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Has she got news for you, Deayton!
Desperately trying to clean up his image for a return to TV, Angus Deayton's hopes could be dashed by his ex-mistre...
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Gloomy advertising outlook sees Capital Radio shares slide 7.5%
Capital radio said it remained 'cautious' about advertising demand as it reported a 5 per cent fall in first-half r...
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Capital radio warns of failing ad revenue
Capital radio shares were sold off yesterday after the company announced that advertising revenues remained in nega...
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NewsNews chiefs to stop staff entering Iraq
TV news chiefs have shelved plans to send up to 100 more staff into Iraq because of fears for their safety amid continued fierce fighting between coalition and Iraqi forces, writes John Plunkett
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BBC news chief admits problems of accuracy
The BBC's director of news acknowledged yesterday that there were difficulties in reporting the war the war accurat...
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Fern's baby trouble
ITV's This Morning show has been censured for causing suffering to a baby during a celebrity nappy changing competi...
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Nortan rap for 'joke'
Chat show star Graham Norton has been rapped by television watchdogs for a crass joke about Maurice Gibb after his ...
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Evans was 'unstable'
Chris Evans had become 'unstable , irrational and unprofessional' in the weeks leading up to his sacking from Virgi...
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NewsMarchant hits out at Channel 4
Tony Marchant, one of Britain's leading dramatists, has teamed up with the producer behind Clocking Off and Queer as Folk to launch a stinging attack on Channel 4 - accusing the broadcaster of a lack of clarity, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsTop 3 indies rule television
Endemol UK, The Television Corporation and TWI supplied over 50 per cent of the output of the UK's top 150 independent producers last year, according to Broadcast's first ever survey of independent production.
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BBC2 to air antelope doc about star wars
BBC2 is set to air a 60-minute documentary charting 50 years of American attempts to protect itself from a missile attack. Star Wars Dreams follows the 'hopes and delusions' of America's search for invulnerability, from Eisenhower and Reagan to President George W Bush's 'Son of Star Wars' initiative. Produced by ...
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C200 desk launched
Audio console manufacturer Solid State Logic launched a new C200 digital production desk at this week's AES convention in Amsterdam. Based on new processing technology, the C200 operates at 48kHz or 96kHz, retaining all of its bussing capabilities at both frequencies. It also represents the latest evolution of SSL's 'knob ...
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Discovery airs first C4 output
Discovery Channel has unveiled the first raft of programmes from its exclusive first-look content deal with Channel 4's factual output, writes Paul Revoir.
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Talkback to make over whole town for C4
Talkback Productions is creating a major new makeover show for Channel 4, which will feature the transformation of an entire town. The indie will go into a town with a tired image and attempt to give it a facelift. The indie is already in talks with local councils in two ...
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NewsJournalism comes of age
CNN International networks president Chris Cramer on covering the war in Iraq and making journalistic history.
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Al-Jazeera wins freedom award
Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel, which this week caused controversy for its coverage of explicit footage of dead US marines in the Iraq war, has picked up a coveted freedom of expression award, writes Paul Revoir.
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Andrew kicks off at ITV with Enjie Benjy
ITV's new director of children's programmes Steven Andrews has commissioned his first programme since joining the network, ordering a second series of Enjie Benjy from Cosgrove Hall, the animation company owned by his former employer Granada. The 26-episode series will be ready to air in the autumn.
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MTV issues war ban list
MTV has pulled a host of music videos from its playlists, fearing they may offend or upset viewers during the military conflict in Iraq, writes Paul Revoir.
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Barcud buys Picardy Media
Welsh TV and film group Barcud Derwen has paid a six-figure sum for the ownership of Scotland-based Picardy Media Group, which went into receivership at the end of January, writes Sam Espensen.
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D-day landings to be target of BBC co-pro
The BBC is to join with German and American co-production partners to make a major drama documentary series based on the D-Day landings. The series, which is being overseen by the BBC specialist factual department in collaboration with the drama division, will be made by the team behind the forthcoming ...