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Pearson and Endemol head-to-head over Family Feud
New allegations over copyright theft reflect growing rift between broadcasters and indies over format rights
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Produxion.com comes down for site enhancements
The site will be unavailable for half an hour or so between 3.30 and 4.30 this afternoon
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Gardam bids to enforce multiculturalism
Programmes chief says Channel 4 heads must 'show we mean'commitment to multiculturalism
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Interview: Peter Bazalgette
He bursts open the boardroom door, flies in (not unexpectedly a tad late) and falls dramatically into a chair to catch his breath with an 'I say, madam, I'm rushed off my slingbacks but, by golly I love it' demeanour, eyes all a sparkle, Ashley Davies
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NewsFive looks to staff-up following restructure
Five managing director of content Lisa Opie has re-organised her senior programming team and officially kicked off her search for a new director of programmes.
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Axe falls on London Programme Market
Organisers pull plug as LPM deemed 'commercially unviable'
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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
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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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Salmon nets extra millions for drama
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has been handed an extra£10 million to spend on his drama slate, including an in-house adaptation of RD Blackmore's historical novel Lorna Doone.The news comes
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Pact tackles BBC over ICG
In another slapdown to broadcasters, producers' alliance Pact is threatening legal action against the BBC if the corporation's new commissioning structure is perceived as anti-competitive for indies when it is finalised within a month, writes Tara Conlan.
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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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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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News1.9m cope with Fear, Stress and Anger
BBC2 was feeling under the weather last night at 9pm as new sitcom Fear, Stress and Angercould only attract 1.9 million viewers to the first part of its new look Thursday night peaktime schedule.
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GSB's Henry joins up with Hallmark
Departing Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) chief executive Jeff Henry is to join US pay-TV outfit Crown Media in a dual role as UK managing director of its Hallmark Entertainment Network (HEN) and chief executive of a new digital TV and interactive division
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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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BT STRIKES MUSIC DEAL FOR BROADBAND ARM OPENWORLD
BT has struck its first music content deal for its broadband offering Openworld with band managers 19 Management. The deal centres on title sponsorship of a forthcoming S Club 7 series
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NewsMorale at Sky News dips after Virgin spat
Staff at RTS news channel of the year Sky News are dismayed following the revelation that it will be removed from the Virgin Media platform, depriving the channel of a potential 2.9 million viewers.