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NewsNo takers for Red or Black? Down Under
ITV and Simon Cowell’s Syco TV have failed to sell million-pound roulette format Red or Black? in Australia – one of the key territories where they were attempting to get it off the ground.
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NewsPioneer wins 2011 review docs for C4
Pioneer Productions is making two docs for Channel 4 that look back on 2011, one of which focuses on natural disasters and another on the spate of animal attacks on holiday-makers.
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NewsShaun Ryder to hunt aliens for History
Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder will consult Robbie Williams and professors Brian Cox and Steven Hawking about the possibility that mankind shares the universe with aliens for AETN’s History channel.
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NewsC4 viewers biggest users of social media
Channel 4 viewers are 36% more likely to regularly use the internet or mobile phones for social networking than the average 16+ adult, while E4 viewers are twice as likely, the channel has claimed.
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NewsBBC Radio ready to partner
Director general Mark Thompson has signalled that BBC Radio is to work more collaboratively with the commercial sector by opening up distribution of its content and via an Audiopedia audio archive.
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NewsGaunt and Whale warn BBC over local radio cuts
Radio industry veterans including Jon Gaunt and James Whale have warned the BBC that cuts to local speech radio will have a “damaging effect on society”.
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NewsClunes meeting lions for ITV1
Martin Clunes will explore the history and lives of lions in his latest animal adventure for ITV1.
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NewsTurner acquires AMC's Hell on Wheels
Turner Classic Movies has snapped up new US drama Hell On Wheels – the first time the channel has secured first-run rights to a series.
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NewsBBC in-house vies with Avalon for comedy show
The BBC’s in-house production arm is going head to head with indie Avalon for a new BBC3 comedy-ent commission.
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NewsSalt Beef to grow Friday Download brand
Salt Beef hopes to turn CBBC show Friday Download into a fully-fledged brand after winning a 13-part recommission for the youth magazine show.
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NewsMTV renews Pretty Little Liars
US teen drama Pretty Little Liars will return for a second run on MTV, after performing strongly for the broadcaster across the summer.
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NewsBBC2 serves up a festive feast
Food will dominate BBC2’s line up this year, with the channel airing a healthy serving of cooking programmes.
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NewsNUJ calls for no confidence vote in Thompson
The NUJ is calling for a vote of no confidence in BBC director general Mark Thompson – a first in the corporation’s history – describing him as the “architect of [the BBC’s] butchery”.
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NewsBoorman to hit the road again for C5
Charley Boorman is to undergo his latest adventure with Channel 5 in a series which will follow him on a 10,000 mile motorbike journey across Canada.
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NewsITV briefs team on digital news plan
ITV has briefed more than 70 of its regional and national journalists on its digital news plans.
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NewsPilger awarded Grierson honour
John Pilger, Hugh’s Fish Fight, Bird on A Wire, and two documentaries about cricket were among the winners at last night’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsC4 boosts Britdoc funding
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013.
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News10 O'Clock Live to return with shorter format
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of current affairs show 10 O’Clock Live - but cut the format by 15 minutes.
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NewsBBC apologises for "misleading" MP reports
The BBC has apologised on air to Tory MP Andrew Tyrie for insinuating he had been influenced by Downing Street advisers, admitting its news reports “fell below our usual standards”.