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NewsFive to air docu-soap about lemur families
Five and Animal Planet UK are following up the hit franchise Meerkat Manorwith a new animal soap opera exploring the lives of lemurs in Madagascar.
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BBC series to try out dream jobs
BBC presenter Adrian Chiles is to try his hand at dream jobs for a new daytime series for BBC1, being made by Cardiff-based indie Aspect Television.
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MTV hires Harvey
MTV Networks UK has hired John Harvey to the role of vice-president of production and development to create a long-term programming strategy across its nine-channel music portfolio. Harvey, the former creative director and co-director of Jam Creative, will lead the production team that serves all MTV's channel brands and commission ...
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Radio 1 rapped
BBC presenters have been warned that they will be disciplined and have their pay docked if they persistently swear on air. The new procedures emerged after broadcasting watchdog Ofcom investigated complaints about BBC Radio 1 breakfast presenter Chris Moyles.Presenters who swear - even by accident - will be disciplined, and ...
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Sky Sports 4 to air
BSkyB is considering the launch of a fifth sports channel, lodging the licence name Sky Sports 4 with Ofcom. The media regulator has awarded the licence for a cable and satellite channel so the offering will not be available on the digital terrestrial platform. Sky currently owns Sky Sports 1, ...
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Proms has Klass
Former CD:UKpresenter Myleene Klass has been hired by the BBC to add a touch of glamour to its classical music coverage, giving her a presenting role for BBC4's coverage of this year's Proms.
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Mr Bean comeback
Mr Beanis making a TV comeback ahead of the theatrical release of the new Bean IImovie, expected to be next year. Nickelodeon UK and Paramount Comedy Channel have picked up the rights to air the original ITV Mr Beanepisodes, marking ...
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Virgin hands Suggs 24-hour party station
Virgin Radio is turning its long-running Friday night show, Suggs' Party Classics, into a standalone station that will belt out retro tunes 24 hours a day.
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Bravo shows Army Everest bid
Bravo is to help promote the British Army to its viewers through an advertiser-funded series detailing one of the armed forces' toughest training exercises - reaching the summit of Everest.
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C4 bids against ITV for The Inventor
ITV is locked in a bidding war with Channel 4 for the rights to hit format The Inventor, created by Dragons' Denjudge Peter Jones.
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Old school tie still worn in newsroom
The image of TV newsrooms as the preserve of privately educated journalists has been given further credence after a survey showed that more than 60% of the UK's leading news presenters went to independent schools.
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NewsInterview - Nathalie Schwarz: Taking on Today
New director of radio Nathalie Schwarz is proof Channel 4 means business on the airwaves.
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Comment - The perfect match
Lorraine Heggessey looks at why football is a dream format and a scheduler's nightmare
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Comment - Journalists under fire
Tumber and Frank Webster look at the dangers of reporting in conflict areas
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NewsProfile - Keith Macmillan: True stories of a risk-taker
The man behind The Chart Show and True Movies channel Keith Macmillan
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NewsDesigns on digital
How to you launch a new channel and make it last longer than the launch night party
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Comment - Down with the kids
Emily Bell comments on BBC making youth audience ratings the priority
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NewsBBC swoops on US teen drama
Blonde beach babes in bikinis and hunks in trunks sound like the kind of US import that might be snapped up by E4, Sky One or maybe even Five. But the BBC has emerged as the surprise buyer of Falcon Beach, the most talked about ...