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NewsLighting leaves solid viewing share
It may not have been enough to save Jane Lighting's job, but Five has performed relatively well since the start of the year, with the acquisition of Neighbours and its US drama series proving to be popular attractions.
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NewsITV chased whole One Show team
ITV not only attempted to poach The One Show host Adrian Chiles but also approached co-presenter Christine Bleakley and its editor Doug Carnegie as well.
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NewsFive calls in sexperts for new series
Dawn Airey claimed six years ago that Five was not “only about films, fucking and football”. Now, Talkback Thames is making a guide to improving the nation's sex life for the broadcaster.
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NewsWorld Service relocations raise fears over integrity
The BBC World Service has been accused of compromising its editorial integrity with plans to relocate its foreign-language services to the countries they serve.
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NewsAirey bows out with stake in Hackett indie
Dawn Airey's final deal at ITV was to buy a 25% stake in a start-up indie created by former Brighter Pictures managing director Elaine Hackett.
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News‘Iconic leader' needed for ITV job
Michael Grade will have to find a charismatic and high-profile replacement for Dawn Airey if ITV is to stay on course with its plans to buy into the UK indie sector, sources have warned.
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NewsRTL won Airey with whirlwind approach
RTL took just a few weeks to convince Dawn Airey to quit ITV to become Five's new supremo.
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Pupils turn teachers for CBBC quiz
CBBC will challenge pupils to teach their teachers in a 20 x 60-minute gameshow that turns the traditional school relationship on its head.
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NewsBBC: EastEnders cuts will curb ambitions
The BBC has said it will have to scale back its ambitions for EastEnders because of a budget cut at the soap.
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NewsBBC1 plans high-tech look at human body
BBC1 is planning a landmark series about the human body, harnessing the new technologies that have been developed since Robert Winston fronted its last in-depth look, The Human Body, in 1998.
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NewsDirt muddies strong start for Fiver rebrand
Dirt may have been a disappointing opener for the rebranding of Five Life as Fiver, but, overall, its launch day was a 20% improvement on Five Life's average performance so far this year of 0.50%.
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Former Lime bosses get new jobs
The former joint managing directors of Lime, Nick Wortman and James Niklasson, have found themselves new jobs at Molinare and Smoke and Mirrors respectively.
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Big Cats back on BBC1
BBC1 is returning to Africa for Big Cat Live, an updated version of its nature series Big Cat Diary, which is due to air in the autumn.
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R4's Genius heads for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a full run of a TV version of Dave Gorman's Radio 4 show Genius following a pilot last year.
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NatGeo orders simian soap
National Geographic Channels International has ordered Bristol-based factual indie Icon Films to make a 5 x 60-minute animal docu-soap about wild vervet monkeys adapting to life in the suburbs of Durban.
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BBC2 to air fight over wind farm
BBC2 will chart the construction of a controversial wind farm in Devon and its impact upon the local community in a three-part documentary series.
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NewsSky One joins border patrols for new doc
Sky One will take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at immigration into the UK in an eight-part observational-documentary series.
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NewsGuitar heroes to appear in Imagine three-parter
Rock stars Pete Townsend, Johnny Marr and Iggy Pop will wax lyrical about their love of guitars in a three-part special edition of BBC1 arts strand Imagine.
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Century to film Aboriginal ‘musical doc'
Century Films' “documentary musical” format, which includes the likes of Feltham Sings and Songbirds, has won a commission from Australian broadcaster SBS to tackle Aboriginal rights.
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NewsFive opens door to property shows
Five has made property the primary focus for a string of new lifestyle shows.