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CommentDrugs Live: Twitter reaction
How the TV industry reacted to Channel 4’s ecstasy experiment on Twitter’s hashtag #drugslive
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NewsITV plans regional news job cuts
ITV has confirmed a wave of redundancies affecting staff across its regional news rooms.
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NewsC4 makes progress with indie schemes
Two Channel 4 schemes aimed at stimulating innovation and grassroots development in the indie sector have taken a step forward.
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NewsChannel 5 wrests American Idol rights from ITV2
Channel 5 has swooped to acquire American Idol from Fremantle Media Enterprises, bringing its period on ITV2 to a close.
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NewsC4 pays the price for Paralympics ad axe
Channel 4 may have lost up to £1.5m from deciding to drop ad breaks during the Paralympic opening ceremony after making an editorial decision and factoring in audience reaction on Twitter.
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FeaturesGiving kids the best of both worlds
The mash-up idea behind CBBC’s fantasy/sci-fi hybrid came quickly. Honing it took longer – and the Olympics Opening Ceremony proved particularly inspiring, learns Paul Whitelaw
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NewsC4 News poaches Newsnight deputy editor
Deputy Newsnight editor Shaminder Nahal is moving to Channel 4 News to become new editor Ben de Pear’s first appointment.
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NewsNGC to explore UFOs
National Geographic Channels Europe has ordered a series from Pioneer Productions which will look into the most fascinating UFO encounters.
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NewsC4 secures Sunday Brunch PP deal
Over 20 Kenwood cookery products will feature in Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch in a six month product placement deal.
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NewsBBC apologises to the Queen over Abu Hamza revelations
The BBC has apologised after its security correspondent Frank Gardner revealed the details of a private conversation with the Queen about radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri.
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NewsSlater: BBC should boost news coverage of women’s sport
The BBC’s director of sport Barbara Slater has thrown down the gauntlet to the corporation to report more women’s sport in its news output.
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NewsCountdown gets two-year extension
Channel 4 has renewed its longest running show, daytime competition Countdown, for another two years.
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NewsWhitechapel gets another outing
A fourth series of crime thriller Whitechapel has been ordered by ITV.
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NewsQuestion Time adds Twitter panellist
BBC1 is to extend the weekly Question Time line-up to a sixth panellist who will tweet their views throughout the programme.
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NewsKarl Warner appointed Edinburgh TV chair
BBC entertainment commissioner Karl Warner will be the Edinburgh International Television Festival advisory chair in 2013.
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NewsThe X Factor hit with double investigation
Britney Spears impersonator Lorna Bliss’ raunchy performance on The X Factor could land the ITV1 show in hot water as it faces a double Ofcom investigation.
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NewsC4 unveils trio of ambitious dramas
Channel 4 has unveiled a 2013/2014 drama series slate that includes an Abi Morgan thriller, a follow up to The Devil’s Whore and a two-hander about dating from Skins creator Bryan Elsley.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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NewsC4 to strip Paralympic shorts reflections
The final instalment of Paralympic short films in the BT and Channel 4 Presents series… will be stripped across five nights showcasing the achievements of Paralympians.
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NewsBBC looks for bridge between CBeebies and CBBC
BBC Childrens director Joe Godwin has revealed an ambition to find a way of bridging the gap between CBeebies and CBBC.