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NewsBBC2 daytime quiz to exercise viewers' brains
BBC2 has commissioned a daytime quiz series designed to exercise the brain.
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NewsSky signs Jeff Randall
Sky News has signed up former BBC business editor Jeff Randall to front his own show.
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NewsOscar winner savages BBC over Storyville cuts
Kevin Macdonald, whose Oscar-winning documentary One Day in Septemberappeared on Storyvillelast year, has hit out at the BBC claiming it has 'forgotten its remit to produce informative programmes'.
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Duncan to lead RTS drive for young talent
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is to head a Royal Television Society venture aiming to nurture the next generation of TV talent.
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NewsRefusing to hang up
Murdoch's criticism of PRTS is fair - but the terrestrials will gang up to keep them
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NewsFour companies vie for BBC3 Friday night series
Objective Productions, Zeppotron, the BBC's Comedy Unit and Hat Trick Productions are all understood to be on the shortlist to make BBC3's new Friday Night Live-style entertainment strand.
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C4 bolsters fact ent with double hiring
Channel 4 has beefed up its factual entertainment department with a new editor to focus on the 10pm slot and a new commissioner for daytime.
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NewsWall to Wall starts£25m sale process
The sale of Who Do You Think You Are?producer Wall to Wall has been kick-started with an information memorandum sent to interested parties.
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Autumn brings mixed fortunes for big five
A flurry of new or returning terrestrial shows have marked the start of autumn, but although some managed to hit the target, they have largely been some way off the bullseye.
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NewsWatson debates trust
Film-maker Paul Watson and former Five chief executive and DCD Media chairman David Elstein are among the industry figures discussing trust in TV in a courtroom-style debate later this month.
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NewsABC orders US version of DanceX
Flop BBC1 format DanceXhas been given a new lease of life after US network ABC ordered a fresh version from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsEndemol: BB8 had to play it safe to survive
Endemol has admitted it deliberately played it safe with Big Brother 8after Ofcom's intervention in the show's celebrity version earlier this year.
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NewsVirgin Media mulls own news channel
Virgin Media is considering launching a news channel to rival Sky News with ITN as its content supplier.
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NewsBBC drops climate change special
The BBC has axed its plans for Planet Relief, a one day environmental awareness spin-off of Comic Relief. [ALL]
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NewsTV 'must adapt' to new gaming laws
Broadcasters need to be 'cleverer' in how they run competitions to avoid breaking gambling legislation that came into force this week, a top lawyer has warned.
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NewsSMG share price plummets following Jackson exit
SMG's float of Virgin Radio has been set back by the resignation of Virgin Radio chief executive Paul Jackson on Friday last week - a departure which has contributed to the company's share price plummeting by almost 20% to 37.7p a share. [ALL]
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NewsDon't Call Me Stupid brings 1.5m to ITV1
ITV1's latest attempt to revive its fortunes in the weekday 10pm slot fell short of the mark last night with the start of Don't Call Me Stupidbringing in just 1.5m viewers, a share of 7.9%. [ALL]
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NewsOscar winner attacks BBC
Kevin Macdonald, whose Oscar-winning documentary One Day in Septemberappeared on Storyvillelast year, has hit out at the BBC, claiming it has 'forgotten its remit to produce informative programmes'. [ALL]
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NewsPinewood studios eyes BBC Resources
Pinewood Shepperton studios has expressed interest in acquiring BBC Resources, which was officially put up for sale by the corporation last month. [ALL]
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NewsRichards gets top programming job at LBC
LBC 97.3 FM has lined up editorial news director Jonathan Richards to become its new programme director. [ALL]