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Older Audiences - Why old habits die hard in TV and radio.
Older viewers are richer and watch more TV than anyone else. So why does the industry persist in seeing them as a burden instead of an opportunity?
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Brass Eye is surprise flop at Bafta awards.
Channel 4's controversial Brass Eye paedophile special was left empty handed at this year's Baftas as the BBC walked off with the largest share of gongs, including two for BBC 2
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GRANADA AXES STUDIO.
Granada is to axe its Meridian West studio in Newbury with the loss of eight jobs. The broadcaster put its proposals to the Independent Television Commission in November causing uproar among
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B+ YOUNG TALENT LIST.
Production staff from the regions have a strong presence in the shortlist for the first B+ Young Talent Awards. Editor Neil Haggerty (27) and dubbing mixer Ashley Jane Armstrong (25) -
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NUJ points the finger at BBC over bullying.
The BBC is not doing enough to clamp down on bullying in its newsrooms and the procedures it has in place to deal with the issue are failing, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has claimed, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC to strengthen Birmingham team.
A new senior management team is to be installed at BBC Birmingham following the appointment of creative director of documentaries Tessa Finch as its first head of programmes, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Jubilee will get blanket BBC coverage.
THE BBC is to give near blanket coverage to the Queen's golden jubilee celebrations with over 100 hours of television and radio programmes costing around #10m devoted to the event, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC loses its touch for Sunday evening drama.
Traditionally, the classic Sunday night serial has been to the BBC's history what Hovis has been to bread. Unfortunately for the BBC, in the 21st century it is ITV which has
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Granada lures BBC's iTV man.
Granada has poached the man behind the BBC's interactive version of Walking with Beasts to join its fledgling sport and interactive division, writes Steve Aston
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Beeb Ventures to close.
BBC Worldwide's commercial web division, Beeb Ventures, set up to push shopping opportunities around BBC brands, this week became a late victim of the dotcom crash after closing with the loss of 38 jobs, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Off The Record - The benefits of hindsight, Dawn.
Robot Wars might have become one of the television phenomena of recent years, but that's no thanks to Dawn Airey. The Channel 5 top dog, in her previous incarnation as Channel
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Big Brother exec lands at Thames.
Former Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley has been lured away from Endemol UK by Thames Television, Fremantle Media's production arm and creator of hit series Pop Idol, writes Penny Hughes
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BOOST FOR HD KIT HIRE.
Hire companies Arri Media and Gearbox are stepping up their high-definition product lines. Arri Media ordered two Thomson Viper Filmstream cameras at NAB earlier this month and Gearbox has added a
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TV is boring, claims report.
Programme-makers are turning audiences off TV by making shows that bore viewers stiff, according to new research from one of the UK's most influential strategic consultancies, writes David Wood
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Willis to leave UK for Boston.
John Willis, the ex-Granada high-flier who fled the ITV giant last November after it bored him out of a job, has resurfaced as the latest UK media figure to up sticks
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ON THE BOX - Journey of discovery.
UK Style commissioning exec Chantal Rutherford Browne thought The Real Eve was pukka but that Life Doctor was a quack
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PROGRAMMING - Bragg looks at moral issues.
Granada controller of arts Melvyn Bragg is to depart from his role as presenter of ITV 1's The South Bank Show and front a new series exploring moral dilemmas, writes Steve Aston
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Peters ends brief spell at September.
September films head of documentaries Carole Peters has been forced out of the company after just 10 months in the job, writes Steve Aston
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LEE EXPANDS BRIEF.
Channel 4 commissioning editor, arts Janet Lee is adding the duties of outgoing C4 commissioning editor, religion Elizabeth Clough to her brief. She will report to head of history, arts and
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PROGRAMMING - FOX CAPTURES COCKROACH WITH SUPERPOWERS.
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has bought the television rights to the animated series RoboRoach (pictured). The 26 x 30-minute co-production between Germany's RTV Family Entertainment and Canada's Portfolio Entertainment features Rube,