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NewsUS Upfronts: US version of Teachers faces axe
The US version of Teacherslooks set to be axed by the NBC network this week, with the six episodes that have already been produced unlikely to air in the UK.
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NewsShaps axes two more shows
Simon Shaps yesterday announced he had axed two more long-running shows - Rosemary and Thymeand It'll Be Alright on the Night- saying that 'volume without value' was no longer enough.
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NewsRDF staffs up US office
RDF Media continues to staff up its growing American operation, hiring one of the executive producers of US Supernannyas chief operations officer.
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NewsJust the Two of Us sells to Australia
The BBC has sold its critically panned talent format Just the Two of Us to major Australian broadcaster Network Seven.
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NewsGCap launches Captain Kremmen podcasts
GCap is making archive footage of Kenny Everett's 70s Capital Radio show, Captain Kremmen, available via podcast.
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NewsSky One in hunt for greatest foreign footballer
Sky One has commissioned two sports shows for the new football season, including a show which will search for the most popular foreign player of all time in the Premiership.
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NewsSky News boasts highest podcast
In the world of new media, announcements of firsts are a regular occurrence, but Sky News can truly claim to have beaten the competition by introducing the highest-ever video news podcast.
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NewsPEER POLL: Premiership TV rights
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: will viewers be the losers in the new Premiership TV rights deal?
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NewsLangham charged with indecency
Comedian Chris Langham has been charged with 15 counts of making indecent images of children.
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NewsRajars to include podcasts
Radio audience measurement body Rajar is to include figures for podcast listening in the next round of Rajar results, in a bid to keep abreast of the new media trends in radio listening.
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NewsRajars: Listeners in Scotland hold steady
Scotland proved a mixed bag in the latest round of Rajar results, with most stations remaining broadly steady on reach and share, helped in part by a six or 12 month listening survey period.
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NewsRajars: BBC increases radio share
The BBC has increased its share of radio listening for the second quarter in a row, and reached another all time high, with 55.4% of all listening according to the latest round of Rajar results.
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NewsRajars: Vaughan remains breakfast choice for Londoners
Johnny Vaughan's Capital Radio breakfast show has retained its slot as the most popular commercial breakfast show in the London market, with 963,000 listeners.
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NewsO'Connell to host World Cup chat on ITV4
Virgin Radio breakfast show host Christian O'Connell has been signed up to host an irreverent World Cup chat show for ITV4.
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Henry to front BBC2 doc on Richard Pryor
Lenny Henry is to make a documentary on the late, legendary comedian Richard Pryor for BBC2. The as-yet-untitled programme will see Henry interview commentators in the US about Pryor and the corporation is hoping to line up interviewees such as Oprah Winfrey and Jesse Jackson, as well as comedians Jamie ...
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UK broadcasters face LA price war
Channel controllers and their acquisitions executives next week depart en masse for over a week in the Californian sunshine, but this year's LA Screenings are likely to be the most competitive - and costly - ever for UK broadcasters.
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Worldwide sells Hustle and Bodies to Spain
New Spanish free-to-air channel La Sexta has picked up a hat trick of BBC Worldwide series -axed hospital drama Bodies, Kudos-produced Hustle and Ricky Gervais comedy Extras. The Spanish TV market is proving lucrative for ...
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Scands snap up C4I factual formats
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of format deals and finished programme sales across Scandinavia and Benelux, including multiple sales for Twenty Twenty's new factual entertainment series How to Divorce Without Screwing up Your Children, which screened on Channel 4. The latter has proved ...
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Zone buys US series for its UK channels
Zone Vision Networks has licensed a number of classic US series from 20th Century Fox Television for two of its UK channels. The Horror Channel has acquired five seasons of Tales from the Crypt, as well as series Strange Luck, ...