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BBC prepares to axe documentary posts
The majority of the creative directors in the BBC's documentaries group are expected to lose their jobs when more than 100 posts are axed next month, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - Coronation Street loses head-to-head battle
BBC 1 came out on top in the first head-to-head battle of the country's favourite soaps, writes Jon Rogers.
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Jowell should rethink BBC channels BBC
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is being urged to consider the plight of the entire commercial sector where ad revenues are falling as she decides whether to approve the BBC's digital TV and radio plans, writes Katy Elliott.
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Diversity drive at BBC news
BBC News has recruited a new co-ordinator to develop and implement policies to better reflect audience diversity both on screen and behind the scenes, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC strengthens ethnic output
BBC multicultural commissioning executive Maxine Watson has unveiled a raft of new programmes for BBC 2 as part of her brief to develop original strands intended to reflect 'real diversity'.The programmes,
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BBC Resources boosts training
BBC resources is fighting the industry's technical skills shortage with a second wave of traineeships following the success of a similar scheme introduced last year.Twenty-one young people will join in mid-September,
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Big Brother storms out but fails to beat last year
Remember how ITV wanted to move News at Ten to 23.00, so that it could run movies uncut from 21.00? And how BBC 1 moved its news from 21.00 so that
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NIGELLA GETS BITE AT US
Channel 4 International has sold cookery show Nigella Bites to US cable network E! Entertainment for a 'high six-figure sum'. The first two series have been bought to air from 17
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Standards body to be created
Broadcasters and unions are to form an unprecedented joint company to oversee standards and grading in safety critical employment areas such as special effects, rigging and stunts, writes Barbara Marshall.
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EXTRA TIME AT BORO
NTL has launched an extension to Boro TV its cable service for Middlesbrough fans. For the first time Boro fans will be able watch the full 90 minutes of all their
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RENTAL BUSINESS SALE
Granada is considering selling its Box Clever TV rental business. The sale of the joint-venture with finance company Nomura would raise around£1bn. Box Clever was formed in 1999 as a
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CABLE COMPANY LOSSES
Shares in United Pan European Communications (UPC) rallied earlier this week after the indebted European cable company reported a reduction in second quarter operating losses. Before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation,
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Carlton set to freeze pay rises
Carlton has responded to the toughening TV market by freezing staff pay across the company from this autumn, writes Steve Aston.
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ITV chief slams RAB radio claim
An ITV sales chief has hit back at claims by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) that radio listening has overtaken total TV viewing, writes Steve Aston.
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INDIES HOLY CRUSADE
Four independents have been shortlisted for a religious development pitch at next week's Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival. The session aims to discover how programme makers and broadcasters can produce religious
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DIGITAL NAMES SPEAKERS
Digital Media World has announced the programme of events and speakers for its streaming media conference. Among the speakers are Aardman Animation's head of internet Paul Deane and Granada Broadband's controller
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DIMBLEBY SIGNS IN
Broadcaster David Dimbleby has applied for the job of BBC chairman and would step down as host of BBC 1's Question Time if he got the job. However, BBC sources say
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Trailing the Dinosaurs' tracks
Walking with Beasts: the BBC has released the first picture of the follow-up to Walking with Dinosaurs, produced by BBC science, Discovery, TV Asahi and co-produced with ProSieben with graphics by
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Mersey ups drama
Mersey Television has promoted Jo Hallows to the new post of head of drama development as the independent's long-running Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks expands from three to four episodes every week
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FOR MILLS' EARS ONLY
Cactus is to produce a 10 x 30-minute series For Your Ears Only, presented by Radio One DJ Scott Mills, writes Simon Ellery.