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Monday night is more of a drama as ITV1 picks up
ITV1 claimed a rare victory this week in its regular Monday night 9pm drama skirmish with BBC1.
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BBC1 lines up Hitler murder plot drama
BBC1 is planning a major one-off drama about a German resistance fighter hanged in 1945 for his part in a failed attempt to kill Hitler.
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ITV4 picks up tennis tournament from BBC
ITV4 has picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast coverage of the BlackRock Tennis Masters from IMG, taking over from the BBC.
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NewsBuzzcocks creator slams ‘bear pit' of male-dominated shows
The co-creator of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and They Think It's All Over has slammed “testosterone-heavy” panel shows, branding them a “bear pit”.
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NewsSchama lines up major history of the Jews for BBC2
Simon Schama is in discussion with the BBC to chart the history of the Jews in his next series.
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NewsBBC boosts in-house entertainment
BBC Vision Productions has bolstered its entertainment team with a new tier of managers focused on different sub-genres.
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NewsBroadcasters cast wider for factual presenters
Broadcasters are continuing to look for celebrity-led documentary formats in the mould of Ross Kemp on Gangs and Stephen Fry in America but are determined to broaden the talent pool beyond predominantly white middle-aged men.
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UTV Media rises after TVC ups stake
UTV Media plc climbed 14.24% in value this week to close at 92.25p after investment firm TVC increased its stake in the broadcaster by a further three percentage points to 18%.
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NewsAd market recovery due to begin in 2009
The TV advertising market will be down 9% this year, but that will be the “bottom of the pit” for broadcasters before a recovery begins in 2009, according to Steve King, the worldwide chief operating officer of Zenith Optimedia.
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DCD Rights lands sales for shock-docs
DCD Rights has sold the shock-documentaries The Girl with Two Faces and My Big Fat Mexican Wedding to multiple territories.
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NewsFiver picks up Beach Patrol from Target
Five's digital channel Fiver has acquired premiere rights to US crime reality series Beach Patrol, which previously debuted in the UK on Zone Reality.
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NewsTV Critics 12 November ‘08
“Why didn't they just call it I'm a Nutter, Get Me Out of Here?” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsRound-up: C4 winter schedule
Overview of Broadcastnow's coverage of C4's line-up of programming for winter 2008.
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NewsUTV Radio and TLRC start takeover talks
UTV Radio is understood to be exploring extending its relationship with The Local Radio Company (TLRC) with a possible takeover.
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Turner-Laing's email to Sky staff
BSkyB's managing director, entertainment Sophie Turner-Laing's email to Sky staff this morning.
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NewsGale to 'take a few weeks off'
Ben Gale, outgoing director of programmes for Five, has told Broadcastnow that he will take time off before the end of the year and then consider his options.
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NewsITV1's Commander leads the way
ITV1's drama The Commander was given a clear run at 9pm with the second instalment picking up 5.1m viewers (21.9% share).
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NewsFirst MySpace commission for RDF
RDF USA has produced original web series The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor for MySpaceTV.
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NewsC4 programming budget cut by£25m
Channel 4's head of programmes Julian Bellamy has confirmed that C4's programming budgets will be cut by “at least”£25m next year, with daytime and drama to be hit hardest.
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NewsWoolfe in, Gale out at Five
Richard Woolfe is to step down as director of programmes for Sky 1, 2 and 3 to become channel controller at Five. The move will see Ben Gale, director of programmes at Five, leave the broadcaster.