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NewsRTL hit by slump as Five reports loss
RTL Group’s bottom line was dented by a £19.3m write down at UK terrestrial Five and said it expected no improvement in advertising markets in the second half of the year.
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NewsBBC4 aims to ‘broaden palette’
As part of BBC4’s attempts to enhance its drama offering, the channel is eyeing works of fiction that could be adapted for television.
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NewsBig Brother axe to free up £50m for C4
Channel 4 will free up around £50m of its programming budget in 2011 by bringing Big Brother to an end next year.
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NewsNew Strictly line-up announced
The 16 celebrities starring in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing have been revealed.
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News25 indies win XM25 places
A mix of established and less well-known indies have won places on the BBC’s XM25 scheme, which has expanded from 15 to 25 places for its second year.
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NewsPerrin leaves UKTV for Shine
UKTV’s director of entertainment commissioning, Lisa Perrin, is leaving the broadcaster to join Shine TV.
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NewsAnt and Dec in US Takeaway talks
Ant and Dec have revealed they are in talks to take their hit ITV1 format Saturday Night Takeaway in the US.
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NewsCBBC revives Junior Masterchef
Shine Television is reviving Junior Masterchef in a new 13-part series for nine to 12-year olds on CBBC.
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Strike Back gets green light
Sky 1 has released further details about its “all-action” high-definition adaptation of Chris Ryan’s bestseller Strike Back.
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BBC Radio 2 "obsessed with youth"
Commercial trade radio body RadioCentre has claimed that BBC Radio 2 is failing its older listeners due to the corporation’s obsession with youth, in a submission to the BBC Trust.
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NewsC4 cleared over naked lunch
Channel 4 was justified in broadcasting nudity at lunchtimes in art show Life Class, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsX Factor reject to star in slimming show
Daisybeck Productions is tracking the attempts by an X Factor reject to lose weight for a new six-part series.
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NewsKrod Mandoon facing uncertain future
The BBC has retracted claims by senior staff that it has axed Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire because of funding issues.
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NewsMade in Manchester wins R4 order
The bawdy tale of The Wantley Dragon is to be brought back to life by radio indie Made in Manchester in its latest commission for BBC Radio 4.
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NewsBBC suspend Reef over fakery claims
The BBC has suspended all business with indie Reef TV while investigating claims of fakery on a daytime show hosted by Angela Rippon.
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NewsITV.com revenue may soar to £34m
Revenues from ITV.com are on course to more than triple this year, making as much as £34m according to a new analyst report
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NewsKrod Mandoon axed
The BBC has confirmed it will not order a second series of “swords and sandals” comedy Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire after its funding partner pulled out.
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NewsBBC2 green lights Alan Davies chef comedy
BBC2 has greenlit Whites, the kitchen comedy co-written by Peep Show star Matt King and featuring Alan Davies as a lacklustre celebrity chef.
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NewsSTV axes nearly all new ITV drama
STV has axed ITV dramas Wuthering Heights, The Fixer, Doc Martin, Blue Murder and Agatha Christie’s Marple from its schedule, adding fuel to its dispute with the commercial broadcaster over network programming fees.
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NewsBBC4 doc to trace search for 'golden hare'
BBC4 is to chronicle the story of Kit Williams, eccentric and author of the children’s book Masquerade, and his reunion with a golden hare he hid in the British countryside 30 years ago.