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NewsC4 moots online charge for advance episodes
Channel 4 is considering charging viewers to watch new programmes online before they air on TV as part of plans to break down the barriers between the schedule and on-demand viewing.
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NewsBBCW’s indie investment capped
BBC Worldwide looks set to end its buying spree of stakes in UK indies after the BBC Trust called time on mergers and acquisitions - but a deal with Channel 4 and a potential purchase of Virgin’s share of UKTV are still on the cards.
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NewsITV1 pulls the plug on Beat the Star after two series
Beat The Star has been dropped from ITV1 to make way for new entertainment formats.
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NewsCome Dine With Me creators cook up fresh format duo for ITV1
The team behind Come Dine With Me and Britain’s Best Dish are to produce two new factual formats for ITV1’s daytime schedule.
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NewsRogue Traders’ Allwright to sort out holiday woes
Rogue Traders presenter Matt Allwright is to front a peaktime BBC1 consumer travel show designed to expose the worst of the tourist industry.
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NewsITN signs archive footage deal with Shanghai Media
ITN has inked a ground-breaking deal with China’s biggest commercial broadcaster, Shanghai Media Group, that will see its archive material transformed into a number of new documentaries.
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NewsSixty hours of UK drama are right up 13th’s street
New Australian crime channel 13th Street has bolstered its schedule with the acquisition of eight UK dramas.
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NewsGeorge Gently goes global
BBC1 police drama George Gently has been picked up for broadcast around the world in a raft of deals by distributor All3Media International.
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NewsC4 to look back on a decade in TV
Channel 4 is to count down the 20 landmark TV shows of the last ten years as part of a two-part special to air at Christmas.
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NewsFive to follow Liverpool in Europa League
Five will follow Liverpool’s Europa League campaign when they enter the knockout stages of the competition next year.
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NewsITV4 to air FHM stand-up contest
ITV4 is repackaging an FHM contest to find Britain’s best undiscovered stand-up comedian in a 60-minute show from Baby Cow and Signal TV.
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NewsVirgin and TiVo team up for set-top boxes
American PVR pioneer TiVo is to lead a major charge into the UK with a partnership with Virgin Media to deliver broadband via set-top boxes.
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NewsIndustry celebrates diversity champions
The Paul O’Grady Show producer Olga TV was recognised for its efforts to champion diversity at the inaugural Cultural Diversity Network Awards last night.
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NewsEastEnders praised for bipolar storyline
EastEnders was awarded a Mental Health Media Award last night for putting bipolar disorders centre stage.
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Simon Shaps to chair Mercury Media
ITV’s former director of television Simon Shaps has added distributor MercuryMedia to his portfolio of non-executive positions.
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NewsEastenders: E20 cast revealed
EastEnders chiefs have cast four relative unknowns to star in the soap’s online spin-off, EastEnders: E20.
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NewsHalo poaches RTS winner Finn
Halo Post Production has tempted Clear Cut Pictures’ RTS Craft Award winning dubbing mixer Danny Finn to join the company as its new head of sound.
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NewsBBCW to rein in indie investment
BBC Worldwide will be asked to “broadly rule out” further investment in indies under tighter BBC Trust rules that also seek to prevent future deals akin to the group’s stake in the Lonely Planet travel business.
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NewsThe Farm celebrates double RTS Craft win
Soho’s The Farm Group won in two categories at Monday night’s RTS Craft and Design awards, shaking off fierce competition from rivals Ascent 142 and The Mill in the process.
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NewsBBCW tightens rules for global channels content
Programmes such as Skins are to face a tougher approvals process to get onto BBC-branded international channels under new rules.