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RDFI picks up Ricochet's lifestyle shows
RDF International has bolstered its portfolio of programming after snapping up a package of shows from lifestyle specialist indie Ricochet.
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C4 lukewarm over Joey
Channel 4 has sent out the clearest signal yet that it may not pick up the Friends spin-off Joey after the broadcaster's head of digital programming Murray Boland played down the sitcom's value.
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BBC orders even more Postman Pat
The BBC has commissioned Entertainment Rights to deliver more new episodes of Postman Pat that will see the children's series run into 2010.
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Gavin quits BBC Worldwide
Rupert Gavin has quit as chief executive of BBC Worldwide but said he could lead a bid for the commercial operation if it is sold off.
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ITV brings back Morse
ITV is to revive three of its classic drama brands including Inspector Morse in a bid to increase ratings.
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Mirren and Thompson picked for Emmys
Dame Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson are among a host of British stars nominated for prestigious US television awards the Emmys.
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Virgin's Jezza defects to Capital
Margherita Taylor is to be dropped from her late night show on 95.8 Capital FM and replaced by former Virgin DJ Jezza.
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PEER POLL: Ron Atkinson
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC give airtime to Ron Atkinson?
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Cultural renaissance?
Since Melvyn Bragg lambasted the BBC's arts output in 2001, the genre has perked up enough to support the launch of a dedicated indie. But what's behind the sudden urge to bring art to the masses.
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Terms laid down for Teachers TV
Education Digital, the consortium appointed by the government to run the new Teachers TV channel, will be hit with profit-related fines if it fails to meet rigorous standards.
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Fox Kids chief exec in shock exit
The board of Fox Kids Europe surprised executives this week by removing chief executive Bruce Steinberg after 18 months at the helm.
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Loos joins Edinburgh line-up
Rebecca Loos, the former assistant to David Beckham, who sparked a media frenzy earlier this year by claiming she bedded the married Real Madrid star, is to appear at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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I'm a Celebrity producer to run entertainment unit
Natalka Znak, the executive producer of I'm a Celebrity? , has been given her own programme-making unit and charged with developing new formats for the UK and the US.
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New Wallace role as Sky reviews music
BSKYB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster reviews its music services.
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Gaelic channel call
A lobby group representing the Scottish screen industry has called for the creation of a Gaelic-language TV channel. As part of its submission to Ofcom's public service broadcasting review, the Screen Industries Summit Group, which features representatives from BBC Scotland, Channel 4, SMG, Pact and indie IWC Media, argued that ...
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Lynam rejoins BBC
Veteran sports broadcaster Des Lynam is to rejoin the BBC next month to present a new Saturday sports show, Des Meets , on Radio 5 Live. Lynam, who has been the face of ITV Sport for the past five years, will interview leading lights in ...
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Ofcom scolds chef
Ofcom has upheld a complaint about a recent episode of BBC2's Trouble at the Top in which former two Michelin star chef Tom Aitken exclaimed
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Radio to switch over in ?10 years'
Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.
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Elstein urges Ofcom not to forget radio
David Elstein, the new head of the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA), has warned Ofcom not to marginalise its work on the radio industry.
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Stone in GWR move
Dick Stone, programme controller at GWR station 96 Trent FM, has been appointed deputy programme director of GWR local radio programming division Creation. Stone, who has been at Trent for eight years, takes up the role on 23 August, reporting to Creation programme director Duncan Campbell.