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NewsBBC4 gets back into Thick of It
BBC4 is bringing The Thick of Itback for another special, picking up from where the hour-long Christmas edition left off.
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NewsITV offers UKTV's Clinton-Davis top features job
ITV has lined up UKTV executive Jo Clinton-Davis to head its features commissioning.
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NewsLeader - The ugly side of reality
Celeb BB's travails only serve to emphasise that the format is no longer a surefire hit, writes Lisa Campbell, Broadcast's acting editor
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NewsC4 warns indies of tough times ahead
Channel 4 has warned indies to expect tougher and more selective decisions on future commissions at a meeting of its top suppliers last week.
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NewsGamecast fined by Ofcom for airing porn
Ofcom has fined Gamecast UK£100,000 for screening 'hard-core pornographic' content on its You TV3 channel.
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S4C unveils kids' channel and rebrand
Welsh broadcaster S4C is planning to launch a children's channel by the end of the year in a move that its chief executive Iona Jones said would bring 'greater diversity' to the genre.
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NTL goes for romance for V-day launch
NTL is understood to be launching the Virgin Media brand into the TV, broadband and telephony markets on St Valentine's Day, which it will dub 'V-day'.
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Thornton hired to sell BBC Resources
BBC Workplace head of direction Andy Thornton has been appointed project director for the planned sale of BBC Resources, which deals with outside broadcasts, studios, post-production and costumes.
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NewsBSkyB slams iPlayer test
BSkyB has hit out at the new BBC Trust, claiming that its public value test (PVT) for the iPlayer is inadequate.
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NewsFive begins thaw with niche plan
Five's freeze on commissioning has come to an end as Lisa Opie begins to set out her vision for the channel. Early indications from indies suggested she may shift the channel to become more male-skewing.
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BBC promotes Gale to top features role
The BBC has made Ben Gale commissioner for features and factual entertainment, a position vacated by Elaine Bedell.
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NewsShine gains Kudos in£35m buyout
Shine has completed its acquisition of Life on Marsindie Kudos Film and Television for around£35m.
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NewsHazlitt sets sights on turning round Capital
Fru Hazlitt has vowed to make turning round Capital Radio her core objective after she was appointed managing director of GCap's London brands.
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NewsNorton presents rebirth of variety talent show
Graham Norton will attempt to revitalise the variety talent show for BBC1 with a new format that combines voting from a celebrity judging panel and 101 pre-registered viewers at home.
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NewsControversy gives CBB lift
While most of the UK has been up in arms about the Celebrity Big Brother racism row, the TV industry believes it is exactly the 'shot in the arm' that the series required.
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NewsBBC moves to sell-off BBC Resources
The BBC has hired a project director to prepare the sell-off of BBC Resources, in the face of opposition from staff.
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NewsBrown joins Celeb BB race debate
Chancellor Gordon Brown has waded into the Celebrity Big Brotherracism row, saying remarks by the housemates had 'rightly' been seen as offensive.
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NewsBBC Worldwide opens office in Brazil
BBC Worldwide is opening a new office in Brazil it was announced at NATPE today. The Sao Paulo base will be dedicated to growing local production of both BBC and independent formats for networks across Latin America.
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BBC4 dedicates season to Edwardians
BBC4 has lined-up Jessie Wallace to star as Marie Lloyd, the famous 1880's music hall singer, as part of a new season called The Edwardians - People Like Us?,
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NewsCeleb Big Brother bullying claims bring 4.5m to C4
The furore over the bullying of Shilpa Shetty in Celebrity Big Brotherdrew 4.5 million (18.6%) viewers to the show yesterday, giving a much needed boost to the show's ratings.