 4501

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    Kelly returns to Stars in Their Eyes.

    2003-03-03T16:06:23Z

    Matthew Kelly has been reinstated as presenter of ITV1's Stars in their Eyes show after he was cleared of allegations of sexual abuse but admitted possession of class A drugs, writes John Plunkett.

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    RAJAR RIPOSTE TO TWG.

    2003-03-03T16:06:23Z

    Radio ratings body Rajar has reiterated its commitment to finding a new method of measuring radio

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    Ratings - Corrie serial killer double bill slaughters BBC1.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    ITV1 got its highest audience in three years when nearly 20 million viewers saw the concluding act of Coronation Street's serial killer storyline, writes Jon Rogers.

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    Tully to front major BBC4 piece on India.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    A major new programme about the future of India from the BBC's controversial former India correspondent

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    Keating insists BBC4 critics miss point.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    BBC4 controller Roly Keating has defended the digital culture channel against accusations that it is not pulling in large enough audiences as it reaches its first anniversary on air, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Monogram picks talent to develop new C4 drama.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    Drama indie Monogram Wark Clements has selected three producers to develop ideas for a returning drama series for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes.

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    ARAB DUO MAY FIGHT BBC.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    The two BBC World Service producers sacked by the BBC say they are considering legal action

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    MORE SKILLSET AWARDS.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    Skillset, the sector skills council for the audio-visual industries, is launching its fourth round of Millennium

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    BBC DRAMA PROMOTION.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    The BBC's head of drama development for independents, Sally Woodward Gentle, is to take on a

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    FIVE LICENCE FEE CUT.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    Five will save around #12m a year under new terms for its analogue licence drawn up

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    Hegarty goes to Thames TV.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    Thames Television has hired the series editor of BBC1's yet to be screened reality gameshow The Murder Game as executive producer of factual entertainment, writes Penny Hughes.

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    WEST MIDLANDS MONEY.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    Independent producers in the west Midlands are set to receive a boost after the region's screen

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    RISE PRESENTER QUITS.

    2003-03-03T16:06:22Z

    The last member of the original line-up on Channel 4 breakfast show Rise, Edith Bowman, has

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    R3 TO REJIG SCHEDULE.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    BBC Radio 3 is to overhaul its schedule in the autumn to 'clearly signpost' its jazz

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    Ex-C4 current affairs editor joins Fulcrum.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    Former Channel 4 editor, current affairs Fran O'Brien has joined Fulcrum Productions as a development executive, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Redmond accuses ITC of 'dumb regulation'.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    Brookside creator Phil Redmond this week attacked the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for 'dumb regulation' after it ruled that an armed siege in the Channel 4 soap was unsuitable for broadcast before the watershed, writes Hayley Treacy.

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    BBC names Bedell as indie champion.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    The independent sector has given a mixed response to the BBC's appointment this week of former

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    FIVE BUYS JACKSON DOC.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    Five has bought the exclusive UK terrestrial rights to pop icon Michael Jackson's counterblast to ITV1's

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    Five to show docs in peak.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    Five is moving even further away from its association with Dawn Airey's 'three Fs' with a week of documentaries replacing movies in the peak 21.00 slot at the end of March, writes Penny Hughes.

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    West Wing fails to hold peaktime slot.

    2003-03-03T16:06:17Z

    Channel 4 is moving The West Wing out of its Saturday 20.00 slot after the president