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Pearson TV has sealed its takeover of TalkBack Productions in a£62 million deal, heralded as the first in a line of alliances creating chief executive Richard Eyre's anticipated indie village,
Pearson TV has sealed its takeover of TalkBack Productions in a£62 million deal, heralded as the first in a line of alliances creating chief executive Richard Eyre's anticipated indie village,
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CHANNEL 5 FACES ITC PROBE OVER SEX AND SMUT
The Independent Television Commission is to investigate complaints that Channel 5 is broadcasting too much sex and smut, following culture secretary Chris Smith's unusual intervention in the Commons on Monday (12
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C4 creates enhanced TV post and courts Grimsdale
Channel 4 has created a new position of head of enhanced television, raiding MTV to fill the post, while also attempting to woo BBC independent commissioning group head Peter Grimsdale to run its new broadband division, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 Future TV line-up
Channel 4 has unveiled a number of new commissions for its Friday night Future TV strand, which aims to give programme-makers more scope for 30-minute experimental pre-watershed programmes, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 STAR CHAMBER MEETS
Channel 4's so-called Star Chamber of senior programming heads met this week to finalise decisions on spending for next year's programmes. The meeting is a culmination of the channel's budget rounds
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C4 is top of class at RTS
Channel 4 came top of the class at this year's RTS Education Awards, winning in six of the 12 categories on offer, writes Tara Conlan.
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MPs back lifting Channel 4 spending limits
Labour peer Lord Puttnam has told Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson that MPs would back an all-party lobby in support of lifting constraints on the channel's spending on new digital or online ventures, writes John Lewis.
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Channel 4 has bought two new children's shows from Decode Entertainment to run as a one-hour block in Sunday morning teen strand T4, writes Tabitha Cole. C4 deputy commissioning editor for
Channel 4 has bought two new children's shows from Decode Entertainment to run as a one-hour block in Sunday morning teen strand T4, writes Tabitha Cole. C4 deputy commissioning editor for
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS - C4I POACHES BROENING FROM CARLTON INTERNATIONAL
Channel 4 International has poached Carlton International senior sales executive Sabine Broening. She joins with the same job title and will manage all sales of C4I programming to Germany, France and
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OFF THE RECORD - HATS OFF TO CHANNEL 4
It pains Off The Record to reveal that all is not well in Channel 4's busy presentation department where there is increasing unrest about the constant stream of interruptions. Thankfully the
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV shows rivals red card with Euro 2000
As the England squad licked its wounds after being crushed by Portugal in Monday's (12 June) Euro 2000 match, ITV was doing a lap of honour after the event made it the undisputed ratings champion of the week, writes Ashley Davies.
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Execs buy Channel for£16 million
The country's smallest ITV franchise Channel Television (CTV) has been sold to a consortium of media figures including former HTV Wales chief executive Huw Davies, writes Colin Robertson.
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HEART 106.2 REJIGS TO LURE LONDON'S THIRTYSOMETHINGS
Heart 106.2 has revamped its schedule in an attempt to position itself as the only station for thirtysomething Londoners to listen to at work.From late September, stand-up comedian Greg Burns will
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Writer balks over BBC 1's Lewis offer
Hit drama writer Paul Abbott has warned BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon that he will not renew his exclusive deal with the corporation if Granada controller of drama Simon Lewis comes on board, writes Ashley Davies.
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GAVAN DUFFY TO BRING OUT THE BEAST AGAIN FOR BBC 1
Margot Gavan Duffy is to produce the second series of Simon Nye comedy series Beast (left) for BBC 1 later this year, after being recruited by Pearson TV to join its
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Kemistry is behind the opening titles for the new BBC 1/ Ecosse Films drama McCready & Daughter. Designed by Rheea Aranha and produced by Ricky Churchill, the specially shot black and
Kemistry is behind the opening titles for the new BBC 1/ Ecosse Films drama McCready & Daughter. Designed by Rheea Aranha and produced by Ricky Churchill, the specially shot black and
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Baraka Post Production has completed a commercial to launch Bloomberg Television's new trading front-end BX1. One World was written, produced and directed by freelance Gary Morris. Aleksandar Stiglic
Baraka Post Production has completed a commercial to launch Bloomberg Television's new trading front-end BX1. One World was written, produced and directed by freelance Gary Morris. Aleksandar Stiglic created the animated
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Zapped: Why public service TV has to change
By Mark Thompson, BBC director of television, Banff, Monday 12 June
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BBC nabs FA Cup and England internationals
Joint£440 million bid with BSkyB should mean survival for Match of the Day