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NewsC4 defends Comedy Blaps choices
Channel 4 has defended its decision to commission Baby Cow and Objective Productions as part of a comedy shorts project designed to unearth new talent.
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NewsTurner goes HD with Cartoon Network
Turner Broadcasting is launching Cartoon Network in HD, its first channel to air in the format.
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NewsScripps buys UKTV stake for £339m
Scripps Networks Interactive has acquired Virgin Media’s 50% stake in UKTV in a deal worth £339m.
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NewsITV to mark Butlin's 75th
ITV1 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Butlin’s with a special documentary on the holiday resort company.
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NewsC5 gets Soho Blues again
Channel 5 has ordered a second series of emergency services series Soho Blues.
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NewsMost Haunted laid to rest
Sky Living has confirmed that it will not resurrect supernatural series Most Hanuted - with the rights handed back to indie Antix Productions.
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NewsC4's failed F1 bid uncovered
Channel 4 planned primetime coverage and a raft of new programming as part of an estimated £45m bid for Formula 1 rights, it has emerged.
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News"No impropriety" at Sky News
Sky News has been given a clean bill of health following an investigation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal which engulfed News International.
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NewsSyfy finds Lost Girl
A new fantasy drama in which the lead feeds on sexual energy has been acquired for broadcast by Syfy.
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NewsGok Wan returns with bargain roadshow
Gok Wan will return to Channel 4 with an affordable version of Gok’s Clothes RoadShow this autumn.
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NewsC4 going back to A&E
Channel 4 fixed-rig documentary series 24 Hours in A&E and One Born Every Minute will return in 2012, marking the broadcaster’s commitment to fixed-rig documentaries.
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NewsTennant takes reins at UKTV
UKTV has signed ITV controller of digital channels Emma Tennant as its new controller and beefed up the powers of its five channel heads in a top-level restructure.
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NewsHow TV tackled the riots
News teams faced safety issues, lack of resource and competition from Twitter in covering the riots that swept the UK.
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NewsPBS sets UK launch date
US broadcaster PBS has unveiled its launch date in the UK, with general manager Richard Kingsbury promising “broadsheet TV”.
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NewsE4 plans to fill 1,000-hour Friends gap
E4 will attempt to be “creative and competitive” at 8pm by playing films, US comedies and UK-originated comedy when it loses Friends in September.
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NewsTV fails the minority test
UK broadcasting has failed to make progress at better representing black and ethnic minorities in its workforce over the past five years, the final report from the Broadcast, Equality & Training Regulator (BETR) has concluded.
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NewsITV1 suffers ratings drought
ITV1 is enduring one its worst summers on record after some of its new entertainment formats underperformed.
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NewsDaybreak drafts in This Morning exec
This Morning executive producer Karl Newton has been parachuted in to help oversee Daybreak’s transition to ITV Studios, and has been tipped to lead the breakfast show full time.
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NewsDiscovery UK lines up stars for survival series
Discovery UK has secured its biggest ever talent line-up for a series that will challenge the likes of Freddie Flintoff, Joe Pasquale and SAS soldier- turned-author Chris Ryan to survive alone in locations including Belize, Botswana and Guyana
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NewsC4 to open Bank Of Dave with Glasgow’s Finestripe
Self-made millionaire David Fishwick will attempt to set up a bank and prove he can do a better job than the established high-street names in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.