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NewsC4 Jackson doc libel case dropped
A former bodyguard to Michael Jackson and his family has dropped his libel claim against a Channel 4 documentary the day before High Court proceedings were due to begin.
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NewsAbraham unveils major C4 shake up
Channel 4 is embarking on a massive restructure that will cut 25% of senior management positions and see Kevin Lygo and Julian Bellamy’s roles combined under a single chief creative officer position.
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NewsChristine Bleakley to leave BBC
TV presenter Christine Bleakley is looking forward to working with her “old friend” Adrian Chiles again after it was announced she has signed a deal to move to ITV.
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NewsTop Model finale to air live
Britain’s Next Top Model is to air a live finale and allow viewers to vote for the winner for the first time.
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NewsTime Warner shuns Five deal
US media giant Time Warner is understood to have backed away from offering a bid for Five having previously expressed interest in buying the broadcaster.
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NewsNME TV tunes into Freesat
Music television channel NME TV has extended its distribution following a launch via digital free-to-air service Freesat.
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NewsFiver takes Sex Lessons
Digital channel Fiver is to provide a light-hearted take on how to improve viewers’ sex lives in a new series hosted by Big Brother’s Dan Wright.
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NewsSheffield Doc Fest moved to June
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is to be moved to June from next year in a bid attract more delegates and increase engagement with the local community.
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NewsITV2 blessed with Katie Price wedding series
Katie Price and Alex Reid’s wedding blessing will be captured on camera for an ITV show.
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NewsSky Sports News goes pay TV-only
Sky is retrenching Sky Sports News as a pay TV-only channel as the broadcaster extends its strategy of charging viewers to view its content.
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NewsThe Biggest Loser wins promotion to ITV1 primetime
ITV1 weight-loss series The Biggest Loser is set for a primetime slot in a bid to reach a fresh audience following its daytime debut.
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NewsBlumenthal may call time on feasting to keep C4 menu fresh
Chef Heston Blumenthal is considering calling time on his Channel 4 Feasts strand to prevent it getting “tired”.
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NewsE4 triumphs at Digital Awards with four gongs
E4 was crowned Digital Channel of the Year at this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards – one of four prizes for the Channel 4 youth station.
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NewsSnow slams obsession with celebs
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has blamed the media’s obsession with celebrity culture for holding back the international news agenda on British television.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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NewsSky axes Real Lives to beef up Sky 1 and 2
Sky is axing its female-focussed channel Real Lives to shift its budget onto sister channels Sky 1 and 2.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsBishop fronts BBC1 primetime show
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.
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NewsAlmost 6,000 complain over ITV goal gaffe
Almost 6,000 people have complainted over ITV’s error that resulted in nearly 1.5m viewers missing England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup.
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NewsITV sacks Robbie Earle in ticket scandal
Football pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after his World Cup tickets were found to have been used by an unauthorised “third party”.