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NewsC4I buy not the last for DRG
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) is in talks to buy at least two more companies and has its sights set on expanding to the US following its long-expected acquisition of Channel 4 International.
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Discovery for older viewers
Discovery Networks UK is looking to bolster its historical programming in a bid to win back loyalty from older viewers.
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Secret Millionaire returns
The Secret Millionaire will return for a third series on Channel 4 next year.
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NewsSky One opts for big drama events
Sky One has abandoned its search for a replacement for long-running football drama Dream Team and is now looking for “noisy, glorious” drama events.
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NewsVirgin strand grapples with boobs
Virgin 1 is building on the success of its one-off documentary Penis Envy with a strand centred on the theme of envy.
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NewsAnimal Planet tells birth stories
Animal Planet International will screen the rare birth of a giant panda cub on “panda-cam” CCTV as part of a five-part series on baby animals from Parthenon Entertainment.
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Sky Real Lives follows brain op family
Sky Real Lives is to tell the poignant story of a man’s battle to receive life-saving treatment for a potentially fatal brain condition.
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C4 counts the cost of counterfeits
Documentary director Nick Hornby is to follow up Return to Jamie’s School Dinners with a two-part Channel 4 series tracing the human cost of the global trade in fake goods.
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BBC airs Aerial Britain
The BBC is to examine the workings of the country from the air in Britain from Above, a 3 x 60-minute documentary series for BBC1 now in production at Lion TV.
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NewsCelador secures R4 dramas
Johnny Vaughan and Nick Hancock are to star in a BBC Radio 4 play from Celador Productions’ radio arm.
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NewsChoice FM revamps schedule
Choice FM London, the urban youth station owned by GCap Media, will now broadcast a 'Bigger Breakfast Show' with Martin Jay and Lucy Ambache.
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NewsToday programme unveils guest editors
The former head of MI5 and musician Damon Albarn are among a diverse mix selected to edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over the festive period.
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NewsITV1’s football gives BBC1 a scare
ITV1’s live coverage of Manchester United against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League averaged a respectable 5.2m viewers (21.3%) last night, outperforming BBC1’s Spooks.
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NewsNew quotas boost commercial radio
Commercial radio will be able to compete more effectively with the BBC following Ofcom’s decision to reduce quotas of locally produced content to 10 hours a day, according to City analysts.
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NewsZane to name rising star
Xfm has become the official radio partner to the Orange Rising Star Award at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.
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NewsThree execs to battle outsiders for GCap job
GCap’s departing chief executive, Ralph Bernard, has revealed that there are three strong internal candidates applying for the role.
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NewsFive's Hotel Inspector lured by C4
Channel 4 has lured Five’s Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson away from her inspection duties with an exclusive presenter deal.
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NewsTop level hirings at MediaCity:uk
Salford's MediaCity:UK has appointed Brian Greasley as managing director and Jane Deane as programme director, two weeks after the project's developer secured a£360m funding package.
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More Freshly Squeezed
Channel 4 is to extend weekday breakfast music show Freshly Squeezed to Saturday mornings.