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BBC wins rights to twin towers film.
The BBC has won a bidding war for the UK rights to a documentary filmed within the World Trade Centre as the hijacked planes struck on 11 September. The 120-minute film
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Ideal World's Barker hunts for talent.
Ideal World is embarking on a drive for new talent after poaching Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker to become its first head of factual, writes Penny Hughes.
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Hot-air balloon is grounded in BBC rebrand.
BBC 1 is finally set to be rebranded with a brash new red logo as part of its move away from its current 'aloof' hot-air balloon look, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Evans in the frame to buy back Virgin Radio.
Chris Evans could regain control of Virgin Radio if owner SMG puts the station up for sale to alleviate its crippling debt, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Whey aye, they're back.
A new series of comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen Pet, which reunites most of the original cast (right) of the hit 1980s show, is the highlight of BBC 1's new spring/summer season, unveiled on Thursday (15 March), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Davies sets arts hours.
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has revealed that the BBC will set a benchmark for arts programming of 230 hours a year on BBC 1 and BBC 2, following a governors' review.
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Technology & facilities - Regular archiving is key to preservation.
Archiving should be a continual process and not a one-off activity, according to UK optical storage specialist K-Par Archiving Software, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Jones takes on Archer's Granada brief.
Granada has drafted in controller of documentaries, history and science Bill Jones to head its Bristol operation following Tom Archer's departure to the BBC, writes Steve Aston.
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Ant and Dec award.
Former SM:TV Live hosts Ant and Dec pulled off a double at the annual Tric awards. The duo were named TV personalities of the year while SM:TV Live picked up TV
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Technology & facilities - Alias Wavefront closes US facilities.
Canadian 3D graphics specialist Alias Wavefront has closed two of its three production facilities but claimed no jobs will be lost as a result.Echoing the move made by rival Discreet last
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Free to air - A class war at the BBC.
Chairman of the BBC governors Gavyn Davies made some interesting points this week about what he feels is the hijacking of the dumbing-down agenda. He grumbled that the white, middle class,
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News analysis - Running out of air.
As the government calls for the more efficient use of spectrum as part of its drive for digital switchover, we consider the pros and cons of charging the BBC and Channel 4 for the use of the airwaves they need to broadcast.
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TV Politics - TV's new political agenda.
As under 45-year-olds increasingly drift away from TV politics dominated by white, middle-aged men engaged in arcane debates, what should broadcasters be doing to make viewers tune into political coverage again?
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Graham Norton goes up against Pop Idol at Montreux.
Channel 4's So Graham Norton will battle it out against ITV's Pop Idol for the variety accolade at the Golden Rose Festival in Montreux, Switzerland next month, writes Penny Hughes.
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Leader - ITV Digital more spinned against.
Now that intense speculation about the immediate future of ITV Digital has calmed down, Deloitte & Touche - the accountancy firm appointed two weeks ago to help restructure the pay-TV business
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Davies admits BBC indie quota is short.
The BBC may not meet its 25 per cent indie quota this year because of a lack of good ideas from independent production companies, according to BBC chairman Gavyn Davies.Davies made
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ITC adds strategists.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has made two appointments to its strategy, economics and finance (SEF) group. BSkyB business development manager Jim Egan joined this week as head of strategy and
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Channel 5 ditches another film slot.
Channel 5 is scaling back its commitment to movies in peaktime with plans to scrap another of its dedicated 21.00 film slots, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Channel 5 factual unveils orders.
Channel 5 controller of factual entertainment Sue Murphy has unveiled her first set of commissions for the channel which includes another TV vehicle for The Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 backs Midlands executive.
Channel 4 and producers' alliance Pact are backing a new initiative to install a commissioning executive in the Midlands to broker programme deals with broadcasters on behalf of regional indies, writes Penny Hughes.