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NewsITV snaps up Endemol physical game show
ITV is poised to add Endemol’s The Whole 19 Yards to its stable of primetime shiny-floor quiz shows.
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NewsRadio 1 drops Lamacq in specialist shakeup
DJ Steve Lamacq is leave BBC Radio 1 after 16 years as the corporation continues its revamp of the station.
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NewsC4 orders gender identity doc
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary about a boy who has gender dysphoria as part of its documentary strand First Cut.
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NewsHunt at centre of second conflict claim
A new row erupted over the weekend regarding BBC1 controller Jay Hunt and alleged conflicts of interest.
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NewsApprentice finalist to host daily show for Five
The Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh is to front a nightly magazine series for Five with Ian Wright and Melinda Messenger.
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NewsFox out of ITV CEO race
Simon Fox, the chief executive of music and DVD retailer HMV, has ruled himself out of the race to be the next chief executive of ITV.
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NewsAnalysis: Grade's final results show positive signs
Following a headline-grabbing set of financial results from ITV, Broadcast highlights what ITV bosses had to say about the loss of Friends Reunited, the growth of ITV Studios, a new chief executive, its international focus and how Michael Grade will handle his role as non-executive chairman. Kate McMahon reports.
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NewsMurray and Lovejoy team up on Five Live
Colin Murray and Tim Lovejoy are to team up every Friday evening on BBC Radio 5 Live for a humorous review of the past week in sport.
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NewsFive's Blunkett series in running for Griersons
Five has received a record three nominations for the Grierson Trust’s prestigious documentary awards.
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NewsBBC plans kids commentaries for sports
BBC Children’s interactive division is aiming to forge a closer alliance with BBC Sport and produce “children’s commentaries” of key sporting events.
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NewsITV strikes deal with BBC for Freeview HD
ITV will roll out a new ITV1 HD service on Freeview in time for the 2010 World Cup, after agreeing the final carriage terms with the BBC.
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NewsC4 orders more animal autopsies
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of animal autopsy show Inside Nature’s Giants - with plans to scrap the lecture hall setting and go on location.
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NewsITV shares rally back to January high
ITV share price rallied 7% today on the back of its half-yearly results to 44.96p – its highest price since January.
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News"Major risk" that Salford will exceed £867m budget
The BBC has warned of “major risks” that the Salford move will exceed its £867m budget.
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NewsGrade slams STV opt outs
Executive chairman Michael Grade has lifted the lid on ITV’s “tense” relationship with Scottish franchisee STV, claiming its decision to opt out of key network dramas is damaging the ITV brand.
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NewsITV digital channels may leave Freeview
ITV bosses have declared they would be open to putting their digital channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 exclusively on Sky and Virgin Media, if a higher carriage fee for the channels could be negotiated.
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22 youths to take over 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra and BBC Blast have teamed up to give young people not in education or employment the chance to take over the station’s airwaves for a day.
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NewsIn-house production falls at ITV
ITV Studios generated significantly more revenue from rival UK broadcasters during the first half of the year – but significantly less from the ITV channels themselves.
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NewsTV subs defy credit crunch
Fewer than one in five people plan to cut back on TV subscriptions as they tighten their belts in the economic recession, according to Ofcom research.
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NewsiPlayer doubles its reach
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV’s catch-up service, Ofcom’s annual communications market report has revealed.