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NewsBad year for BBC at RTS Journalism Awards
The BBC picked up just three gongs out of a possible 16 at the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2005/2006 last night.
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NewsVirgin Central launches without ITV or Five content
Virgin Media launched its new TV-on-demand channel today with ITV and Five absent from its new catch up service.
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NewsC4 to refund misled Richard & Judy viewers
Channel 4 says it will refund any callers to Richard & Judy's You Say, We Pay quiz if an investigation into it reveals participants have been encouraged to take part even though they had no chance of winning.
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NewsBlog: Do it for the kids
As kids TV producers urge Ofcom to safeguard the future of children's programming, Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell leads a call for the rest of the industry - and parents everywhere - to follow suit. Non-subscribers go here.
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NewsTwo series recommissioned for Cineflix
Canada and London-based indie producer Cineflix has picked up re-commissions for two of its flagship properties Mayday and Psychic Investigators.
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NewsUS deals for TVF International
Factual distributor TVF International has concluded a number of deals in the US including two sales for Five's The Madness of Prince Charles.
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NewsProbe into Richard and Judy quiz 'scam'
Channel 4 has launched an investigation into the Richard and Judyshow following allegations that viewers are being encouraged to enter its premium rate phone-in quiz even though potential winners have already been chosen.
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NewsReality TV course aimed at unemployed teens
A Bristol college is offering a course on reality TV shows including Big Brotherand Pop Idolin an attempt to coax unemployed teenagers back into education.
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NewsC4 Big Brother review underway
Channel 4 has kicked off its review into the editorial and compliance procedures that support Celebrity Big Brotherand said its conclusions will be delivered within weeks.
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NewsBBC searches for Signs of Life
BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield has confirmed plans for a new Endemol-produced online teen drama.
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NewsHotel Babylon returns with 5.4m
BBC1 drama Hotel Babylon returned for a second series at 9pm last night and pulled in an impressive 5.4 million viewers (24.6%) which was easily above the channel's slot average of 4.5 million (20%).
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NewsSky One investigates last hours of icons
Sky One will examine the final moments of six historic icons, including River Phoenix and Marvin Gaye, in a new documentary series looking at the secrets behind their untimely deaths.
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TX - Instinct
TV's newest detective confronts death and his feelings amid the bleak scenery of the Pennines.
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NewsPope's message - an interview with Jeff Pope
ITV Productions' Jeff Pope on why the drama will always win out
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Outright secures Russian deals
Outright Distribution, formerly Screentime Partners, has licensed Lion Television's gameshow format Cash Cabto the TNT network for a further five years.
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Curse of Diana's dresses appeals to US
Minotaur has secured significant sales in the US and Canada for a controversial Living TV documentary about Princess Diana's dresses.
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NewsC4I sells Taliban and Iraqi films
Distributor Channel 4 International has sold a trio of hard-hitting documentaries about Iraqi death squads and Taliban fighters to networks in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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NewsConley returns to ITV with diet trial
Diet and fitness guru Rosemary Conley is making her TV comeback following a seven-year hiatus with a six-part primetime ITV series in which she helps overweight people shed the pounds.
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NewsITV crime drama spawns three-part follow-up
ITV Productions is making three new episodes of serial killer drama Cold Blood, which last aired on ITV1 in 2005.
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Twenty Twenty takes on sex tourism
Indie Twenty Twenty has won a commission from Channel 4 to make two films looking at the global sex tourism industry from the point of view of those who cater to the tourists.