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Lux set to defect to C4

Article Abstract:

Danielle Lux, BBC controller of entertainment commissioning, has been asked to join Channel 4 as director of programs and is expected to take the position. The BBC is threatened with its third entertainment executive resignation since October, prompting Mark Thompson, director of television, to call an emergency meeting to try to persuade Lux to stay.

Management, British Broadcasting Corp., Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Broadcasting industry, Lux, Danielle, Thompson, Mark (American writer)

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Sugar leaves bitter taste

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Sir Alan Sugar's comments on female apprentices are discussed. The gist of Sugar's opinion is that women flirt their way to the top. However, if that were so, women would be earning as much as men for the same job.

Behavior, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Working women, Sugar, Alan

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James leaves as STE restructures

Article Abstract:

Darrel James, the managing director of Scottish Television Enterprises, is leaving the company as parent company Scottish Media Group overhauls its TV department.

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