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RatingsC4 sitting pretty as Celebrity Big Brother pulls over 7m
The return of Celebrity Big Brother proved a massive pull for Channel 4 last night (20 November), returning its best-ever first night figures and ensuring the channel left its main rivals for dead in peaktime for the second night running, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsLapping's fears for serious doc makers
Brian Lapping, one of the UK's most senior documentary makers, has warned that the climate for serious documentary makers is worsening and is unlikely to ever improve, writes Steve Aston
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US networks buy more UK formats
British producers have strengthened their relationships with the major US networks with a rash of new programme deals, including a format deal from TWI in which couples compete to win a $1m dream wedding, write Leigh Holmwood & Steve Aston
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Regional target hit, claims C4
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam this week claimed the channel will hit its 30 per cent regional programming target for the first time this year, writes Penny Hughes
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Zenith Entertainment chief executive stands down
Zenith Entertainment chief executive Steve Matthews has stood down from his post as a result of a serious illness, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Moss to head Visual Voodoo
Former Chrysalis TV head Tony Moss has been named as the new head of ITN Factual division Visual Voodoo, writes Paul Revoir
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Floella to tackle racism for CBBC
Veteran Playschool presenter Floella Benjamin has been commissioned by the BBC to make a film about her early life and the racism she encountered on her arrival in England from Trinidad, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Driving School star to get BBC film treatment
BBC docusoap Driving School, which made a star out of hapless Welsh housewife Maureen Rees and her long-suffering husband, is to be turned into a comedy feature film written by the co-creator of cult Channel 4 series Spaced, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsJowell says The Project was a bore
Media secretary Tessa Jowell this week delivered a damning verdict on The Project, the BBC's much-maligned drama about the rise of New Labour and its spin doctors, labelling it 'boring', writes Conor Dignam
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Autopsy in public was illegal, say officials
More than 300 viewers complained to Channel 4 about highlights of the autopsy, watched by 1.4 million people ...
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Italian TV crisis set to hurt premier
A crisis in Italy's state-run television company threatened yesterday to inflict serious damage on Silvio Berluscon...
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Scottish Radio bucks trend
Scottish Radio Holdings has bucked industry trends by reporting increased radio revenues ...
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Vivendi snubs $15bn bid from oil billionaire
Vivendi Universal yesterday a deal worth $20bn (£12.7bn) to buy its US entertainment assets but admitted it was loo...
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Movie mogul bids for Vivendi's big screen break-up
Marvin Davis, an oil billionaire and one-time studio mogul, has approached Vivendi Universal about what amounts a $...
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Hold tight to the massive
Ever since Simon Dee's first broadcast form the MV Caroline in 1964, pirate radio has played a crucial role in form...
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BBC show to ridicule corrupt church
A new BBC animated comedy series, will ridicule a 'corrupt and sinister' Roman Catholic Church headed by an infanti...
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Davies Vs Davies
The BBC's period drama Daniel Deronda is at war with ITV's Dr Zhivago for ratings. No wonder says Caitlin Moran - ...
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A tough man for today
Kevin Marsh, who is taking over the helm of Radio 4's flagship programme, is more like a tabloid editor than a BBC ...
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Independent's day nears
What do the Vicar of Dibley, The Bill, Have I Got News For You, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Big Brother have ...