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NewsC4 commissioners outline wish list for filling Big Brother gap
Channel 4 has given the first hints of what it will be looking for in 2011 to fill about 250 hours of its primetime schedule previously occupied by Big Brother.
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NewsBBC Trust issues public consultation on editorial guidelines
The BBC Trust has cracked down on “intimidation, humiliation and aggressive behaviour”, in a post-Sachsgate overhaul of the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
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NewsBBC plans Casualty webisode
Casualty is to get its first web-only episode at the end of this month.
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NewsITV in talks to co-pro Single Handed
ITV is in talks with RTE to come in as a co-pro partner on the second series of Touchpaper Television’s police drama, Single Handed.
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Sky hires BBC Vision exec Gibney
BSkyB has named BBC Vision chief marketer Naomi Gibney as its new director of marketing and communications for Sky Networks.
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NewsHat Trick brings Israeli panel format to BBC2
MIPCOM: Hat Trick Productions is adapting Israeli news panel show format The Bubble for BBC2.
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NewsITV's six-figure offer for England qualifer rejected
Rights holder Kentaro turned down a six-figure sum from ITV to show the highlights of the England World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on a terrestrial station.
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NewsPhillips to host Sky Real Lives soldier series
Sky Real Lives is to “bring into sharp focus” the dedication, danger and loneliness of those serving in the British Armed Forces in a major series hosted by Fiona Phillips.
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NewsSky and Discovery in shock ad sales renewal
Sky and Discovery Europe have called a truce on their year-long ad sales legal battle by signing a new four year deal starting in January 2010.
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NewsChapman strikes first BBC deals
Chapman Entertainment has struck its first deal with the BBC, which has taken its new preschool properties Little Charley Bear and Rah Rah The Noisy Lion.
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Simpsons enlisted in obesity battle
In a drive to reduce obesity, episodes of US cartoon The Simpsons will be sponsored by the Department of Health.
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NewsCameron calls for independent debates
Televised general-election debates between political party leaders should be organised by a senior independent figure to keep them fair, says David Cameron.
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NewsSkillset's biggest grant to train "next gen" leaders
Skillset has made its biggest ever training grant to help a creative leaders develop the skills to face TV’s most pressing issues, such as the emergence of multiplatform delivery and falling production budgets.
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NewsWithnail star slams "boring" drama
Actor Paul McGann has launched a blistering attack on the UK drama industry, claiming it no longer deals with a broad range of subject matter or has “the bravery to tackle things that might be riskier”.
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NewsSky plans £1.5m rebrand
BSkyB is to carry out a £1.5m rebrand in an effort to position itself as a warmer and more customer-friendly brand.
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ITV Studios launches in Spain
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has opened a new production centre in Madrid and has hired a managing director to run it – with a two pilots already commissioned.
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NewsNBC Universal in content and branding push
MIPCOM: NBC Universal is to launch a global push to acquire and order original, exclusive and first-run content, and to put its emphasis on five channel brands, led by Universal Channel.
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NewsChannel TV calls for police action on awards scandal
Channel TV has called for a criminal investigation into the British Comedy Awards phone-in scandal, after members of the TV production team “deliberately” changed the 2005 People’s Choice Awards from Catherine Tate to Ant and Dec.
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NewsBoyle quits Mock the Week
BBC2’s topical panel show Mock the Week will return for two more series – but without outspoken panellist Frankie Boyle.