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NewsC4 to slash workforce by 15%
Channel 4 is to axe up to 150 jobs, equivalent to 15% of its workforce, as part of a strategy to cut costs by£100m over the next two years.
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NewsITV1's Place of Execution kills off the competition
ITV1's new drama Place of Execution got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with 6m viewers (26%), making it the most watched show at the time.
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NewsFive reveals new look
Five has unveiled a new on and off-air look, the first brand overhaul of the terrestrial channel since 2002.
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NewsEckoh may counter-sue C4
Channel 4 is set to face a counter-sue claim from premium-rate phonelines operator Eckoh after the broadcaster began proceedings to recover more than£1m from the firm.
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NewsSky strikes Funny or Die deal
Sky is to add some extra clout to its online comedy offering by securing a deal with Funnyordie.co.uk, the new comedy website backed by Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
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NewsGlobal restructures sales operation
Global Radio has restructured its sales operation by creating five agency teams, a client team and interactive team spanning both Global and the newly acquired GCap Media.
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NewsMorris' terrorist comedy set for cinema
Film4 is funding satirist Chris Morris' latest project after both the BBC and Channel 4 rejected it for TV.
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NewsTV critics 23 September ‘08
“This was utterly baffling but very exciting stuff.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsLittle Britain duo launch comedy website
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have teamed up with Hat Trick to launch a UK version of Will Ferrell's US comedy website Funny or Die.
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NewsMother of 7/7 victim to front R4 doc
BBC Radio 4 will follow the mother of a 7/7 victim as she goes on a personal exploration to find out how parents of other victims of crime have managed to forgive the perpetrators.
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NewsFolder Media acquires Fun Radio
Digital radio and new media specialist Folder Media has completed the acquisition of children's broadcaster Fun Radio for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsTen Alps racing to finish C4 credit crunch doc
Ten Alps owned indie Blakeway Productions is in a race against time to finish a quick turnaround documentary for tonight's Channel 4's Dispatches.
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NewsBBC4 commissions WWI race drama
BBC4 has ordered a drama about the first black officer to lead British troops during World War I.
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News552,000 Camp with Disney
Disney Channel's UK premiere of the movie Camp Rock - starring The Jonas Brothers - proved to be a massive hit for the broadcaster with 552,000 viewers (3.79% share), the channel's highest audience so far this year.
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Sky Sports 1 promoted to the Premiership
The heavyweight Premiership clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Sky Sports 1 yesterday afternoon propelled the sports channel to the top of the ratings pile at the time as 1.6m viewers (19.61% share) tuned in at 2pm.
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NewsStephenson lands BBC drama supremo role
Ben Stephenson has landed the new role of BBC controller of drama commissioning, handing him full commissioning power alongside the corporation's channel bosses.
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NewsBBC confirms Tranter US move - finally
BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter is to move to Los Angeles to head BBC Worldwide's US production arm, the corporation has confirmed.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing gets a result with 8.3m
The results show of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing dominated Sunday night viewing with an audience of 8.3m (33.7% share) watching Phil Daniels become the first to get voted off.
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NewsComedy Forum round-up
Revealing conversations with comedians Jennifer Saunders and Rob Brydon, video from the day and comedy commissioners wishlists feature in this round-up of Broadcast's TV Comedy Forum [click here].
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NewsQ&A: Jennifer Saunders in conversation
Writer and performer Jennifer Saunders talks to Jon Plowman about Ab Fab, the issues facing comedy today and the trials of working with Roseanne Barr.