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FREE TO AIR - PSB debate badly needed.
With NTL's debt mountain soaring to Himalayan levels, no end of the ad famine in sight and zero prospect of the government meeting its self-imposed targets for digital switchover, you'd think
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Daylight robbery.
Liam Hamilton, the new controller of ITV daytime, has his work cut out if he is to undo the programming blunders and rows which have led to the network's slide in the daytime ratings over the past couple of years.
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Richard Harris to explore Arthur myth.
The team behind the BBC's award-winning Son of God series are to turn their attention to King Arthur and his legendary court of Camelot, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SPECIAL: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING CONFERENCE - ITV head calls BBC arts 'pathetic'.
The BBC has come under renewed attack over the state of its arts programming as ITV chairman Leslie Hill accused it of having a 'pathetic' approach to the genre.Hill, speaking at
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ITV will bounce back, says report.
ITV 1 will soon win back the daytime ratings lead it has lost to BBC 1, despite its recent upheavals, predicts a report out this week from media agency Zenith, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ON THE BOX - Giving TV a bad rep.
Chrysalis Entertainment executive producer Tony Moss wished Club Reps would stop shagging, but was charmed by Ant and Dec.
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BBC creates key position for Birmingham factual.
The BBC is to create a new post to oversee all general factual programming in Birmingham in an attempt to bring more focus to the troubled regional centre, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC looks at online options for indies.
The BBC is exploring the creation of minimum output guarantees for indies across its online operations, similar to those that already exist for television and radio, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC DOCS RESHUFFLE.
The BBC's political documentaries department is to be incorporated into a new BBC 2 structure for special programmes under an as yet unnamed senior executive producer reporting to head of current
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BBC NI lines up Catholic drama.
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has ordered a controversial film for BBC 1 examining the attitude of the Catholic Church towards unwanted pregnancies during the 1960s, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC STRUCTURE - Dyke's tonic for the troops.
As Greg Dyke embarks on his third year in charge at the BBC, Leigh Holmwood asks whether despite an increase in talk-to-the-troops touchy-feelyness unthinkable under predecessor John Birt, his aim to create 'One BBC' has been a success.
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Dyke Towers - The occasional diary of a BBC Director General.
MONDAYYippee-kay-ay. Can you Adam and Eve it?! Bruce Willis is gonna be working for me. Bloody hell. I know I told Thommo down at BBC films to ditch any arty bollocks
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Digi viewers flock to BBCi.
Over 40 per cent of digital TV viewers have accessed BBCi interactive services, according to figures from the corporation, writes Steve Aston.
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TRADE TALK - Bean machine.
Tiger Aspect's new head of animation, Claudia Lloyd, wants nothing less than her projects Bean and Bosom Pals to be up there with the toon greats.
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Turner quits Beeb Ventures in latest rejig.
Beeb Ventures chief executive Julian Turner is leaving the BBC's commercial web outfit with no job to go to as part of a major downsizing exercise, writes Simon Ellery.
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OFF THE RECORD - Beeb exec pigs out in Cornwall.
Ever wondered what execs get up to once they leave the Beeb? Well, although it doesn't keep us awake at night, we do. So we thought we'd check up on former
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Virgin U-turn is blow for Penk.
Virgin Radio programme director Paul Jackson has made an embarrassing volte face, shunting DJ Steve Penk off the breakfast slot only a week after telling Broadcast there was 'no motive of
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Repeats to bolster ITV's output.
Almost a third of ITV's output could be made up of repeats over the next 12 months as the network attempts to eke out a programming budget identical to last year's #750m, writes Steve Aston.
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UK HORIZONS TO MAKE ILLEGAL BOXING DOC.
UK Horizons has commissioned Flame TV to make 15 x 30-minute boxing series Born to Fight. Described as a 'gritty, real-life documentary', the series is fronted by model and boxing enthusiast
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CARTOON NETWORK PROMOTES BRANDING CHIEF.
Cartoon Network has promoted off-channel commerce director Simon George to vice-president, off-channel commerce in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since joining in 1999, George has helped drive merchandising, licensing, video