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Big Brother boss leads C4 entertainment fury
The producer of Channel 4's most profitable show, Big Brother, is understood to have held crunch talks with the broadcaster over concerns, backed by numerous suppliers, that its entertainment commissioning system is not working, writes Penny Hughes
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GMG pushes Jazz FM to forefront of expansion
Guardian Media Group (GMG) Radio has moved to consolidate its position as Britain's fastest growing radio outfit with plans to expand the Jazz FM brand only two months after buying the company, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Artsworld wins reprieve
Artsworld has been saved from closure at the 11th hour after shareholders, including BSkyB, threw it a last-minute financial lifeline, writes Paul Revoir
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C5's marvellous deal
Spider-Man, the Hollywood blockbuster based on the Marvel comics superhero, is to get its UK terrestrial premiere on Channel 5 as part of a new film package with Columbia TriStar International Television, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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C5 confident sale not on the cards
Channel 5 executives were this week confident that changes at its parent company Bertelsmann, which this week saw chief executive Thomas Middelhoff quit, will not affect its ownership structure or budgets, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Field narrows in the race for Liddiment job
ITV's search for a replacement for director of channels David Liddiment has shifted in favour of an external candidate after internal frontrunner John Whiston this week ruled himself out, writes Steve Aston
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Navy drama will be ITV flagship
ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a new drama based on the Royal Navy, writes Steve Aston
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Classic FM bags Derham for rejig
ITN newsreader Katie Derham is set to make her radio debut as the presenter of a new weekly show for national radio station Classic FM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV to lure men onto live marriage show
Unsuspecting boyfriends could find themselves getting proposed to and then hitched live on air as part of a new Carlton show for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers
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Lookalike's Elvis tribute
The 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley is to be marked by a one-off programme on ITV 1 in which an Elvis impersonator gives his views on the state of today's pop music, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC pitches Top of the Pops against SM:TV
The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Popsin a bid to close the ratings gap with ITV 1's SM:TV Liveand CD:UK. Top ...
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Zoe Ball gets afternoon show on XFM
XFM has confirmed that former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Zoe Ball is to make a full-time radio comeback by presenting her own show on the London-based station. Ball, who has been filling in for XFM presenters Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for two months, has been signed to ...
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BBC's Tranter recommissions Linda Green
BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a second series of comedy drama Linda Greenfrom Red Productions. The 10 x 30-minute run, again starring Lisa Tarbuck, is currently filming in the Manchester area for transmission on BBC 1 in the early autumn. Special ...
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GWR's mix network to air interactive show
A new interactive pop show, CoreControl, is to be launched across the Mix Network - GWR's 13 local radio stations - in the autumn. The show will broadcast from 19.00 to 22.00 Monday to Thursday and from 19.00 to 21.00 on Fridays featuring chart hits ...
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Carlton to give The Vice fifth outing
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a fifth series of Carlton drugs and prostitution drama The Vice. The series, which goes into production around London later this year, will kick off with a 90-minute special to be followed by a full 6 x ...
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New presenters for revamped Liquid News
Presenter Claudia Winkleman and BBC reporter Colin Paterson are to front a revamped Liquid News, the flagship entertainment show that airs on BBC Choice and BBC 1. The pair take over in October, replacing Christopher Price who died suddenly from a rare condition in April. ...
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Fox Kids to show Japanese hamster toon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has secured the TV rights to the Japanese animation series Hamtarofrom Shogakukan Productions. The 52 x 30-minute series is based on the children's books by Ritsuko Kawai and features the adventures of a curious hamster and his friends. The animation was ...
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Sport is winner for OB business
The UK's outside broadcast companies are reporting last weekend as the high point of a bumper British summer for business, all thanks to an influx of major sporting events, writes Will Strauss
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The Mill grows 3D departments
Visual effects giant The Mill has expanded its 3D departments in both London and New York with the appointment of new staff, writes Will Strauss
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Tyrell takes on Games challenge
Reseller Tyrell has supplied BBC Host Broadcast with editing and networking systems to provide highlight coverage of the Commonwealth Games to 72 countries, reaching an estimated 1 billion viewers worldwide