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Many documentary makers are starting to express concern about the commercial constraints under which they are forced to operate, which they see as preventing them from making serious, hard-hitting documentaries which will probably not attract large audiences. They fear that concern about audience levels will increasingly mean that documentaries will have to focus on populist subjects, forcing out quality programming.
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The UK television industry is dominated by large organisations which are offering fewer full-time jobs than in the past, according to a report from the British Film Institute (BFI). Many younger producers are freelance, often working very long hours for low pay. There is a surplus of potential employees, and this makes those who are offered employment willing to accept poor conditions.
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Granada, holder of the ITV franchise for the north-west, is thought to be considering linking with BSkyB to bid for the rights to cover Premier League football from 1997, when the current BBC/BSkyB contract expires. This may lead to football coverage moving back to ITV, or possibly to Channel 5, for which a bid has recently been made by Granada and BSkyB.
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