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BBC HANDS OVER TAPES.
The BBC has handed over unseen footage of school caretaker Ian Huntley to detectives in Soham
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Rise launch ed rejoins BBC.
Former Watchdog editor Mark Killick has returned to the BBC to develop programmes at its new Birming-ham creative development unit, writes David Wood
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3DD FORGES US DEAL.
Distributor 3DD Entertainment has signed a distribution and co-production deal with US-based Lorber Media. As part
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Soundbites.
'I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought about resigning.' BBC Choice controller Stuart
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Indies take heart from MacTaggart lecture.
Indies have cautiously welcomed Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson's pledge to form closer relationships with suppliers, approach the rights issue 'more open-mindedly' and take more risks on the channel even if it means asking the government to help
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Puttnam says money obsession harms TV.
Lord Puttnam, the veteran filmmaker and chairman of the joint review into the government's draft communication bill, has warned that TV's leading executives are in danger of neglecting cultural values in their relentless pursuit of financial reward, write
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Gardam guns for entertainment.
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has unveiled plans to pump cash into 'big, thought-through' entertainment shows following C4 chief executive Mark Thompson's pledge to 'reinvent' the genre, writes Penny Hughes
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ITV managers in the dock.
The government's refusal to turn up the power of DTT transmission ruined ITV Digital, not the
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Disney chief eyes 'exciting opportunities' in UK TV.
US media giant Disney has given its first hint that it may be looking at significantly increasing its ownership of British terrestrial TV, following the relaxation of media ownership promised in the communications bill, writes Paul Revoir
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Evans calls for more live TV.
TV presenter-turned-media mogul Chris Evans has called on television executives to broadcast more live programming in a bid to rejuvenate British television, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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JENIN NEWS BLUNDER.
News broadcasters' coverage of the recent Israeli occupation of Jenin was exaggerated and got carried away
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BBC piles cash into big events.
The BBC is set to pump millions of pounds into a number of big high-profile national events in a bid to recreate the ratings success it achieved this summer with coverage of the Queen's golden jubilee, the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games
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Keating says BBC should aid arts channels.
Artsworld should be allowed to use BBC archive programming to bolster its output in order to help it survive, according to BBC 4 controller Roly Keating, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Ad-funded shows not likely.
Advertiser-funded programming is unlikely to ever become a significant part of peaktime on mainstream channels such as ITV and Channel 4 unless producers improve its quality, writes Steve Aston
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MURPHY IN BBC 3 ROW.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has criticised Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson's change of opinion
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SEPTEMBER 11 SITE.
A new website dedicated to the September 11 terrorist attacks on America and the subsequent war
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Disney plans UK offering on DTT platform.
Disney is looking to increase its clout in the UK with plans to launch its first ever wholly owned free-to-air channel outside the US, on the BBC/Crown Castle Freeview DTT platform, writes Paul Revoir
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Granada chief accepts early retirement.
Granada chief executive Steve Morrison will, as expected, take early retirement from the company as a corporate sacrifice in the wake of the ITV Digital debacle and could leave as early as the weekend, writes Steve Aston
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Shareholders hike C5 budget by #8m.
Channel 5 shareholders are understood to have greenlit an #8m budget increase for the broadcaster as
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NewsITV News at Ten editor quits
The man behind the News at Ten, ITV News editor Nigel Dacre, has quit the news provider ITN after being passed over for the position of editor in chief, writes Steve Aston