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Forsyte maker slams TV rivalry.
ITV and the BBC are ruining British drama by continually scheduling their best work against each
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ORGAN TO FLASHBACK.
Flashback Television has hired Sam Organ, formerly BBC Bristol deputy head of features and executive producer
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Government to help TV exports.
Representatives of the television and radio industries are to sit on a new government body set up to help boost the export of British creative work abroad, writes Leigh Holmwood
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End of ITV Digital saga.
The future of pay-television services available via digital terrestrial television was thrown into doubt this week
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Channels reveal Jubilee surprises.
The Discovery Channel is set to air a potentially controversial documentary around the Queen's Jubilee, featuring people who believe they have a more rightful claim to the throne than Elizabeth II, writes Penny Hughes
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Davies scripts Casanova for ITV.
Russell T Davies, the writer of Channel 4's controversial Queer as Folk and ITV's Bob and Rose, is dramatising the life of the world's biggest womaniser, Casanova, writes Steve Aston
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Collapse frees up money to make better ITV shows.
Carlton and Granada are expected to pour further cash into ITV's programming budget and remaining ITV commitments after finally freeing themselves from the costly ITV Digital platform, writes Steve Aston
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BBCi search engine takes on Google.
The BBC is to launch its own ad-free 'family friendly' internet search engine in a concerted challenge to the dominance of established international players such as Google and Ask Jeeves, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC World Cup screens to include ITV coverage.
The BBC is to screen ITV World Cup matches as well as its own on 10 giant television screens around the country, although it will switch to BBC programming during advertising breaks, writes Leigh Holmwood
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MPs put pressure on BBC to bring board into open.
MPS have challenged BBC chairman Gavyn Davies to admit the press and public to all future meetings of the board of governors, writes David Rose
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BB editor to join Richard & Judy show.
Chrysalis TV division Cactus TV has finally found an editor for its Channel 4 Richard &
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GEITF CHANNEL AWARD.
The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is launching a channel of the year award. The award
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ITV must act or lose cast of Crossroads.
ITV could be left without a cast for its afternoon soap Crossroads if it doesn't hurry up and recommission it, writes Steve Aston
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Thompson laughs off C5 threat.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson this week laughed off the threat of Channel 5, claiming it would never steal significant audiences away from his channel as it is the 'worst brand' in television, writes Penny Hughes
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Thompson acts on 4 Ventures losses.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson will unveil a new business plan for the broadcaster's commercial
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Govt urged to back up its 2010 target.
The government has come under renewed pressure to outline a detailed strategy on how it intends
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UPC SUED FOR $200M.
Problems mounted for debt-laden European cable outfit UPC this week as former shareholders of its telco
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Ashton leaves C4 after 11 years.
Channel 4 Homework High founder Paul Ashton is quitting the broadcaster after 11 years, writes Penny Hughes
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DJS LEAVE RITZ 1035.
London country music radio station Ritz 1035 is being kept on air by a skeleton staff
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Off the record - Wogan survives a hairy moment.
And so the Off The Record party wagon rumbled onto the Sony awards. The night reached