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NewsRDF appoints Usher in entertainment push
RDF Television has hired Peter Usher as its first permanent executive producer of entertainment as part of plans to bump up its output in the genre.
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NewsOptimistic sets up Los Angeles office
Participation TV specialist Optimistic Media has set up a US office and appointed a head of development for North America with plans to crack the US market.
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NewsBuzzcocks host in Tiger comedy deal
Never Mind the Buzzcocks presenter Simon Amstell is working with indie Tiger Aspect to develop a raft of comedy programmes.
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ITV1 to show Elton John's 60th birthday concert
ITV1 is to air an exclusive Elton John concert marking the music legend's 60th birthday this March.
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Ratings: Million pound giveaway can't buy ITV1 viewers
If you put the words 'million pounds' and 'giveaway' together in a programme title, should you expect people to tune in in their millions? It works when the word 'celebrity' is attached to 'Big Brother' - but for some reason ITV1's Fortune: Million Pound Giveawaydidn't ...
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NewsLeader: ITV needs time, not another clearout
Michael Grade should give the existing team at ITV a chance
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NewsFive bids in for Endemol
Endemol could have a new owner by the end of April, following a deal to reintegrate its French arm into the main business. Five bids for the production company are understood to have already been placed with its owner, Telefónica.
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NewsITV1 to turn Buck House into West Wing
ITV1 is planning to substitute the White House for Buckingham Palace in a West Wing-style drama about the royal family made by Company Pictures.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity team given Gest pass
The team behind I'm a Celebrity - Get Me out of Here!will be reunited with contestant David Gest for a fly-on-the-wall documentary series.
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NewsIMG in talks to buy top US reality producer
IMG Media is in talks to buy Californian reality show specialist Bunim/Murray Productions, best known for Paris Hilton vehicle The Simple Lifeand MTV show Making the Band.
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NewsCNN's Chris Cramer quits
CNN international managing director Chris Cramer is retiring after 11 years at the rolling news channel. He will leave in April.
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NewsHazlitt quits SMG as merger looms
Radio industry insiders believe the merger of SMG and UTV is a done deal and that the departure of Fru Hazlitt as chief executive of Virgin Radio is the first part of the fallout from the merger.
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Commissioner's Q & A - Layla Smith
ITV's controller of alternative programmes is looking for factual entertainment programmes for 9pm, especially if they look new and unknown
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NewsITV chief of news and regions quits
ITV's chief executive of news and regions Clive Jones is leaving the broadcaster after 29 years. He will also step down as chairman of GMTV but continue in a part time role as editorial strategy advisor to ITN.
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NewsUnions to ballot over BBC news compulsory job cuts
Unions will ballot BBC news staff over taking strike action after the corporation said it would push ahead with plans for compulsory job cut jobs within the department.
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NewsBBC ordered to publish Dyke documents
The BBC has been ordered to publish minutes of the post-Hutton governors meeting at which it was decided to sack director general Greg Dyke.
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NewsShameless welcomed back by 3.5m
The fourth series of Channel 4 drama Shamelessstarted strongly at 10pm with 3.5 million (18.5%), the highest audience ever for the show.
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NewsUnions and MPs in last bid to improve licence fee
The government has been warned it will starve the BBC of the resources required to maintain quality broadcasting if the Cabinet endorses a below-inflation increase in the licence fee tomorrow (11 January).
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NewsSky shares tipped to rise
City analysts are predicting a marked improvement in BSkyB's share price in 2007 after three years of underperformance.
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NewsMore4 tells story of an epic ocean rescue
Live footage of a dramatic sea rescue during the Velux 5 Oceans round the world race in November is to feature in a More4 documentary.