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Dyke throws out dumbing-down claims
BBC director general says in his annual address that corporation's programming 'is getting better and will get better still this year'
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Dyke throws out general dumbing-down claims
BBC director general says in his annual address that corporation's programming 'is getting better and will get better still this year'
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Blaxill rejoins Capital
Ex-TOTP producer appointed deputy programme controller for London station
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Davies promises no political dumbing-down
BBC chairman responds to joint letter from Labour and Conservative chairs insisting corporation remains committed to quality political coverage
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Sky One reorders Kirsty's home videos
Sky One has ordered a second run of Kirsty's Home Videos.Deputy director of broadcasting and production Kate Marsh has commissioned a 13 x 60-minute run of the series in which
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ITV lines up second run of Fat Friends
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a second series of Fat Friends.The series, which focuses on the lives of people who meet through a slimming club, will once
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Disney plans kids Popstars
The Disney Channel is to launch its own kids version of ITV 1's Popstars talent search in an attempt to cash in on the genre, writes Simon ElleryDisney Channel managing director
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BBC focuses on British Eurovision singers
The countdown to this year's Eurovision Song Contest will see the four British finalists performing on a special Song For Europe 2002 programme on BBC 1 on 3 March.In the
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LWT asks indies for London programmes
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton is to commission half of the 12 x 60-minute programmes for the next series of the London Programme from independents.He claimed the decision to look
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Blueyonder aims to thrill
Telewest has unveiled its latest broadband drama commission, which will run on high-speed internet service Blueyonder, writes Simon ElleryTelewest creative director Jett Loe has commissioned World's End Productions to make a
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RDF wins£6.5m order from Channel 4
RDF Media has started work on its biggest ever programme commission - a£6.5m project for Channel 4 and TLC billed as 'Scrapheap Challenge meets Robot Wars in hell', writes Colin Robertson
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Bursary winner gains radio 4 commission
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a five-part drama from the winner of BBC Northern Ireland's first Tony Doyle bursary, which encourages writing for television and radio.The thriller, Fraction of Zero,
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BBC 2 unveils juvenile crime series
A hard-hitting series charting the stories of three notorious crimes committed by young people is one of the highlights of BBC 2's new year current affairs output, writes Leigh HolmwoodThe 3
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Unique to make Disney 'entertainment spectacular'
Noel Edmonds' indie beats Endemol to one of the biggest contracts ever awarded by Disney outside the US
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BBC looks for secret of cool
CBBC controller Nigel Pickard ropes in ex-Carlton kids chief Michael Forte to research market before launch of new kids channels
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Jowell to move quickly to appoint Ofcom chairman
Media Secretary to act early to ensure chief executive and six-member board are also in place by the summer
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Edinburgh TV festival lines up advisers
Endemol Entertainment creative director Tim Hincks and BBC deputy controller for general factual David Mortimer included on 25-strong panel
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ITN News Direct share shoots up
News proves popular with local listeners as station pulls a 73 per cent year on year share increase
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ITV's quest for ratings caused peaktime rejig
Re-instatement of News At Ten led to dearth of 'accessible slots' for factual material, says broadcaster