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Jonathan Ross: Profile of the Radio 2 presenter

Until recently it was Jonathan Ross's bumper BBC salary rather than his irreverent humour that was causing controversy. Ross, whose output includes his Friday-night BBC1 chat show and a Radio 2 Saturday-morning show, is...

Interview, Andy Harries: 'Making mischief is a good thing'

The producer defends his deal with BBC Worldwide, tells Stephen Armstrong that drama is in for a tough time and explains why pranksterism seeps into his work There are few absolute rules in the world of TV but one or two stand...

C4's Duncan Urges YouTube 'Give Money Back To TV Producers'

Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan is now squarely, if unusually, backing ITV (LSE: ITV) chief Michael Grade's recent claim that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is a "parasite". A miffed Duncan told Broadcast: "Google takes more ad revenue out of...

C4's Duncan Urges YouTube 'Give Money Back To TV Producers'

Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan is now squarely, if unusually, backing ITV (LSE: ITV) chief Michael Grade's recent claim that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is a "parasite". A miffed Duncan told Broadcast: "Google takes more ad revenue out of...

ITV bosses eye commercial break

Senior executives at ITV could reap large windfalls from a potentially controversial evolution of its boardroom incentive scheme, despite the broadcaster's share price falling to its lowest-ever level last week. By Amanda...