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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.
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NewsOccupation writer pens BBC1 Morecambe and Wise biopic
The BBC is planning to transfer its BBC4 comedy biopic formula to BBC1 with a 90-minute drama on the early years of Morecambe and Wise.
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NewsBBC in firing line over drama
The Writers’ Guild is to call a public meeting with the BBC after the battle lines were drawn this week over the state of its drama commissioning.
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NewsITVS scores Italian buyer for The Colour of Money
ITV Studios has made the first international sale of gameshow format The Colour of Money, selling a 60 x 30-minute run to Italy’s Italia 1.
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NewsBBC Trust lays down challenge in comedy
The size of the challenge facing the next BBC comedy chief was spelled out this week as the BBC Trust highlighted failings in the genre.
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NewsDiscovery orders 20 hours on Second World War
Discovery Channel has commissioned 20 hours of content as part of a season commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.
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Hardy examines horror legends in first work for Five
History specialist Hardy Pictures has won its first commission from Five, examining the origins of the best-known horror legends and why they have survived so long.
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NewsIndies set to grab half of £500m ITV1 spending pot
ITV’s drama, entertainment, factual and daytime commissioners have £500m to spend on original programmes for ITV1 next year - and £250m of that is earmarked for the indie sector.
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NewsAd revenue dive sparks new crisis
TV advertising revenues are set to reach a crisis point in the autumn with the second double-digit year-on-year drop in a row.
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NewsWoolfe vows: Five to prosper in two years
Five controller Richard Woolfe has vowed to reverse the broadcaster’s fortunes in two years - and insisted he doesn’t need lots of cash to do it.
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Tories: hand regional TV to papers
Regional television news could fall into the hands of local newspapers, under Conservative proposals published this afternoon.
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NewsITV signs Terms of Trade
ITV has signed its Terms of Trade agreement with Pact, two years after the conditions were initally agreed.
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NewsMPs take stand against top-slicing
Government proposals to top slice the BBC licence fee suffered a setback today, after Labour and Conservative figures called for the corporation to keep all of its £3.5bn a year income.
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NewsSophie Dahl to look at emotional food for BBC2
Sophie Dahl is to take an emotional look at food, in a new BBC2 show from Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions.
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NewsE4 buys Canadian family drama
E4 has acquired the UK rights to Canadian family drama series Heartland.
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NewsFast Show star takes lead in BBC online comedy
A star of The Fast Show is bringing another comedy character to life, this time on the BBC Comedy website in the first online series to be produced by ITV Studios.
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NewsBBC commands golf monopoly after Setanta collapse
The BBC will remain the sole broadcaster of this year’s Open Golf Championship after the collapse of Setanta forced the corporation to reapply to Ofcom for approval.
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NewsBBCW and C4 deal "weeks" away
BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 are “literally weeks” from signing a joint venture deal, after BBCW jettisoned some of the original sticking points.
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NewsBBCW hunting development deals
BBC Worldwide is looking to sign more small-scale development deals with individual producers following a record year for equity stakes in indies.
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NewsLicence fee evasion rising
Licence fee evasion rose 4% last year and is expected to get worse as the recession deepens.