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NewsBBC2 hails British style
BBC2 will turn the spotlight on the UK fashion industry this autumn, with a 5 x 60-minute documentary series on the evolution of British style.
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NewsC4 orders web clips of hit teen show
Channel 4 and Tern TV are to create an iPlayer-style viewing platform showing spin-off content from educational show KNTV.
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NewsGlobal granted extension on GCap bid
Global Radio's extension to make a formal offer for GCap Media has been extended to 5pm on 26 March 2008 by the Takeover Panel.
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NewsGrade defends Shaps' schedule
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has launched a staunch defence of the new-look ITV1 schedule, insisting he will not be “a slave to the overnights”.
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Discovery wants more Bear
Discovery Channel has ordered another 13 x 60-minute series of adventure series Bear Grylls from indie Diverse.
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Omaar to front three-part Dispatches
Rageh Omaar is to explore Britain's attitudes towards immigration in a three-part Dispatches special for Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell's “rivers of blood” speech.
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NewsCelebs host ‘top 50' list shows series for Sky One
Sky One has commissioned five different indies to make a season of TV and celebrity-themed “top 50” list shows, each of which will be hosted by a famous face.
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GCap shares rise on better Global offer
GCap Media is up 2.05% to 199.25p after a revised bid of 225p from Global Radio, upping last week's offer of 202p and an earlier bid of 190p. The latest, final offer prompted Standard Life, a 7.5% stakeholder in GCap, to recommend that the company begin talks with a view ...
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NewsMotive launches new indie with Voodoo duo
Motive Television is kick-starting a new indie joint-venture called Rumble TV with a£400,000 cash injection.
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NewsFebruary joy for Five
Five's revamp to its schedule with the introduction of Neighbours and its new-look for its news bulletins have provided a boost to the channel in both peaktime and across the whole day.
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BBCW in Red first-look drama deal
Red Production Company, the Manchester indie behind Queer As Folk, has signed a first-look deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsAsian growth sees BBC mull China Showcase
BBC Worldwide is mulling the launch of a BBC Showcase event in China in line with plans to expand its Asian presence.
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NewsITV scores with Champions League
ITV's live coverage of key Champions League matches on both terrestrial and multichannel proved popular with ITV1's match peaking at 8pm with 6m viewers (24.8%).
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NewsRTL earnings rise again
German media group RTL has reported a 5% increase in adjusted earnings and has pledged to expand UK-based production arm Fremantle Media.
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NewsBBC3 orders disabled model hunt
BBC3 will attempt to launch a disabled woman as a mainstream fashion model in a new twist on an established format.
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NewsTV critics 5 March '08
'He looks like a toff character actor from the hard-drinking 1950s.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsITV sells Liverpool FC stake
ITV has sold its 50% stake in Liverpool FC's club website TV channel to the Liverpool Football and Athletic Grounds Limited for£15.75m.
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NewsMaverick launches science channel
Maverick Television has teamed up with the University of Warwick to launch an online science TV channel.
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NewsITV calls for Mumbai sitcom
ITV1 has ordered a full series of Sanjeev Bhaskar call centre comedy Mumbai Calling for the autumn following a one-off pilot last year.