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    Liza Marshall quits as head of C4 drama

    2009-11-04T00:01:00Z

    Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall is the latest senior exec to quit the broadcaster for a job in the indie sector following the recent departure of head of comedy and entertainment Andrew Newman.

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    3DD to take musicians back to their roots for C4

    2009-11-03T11:23:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned 3DD to produce a new music series that will see artists such as Snoop Dogg and the Stereophonics revisit locations that inspired their work.

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    BBC 'spends £400,000 on consultation'

    2009-11-03T10:45:00Z

    The BBC’s regulator spent nearly £400,000 in 10 months on consultations about whether to approve the corporation’s planned internet-enabled television service Project Canvas, according to reports.

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    PM questions Ross' salary

    2009-11-03T10:04:00Z

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.

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    Gordon Ramsay to co-pro MasterChef US

    2009-11-03T09:58:00Z

    MasterChef is finally heading to the States - featuring Gordon Ramsay.

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    Lamb switches 6Music slots

    2009-11-02T17:59:00Z

    BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to swap his weekday show for a new weekend slot and will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, as part of a station reshuffle.

  • Bryan Kirkwood
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    Hollyoaks producer named EastEnders EP

    2009-11-02T17:05:00Z

    EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer will step down in February to be replaced by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.

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    Friends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission

    2009-11-02T15:31:00Z

    ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.

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    Robinson to front BBC2 series on wills

    2009-11-02T12:00:00Z

    Sir Gerry Robinson will help people write their wills and divide up their estates in a Talkback Thames series for BBC2.

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    BBC launches political iPlayer

    2009-11-02T11:33:00Z

    The BBC has launched a political iPlayer-style website, offering live and on-demand coverage of Parliamentary sessions across the UK.

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    BBC4 to make MPs expenses drama

    2009-11-02T11:29:00Z

    BBC4 is to turn the MPs expenses scandal into a comedy drama directed by Simon Cellan Jones.

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    C4's Lygo outearns PM five times over

    2009-11-02T10:50:00Z

    Channel 4 director of programmes Kevin Lygo earned five times more than the Prime Minister last year, according to newly published figures.

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    Amy Winehouse's father to host online chatshow

    2009-11-02T09:34:00Z

    Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch is to host a new interview show from the back of his taxi for Living’s online channel Liv, where he will also deliver an alternative Christmas message.

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    BBC safari guide killed by elephant

    2009-11-02T09:21:00Z

    The expedition guide for a BBC children’s programme tracing the footsteps of explorer David Livingstone in Africa has died after being charged by an elephant, the corporation said.

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    ITV pilots interactive variety show

    2009-10-30T11:59:00Z

    ITV1 is trialling a live primetime variety show featuring number-based games that will invite viewers to phone-in for a big cash prize.

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    Five creates live online bingo show

    2009-10-30T10:02:00Z

    Five is to stream a daily online bingo show in a bid to drive traffic to its web gaming operation.

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    More than 100 BBC senior managers to go

    2009-10-30T00:01:00Z

    The BBC is to axe more than 100 of its senior managers in a bid to slash its pay bill by a quarter over the next three and a half years.

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    Mackie looking for medical dramas

    2009-10-29T12:27:00Z

    ITV director of drama Laura Mackie has revealed she is on the look out for a medical series, and has a project in development from Wuthering Heights writer Peter Bowker.

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    X Factor’s £20m Xmas present to ITV

    2009-10-29T12:11:00Z

    Twin win of ratings boom and huge revenues spells break in the clouds for cash-strapped ITV

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    BBC archive could be decades away

    2009-10-29T11:00:00Z

    The BBC is to launch an online catalogue of every programme it has broadcast by the end of next year - but could take decades to release a full online archive.