LATEST NEWS
ITV and MTV circle Cowell's DJ talent show
ITV and MTV are understood to be eyeing Simon Cowell’s live DJ talent show.
ITV1 orders more of The Cube
Two more series of The Cube have been ordered for ITV1 and will include three celebrity specials.
C4 in life-changing pilot
Former Confused.com boss Carlton Hood will front a Channel 4 pilot offering families the opportunity to change their lives.
Current sells EPG slot
Current UK has hired Canis Media to handle the sale of its Sky entertainment EPG slot.
C4 orders Gok's Teens web series
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of short-form web videos featuring celebrities including Alesha Dixon, Catherine Tate and members of the Hollyoaks cast to support its forthcoming series Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth
Bafta Youth Board assembles
Bafta has held the first meeting of its new Youth Board, created to inform policy around new starters in the TV, film and games industries.
Take Me Out dating app launches
ITV1 entertainment show Take Me Out has launched a free dating website and mobile app.
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ITVS America partners with UK indie
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Films of Record to put life at Cern on YouTube
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ITV moves back micropayment launch date
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CPL on brink of Red Arrow deal
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Rihanna to hunt fashion talent for Sky Living
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Dec: NTA could have gone to anyone on list
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Discovery drives off with C5’s Fifth Gear
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Nighty Night’s Davis to pen Sky Atlantic comedy
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BBC multiplatform chief joins Twofour
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BBC faces £5.6m move bill
THE BROADCAST INTERVIEW
Bill Patrizio, Red Bee Media
‘The EPG on steroids’ is how Red Bee’s chief executive describes the company’s latest offering. He tells Chris Curtis why viewers’ desire for interaction is driving the content delivery agenda.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Protecting Our Children, BBC2
Being in the right place at the right time was key to getting what we needed, says Sacha Mirzoeff, but it took six frustrating months to get there.
IN FOCUS
US exports: acquisitions strategies
A year on from Sky Atlantic’s launch, Andy Fry looks at the impact its stranglehold over US imports has had on the market - and what’s left for rival broadcasters.
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NEW COMMISSIONS
ITV1 orders more of The Cube
Two more series of The Cube have been ordered for ITV1 and will include three celebrity specials.
LATEST INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ITV and MTV circle Cowell's DJ talent show
ITV and MTV are understood to be eyeing Simon Cowell’s live DJ talent show.
COMMENT
Hunt begins for the next DG
The BBC has done its best to manage the news that Mark Thompson’s time as DG is coming to an end – but the race to succeed him is now really on.
This time we have to get investment in kids’ TV right
There must be incentives for all, not just one part of the industry, says Michael Carrington.
RATINGS
CBB semi-final locks in 2.4m
THURSDAY: The semi-final of Celebrity Big Brother fought off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 to post one of its biggest audiences of the series.
Mad Dogs take down Manhattan
THURSDAY: A glossy BBC4 drama starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan could not quite match the pull of Sky1’s Mad Dogs.
CRITICS
25 Jan '12
“More intimate and sympathetic than Junior Doctors.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
THE PRODUCER
Jez Nelson, Somethin' Else
Somethin Else’ founder Jez Nelson speaks to Alex Farber about the firm’s unique business model – and why convergence is the future.
PRODUCTION FEATURE
Danish drama: lessons for the UK
As BBC4 taps into the success of The Killing with new Danish import Borgen, Maggie Brown visits Copenhagen to see how a small PSB produces contemporary drama with global appeal.
Poll
Should the press be regulated by a similar body to Ofcom?
