BPI boss criticises TOTP axe
BPI boss Peter Jamieson has written to BBC director general Mark Thompson objecting to the axing of Top Of The Pops, and suggests the BPI could take over the brand.…
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All change at the BBC
A review of 2004 covers BBC leadership changes after Hutton, Top Of The Pops moving to BBC2 and Chris Moyles building Radio 1's audience.…
Channel 4 on the look out for a new boss
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson is searching for a replacement for chief executive Mark Thompson, who has been appointed BBC Director General, with Dawn Airey an early favourite.…
Music fans already arriving at Glastonbury ahead of festival start
Organisers expect 150,000 at Glastonbury, with nearly 25,000 already on or near site, and police have mounted their largest ever security operation.…
More 4
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has confirmed a new digital channel on Freeview by the end of next year, with plans still at an early stage.…
Channel for cut their losses
Channel 4 has axed Celebrity Big Brother after two series and Chris Evans's Boys and Girls, with chief executive Mark Thompson saying it will focus on alternatives to BBC1 and ITV1 entertainment.…
Channel 4 boss admits RI:SE a flop
Channel 4 boss Mark Thompson has admitted that breakfast show RI:SE has been a flop, with ratings falling to 50,000 last week.…