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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsOliver sets up school for struggling kids
Jamie Oliver is to set up his own school for a forthcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsBishop fronts BBC1 primetime show
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.
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NewsAlmost 6,000 complain over ITV goal gaffe
Almost 6,000 people have complainted over ITV’s error that resulted in nearly 1.5m viewers missing England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup.
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NewsFry slams "infantilism" of British TV
Stephen Fry has hit out at the “infantilism” of British TV and criticised the BBC for holding up family shows such as Merlin and Doctor Who as shining examples of its drama.
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NewsBBC on board new kids gameshow
BANFF: The BBC has signed up for a new medieval-themed gameshow for pre-teens that will be produced in Canada.
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NewsITV sacks Robbie Earle in ticket scandal
Football pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after his World Cup tickets were found to have been used by an unauthorised “third party”.
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NewsBBC weighs up vuvuzela-free red button World Cup option
The BBC is toying with a red button option to reduce the noise from vuvuzela horns during World Cup matches after receiving 545 complaints from viewers.
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NewsBSkyB rejects News Corp takeover bid
BSkyB has rejected two bids from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to take full control of the satellite broadcaster over the past week, but the two companies have agreed to enter discussions on price and regulatory issues.
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NewsWild at Heart roars into sixth series
ITV has ordered a sixth series of popular primetime drama Wild at Heart.
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NewsUnions attack BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have slammed the BBC’s offer of up to 1.2% pay rise for rank-and-file staff as “out of step” with the public sector.
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NewsFilming finishes on The Bill
Cast and crew on The Bill gathered to film the drama’s final ever scene yesterday in an emotional day on set.
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NewsC4 lines up Friday night topical comedy
Channel 4 has lined up a Friday night home for a new topical stand-up show hosted by Patrick Kielty.
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NewsVirgin CEO claims Canvas will "hijack" TV
Virgin’s CEO Neil Berkett has written to The Guardian outlining his concern that Project Canvas will “hijack” the future development of TV.
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NewsITV apologises for goal gaffe
Nearly 1.5m viewers missed England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup after an embarrassing blunder on ITV1 HD.
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Pulse produces Oasis shorts
Pulse, the indie behind Blur movie No Distance Left to Run, has made a series of online short films about fans of the band Oasis.
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NewsStudio Lambert forced to defend village life series
Studio Lambert has defended the nature of its upcoming constructed factual series The Village after concerned residents of the planned filming location forced a public meeting.
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NewsC4 creative director steps down
Channel 4 creative director Brett Foraker, who oversees the broadcaster’s branding and idents, is to leave the broadcaster after seven years to pursue a career in the US.
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NewsITV 'set to win mobile apps race'
ITV looks set to become the first major UK broadcaster to launch a mobile app which would allow viewers to catch up on its programmes after confirming it is in talks with Apple, Blackberry and Google’s Android teams.
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NewsBowen: BBC must be less defensive
The BBC’s Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has accused the corporation of suffering from a collective loss of confidence and becoming introspective.