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NewsBoyle quits Mock the Week
BBC2’s topical panel show Mock the Week will return for two more series – but without outspoken panellist Frankie Boyle.
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NewsBradshaw and Starkey clash over Marr interview
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has stepped up his criticism of Andrew Marr’s interview with Gordon Brown, lambasting an “error of judgement” that was “part of the trivialisation and degradation of our political discourse”.
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NewsAbsolute Radio makes programming changes
Absolute Radio has made a series of senior programming team changes, including the promotion of Jo Russell Show producer Paul Sylvester to head of the station’s programme schedule.
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NewsC4 to mark tsunami anniversary
Channel 4 is to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Asian tsunami with a feature-length documentary that edits amateur footage of the disaster.
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NewsNorth East strategy shapes up with STV/ITV execs
Screen agency Northern Film & Media has hired former STV and ITV Productions executives to help develop the creative industries across the North East.
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NewsBBC gives go-ahead for second pregnancy series
BBC3 has greenlit an extended eight-part second run of Underage And Pregnant from Mentorn Media.
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NewsLife on Mars director launches filmmaker search
Golden Globe-nominated director Bharat Nalluri is fronting a nationwide search to find the UK’s most talented professional or aspiring filmmakers.
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NewsThe Mill boosts studio division
The Mill is expanding and reorganising its Mill Studio department just six months after launch because its desktop technology services are becoming more popular than expected.
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NewsFamous names go in Soho re-brands
Soho lost three longstanding brands this week as the facilities Blue, DGP and Rainbow Post were all renamed by their owners.
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NewsVirgin Media seeks celeb shows for Living spin-off
Virgin Media is inviting indies to pitch short-form celebrity and style shows for an online spin-off of the Living channel.
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NewsFive mulls switch to pay-TV
Five is considering taking its main terrestrial channel into the pay-TV market as it investigates radical survival strategies.
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NewsC4 strikes deal for two CBS shows
Channel 4 has snapped up CBS shows The Good Wife and Accidentally on Purpose for its digital channels.
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NewsLiving snares Cougar Town
Living has acquired US comedy Cougar Town, featuring Courtney Cox as a newly single woman on the prowl for younger men.
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Prime Focus unveils 3D and MAM innovations
Prime Focus used its global rebrand event on Tuesday to unveil two technology innovations, including one for stereoscopic 3D content.
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NewsNow Coolabi agrees "Chorion deal is over"
Coolabi has finally confirmed what Chorion says has been the case for weeks: the talks to buy Chorion’s crime division are over.
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NewsFacilities briefs 2 October 2009
Facilities news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 2 October 2009 including Big Buoy, Bubble and The Farm.
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NewsBBC execs round on ent team
The BBC’s in-house entertainment unit is under fire from the corporation’s own staff for failing to come up with enough new hits.
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NewsAll3 launches major US push
All3Media is planning a major US offensive following a deal made by Objective Productions to remake ITV1 gameshow The Cube for Fox.
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NewsFive asks indie Gallowgate to Name That Tune
Five has tasked Ant & Dec’s indie Gallowgate with reviving classic gameshow Name That Tune.
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NewsHat Trick to produce US TV satire for BBC2
Hat Trick Productions is making a BBC2 sitcom starring Friends actor Matt LeBlanc that satirises the trend for US remakes of British comedy shows.