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NewsBBC mulls new TOTP
The BBC is considering a Top Gear-style music show as a reworked mainstream replacement for Top of the Pops.
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Screentime gets Outright rebrand
Screentime Partners, the international distributor acquired by Shed for£2m last autumn, is being rebranded as Outright Distribution as it looks to increase its line-up of third-party producers and expand into new genres.
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Glut of current affairs wins 10 million viewers
Once we were starved of current affairs in primetime, now there's a glut on Monday nights. At 8pm last Monday (15 January) ITV1's Tonight- featuring Ann Widdecombe versus the hoodies - had the popular edge, attracting 5.5 million/22% share. In its new Monday night slot ...
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Dancing on Ice warms up ITV1's Saturday
The return of ITV1's hit entertainment format Dancing on Icedazzled the viewers as the centrepiece of a new look to ITV1's Saturday peaktime line-up.
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BBC formats poaches Pizey from Granada
The BBC has poached Granada controller of features Clare Pizey to become creative director of its features and formats studio, the London-based division which produces a wide range of programmes including hits Top Gear, Watchdog and Crimewatch UK.
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NewsSave Kids TV bids for a slice of PSP
Save Kids TV is in talks with Ofcom about getting a large chunk of the proposed public service publisher (PSP) fund to create a new 'golden age' of children's television.
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NewsBig Brother's big mess
At 6.08pm on Monday 22 January, Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson released a statement expressing profound regret for 'any offence that may have been caused' by certain Celebrity Big Brothercontestants' behaviour.
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NewsOff the Record 26 January 2007
The bill's in the post Given the BBC is looking to cut two Newsnightjournalists under plans to axe around 108 jobs from news, some staff must be feeling a little sensitive at the moment. So it probably didn't ...
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NewsBBC1 wins channel of the year award
BBC1 was this week named channel of the year at this week's Broadcast Awards while independent producer Kudos Film and Television won indie of the year.
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NewsC4 bosses hit back in Big Brother storm
Channel 4 chiefs Andy Duncan and Kevin Lygo this week defended the broadcaster against the storm of protest that has erupted around racism and Celebrity Big Brother- and insisted that no staff would lose their jobs as a result of the furore.
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News'We made the right decision'
With Channel 4 under fire for its handling of the CBB row, Kevin Lygo and Andy Duncan spoke exclusively to Broadcastabout the controversy.
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NewsLiving TV sends WAG on US modelling mission
LivingTV is to follow Britain's Next Top Modelstar Abbey Clancy as she attempts to crack the US market with the help of legendary supermodel Janice Dickinson.
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NewsOfcom kicks off PSP consultation
Ofcom has today (24 January) launched a consultation into its proposed online public service publisher (PSP), which if given the go-ahead will compete with Channel 4 and the BBC.
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NewsRadioCentre prepares to 'tackle the BBC'
The commercial radio industry is preparing to 'tackle the BBC head on' with a series of cross-network programming initiatives designed to gain listeners and raise advertising revenues.
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NewsKeith Allen to explore God TV
Actor Keith Allen is to front a controversial Channel 4 documentary focusing on the British-owned Christian broadcaster God TV.
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NewsFive Days thrills 6.7m
BBC1's new taut thriller Five Daysgot off to a cracking start at 9pm last night (Tuesday 23 January) with an audience of 6.7 million (26.9%) while ITV1's new genealogy series You Don't Know You're Bornstumbled to 3 million (12%).
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NewsYooMedia looks for love
Interactive media group YooMedia is looking to exploit the surge in popularity of social networking sites by launching a free online dating service.
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NewsThompson and unions set date for licence fee showdown
BBC director general Mark Thompson has agreed to meet with unions next month to discuss what cuts the corporation plans make as a result of the lower than expected licence fee settlement.
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NewsRDF boss hits back at Shipwrecked critics
RDF Media Group chief executive David Frank has hit back at public criticism of C4's Shipwrecked, arguing that the current backlash could be bad for free speech.