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NewsC4 News journalists take to the road to cover major stories
The US elections will signal the start of Channel 4 News presenting more bulletins from outside locations.
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NewsITV hones live show to debate world of football
ITV4 is developing a Question Time-style topical debate show about the world of football.
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NewsITV plans second Savile doc
ITV is planning a second documentary on Jimmy Savile just weeks after its original investigation prompted a media storm about the former Top of the Pops star.
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NewsC4 facing fallout from Scottish independence
Channel 4 is set to become embroiled in the debate surrounding Scottish independence.
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NewsChannel 4’s Allen pokes fun at Hunt in satirical leaving speech
Channel 4’s outgoing head of comedy, Shane Allen, delivered a provocative leaving speech last week as he prepares to move to the BBC.
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NewsTaylor sets out her CBBC stall
CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor is seeking the next Dynamo magician, a Goonies-inspired adventure series, and has revealed plans to bridge the gap with sister channel Cbeebies.
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NewsC4 orders full Man Down series from Avalon
Avalon Television has been commissioned to make a full 6 x 30-minute series of Greg Davies comedy Man Down, which was piloted by Channel 4 earlier this year.
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NewsFour Rooms moves into daytime as C4 beefs up schedule
Channel 4 is to move antiques series Four Rooms into daytime as it bolsters its off-peak schedule with three new commissions including impressionist Rory Bremner fronting a gameshow for the first time.
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NewsDownton creator Fellowes to explore historic homes
Carnival Films’ stablemate Chocolate Media is to follow Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes as he explores a collection of England’s historical houses for ITV1.
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NewsCBS Studios plots EMEA expansion
CBS Studios International is to extend the reach of its entertainment channels to 83 territories across EMEA from 3 December, further to regulatory approval.
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NewsBBC holds fire on top roles amid Savile row
The BBC is unlikely to have a permanent director of television or radio until 2013 as the Jimmy Savile scandal engulfs the corporation.
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NewsC5 showcases engineering feats
Channel 5 has beefed up its factual commissioning team and ordered a “guerrilla engineering” series that will transform a fire engine into a tree-felling machine and turn a concrete mixer into a cargo boat.
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NewsWill Wyatt weighs into Savile scandal
Former BBC Television managing director Will Wyatt has said that the Savile affair would not have escalated if former deputy director-general Mark Byford had been in his job and able to sort out problems earlier.
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NewsITV out of race to produce BT's Premier League coverage
ITV has pulled out of the running to produce BT’s live Premier League football coverage from next season.
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NewsITV1 confirms celebrity diving series
ITV1 has confirmed it has commissioned Twofour to produce a primetime celebrity diving contest Splash! (working title).
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NewsBBC orders six sitcom pilots
The indie behind My Family is developing a BBC2 sitcom about an embittered journalism lecturer as part of six pilots being made for the corporation.
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NewsFX heads onto Sky Go
Fox’s entertainment channel FX has launched on IPTV service Sky Go with shows including The Walking Dead, Falling Skies and Dexter.
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NewsRuth Caleb to collaborate with Argonon
BBC production veteran Ruth Caleb has been hired to collaborate with Argonon’s Leopardrama on a range of projects.
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NewsBBC1's The Paradise to return
BBC1 has placed an order for a second series of period department store drama The Paradise.
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NewsCoba calls for pin-protected end to watershed
The Commercial Broadcasters Association is lobbying the government to increase the flexibility of its pin protection rules to allow post-watershed shows to air during the day.