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NewsEyes Wide Shut writer pens R4 series
Radio indie Above The Title is working with Hollywood writer and film director Frederic Raphael on a six-hour commission for BBC Radio 4.
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NewsSummertime ratings blues return to BBC1
BBC1's weekly audience share fell to its lowest since at least the start of 2001 last week, registering just 20.4% across all hours.
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NewsUK focus for Viacom's BET launch
Viacom's Black Entertainment Television (BET) will launch on Sky later this year with a heavy focus on local commissioning.
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NewsTime to halt the PR circus
TV should tone down the hype and allow films like Watson's to speak for themselves, says Broadcastdeputy editor Emily Booth
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NewsWorld's film-makers unite to save Storyville
A campaign to 'save' the BBC's documentary strand Storyvilleis attracting the support of documentary-makers around the world.
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NewsVirgin 1 wins US hit The Riches
Virgin 1 has beat rival broadcasters to Emmy-nominated US satirical drama The Riches, which will lead its primetime schedule when it launches this autumn. [ALL]
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NewsWatson backed by peers over 'fake publicity' row
Documentary-makers have leapt to Paul Watson's defence in the row over Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell, arguing that marketing practices and the drive for ratings can easily lead to their work being misrepresented. [ALL]
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NewsPolice wait on Ofcom and Icstis call-TV inquiries
Scotland Yard has given regulators Ofcom and Icstis the power to decide whether it should launch a criminal investigation into recent phone-in allegations.
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NewsC4 pulls plug on most phone-in competitions
Channel 4 has axed all premium-rate phone-in competitions except for one tied to Deal or No Dealin the wake of the You Say, We Payrow. [ALL]
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Sky Sports mobile service
BSkyB has taken a major step into mobile simulcasting by offering live coverage of Barclays Premier League football on mobile phones for the first time.
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NewsWatson doc row fuels trust crisis
The trust in TV crisis took a new twist this week as ITV and documentary-maker Paul Watson clashed over the events that led to the controversy over Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell. [ALL]
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NewsSky Sports website overhaul
Sky Sports has revamped its website in a bid to encourage more user interaction. [ALL]
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NewsLawyers to investigate Alzheimer's doc
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has appointed law firm Olswang to conduct a 'speedy' investigation into the issues concerning the film Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell. [ALL]
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NewsWidow praises Watson doc
The wife of the Alzheimer's sufferer at the centre of the Paul Watson documentary scandal has commended the filmmaker's work. [ALL]
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NewsC4 axes premium-rate phone-in competitions
Channel 4 has axed all of its premium-rate phone-in competitions except for one tied to Deal or No Dealin the wake of the 'You Say, We Pay' row. [ALL]
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NewsA landmark year for GMG Radio
The Guardian Media Group's radio division has reported 'a landmark year' for the financial year ended 1 April 2007. [ALL]
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NewsC4's Cape fear
Channel 4 drama Cape Wrathgot its lowest audience yet at 10pm last night, pulling in a mere 845,000 viewers (4.9%). [ALL]
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NewsPaul Watson: I did not intend to deceive
Documentary maker Paul Watson has claimed that ITV turned down his initial offer to clarify that his film Malcolm & Barbara: Love's Farewelldid not portray the actual moment of Malcolm Pointon's death. [ALL]
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NewsFremantle in sales restructure
FremantleMedia Enterprises has restructured its international television distribution team.
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NewsFremantle adds mobile channel
FremantleMedia has extended the reach of its mobile comedy channel Atomic Wedgie.