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NewsMary Portas to return as Queen of Frocks
Mary Portas has allowed the cameras to follow her attempt to design a fashion range for over 40s that will be stocked in House of Fraser, for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsC4 unveils first 4oD figures
Channel 4 has revealed that entertainment was the most watched genre on 4oD during July, registering more than 9 million views across platforms.
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NewsC4 athletics presenter under fire
Ortis Deley, one of the presenters of the Channel 4 World Athletics Championships, will not be the main presenter in the rest of the coverage after facing criticism over his athletics knowledge.
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NewsHughes to trumpet “golden age” of history TV
Academic and presenter Bettany Hughes is to claim that history on television is enjoying a “new golden age” at a lecture next month.
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NewsBig Brother sweat drink sparks 82 complaints
An incident on Celebrity Big Brother in which contestant Bobby Sabel made a fellow housemate drink sweat has sparked complaints over bullying.
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NewsBest of the Fest
With the Edinbugh International Television Festival behind us for another year, Broadcast presents a round-up of stories from the weekend…
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NewsPortas to champion British manufacturing
Mary Portas’ new Channel 4 series will see the retail guru campaigning for more British clothes manufacturing and pushing consumers to buy homemade products.
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NewsBeard back on BBC2 with Ancient Rome series
Lion Television is to follow up its successful Mary Beard series Pompeii with another historical run for BBC2.
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NewsBBC confirms Ab Fab return
BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous is to celebrate its 20th anniversary with three specials – including a story based around the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsUTV profits up 15%
TalkSport owner UTV enjoyed a strong first half of the year with profits and revenue rising against a “subdued” advertising market.
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NewsBBC plans ‘better than 3D’ Olympic experience
EDINBURGH: The BBC is to screen events from the Olympic Games in Super Hi Vision - producing a 16-times HD picture quality.
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NewsJain sets out ITV digital strategy
EDINBURGH: Angela Jain, ITV’s recently installed director of digital channels, has made finding a sitcom for ITV2 a priority and is planning to “reposition and repurpose” ITV4.
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NewsITV1 and BBC3 named channels of the year
EDINBURGH: ITV1 has been named terrestrial channel of the year at the Edinburgh International TV Festival for the first time.
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NewsMurphy hunting Sky “Apprentice”
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 is hunting for a new factual entertainment format to exceed BBC1’s The Apprentice by injecting “genuine jeopardy”.
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NewsElstein: Sky to exceed BBC/ITV quality
EDINBURGH: Sky’s growing investment in UK productions is shifting the debate about its impact on competition in the TV industry, according to a former director of programmes.
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NewsBBC1 boss unveils comedy/drama plans
EDINBURGH: BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has revealed a third series of Luther, a doc with comedian Kevin Bridges and a live natural history series as part of a raft of new commissions.
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NewsTwitter reveals TV production golden rules
Twitter director of business development Glenn Brown has outlined best practice principles for TV producers wanting to make the most of the burgeoning social network.
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NewsC4 to plough £2.5m into daytime
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 has invested an extra £2.5m in daytime commissioning and 40% of that will be spent in Scotland for the rest of this year.
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NewsO’Reilly ageism victory a “terrible day for TV”
EDINBURGH: BBC guidelines introduced following the Miriam O’Reilly ageism case have been slammed as “grotesque” and “damaging to creativity” by a panel at Edinburgh.
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NewsAlex Crawford defends Sky News independence
EDINBURGH: Sky News foreign correspondent Alex Crawford has fiercely defended the organisation’s editorial independence while recounting her experiences of reporting from Libya.