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All the news from the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival 2005.
Edinburgh TV 2005
Aug 20, 2007
- MGEITF: 68% expect to party 'til 3am
New research from Discovery Networks show how TV festival delegates are likely to spend their weekend in Edinburgh.
Aug 24, 2006
- Franz Ferdinand give song writing lesson
Franz Ferdinand give a lesson on song writing in a session at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Aug 30, 2005
- More4 launch lineup confirmed
More4 will launch on October 10 across all platforms with a dedicated timeshift channel. - Human interest at heart of Five autumn schedule
"Human interest" documantaries and factual shows form the basis of Five's autumn schedule. - UKTV plans original programming for Gold
Original shows will appear on UKTV Gold as part of a strategy to shed the network's "archive" image. - '24' exec discusses storylines
24 exec producer Evan Katz talks about upcoming storylines on the show.
Aug 29, 2005
- Fincham: BBC One must be "open to everyone"
BBC One controller Peter Fincham underlines BBC One's necessity to appeal to all quarters. - Sharman appointed advisory chair for Edinburgh 2006
CBBC controller Alison Sharman will act as advisory chair at next year's festival.
Aug 28, 2005
- UKTV Gold will get own programming
- Germaine Greer's Alternative MacTaggart
- Peter Fincham: One Vision
- Final Day
- BBC One named 'Channel of the Year'
The BBC takes top honours at the Channel of the Year awards. - Thompson: On Demand is key to BBC's future
The BBC Director-General thinks that on demand services will be a "central part" of the BBC's future.
Aug 27, 2005
- Channel of the Year Awards
- Airey: Freeview "stepping stone" to pay TV
Sky's Airey says that Freeview is "stepping stone" to pay TV, reaffirms that Sky One will not launch on DTT. - 24Ever
- Sky One chief discusses "radical change"
Sky One controller James Baker outlines his plans to take the channel upmarket. - Neil's Choice
- Portillo's Court