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NewsBBC mounts bid for live Premier games
The BBC is mounting a campaign to win back live rights to Premier League matches on the back of European Commission (EC) moves to end Sky's television monopoly on live games, write Leigh Holmwood & Paul Revoir
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Voice of dissent
Peter Donaldson, Radio 4's chief announcer, has been called sad and grumpy by a senior BBC executive for refusing t...
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BBC pays out
The BBC paid 'substantial' libel damages to the guitarist Bert Weedon after wrongly calling him a criminal ...
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Libel payout for guitarist
Guitarist Bert Weedon, 82, yesterday received an apology and substantial but undisclosed libel damages over BBC cla...
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World Service sacks due accused of malice
The BBC took the unprecedented step yesterday of sacking two World Service journalists who were accused of making '...
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BBC sacks pair who contested 17 tribunals
The BBC sacked two long-serving World Service producers yesterday who had contested 17 employment tribunals and cos...
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How Cherie's friend cottons on to conman Foster but has door to No 10 slammed shut
, a BBC1 film about Cherie Blair's health guru and her partner, Peter Foster, has uncanny echoes of Martin Bashir's...
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BBC to defend governors over criticism of News 24
The BBC will today defend its board of governors against criticisms in a government-commissioned report into the Ne...
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NewsWoolwich loses bully case
The issue of bullying in the broadcast industry was put under the spotlight this week after current affairs producer Paul Woolwich was branded a 'bully' by a high court judge after losing his battle against indie Twenty Twenty for unfair dismissal, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsITV1 plans Colditz epic
Thirty years after the classic BBC drama Colditz, ITV1 has commissioned Granada to make a£5m romantic epic based around the infamous German prison camp, writes John Plunkett
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Conley will front ITV1 reality show
Endemol UK has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce a new Saturday night entertainment format presented by Brian Conley, writes John Plunkett.
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BBC1 plots another crime drama
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has ordered yet another police drama - this time featuring a group of former officers brought out of retirement to crack a complicated murder case, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Geldof gets own show on Radio 2
Bob Geldof will make his BBC Radio 2 presenting debut with a series made by his own production company about the most influential songs in rock history, writes John Plunkett.
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3D Excalibur Hails a ride
Birmingham-based PS Creative has completed a 3D CGI TV/cinema spot to promote a new ride at Drayton Manor theme park. 'Excalibur' is due to launch in April, promising to immerse the passenger in 'legend, myth and mystery' Directed by Ralph Tittley, the ad features three hapless knights and a dragon-catching ...
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C4 goes to Ibiza with Maverick
Birmingham-based indie Maverick Television, has bagged£3m worth of Channel 4 commissions including a documentary about Christian ravers, writes Penny Hughes.
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Channel 4 appoints Ahmed to run religion department
Channel 4 has appointed its first ever non-Christian to look after religion, following a year-long search to find a suitable candidate, writes Penny Hughes.
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Advanced awareness
The growing importance of 'interoperability' will be the talking point at an event taking place in London next week. The AAF Technology Awareness Event is run to promote the development and adoption of the Advanced Authoring Format, a multimedia file format which enables content creators to exchange digital media and ...
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B+ scouts for new young TV making talent
The B+ Young Talent Awards, the only awards ceremony in the UK designed specifically to celebrate young television makers, has been expanded to include graphic designers and online editors for 2003.
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Clear wins BBC deal
Post house Clear has won 10 weeks' work from the BBC on three promos for its DTT platform, Freeview, after posting the first 'mask changing' films. Directed by Tim Pope, the next three promos will have people 'taking their faces off' in different environments. Clear has also appointed a new ...
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New BBC indie champion to face stiff test
The BBC is on the verge of appointing its much-vaunted 'indie champion' just days after it emerged the corporation would miss its independent quota for the second year running, writes John Plunkett.