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NewsBlog: Race row spells big bother for C4
Earlier in the week the TV industry felt the controversial Celebrity Big Brotherrace row was just what Channel 4 needed to reignite interest in the show.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse drops Celeb BB sponsorship
The Carphone Warehouse has dropped its Celebrity Big Brothersponsorship deal with immediate effect. The decision is an about face from yesterday, when it said it had no intention of pulling out.
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NewsFirst orders for Gaelic channel
The Gaelic Media Service (GMS) has commissioned the first round of programmes to feature on its dedicated Gaelic digital channel due to launch later this year.
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PKF to review options for Green Bay
Cardiff indie Green Bay has appointed business advisor PKF to consider its strategic opportunities including buying other production companies or a sale to another indie.
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NewsC4I makes Nordic sales
Star Storiesand The Choirare among a raft of sales Channel 4 International has secured to broadcasters in the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
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NewsNorth One wins£25m WRC deal
Indie North One has secured a£25m deal to cover the FIA World Rally Championship for the next four years.
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ITV commits to South Bank Show till 2009
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has extended the broadcaster's commitment to The South Bank Showuntil 2009.
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Titchmarsh fronts interactive history
Alan Titchmarsh is to present an interactive history series for UKTV History which features UKTV's first content created exclusively for internet downloads and mobile. Britain's Best, which launches in April, will see Titchmarsh travel around the UK asking the public to vote for their favourite ...
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Company goes Gently for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Company Pictures to make George Gently(working title) for BBC1, starring Martin Shaw as Alan Hunter's eponymous detective.
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Leopard cashes in BBC daytime orders
Leopard Films has been recommissioned to make new series of daytime shows Cash in the Atticand Car Bootyfor BBC1.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Patrick Spence
The head of drama at BBC Northern Ireland is proud to have commissioned Lilies against the current of fashion and is now looking for a police show that reinvents the format once again
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Anna Ford hosts Unique gardening trivia quiz on Radio 4
Unique has lined up newsreader Anna Ford to host its new gardening quiz series for BBC Radio 4.
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Wag TV traces Britons' ancestry for C4
Wag TV has won a Channel 4 commission which takes an in-depth look at the history of the British.
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NewsIndies to make Gay Week for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned five indies to make a raft of programmes looking at issues affecting gay teenagers in the UK.
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Fury drama for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned Elephant Productions to make a 13-part children's drama series based on the Alistair Fury books by Jamie Rix.
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Middleton pap doc for ITV1
ITV1 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the intrusive press coverage of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton.
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NewsOsmond to host Pyramid for UK
Housewives' favourite Donny Osmond will host a UK version of Emmy award-winning US gameshow Pyramid for Challenge in the spring.
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Ratings - Winners and losers in a fresh look at primetime
Sometimes a simple question can give you pause for thought. Last week I was asked what definition of primetime we use for the tables on this page.
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Panorama move gets mixed results
BBC1's decision to move Panoramato a Monday peaktime slot at 8.30pm had mixed results as it battled for viewers with ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldand Channel 4's Dispatches.
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Sky One gives second outing to Badger
Former The Apprenticecontestant Ruth Badger is to appear in her second show for Sky One, where she will attempt to change the fortunes of some of Britain's worst sales teams.