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NewsC4 returns to The Jump
Channel 4 is to take another leap into the cold after commissioning a second series of celebrity skiing format The Jump.
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NewsC4 plans sex education doc and transports women to The Island
Channel 4 has ordered a one-off documentary series about sex education in schools and is to bring back The Island for two series featuring both male and female contestants as it refreshes its factual entertainment slate.
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NewsPeter Horrocks to leave the BBC
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to leave the corporation next year.
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NewsWho is Rona Fairhead?
Rona Fairhead was the surprise choice to replace Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair this weekend. A largely unknown quantity to the broadcasting industry, Broadcast runs the rule over the government’s preferred candidate.
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NewsRona Fairhead to be BBC Trust chair
Rona Fairhead, the former chairman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group, is poised to become the chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsCTBF to host Downton premiere
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the charity best known for its Royal Film Performance, is to premiere the series five opener of ITV drama Downton Abbey at Leicester Square.
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NewsBBC global news traffic rockets
The BBC’s global online news audience has grown by 30% since 2012 to reach over 73m unique monthly browsers.
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NewsRaw visits the dentist for BBC1
Britain’s worst dental problems are to be examined in a BBC1 series from The Secret Life of Students indie Raw Television.
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NewsUKTV poaches Sky creative exec
UKTV has poached Sky creative executive Scott Russell to oversee creative output across its ten channels.
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NewsBake Off controversy draws 800 complaints
A controversial episode of The Great British Bake Off has sparked more than 800 complaints.
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NewsSimon Cowell slams Strictly scheduling
The BBC has been criticised by Simon Cowell following its decision to schedule Strictly Come Dancing against The X Factor.
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NewsDiscovery boss rejects Abraham fears
Discovery boss JB Perrette has hit back at claims from Channel 4 chief David Abraham that global consolidation will lead to a more risk averse indie sector.
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NewsAdvertising sales help boost STV profits
STV has reported a 35% boost in profits to £8.4m in a strong set of 2014 interim results.
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NewsITV mulls stripping Rising Star
ITV is considering stripping Rising Star, its real-time voting entertainment format, across a single week following a disappointing ratings performance in the US.
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NewsBlind Date set for Irish tryst
Sony-owned indie Stellify Media is to remake Blind Date for Irish broadcaster TV3.
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NewsEdinburgh TV Festival’s key commissions
Broadcast picks the most interesting and significant shows unveiled at Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsMacTaggart leaves indies sceptical of C4 terms of trade vision
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham faces a battle to convince the industry that his vision for terms of trade will help revitalise the UK’s true indie sector.
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NewsC4 eyes BFI-style diversity push
Channel 4 is eyeing its own interpretation of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) three-tick initiative to give its diversity credentials a shot in the arm.
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NewsViacom poised to seal C5 deal
Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.
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NewsTern brings fresh faces to BBC4
Tern TV has secured £1m worth of commissions from BBC4 as it bids to help channel editor Cassian Harrison bring fresh faces to the channel.