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NewsSky Arts accelerates entertainment move
Sky Arts is moving up the EPG as part of a concerted move into entertainment and a tripling of its programme budget.
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NewsITV confirms Perez Hilton show
ITV2 has confirmed that US showbiz blogger Perez Hilton will front a new show featuring intimate access to some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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NewsAnt & Dec renew ITV deal; Takeaway to return
ITV has secured Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for a further two years and will revive Saturday Night Takeaway, which has been on hiatus since 2009.
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NewsConcerned C5 News staff attend ITN briefing
ITN’s John Hardie and Channel 5’s Andrew O’Connell have met with C5 News staff to reassure them about their future – but there are concerns about the level of resource they will be given and their ability to produce distinctive stories.
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NewsC4 orders Sri Lanka follow-up
A second film about the alleged atrocities which took place during the Sri Lankan civil war will be shown on Channel 4 with new evidence.
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NewsC4 to overhaul Dispatches
Channel 4 is overhauling long-running current affairs strand Dispatches in a bid to cover topical issues faster; increasing the number of films to 40 a year but cutting them down to 30 minutes.
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NewsBBC regains control over online spending
The BBC has sufficiently tightened up controls over how much it spends on its online division, the Trust has found.
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NewsC5 axes OK! TV; signs three-year ITN deal
Channel 5’s beleaguered OK! TV is to be axed as the broadcaster hands a three-year news production deal to ITN.
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NewsStructured reality to get own Bafta category
Reality and constructed factual is to get its own Bafta category category as part of a reworking of the Bafta TV Awards.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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NewsMGM first Netflix UK partner
US VoD firm Netflix has signed MGM as its first UK partner - a move that will see the forthcoming Hobbit films offered exclusively in the region through the online rental service.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsX Factor's Frankie Cocozza sparks Ofcom probe
Controversial X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza is giving ITV more to worry about than falling ratings – Ofcom is investigating three separate incidents that may have breached its code.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.
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NewsOne Show avoids being collared by Ofcom
The One Show has been cleared by Ofcom following complaints from a pets’ manufacturing company.
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NewsC4 to air Inbetweeners Movie
Summer box office hit The Inbetweeners Movie will be shown on Channel 4 just 12 months after its cinema release.
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NewsABC pulls out of BBC2 drama over casting
Australia’s ABC has pulled out of BBC2’s Jane Campion co-production Top of the Lake because of the decision to cast Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
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NewsDiscovery acquires Betty
Betty, the producer behind the Joy of Teen Sex and Dirty Sexy Things, has been bought by Discovery Communications - its first acquisition of a UK indie.
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NewsC4 draws 4,000 to online food experiment
Channel 4 has seen 60,000 people visit its Food Hospital site in the week following the show’s broadcast, with 4,000 taking part in a series of online food science trials.
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NewsDebate to examine the future of BBC
Mark Damazer, Peter Bazalgette and Alex Connock will put forward their view on what the BBC should look like a decade from now as part of a Bafta debate later this month.